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Can Friedrich Merz still fix Germany?

The frontrunner to become chancellor has bold plans for economic reform, but a flirtation with the far right has hurt his campaign

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Have America’s industrial giants forgotten what they are for?

Critics say fragmented ownership, weak culture and a fixation on financial results have harmed innovation

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What Jared Kushner did next

The president’s son-in-law has built a global business in part with relationships from his time in the first Trump White House

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The global AI race: Is China catching up to the US?

The release of DeepSeek’s new model has shaken assumptions about who has the upper hand in developing the technology

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Is Wall Street ready to stay up all night?

The New York Stock Exchange is looking to trade for 22 hours a day — raising thorny questions about how equity markets function

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Has Europe’s great hope for AI missed its moment?

Mistral AI was hailed as a potential global leader in the technology. But it has lost ground to US rivals — and now China’s emerging star

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The lucrative business of airline loyalty schemes

Air miles and frequent-flyer programmes drive enormous profits but risk becoming victims of their own success

29.01.2025 10

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How Pakistan’s military is taking over its economy

The country’s armed forces have become intimately involved in everything from canal projects to energy contracts. Investors are increasingly nervous

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What it would take for America to deport 11mn immigrants

Donald Trump has promised mass deportations but his plans will face enormous financial, legal and logistical hurdles at every step of the process

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Trump’s new economic war

The president’s ultimatums and demands on allies and rivals suggest he will use America’s financial might as a cudgel

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How Australia became a test bed for the future of farming

Experimental fungi and ‘robotic bees’ are among the ag-tech innovations being trialled in a country on the frontline of climate change

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The quest to create European corporate champions

Worries about the EU’s waning competitiveness have prompted a rethink of merger rules that prioritised consumers

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The fight over land holding back India’s green energy revolution

Competing demand for space is leading to bitter disputes between companies and the people who rely on farming to make a living

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Can Trump handle the new Republican factions?

The party is united in personal loyalty to the president-elect, but it is now made up of multiple groups with very different agendas

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Los Angeles after the fires: ‘You can only live in a disaster zone for so long’

The city is pushing to rebuild areas devasted by wildfires. But the costs and the mounting risks of future disasters are hard to overcome

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Is TikTok pushing Taiwan’s young people closer to China?

A growing number of researchers fear that the controversial app is promoting pro-China content and softening attitudes towards the People’s Republic

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Has China already reached peak oil?

The country’s demand for crude seems to be plateauing sooner than expected. The implications are huge

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The China commodities supercycle is over. Will there be another?

Chinese demand for steel and iron ore has finally peaked. The industry hopes the energy transition will spark a new boom, but it will be shaped by...

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Reversal of fortunes: Europe’s thriving south and stagnant north

With Germany’s economy stalling, tentative growth in Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain is some good news for the Eurozone. Will it last?

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How El Salvador became a model for the global far right

President Nayib Bukele has brought stability and safety, but imprisoned tens of thousands. Governments face dilemmas about how to engage

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The art of dealing with Donald Trump

The president-elect’s aggressive claims about potential territorial expansion are a crash course for allies in his negotiating tactics

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The rising threat of deadly diseases jumping from animals to humans

Zoonotic pathogens very likely caused the last pandemic. Can we get better at halting them before the next one?

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How car loans became Britain’s latest consumer finance scandal

Hidden commissions to car dealers inflated costs for buyers. The legal fallout could cost banks billions and restrict access to credit

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The fight over robots threatening American jobs

As automation becomes a reality everywhere from retail warehouses to restaurant kitchens, the use of robots is increasingly controversial

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Can Kemi Badenoch unite the right in Britain?

After a brutal election defeat, the Conservatives are now fighting with Reform to defend their place as the UK’s main opposition party

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Ruchir Sharma: top 10 trends for 2025

Projections about the coming year assume market shifts will be dictated by Donald Trump. But the global economy is unlikely to revolve around the US

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The West End is enjoying a theatre revival. Can Broadway keep up?

