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FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 25, 2026

Iran is beating Trump at the art of the deal
The war could end with Tehran more confident, more hardline and with new resources to rebuild its nuclear programme

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 25, 2026

Prize draw businesses have better luck than the average punter
Lack of regulation has helped draw operators to thrive

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 25, 2026

The infantilism of an ‘ungovernable' Britain
Political stability is needed if the country is ever to solve its problems

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 25, 2026

Investors can no longer rely on a ‘policy put'
The capacity of policymakers to respond to shocks is down across the board

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 25, 2026

It's not just SpaceX: Big Tech is dominating bond markets too
US tech giants are tapping markets as they race to build AI data centres

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 25, 2026

Tech giants need oversight to protect national security
Companies such as Anthropic and SpaceX need a presidentially-nominated, Senate-confirmed director on their boards

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 25, 2026

Why do architects hate washing lines so much?
Visible laundry is often shunned as unsightly clutter — and increasingly banned. Hanging it out has become a political act

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 24, 2026

Just stop moaning and pay your taxes
Fetishising tax avoidance in the US must end if the republic is to survive

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 24, 2026

Robotaxis need to be tested in real traffic
To achieve safe, cost-effective autonomy we need to see how other road users react to the vehicles

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 24, 2026

Why IPO mania could signal top of the market
A potential deluge of AI-related equity supply removes a source of upthrust for prices

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 24, 2026

How the Premier League became a UK economic asset
Top-tier English football is a success story and important cultural export

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 24, 2026

How AI is forcing McKinsey and its peers to rethink pricing
Clients are questioning the value of advice while getting more used to fees based on successful task completion

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 24, 2026

If you're in a spiral, you're doing it right
What if, despite all your mistakes, you were actually getting somewhere but in a slightly more roundabout way?

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2026

Please stop talking about Gen Z in the office
Mindless generational labels don't help at a time when the workplace is one of the few places where young and old mix

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2026

Swatch and Audemars Piguet's collab provides a much-needed pop
The launch may not have gone quite according to plan, but such tie-ups are a good way to inject some buzz into the market

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2026

Bond slump stirs vigilante fears
A sense is setting in among investment professionals that we have a serious problem here

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2026

US crime and mortality is declining fast — what can the rest of us learn?
America is making progress in driving down violent deaths and those from some dangerous diseases

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2026

Get ready to take sides in Big Tech's giant IPO bake-off
With SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic targeting the same market, investors must decide what qualities they prize most

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2026

Air travel sucks — now more than ever
When it comes to getting on a plane, you cannot lower your expectations enough

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2026

Arsenal's hold on the streets and the elites
How the team achieved such cultural reach in an unsuccessful era

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2026

Time to ‘do the splits' on your mortgage?
Overstretched borrowers are finding ways to alleviate the pain of higher interest rates

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2026

What is it that we really hunger for?
Answering this question can help us make important changes to our lives

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2026

The new Luddite movement
If governments don't slow AI down, voters — like their predecessors — might take matters into their own hands

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2026

‘I really should return for the full, big-ticket experience' — Jay Rayner reviews The Cocochine, London
Larry Jayasekara's accomplished cooking and prix fixe lunch offer Mayfair diners excellent return on investment

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2026

New Zealand makes its case for Pinot Noir
Long associated with Sauvignon Blanc, NZ is producing Burgundian-style reds well worth exploring

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 22, 2026

The risks to the legacy of Barney Frank
A key feature of the annual stress test for US banks is being undermined

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 22, 2026

The boutique bank that eschews blockbuster bragging rights
Lincoln International may not be a household name but it occupies a niche in the market

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 22, 2026

To infinity and beyond, with the SpaceX IPO
Ordinary investors can at last bet directly on AI's potential — with caveats

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 22, 2026

America's ‘simultaneity' nightmare
Trump's pre-emptive attacks are a traumatic break with the ideals of a globalised world but the playbook is not new

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 22, 2026

If you think you understand bonds, you don't
They're too complex for me too — but here are five common traps to avoid

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 22, 2026

What is Labour's ‘soft left' anyway?
The UK governing party's hard-to-define faction is newly powerful

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 22, 2026

Why does everyone expect a tip?
If people are being more brazen about asking, it's time to respond in kind

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 22, 2026

Carson Block: ‘Maybe the dumb money is the smart money'
The short seller warns of an AI-created financial crisis

