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Gillian TettFinancial Times |
The scale of the campaign the industry is unleashing ahead of the US election is striking
The ‘pretend and extend’ tactics playing out in the sector need to end
From geopolitical risk to capricious US decision-making, investors face uncertain times
The state of New York is right to push for reform, despite objections from Wall Street
American companies are trying to head off the introduction of strict rules like those imposed in the EU
Students find shelter from the AI storm by taking joint degrees that help make them adaptable to a shifting jobs market
Years of cheap money have created a bubble that risks provoking a backlash even from beneficiaries
Policymakers should look at the long history of the fight against counterfeit money
There are mistakes that policymakers in Beijing should avoid when grappling with a property crisis
The belief that demand cycles trump supply-side issues needs updating
The inclusive vision for the technology put forward by will.i.am makes a nice change
Science is delivering breakthroughs in key areas, trade is holding up and tyrants won’t last forever
Ownership of equities suggests that US democratic shareholder capitalism is more myth than reality
While being rich might be more acceptable than it once was, the influence that comes with it is more controversial
Increasingly, they view the platform as a Chinese tool to manipulate American minds
As the country waits for government aid, it is also courting business support for its defence innovation
Collectors increasingly cite financial value as their main motivation for buying pieces
Leaders need to talk about the trillions of dollars of incentives behind our energy consumption
Central authorities struck a blow against libertarian entrepreneurs this week
The former president’s team is running a slicker operation than in 2016
The desk-renting start-up’s implosion ought to teach investors not to bet the future on the recent past
‘Big game hunting’ criminals are targeting corporations with deep pockets, but the White House wants them to stop paying
Generative AI should follow the signals from driverless cars that behave better on the roads than we do
Geopolitics, including the conflict in the Middle East, are complicating the calculations of interest rate-setters
Research by the Bank for International Settlements shows goods are subject to increasingly complex delivery routes
There are echoes of 2007: an interconnected system is highly exposed to what is happening in a murky corner of finance
The new president will need private investors to back his wider list of global goals
There is a risk of undermining faith in dollar holdings and reducing western leverage in dealings with Moscow
It must be made easier for regulators to act intelligently and independently
Unease is rising — as are the extreme positions taken by hedge funds