UN climate summit’s $300bn deal slammed as ‘stage-managed’
Poorer countries concede in fight with rich world and fossil fuel producers over funds to deal with global warming ...
How ‘bumpy’ is US inflation?
US inflation data on Wednesday will provide clues for investors on the likely timing and speed of interest rate cuts by the ...
Climate graphic of the week: US north-east suffers unusual November drought and fires
The northeastern US has suffered its worst November drought since 2016, prompting wildfires across the region and pushing New York City into its first drought warning for two deca ...
Assisted dying bill splits UK cabinet ahead of vote
Sir Keir Starmer’s cabinet is split over the assisted dying bill, which will face its first vote in parliament on Friday, after a string of high-profile figures including former UK prime minister ...
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Bernard Looney to chair US start-up as he plans comeback from BP scandal
The new job for Bernard Looney will be his first public role since he resigned from BP in 2023 © Jason Alden/Bloomberg Bernard Looney to chair US start-up as he ...
Goldman Sachs takes $900mn hit on Northvolt investment
US bank is second-largest shareholder in Swedish battery maker which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week ...
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The Economics Show: What does a Trump presidency mean for immigration?
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Michael Clemens of George Mason ...
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Russia recruits Yemeni mercenaries to fight in Ukraine
Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Russia’s armed forces have recruited hundreds of Yemeni men to fight in Ukraine, brought by a shadowy trafficking ...
US High School Economics class: Why Vietnam risks ending up a big loser from Donald Trump’s tariffs
Read our full range of US High School economics picks here. How did Vietnam benefit from tariffs on Chinese goods during Trump’s first term in office? What was Vietnam’s economic growth last year? How ...
The lust for lustreware, explained
Christopher Lloyd, the late owner of Great Dixter, amassed about 30 pieces of Caiger-Smith’s, from a modest set of red-and-white jugs, still in use in the kitchen, to a sweeping dish swirled with ...
US High School Economics class: AI productivity will be as profound as Adam Smith’s pin factory
Read our full range of US High School economics picks here. Economist Adam Smith, who introduced the idea of the “invisible hand” to explain how markets naturally regulate themselves, also showed how ...
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Foraging’s frontiers: the ceramicists telling stories with ‘wild clay’
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In the summer of 2021, Maja Quille had an encounter that would change her practice. The Denmark-born, ...