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 and chief executive of asset manager Capstone Investment Advisors It was only a matter of time before mixed signals on policy in the US would translate into higher volatility. When trade … Read more
I’m disappointed that charity Make My Money Matter has closed its five-year celebrity-backed campaign to make our pensions greener. This was the most eye-catching attempt to make the public care about their pensions since the government unleashed a 10-foot-tall purple pensions monster in its 2015 TV ad campaign (he was the embodiment of auto enrolment … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Shein’s executive chair has insisted that neither investors nor management of the fast-fashion retailer have raised concerns with him over the company’s valuation as it pursues a blockbuster London listing in the face of trade … Read more
It’s match day in Blackpool, and the Armfield Club is preparing for a busy one. The venue is close to the football stadium and, in recent years, has been turned into what is perhaps best described as part pub, part shrine to Blackpool Football Club. The Armfield’s pool table is the same tangerine colour as … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world US President Donald Trump’s administration has unlocked almost $5bn in funding for a liquefied natural gas project by France’s TotalEnergies in Mozambique, potentially restarting work on one of Africa’s largest energy investments. Mozambique’s … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Wall Street stocks sank and gold hit a fresh record high on Thursday as Donald Trump’s tariffs and investor doubts about a potential ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine weighed on risky assets. The … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Donald Trump may have called for a strategic bitcoin reserve — but while the US president grabs headlines, other sovereigns are quietly amassing their own kitties. Bhutan, a tiny kingdom so esoteric it measures happiness … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sure, Jan: Bloomberg (12/3/25) — Shares of Tesla Inc., Elon Musk’s public company, have been in freefall for the last few months. But shares in his private companies aren’t. Secondary market investors have sent the … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Four decades ago this Saturday, a computer company called Symbolics Inc registered the first ever dotcom internet domain name. It’s still alive today as an online relic, despite the company itself going bankrupt long ago. … Read more
From Thursday night into Friday morning, Earth’s shadow will swallow the moon, transforming the usually pearly orb into a striking red sphere. It’s the first total lunar eclipse in more than two years. Also known as a blood moon, the event will be most visible across the Americas, western parts of Africa and Europe, New … Read more