Giant pandas eating bamboo at Bifengxia Panda Base in Sichuan, China. Christophe Boisvieux | The Image Bank | Getty Images For the first time in more than two decades, giant pandas are en route from China to a San Diego…
Bosses have tried everything to convince staff they’ll be happier working in the office than at home, from free lunches to subsidized commutes. When that hasn’t worked, they’ve tried putting their foot down. Now, exasperated employers want to know what…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Bolivia’s armed forces have arrested the general accused of launching a botched coup on Wednesday. Juan José Zúñiga, who commanded…
Sheets of newly-designed Japanese 10,000 yen banknotes move through a machine at the National Printing Bureau Tokyo plant in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Persistent weakness in the yen is raising concerns about the potential for a resurgence…
Western Europe, historically the most liveable region in the world, has taken a hit to its reputation this year amid a series of disruptive protests that saw manure dumped on French streets and far-right extremists hit out against immigration. According…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. All 31 of the largest US banks passed the Federal Reserve’s yearly so-called stress tests, satisfying regulators that they could…
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks alongside Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo during a Cabinet Meeting at the White House on June 06, 2023 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images President Joe Biden’s Cabinet…
Your fitness tracker might be carrying a dirty little secret, and it’s not how many steps you take. Many TikTok users have taken to the platform to share that they’ve developed rashes from wearing their smartwatches. Some discovered they had…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. London’s Metropolitan Police is to take over “a small number” of investigations into UK election betting, raising the possibility of…
Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the response to the bank failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on March 29,…