menu_open

Financial Times

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

The luxury industry is falling from its elevated heights

Labels from Gucci to Burberry are struggling as aspirational shoppers pull back from extravagance

yesterday 5

Financial Times

John Gapper

How Harris turned the tables on Trump

Many voters had been dreading a rerun of the 2020 election between two ageing men. Now they are being presented with a much sharper contrast

yesterday 1

Financial Times

The Big Read

Ukraine will have a just peace or no peace at all

Kyiv’s allies must still put it in a stronger position for any settlement talks

yesterday 1

Financial Times

The Editorial Board

The welfare state is writing too many people off too early

Sorting out worklessness is a challenge for Labour as a study in Barnsley says most of the economically inactive do want jobs

yesterday 1

Financial Times

Camilla Cavendish

Universal basic income: the bad idea that never quite dies

The tax rises needed to fund such schemes put them out of reach — maybe a new study will convince the doubters

yesterday 1

Financial Times

Chris Giles

Taylor Swift and the fallacy plaguing modern economics

Why what we consider to be economic activity matters

yesterday 10

Financial Times

Tej Parikh

Russia’s surprising consumer spending boom

Heavy government expenditure and labour shortages have led to a sharp rise in real wages and consumption but the economy risks overheating

yesterday 30

Financial Times

The Big Read

Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump?

The vice-president is polling better than Joe Biden, but is not yet in winning territory

yesterday 20

Financial Times

John Burn-Murdoch

‘Small is cool’: a clarion call for our materialistic age

Governments should design tax policies to discourage the bigger-is-better instincts of consumers

previous day 10

Financial Times

Mark Cliffe

How Bidenomics will survive Biden’s departure

Kamala Harris won’t have much room to shift from industrial intervention and import tariffs

previous day 2

Financial Times

Alan Beattie

The Middle East’s problems extend far beyond Gaza

Nothing is resolved until everything is resolved

previous day 6

Financial Times

Kim Ghattas

Businesses are counting the likely cost of ‘heatflation’

Some companies will be able to afford to mitigate the effects of climate change on their workforce — others won’t

previous day 10

Financial Times

Leo Lewis

Macau’s Portuguese strive to preserve their cultural heritage

As the casino city approaches the 25th anniversary of its handover to China, the challenges for the expat community are growing

previous day 10

Financial Times

William Langley

Will US companies keep faith in the ‘Texas miracle’?

The Lone Star state has attracted hundreds of corporations with its low-tax, light-touch approach, but the strains are starting to show

previous day 50

Financial Times

The Big Read

Investor appetite returns to Britain

Labour must now capitalise on the country’s stability dividend

previous day 20

Financial Times

The Editorial Board

Start-ups like Wiz will have to learn the art of living longer

The decision of the Israeli-founded cyber security company and Google to call off their match has lessons for the tech sector

previous day 9

Financial Times

John Thornhill

Why breaking the rules is easy for Trump

The US presidential race can be seen as a tussle between ‘universal’ and ‘situational’ views of the law

previous day 3

Financial Times

Gillian Tett

California’s anti-AI bill undermines the sector’s achievements

Laws should not be written without collaboration from expert developers, investors and researchers

previous day 8

Financial Times

Anjney Midha

Reading the runes of the tech sell-off

The link between the yen and Silicon Valley stocks seems more than a coincidence

previous day 3

Financial Times

Katie Martin

Tackling poverty will be the litmus test of Labour’s appetite for change

The government must not allow its commitment to fiscal probity to become rigid dogma

previous day 3

Financial Times

John Mcternan

The dangerous effects of rising sea temperatures

Scientists are increasingly concerned that the world’s oceans are approaching the limits of their capacity to absorb heat

wednesday 10

Financial Times

The Big Read

Western companies are still fuelling Putin’s war machine

Governments can and should make export controls on Russia far more effective

wednesday 9

Financial Times

Elina Ribakova

Harris vs Trump: America’s sudden gender election

The second female Democrat to take on Trump has advantages that Hillary Clinton lacked

wednesday 20

Financial Times

Edward Luce

When five go mad on the motorways

Stiff sentences for climate activists underscore the crucial distinction between protest and disruption

wednesday 10

Financial Times

Robert Shrimsley

Conspiracy theories are being baked into American politics

What can we do to stop the collective warping of reality online?

23.07.2024 20

Financial Times

Hannah Murphy

The cost of Europe’s backlash against tourists

In Spain, record visitor numbers are provoking protests, but their spending props up the economy. Policymakers are trying to find a balance

23.07.2024 50

Financial Times

The Big Read

‘Eat your greens’ politics brings its own dangers

Labour should be wary of thinking that doing things that all states should be doing is a shortcut to growth

23.07.2024 30

Financial Times

Stephen Bush

Venezuelans want to throw off the shackles of Maduro’s regime

Presidential elections this weekend present an opportunity for a peaceful restoration of democracy

23.07.2024 10

Financial Times

María Corina Machado

Lessons from the global IT outage

Businesses and governments need to mitigate against single points of failure

23.07.2024 1

Financial Times

The Editorial Board

The ICJ’s damning verdict

Court ruling should prompt a rethink of the west’s policies towards Israel

23.07.2024 5

Financial Times

The Editorial Board

The problem with the coronation of Kamala Harris

Democrats fear chaos and dissent but deference to established candidates has cost them more often

23.07.2024 2

Financial Times

Janan Ganesh

Immigration is both essential and impossible

The option of temporary worker contracts is not embraced by either side but it may be the solution

23.07.2024 2

Financial Times

Martin Wolf

Kamala Harris: a Gen X woman with Gen Z appeal

American elections had become deadening in their predictability — not anymore

23.07.2024 20

Financial Times

Sarah Churchwell

Citizens should be asked to do more in UK politics

Many things need to change, among them how the country governs itself

22.07.2024 2

Financial Times

Martin Wolf

Isolated Germany fears a second Trump term

The possibility that a new administration could weaken security guarantees and increase tariffs on US imports is causing angst in Berlin

22.07.2024 20

Financial Times

The Big Read

Biden’s late farewell

Kamala Harris is likely to be the Democratic presidential nominee

22.07.2024 20

Financial Times

The Editorial Board

Trump, Harris and a fear-filled campaign

The outcome of the US election will turn on which candidate scares voters the most

22.07.2024 30

Financial Times

Gideon Rachman

Kamala Harris can’t count on American labour

The Democrats still have the problem of how to lock in the working-class vote

22.07.2024 1

Financial Times

Rana Foroohar

Why Harris should not just become the heir-apparent

Democrats and Republicans alike need to get out of their echo chambers — the future of American democracy depends on it

22.07.2024 2

Financial Times

Frank Luntz

Growth and cutting inequality must go hand in hand for Labour

Get the macroeconomic policy wrong and you risk entrenching divides that need dealing with now

22.07.2024 2

Financial Times

Paul Johnson

Biden’s historic decision puts Kamala Harris in uncharted territory

The Democrats must now decide between a coronation of the vice-president or a divisive contested convention

21.07.2024 10

Financial Times

Edward Luce

27765088e0b23c449815c9843e1c4719