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 22, 2026

Beijing's unlikely bet on Russia may yet pay off
Putin's mis-steps have locked it into a relationship with China that is increasingly one-sided

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 22, 2026

Investing in the era of scarcity
Markets have yet to register the new fashion among governments for hoarding and huddling

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 22, 2026

The fragile maths of Uncle Sam's energy self-sufficiency
US may produce more oil than it consumes but banning exports would be extremely complicated

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 22, 2026

BMW, SpaceX and the value of a vote
Investors welcome German car maker's move to convert preference shares into equity with voting rights

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 21, 2026

Trump's egregious deal with his own justice department
Anti-lawfare fund could offer payouts to president's allies and Capitol rioters

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 21, 2026

BT is finally getting on top of its altnet threat
UK telecom has put up a fight as its rivals slow their rate of sprawl

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 21, 2026

The Supreme Court turns its back on 60 years of Black enfranchisement
Its decision in Louisiana vs Callais ignores the law and overturns precedent

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 21, 2026

Musk, SpaceX and Muscovite fever dreams
Tech titans are in many ways the intellectual heirs of the Soviet space programme

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 21, 2026

How to make sense of SpaceX's nonsensical valuation
The market has never before had to price a stock so speculative yet so large

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 21, 2026

Burnham's not the messiah. He's old Labour's last throw
Being a new face gets you a hearing but doesn't change the economic picture

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 21, 2026

How not to manage a global oil crisis
Despite urgent warnings, governments have failed to take the current energy shock seriously enough

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 21, 2026

Generating tax revenues in an automated world
If AI destroys job markets, governments will need to make up the resulting shortfall in labour income tax receipts

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 21, 2026

Europe's trade weaponry is useless without political will
To stand up to China, the EU needs courageous governments, not another Commission regulation

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 21, 2026

The failure of global crisis management
Who really runs the world? The answer, nowadays, is nobody

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 21, 2026

EMs don't panic like they used to
There's been convergence with DMs

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 21, 2026

Employers must listen to young people if they want to help
The vast majority of those not in education or employment are desperate to work but stuck in the ‘rejection economy'

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 21, 2026

Americans beware: markets can be out of sync with reality
We should avoid being lulled into complacency by economic conditions that are still reasonably solid

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 21, 2026

Starmer's crisis lands on UK housebuilders' doorstep
The sector is not in crisis but does face a cyclical slowdown, with a lot of hot air already coming out of stock prices

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 21, 2026

The new art of war is just as bloody as the old
Armed drones and AI have transformed the frontline into treacherous kill zones comparable to the first world war

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 21, 2026

The benefits of an investment bubble
UK telecoms sector shows how splurge of money can destroy shareholder value but deliver consumer gains

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 20, 2026

The crisis in Japan's love affair with plastic
Knock-on effects of the Strait of Hormuz's closure are becoming a source of economic consternation

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 20, 2026

Farage, crypto and the £5mn gift
His rightwing populist Reform UK is uniquely reliant on a crypto billionaire

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 20, 2026

M&S has won over fashionistas but not yet investors
Consumers rank it first among its peers in the UK on value and style, but its shares have been falling

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 20, 2026

Blackstone's $5bn data centre plan melds creativity and necessity
The idea makes sense, and the opportunity is large

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 20, 2026

The Arctic's vanishing caribou
While Canadians argue about who is to blame, herd numbers continue to fall

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 20, 2026

Labour has all too clear a vision
The accusation of vagueness does not fit this straightforwardly leftwing government

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 20, 2026

The oil shock is coming for America
Tools that worked to lower prices in the last crisis have already been spent

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 20, 2026

How can we ensure our children inherit equal amounts?
My wife and I have children from previous marriages and worry about what will happen once one of us dies

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 20, 2026

Why the BoE will not ride to the rescue in gilts
Plus, Asian chipmakers

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 20, 2026

Stock investors are high on hope and low on cash
There is plenty of opportunity for minor and major snafus given the S&P 500's reliance on AI-driven companies

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 20, 2026

Merger spirits could lift the UK's languishing mid-caps
FTSE 250 index makes it well suited to active investing — and opportunistic dealmaking

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 20, 2026

The energy crisis may just be starting
Oil futures markets are sanguine, but history shows expectations have often been disappointed

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 20, 2026

The Gulf crisis may just be starting
Oil futures markets are sanguine, but history shows expectations have often been disappointed

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 20, 2026

Chelsea Flower Show: the good, the bad (and the forgettable)
The annual London event was on splendiferous form, rectifying gaps and reinvigorating its network of exhibitors

