Beijing’s new world order
Just over 30 years since the cold war ended, commentators are struggling to describe a new era of great power competition, this time between China and the US-led west. The problem is that so much about this new era is…
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Fed meeting and CPI report: Jim Cramer’s week ahead
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday guided investors through next week’s most market-moving events, highlighting the Federal Reserve’s meeting and the latest consumer price index report. “I’d be careful making a big move before the Fed meeting. We can’t be sure…
Zyn nicotine patches and teens: Are there health risks?
Hunter “Ratch” Ratchford is an Alabama college student with 42,000 followers on TikTok. That’s where he posts, pretty much exclusively, about Zyn, a brand of flavored oral nicotine pouches that come in bright round cans and flavors like cool mint,…
Surge in overspending by British holidaymakers abroad
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Retail & Consumer industry myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The gap between the daily budget planned by British holidaymakers abroad and the money they end up spending…
Packaged food stocks likely to do well in a slower economy
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday named packaged food stocks that might be good additions to portfolios, especially if the economy is headed for a slowdown. Though they were not perfect, he was encouraged by earnings this week from Campbell Soup…
Nvidia hits $3 trillion, making CEO Jensen Huang richer than Michael Dell
Nvidia Corp.’s Jensen Huang has steadily climbed the ranks of the world’s wealthiest as the market value of his computer-chip maker touches $3 trillion. Huang hit another milestone on Friday, passing personal computer pioneer Michael Dell to become the world’s…
UK households face £800 annual tax rise after election, warns think-tank
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. UK households will be stung by an annual £800 rise in taxes after the election based on decisions taken by…
Nadella, Narayen among tech CEOs investing in cricket’s American dream
Cricket may not be as popular a sport in the U.S. as elsewhere in the world, but some high-profile CEOs and investors are trying to change that. As the Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup, co-hosted by the U.S. for the…
Fear and loathing in Los Angeles over AI. But it doesn’t have to be this way
John Attanasio is the CEO of Toonstar. I can’t recall the exact moment. It might have been during an AI event that I attended last summer where a top union exec proclaimed that she “prefers candles to electricity” in front…
Danish prime minister assaulted in central Copenhagen square
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has been assaulted in a central Copenhagen square in the middle of the European election…