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   NEWS: FT.COM - COMMENT & ANALYSIS
FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

Badenoch's UK Conservatives are a work in progress
Burnham's leftward shift opens space in the centre. The Tories should occupy it

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

The important judgments for Healey in the coming Budget
No fancy equations or AI models will illuminate the right path for the chancellor

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

Sleepy European telcos turn to data centre craze
With data centres, companies in the sector may finally be on to happier hunting grounds

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

We need a US debt conversation — will the Republicans have one?
Borrowing heavily to finance tax cuts for the wealthy leaves us less prepared for emergencies when they come

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

Italy's wine harvest is creeping ever earlier
Extreme heatwaves are burning grapes, accelerating the annual vendemmia

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

Kemi Badenoch's European nightmare
The biggest threat to this potential prime minister is that she defends an unpopular hard Brexit

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

AI agents could cost banks $500bn — by winning savers better rates
Banks will gain from AI as well as lose

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

Five things Badenoch must do to win
While Tory leader's popularity is clear, she must still neutralise areas of weakness and move closer to the Labour government

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

Neat tricks to help French bonds
And why they won't work

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

If supermarket M&A is back, Sainsbury's is in a sweet spot
Consolidation makes sense because there are too many stores chasing a market where demand is not growing

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

How tribology makes the economic world go round
The science of friction and wear plays a central role in making industry run more smoothly

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

Bank mergers arrive in Europe with a whimper rather than a bang
More banking consolidation requires things that don't yet exist, such as harmonised regulation and acquiescent local politicians

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

Tribology makes the economic world go round
The science of friction and wear plays a central role in making industry run more smoothly

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

Why you should care about friction
The science of friction and wear plays a central role in making industry run more smoothly

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

How AI tempts the lazy mind
The real risk of generative artificial intelligence is not that we will trust it completely, but that we will stop caring enough to check

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

Can I appoint a guardian to look after my children if I die?
I do not believe it would be in their best interests to be cared for by their father

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

How much longer can the world absorb the Iran shock?
The disruption to oil supply, oil prices and the world economy has been surprisingly manageable so far

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

What comes next with the energy shock?
The disruption to oil supply, oil prices and the world economy has been surprisingly manageable so far

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

The tide of bank branch closures is starting to reverse
The business virtues of having a network are being rediscovered in the US and UK

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 06, 2026

Pedro Sánchez's big electoral gamble
Opinion polls suggest it may be the last for the Spanish prime minister

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 06, 2026

Silicon Valley's acqui-hire ruse may have passed its prime
Nvidia's raid on a rival's top talent has raised hackles among employees not invited to the party

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 06, 2026

We should call time on the ‘end times'
Narratives of looming apocalypse are a sign that something has gone seriously wrong with our politics

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 06, 2026

Why are bond yields so high?
An attempt to shed some light on the big question of 2026

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 06, 2026

California's oligarch tax would change America
The goal of its framers is political rather than budgetary

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 06, 2026

How AI could scupper the dollar
Things are fine until they're not

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 06, 2026

Sleep has always been a class issue
There is still a class divide when it comes to work that tramples over your body clock

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 06, 2026

The politics of losing sleep
There is still a class divide when it comes to work that tramples over your body clock

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 06, 2026

BT's swoop on TalkTalk has regulators over a barrel
UK watchdog typically takes a robust view of reduced competition in telecoms market but is taking a back seat this time

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 06, 2026

Britain has turned digital ID into a growth industry
Start-ups such as Yoti and Luciditi are meeting demand for age and identity verification as the government retreats

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 06, 2026

Andy Burnham's Manchester City problem
The prime minister's economic vision looks dangerously like a game of two halves

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 06, 2026

How to dress like a man
As the way men and women dress overlaps, where does that leave the idea of a ‘manly' aesthetic?

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 06, 2026

Why accountancy firm listings don't add up
Private equity's role in consolidating the sector is raising the stakes, making partnerships less sustainable

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 05, 2026

Brazil's Bolsonaro comeback exposes Lula's weakness
Incumbent's fading appeal has opened the door to a family revival in Brazil

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 05, 2026

Schneider's bet on a new world clashes with finance's old rules
It is harder to be good at many things than one — and branching out into software leaves the stock exposed to AI threats

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 05, 2026

Burnham's Budget must not be overshadowed by the OBR
Rather than being buffeted by the official forecasts, Number 10 should seek to turn them to their advantage

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 05, 2026

The dangerous myth behind AI agent hacks
These are not simply cyber security flaws but problems with the way that models are trained

