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    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
      Technology sector
      OpenAI and the rift at the heart of Silicon Valley

      The tech industry is divided over how best to develop AI, and whether it’s possible to balance safety with the pursuit of profits

    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
      Mining
      Anglo American’s high-stakes bet on a new way to feed the world

      The mining group plans to invest $9bn in a Yorkshire mine that will produce a fertiliser mineral for which there is currently little demand

      Montage of images showing a persons hands holding a pile of crumbled polyhalite, with green crops in the foreground and the Woodsmith logo on a yellow background behind
    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      Law
      Downfall of the judge who dominated US bankruptcy

      David R Jones made Houston the nation’s insolvency capital before an undisclosed relationship forced his resignation and prompted calls for reform

      Liz Freeman, left, and Judge David Jones
    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      Walt Disney Co
      Can Disney rediscover the magic?

      In his second act, Bob Iger must overcome streaming losses and investor pressure to pull off a new era of creativity

      Bob Iger with logos of the companies under the Disney banner
    • Monday, 20 November, 2023
      Autumn Statement
      Governing the UK when ‘there is no money’ left

      The chancellor’s Autumn Statement comes as the country appears consigned to high taxes and poor public services, regardless of the election result next year

    • Sunday, 19 November, 2023
      Sweden
      The violent gang crisis shaking Sweden

      A wealthy nation famed for its progressive values is now wrestling with one of the highest levels of fatal shootings in Europe

    • Friday, 17 November, 2023
      US-China relations
      A hint of thaw in the new cold war

      The summit between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping was a sign of progress after a period of high tensions. But the roots of the growing rivalry remain

      A black and white photo of President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping shaking hands
    • Thursday, 16 November, 2023
      London Stock Exchange Group
      LSE Group: when equities are no longer the stock in trade

      The 300-year-old exchange makes under 4% of its revenues from listing and dealing stocks, as it has become one of the world’s biggest financial data groups

      A montage of vertical red and green arrows depicting LSE revenues pointing in opposite directions, random numbers and a two-toned line chart
    • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
      Indonesian politics
      Is Indonesia finally set to become an economic superpower?

      President Joko Widodo has overseen an era of strong growth and rapid development. In an interview, he reveals far larger ambitions

      A design illustration of Indonesia’s future presidential palace in East Kalimantan, as part of the country’s relocation of its capital from slowly sinking Jakarta. An Asian man in a white shirt stands with the Jakarta skyline in the background
    • Tuesday, 14 November, 2023
      Barclays PLC
      Can Barclays move beyond scandal and stagnation?

      Chief executive CS Venkatakrishnan hopes a strategic review of the business can fix years of troubles at the British bank

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    • Monday, 13 November, 2023
      Cryptocurrencies
      Rebuild or retreat? Crypto faces tough choices after FTX

      Following the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, the industry must choose between becoming mainstream or retreating to the fringes

    • Sunday, 12 November, 2023
      FT CollectionsWar in Ukraine: economy and trade
      The shadowy network smuggling microchips into Russia

      A rare look inside a covert Russian-led operation to get strategic technology protected by European export controls into the hands of the state

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    • Friday, 10 November, 2023
      Israel-Hamas war
      Does Israel have a road map for Gaza’s future?

      Despite the ferocity of the military campaign, the long-term strategy for the enclave remains shrouded in uncertainty

      Three Israeli soldiers look through the window of a bombed out building
    • Thursday, 9 November, 2023
      North Korea
      Kim Jong Un’s comeback

      Despite sanctions, the North Korean dictator has built up alliances with Russia and China and continued to develop nuclear weapons

      Montage image of Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin and a missile
    • Tuesday, 7 November, 2023
      Joe Biden
      Will US voters believe they are better off with Biden?

      Under pressure after a string of damning polls, the US president is resting his hopes for re-election on his personal economic blueprint

      FT montage of President Joe Biden surrounded by a basket of food items and dollar bills
    • Monday, 6 November, 2023
      FT SeriesHigher for longer
      Can corporate America cope with its vast debt pile?

      Rapid increases in borrowing costs prompt concerns about more defaults on $13tn of debt, but companies are finding new ways to survive

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    • Sunday, 5 November, 2023
      EU economy
      The EU’s plan to regain its competitive edge

      Brussels is trying to devise another new strategy amid fears of being left even further behind the US and China

      Mario Draghi
    • Friday, 3 November, 2023
      Monetary policy
      Is this the turning point for interest rates?

      Many of the major central banks have decided to hold rates steady, but few officials are yet declaring victory over inflation

    • Thursday, 2 November, 2023
      Chinese politics & policy
      The breakdown of China’s social contract

      A once optimistic society now worries about the future as Xi Jinping’s promise of ‘common prosperity’ starts to fade

      Montage image of Xi Jinping, the Chinese flag and charts
    • Wednesday, 1 November, 2023
      FT SeriesHigher for longer
      Private equity: higher rates start to pummel dealmakers

      The firms that used the era of cheap money to become the new financial titans are wrestling with rising interest costs

      Montage image of a Wall Street sign and a bill with Benjamin Franklin’s face inside a cog
    • Tuesday, 31 October, 2023
      Renewable energy
      The struggles of the offshore wind industry

      Governments around the world have set ambitious targets to tackle climate change, but developers say power prices will have to rise to pay for it

      View of silhouetted wind turbines in the distance with sparkling sea in the foreground
    • Monday, 30 October, 2023
      Dementia
      What is behind the unexpected decline in dementia?

      Emerging research is challenging a widely held belief that new cases of the condition will rise exponentially as people live longer

    • Sunday, 29 October, 2023
      Bangladesh
      Will Bangladesh come to regret its dash for gas?

      The country is one of several that regarded LNG as a cleaner short-term alternative to coal, but prices have soared following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

      A gas pipe system with graph lines intersecting the picture
    • Friday, 27 October, 2023
      Batteries
      How solid-state batteries could transform transport

      Toyota appears close to a manufacturing breakthrough that could accelerate the transition to electric vehicles. But will the technology ever be commercially viable?

      Toyota’s Land Cruiser SE concept car, unveiled this month, against a background of battery icons
    • Thursday, 26 October, 2023
      US presidential election 2024
      The relaunch of Kamala Harris

      After a muted start, the vice-president is being given a more prominent role in Biden’s re-election campaign. Can she win over America?

      A graphic of Kamala Harris with the US Capitol building in the background
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