Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. When I was growing up in the Dutch town of Leiden in the 1970s and 80s, everything looked placid yet it felt as if the second world war was still all around us. A … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Brian Niccol has wasted no time brewing plans for a turnaround at Starbucks. Since taking the helm in September, he has slimmed down an overly complicated food and beverage menu, cut 7 per cent of … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. This article is an on-site version of our Unhedged newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. This is the month when small “No Mow May” signs appear on my school run through the London borough of Lambeth, poking up through overgrown grass. I first saw them two years ago when Lambeth, … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In January, New York City’s long-planned congestion pricing programme finally began collecting tolls. Following the lead of a handful of cities worldwide — London, Stockholm, Milan, Singapore — most of those driving inside a “central … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is founder of Fox Legal Training The promise by borrowers to repay debt at maturity at par is a fundamental cornerstone of robust and sustainable lending market. Yet this has been eroded one … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Despite recent volatility in Tesla’s share price, investor confidence in Elon Musk’s broader ambitions remains surprisingly resilient. Tesla continues to trade at valuation multiples not only well above legacy carmakers but also most of its … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is a professor at Harvard University and former chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers The US trade war is creating substantial turbulence in the global economy. It is creating even … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world The writer is editorial director and a columnist at Le Monde Popes’ funerals can produce miracles. First came the picture of Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy engaged in a brief one-on-one dialogue … Read more