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 05, 2026

Latino Americans are the real swing voters
The ‘moveable middle' who remain undecided could be unusually influential in next month's midterm elections

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 05, 2026

Putin's nuclear threats no longer work
The weakening of Russian deterrence has global implications — and they are not all positive

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 05, 2026

Trump's diesel export coercion will not strengthen the US
The demand-destroying response to the 1973 Arab oil embargo shows the risk of stopping exports

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 05, 2026

Bond turbulence means it's time for the ECB to put QT on hold
Prudence suggests a halt by the central bank until more stable conditions are restored

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 05, 2026

The jobs market is still fine
But the stock market is losing a lot of weight

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 05, 2026

The tale of the chicken who lived in a dog basket
(Or how you can plan the perfect house, but homes are best when we let them embrace colourful chaos)

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 05, 2026

Why a booming economy is not helping Trump
Anxiety about AI and affordability has turned his populist party into a popular target

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 04, 2026

Burnham could learn a thing or two from Thatcher
Centralising power may feel like speeding things up but the rest of government actually slows down, waiting for decisions

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 04, 2026

The US is looking more like Italy
America is not so exceptional any more — and the New World is becoming more like the Old

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 04, 2026

EU countries shoot themselves in the foot when they veto sanctions
A recent move by France makes talk of ‘strategic autonomy' look like hot air

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 04, 2026

In defence of big business
Despite the lionisation of small companies, prosperity hinges on a handful of large firms

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 04, 2026

Britain's Budget needs to tame spending and boost growth
Chancellor Healey can still make a low-key fiscal event a constructive one

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 04, 2026

Why the IPO market is booming and busting
Flotations have stalled and returns from new listings have been weak

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 04, 2026

Today's youth would like to give back modernity, thank you very much
Has any previous generation been so down on the present?

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 04, 2026

Andy Burnham and the art of corporate pitch-rolling
The UK prime minister has many grand plans, but most won't kick in until 2030 or even later

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 04, 2026

Dear all: how bosses should talk to the troops
And what they should always try to avoid

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 03, 2026

What's driving the global bond sell-off?
Looking at the most cited factors reveals a mixed picture

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 03, 2026

The right and wrong lessons to learn from Spain's housing crisis
Evictions and spiralling rents are the symptom, not the underlying disease

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 03, 2026

The ever-shrinking case for expanding Heathrow
Need for giant airport hubs is being challenged by rise of long-range narrow-body planes that go to places their bigger predecessors couldn't

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 03, 2026

The coming futures market in AI compute
CME Group plans to introduce a new commodity to its roster that will allow the hedging of fluctuations in the price of chip rental

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 03, 2026

Stop messing with our favourite TV shows
What the audience wants is the same thing every week, but different

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 03, 2026

Protests from the City about bank tax ring hollow
No one likes to pay more — people or corporations — but this is a time of national need

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 03, 2026

Dethroning FICO won't much help US homeowners
Housing tsar Bill Pulte wants more competition among consumer credit agencies, but borrowers may just seek the most lenient

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 03, 2026

Who let the dogs out? Please put them back
Nowhere is safe from the tide of Shih Tzus and spaniels — not restaurants, offices or even cinemas

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 03, 2026

‘An awful lot better than a restaurant here needs to be' — Jay Rayner reviews Lardon, Gloucestershire
Amid the padel courts and wellness spaces of a Cotswolds lifestyle hub, a new venue serves excellent southern European cooking, from salt cod croquettes to wood-fired pork belly

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 03, 2026

Tempted to go freelance? Here's six financial tips for success
Becoming your own boss offers more flexibility, but you have to know your numbers

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 03, 2026

When £35 New Zealand Chardonnay meets £1,000 white burgundy
Jancis Robinson joins a formidable line-up of tasters to put New Zealand wines alongside some top bottles from Burgundy — with results that may surprise you

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 03, 2026

Can you survive a home renovation with your relationship intact?
Nearly one in five couples says a home improvement project pushed them to the brink of splitting up — or ended the relationship entirely

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 03, 2026

A Londoner's guide to hating London
Complaining about the capital is a national pastime — for good reason

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 02, 2026

Treasuries are losing their moneyness
For four decades, US government bonds have been both securities and money. They may no longer be that special

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 02, 2026

Our healthy obsession with fitness trackers
Wellness wearables are more than fashion accessories, and that is good for all of us

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 02, 2026

How to meet Burnham's ambitions on social care
A radical change in culture and systems will be as important as funding

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 02, 2026

Why does Anthropic's IPO feel so weird?
Compared to other blockbuster share sales, the build-up to the AI company's stock market debut has felt discordant, even creepy

