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John GapperFinancial Times |
The company’s planned joint venture with TCL marks a historic global shift
British American Tobacco’s recovery shows that investors see an addictive future for pouches and vapes
Boaz Weinstein’s campaign against investment trusts is encouraging wider intervention by US funds
Entrepreneurs are more optimistic than the headlines about the UK’s economic potential
Mergers involving the Hollywood studio are often disastrous, but Netflix and Paramount are trying once again
Nik Storonsky is demanding and disruptive but he is building a world-leading bank
The water industry regulator should not let the utility’s bondholders take control too easily
The broadcaster should rethink the role of director-general and reclaim editorial independence
UK hospitality chains have increased service charges to offset the high cost of employment
The UK’s rules for secondary listings on the London Stock Exchange could drive British business abroad
The government can allow more UK oil and gas production without breaking its clean energy pledges
An inquiry into the pivotal confrontation of the 1984-85 miners’ strike should not sanitise history
NHS curbs on drug prices have alienated UK pharma companies and become self-defeating
The government must admit that higher investment means rising utility bills for customers
The end of the non-dom tax regime has been badly handled and risks economic damage
A 10-year plan to raise productivity and growth depends on tackling vested interests and unleashing investment
Cambridge start-up CMR Surgical has innovative technology but it needs global ambition
The government should reform taxes to push savers and pension funds to invest in London-listed equities
The hacking attack on Marks and Spencer shows breaches are inevitable and firms must focus on resilience