The trend is a decisive shift in the balance between two cities that have long vied to be the world capital of the stage

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Crypto industry dreams of a golden era under Trump

The sector expects lighter regulation and wider adoption under the president-elect, but some worry about systemic risks

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How climate change is redrawing Europe’s wine map

Extreme weather is pushing viticulture into colder northern territory and forcing traditional winemaking regions to adapt

31.12.2024 3

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The Lex 2024 hits and misses: slick on oil, blown off course on wind

Right on the price of crude — but who would have thought renewables would have another bad year?

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How America First will transform the world in 2025

In different ways, the US, Russia and China have all become revisionist powers that are seeking radical change to the status quo

27.12.2024 3

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Ukraine’s waiting game for Trump

Kyiv and its European allies believe they have a chance to shape the incoming president’s plan to end the war. But they are divided over what to...

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Europe wrapped itself in a web of new rules. Can it reverse course?

With Donald Trump promising more deregulation in the US and businesses upset about red tape, the EU is now searching for balance

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FT Person of the Year: Donald Trump

After the most dramatic comeback in modern US history, the president-elect promises a new era of sweeping deregulation and a profound shift to the...

19.12.2024 8

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The relentless advance of American asset managers in Europe

Powerful US groups are shaking up the market and forcing their transatlantic rivals to partner and scale up — or exit the sector

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Can victorious rebels rebuild a shattered Syria?

The new rulers are taking control of institutions hollowed out by corruption and a devastated economy — amid a desire for revenge from some victims...

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Does the UK have enough workers to ‘get Britain building’?

The Labour government dreams of kick-starting a housebuilding boom, but the construction sector relies heavily on migrants to plug a skills gap

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What other conditions could weight-loss drugs treat?

Initial research has focused on obesity, but Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro may potentially be used for addiction, heart disease and Alzheimer’s

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The blame game over who foots the bill for cyber scams

As payment fraud proliferates, governments, banks and tech companies disagree on who should cover consumer losses

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Argentina: has Javier Milei proved his critics wrong?

In his first year, the libertarian president has stabilised a turbulent economy, while retaining the support of half the population. But big...

10.12.2024 5

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How a divided France came together to rebuild Notre-Dame

Bureaucrats, billionaire donors, artisans and builders united to deliver a national project at a time of political strife

07.12.2024 7

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Will China’s manufacturing juggernaut run out of road?

Faced with weak demand at home and the threat of tariffs abroad, Beijing is under pressure to rethink its export-driven model

06.12.2024 5

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How the world’s biggest offshore wind company was blown off course

Denmark’s Ørsted was once seen as a model for how oil and gas giants could go green. Its recent troubles suggest that things may not be so easy

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Japan’s audacious bid to become a semiconductor superpower

The government is backing a start-up that aims to upend the economics and geography of the microchip industry. Does it have a chance of success?

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Why America’s economy is soaring ahead of its rivals

The country’s outperformance is rooted in long-term productivity growth that is the envy of the developed world. Could Trump’s policies endanger...

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Can England’s new breed of mayors help fix its left-behind regions?

Westminster sees local figureheads as a new response to old challenges, but they will need resources and real power in key areas

02.12.2024 10

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What can convince more consumers to buy EVs?

Carmakers and governments have spent billions trying to entice people to switch from petrol to electric, but progress has stalled

29.11.2024 3

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Elon Musk: the ‘wild card’ in Trump’s dealings with China

Do the billionaire’s longstanding ties to Beijing represent a diplomatic opportunity or a clash of political and business interests?

29.11.2024 10

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The legal battle against explicit AI deepfakes

It is easier than ever to forge graphic video and images. But campaigners hope that new laws could offer a template for controlling artificial...

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Mexico’s new president digs in with radical ideas as Trump threat looms

Amid the prospect of tough US tariffs, Claudia Sheinbaum is doubling down on the agenda of her predecessor, which critics say will harm democracy...

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