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 02, 2026

I'm even more bullish about stocks than a year ago
Then again, I'd sold everything by the end of last October, so don't listen to me

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 02, 2026

Gold miner M&A is finally producing something that glitters
This time the dealmaking rush looks more disciplined

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 02, 2026

My mortgage is a problem for the Fed, and for America
Homeowners like me are staying put, the market is frozen and affordability is as ugly as it was in the housing bubble

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 02, 2026

Brown patches on the lawn? Give it a green glow-up
Not all grasses have fully recovered after the summer drought — follow this four-part plan to rectify that

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 02, 2026

How do I make visitors take off their shoes?
You don't want to appear bossy, fussy or uptight. But the problem is you are — and you have just acquired a new carpet

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 02, 2026

Donald Quintin: ‘We're entering a different market now'
The Lone Star Funds CEO on value investing, higher rates and the credit cycle

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 02, 2026

IPO hopeful Zilch needs to prove it's one of a kind
Listed peers of the UK fintech are ailing, so comparisons are likely to hinder rather than help in gauging a valuation

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 02, 2026

No, AI is not similar to the Manhattan Project
What is singular and novel about the current threat is that it was born out of the private sector

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 02, 2026

Paramount picked a bad time to fund a $110bn leveraged buyout
David Ellison's media company sold $52bn in debt and got an investment-grade credit rating — albeit the lowest available

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 02, 2026

Trump's diesel threats could go very wrong — just look at the soyabean
Yes, Nixon's export ban did briefly suppress domestic prices but it had a huge long-term cost

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 02, 2026

Trump's short-sighted diesel gamble
Yes, Nixon's export ban did briefly suppress domestic prices but it had a huge long-term cost

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 01, 2026

Europe should take Trump's diesel ban seriously, if not literally
Even if the president backs down, his threat should prompt Europe to be more energy independent

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 01, 2026

France meets fiscal reality with a crunch
A surge in borrowing costs leaves the country on the edge of a debt spiral

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 01, 2026

Dealmakers line up to test EU's appetite to create European champions
As Brussels opens the door to bigger deals within industries, companies look for a test case of the new approach

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 01, 2026

Do US lawmakers finally have capital in the crosshairs?
With a metastasising financial sector and declining business investment, action is essential

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 01, 2026

Australia's banks show how to prepare for cable blackouts
The country is making its financial system resilient enough to withstand the cutting of undersea lines

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 01, 2026

Burnham's wake-up call for the right
Opponents of big-state socialism have never been more in need of a strong Conservative Party and rarely further from having one

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 01, 2026

Burnham's wake-up call to the right
Those who oppose big-state socialism have never been more in need of a strong Conservative Party and rarely further from having one

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 01, 2026

An AI sovereign wealth fund isn't progressive — it's techno-imperialism
Accruing income at home from land and power abroad has an old name: empire

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 01, 2026

We have forgotten what budgets are for
The biggest problem with public finances is when they cease to be tools for governance

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 01, 2026

Four potential positives from higher bond yields
The sharp rise in borrowing costs has raised justified alarm but there are benefits too

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 01, 2026

An optimist's guide to the bond market
It could be a lot worse. Really!

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 01, 2026

Why we can thumb our noses at AI
Our sense of smell helps us to keep a few shreds of privacy intact and maintains a dividing line between real and virtual worlds

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 01, 2026

The smoky, savoury side of maple syrup
From sticky pork ribs and chicken to a punchy nuoc cham and an autumnal Old Fashioned, Nigella Lawson reveals how the sweet stuff can transform far more than breakfast

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 01, 2026

How Europe can stall Russia's hybrid war
Enhancing domestic security, using new technologies and negotiating guardrails could lessen the risk of mass-casualty events

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 01, 2026

UBS should make the positive case for staying Swiss
Too much doom-mongering may be bad for the bank's business

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Sep 30, 2026

Australia's housing slump could have a silver lining for its banks
Housing slowdown could result in lenders directing capital to more profitable places

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Sep 30, 2026

To fix housing affordability, build more homes
Faced with rising mortgage costs, governments should resist stoking demand

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Sep 30, 2026

Don't own bonds and be cautious with stocks
Balance sheets have become unbalanced and growth in turn may suffer the consequences

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Sep 30, 2026

The UK needs to do more to support its own AI companies
The prime minister needs a plan to avoid a US ban on Chinese models that would divide the world

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Sep 30, 2026

Novo's weight-loss deal highlights its weakness and the seller's strengths
Hengrui deserves attention because it has not had much of late

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