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 20, 2026

Can geoengineering avert a climate catastrophe?
The construction of a dam could prevent the weakening of an important conveyor belt of ocean currents

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 20, 2026

A guide to ‘greedflation'
Prices are never more dangerous than when they are subdued

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 20, 2026

How to shield your money from inflation
As we stare down the barrel of another period of rising prices, we need to know which assets provide the best protection

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 20, 2026

The impossible maths of the AI boom
The IPO of big sector companies is probably nothing more than a transfer of investment risk to retail investors

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 20, 2026

Monaco is trying to shed its shady tax-haven image
The principality has become younger, safer, richer — and far less boring

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 20, 2026

Ask a stylist: What are the best smart summer hats?
From an unstructured bucket and cotton floppy to big-brimmed hats, the options to provide maximum sun protection and stay stylish are plentiful this summer in the city

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 19, 2026

Ebola raises questions over pandemic preparedness
Aid cuts and US hostility to concept of global public health endanger us all

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 19, 2026

Wendy's is a prime candidate for the Nelson Peltz activist special
One-third drop in the fast-food chain's share price has created another opportunity for Trian

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 19, 2026

America's ailing one-trick pony
Trump's excessive faith in military power is squarely within the US tradition

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 19, 2026

Vibe shift, continued
Plus, more on gilts

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 19, 2026

Why politicians struggle to read the public on immigration
The government overreacts to popular opinion, which prompts a pendulum swing the other way

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 19, 2026

Labour's lack of intellectual rigour has returned to bite it
Starmer and his party failed to do any hard thinking in opposition and they are now paying the price

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 19, 2026

Worries on gilts point to wider bond market vulnerabilities
Rising public debt adds pressure while increased hedge fund trading opens up new fragilities

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 19, 2026

The US and China crave hegemony without responsibility
Beijing has yet to step forward to fill the leadership vacuum left by Washington

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 19, 2026

Inside the luxury towers behind Manchester's revival
Salboy, the developer co-founded by the Betfred billionaire Fred Done, has helped to transform the city

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 19, 2026

SpaceX IPO adds air to the Silicon Valley ‘genius bubble'
The biggest one-man brands today benefit from the impression that no cycle can bring them down

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 18, 2026

The cracks in the Putin edifice
Russian leader's conviction that he could outlast the west is being tested

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 18, 2026

How Trump became political kryptonite
The president's ‘populist war' in Iran is dooming his allies and leaders who sought his favour

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 18, 2026

NextEra bets there's no such thing as having too much power
There are few obvious areas of overlap between Dominion Energy and its Florida rival

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 18, 2026

Baseball is learning to live with shorter attention spans
New rules have made games faster and more exciting

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 18, 2026

Tank maker KNDS comes late to European defence boom
Franco-German group might fare better reviving a previously rejected alliance with Rheinmetall

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 18, 2026

Tank maker KNDS comes late to the European defence boom
The Franco-German group might fare better reviving a previously rejected alliance with Rheinmetall

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 18, 2026

The UK must embrace its libraries in the age of AI
As stewards of vast quantities of data, the sector could play a critical role in fuelling the digital economy

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 18, 2026

Trump and Xi will not determine Taiwan's fate
China assumes that the island would be helpless without American support — that is a dangerous mistake

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 18, 2026

Bonds bad
Plus, stocks bad

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 18, 2026

How China enables American domination
It is a stunted financial power, leaving the US free to rule global markets

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 18, 2026

The battle the US is winning against China
It is a stunted financial power, leaving the US free to rule global markets

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 18, 2026

The Italianisation of Britain's finances
Investors have watched the UK's political flip-flopping and budgetary shortfalls with alarm

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 18, 2026

The truth behind the manosphere's ‘looksmaxxed' interiors
The white, polished, supersized properties of Andrew Tate et al reveal something radical that even ‘The Matrix' did not manage

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 17, 2026

Leaders' judgment matters more than ever in the age of AI
A professor explores how to hone abilities too rarely nurtured in business schools

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 17, 2026

How to stay ambitious when there is no ladder left to climb
In retirement, traditional markers of success become murkier and structure must come from yourself

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 17, 2026

Where does ambition go without direction?
In retirement, traditional markers of success become murkier and structure must come from yourself

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 17, 2026

Asia is headed towards an industrial supercycle
It's not just AI — energy, defence and industrial capex will fuel growth

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