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FINANCIAL TIMES
Monday, 28 October 2024
 
 
 

World News

 
 
 
The economics of research and development. With Heidi Williams
 
What is the relationship between innovation spending and productivity?
 
 
Starmer and Reeves embark on Budget week that will define the Labour government
 
Prime minister set to convey sense of joint purpose with chancellor ahead of long-awaited fiscal event on Wednesday
 
 
Trump’s foreign policy plan: embrace unpredictability
 
The former president has a radical global agenda for a second term, say allies, advisers and would-be aides — from Ukraine and the Middle East to pressurising America’s friends and foes
 
 
Russia hampering climate data collection in the Arctic, Nato warns
 
Military alliance says accurate modelling of global warming is being hit as part of misinformation campaign
 
 
What the world’s best chef serves you for €450
 
Kimchi ice cream and hare sushi: the Madrid flagship restaurant of Dabiz Muñoz, Spain’s punk superchef, is an ‘amusement park for adults’
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
Jump Trading, Virtu and the ‘hidden optical fibre cable’ under an Ohio field
 
Skywave Networks accuses Wall Street titans of ‘continuous racketeering and conspiracy’
 
 
Crypto exchanges turn to derivatives to lure cautious investors
 
New market entrants switch focus to offering leveraged bets
 
 
Policymakers need a fresh approach on capital gains tax increases
 
Governments should consider lower rates for investment activities that drive innovation
 
 
Oil prices fall after Israel refrains from attacking Iran’s refining facilities
 
Brent crude drops as much as 5% in early Asian trading
 
 
Franklin Templeton hit by record outflows as clients ditch troubled Western unit
 
SEC probe and poor returns prompt withdrawals just as group’s rivals are benefiting from a rush into bonds
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
The Wallenbergs start succession to sixth generation
 
The three cousins leading the $660bn Swedish business empire want more family members involved and, for the first time, women
 
 
‘The storm before the storm’: UK lawyers race to deal with deluge of Budget enquiries
 
Proposed changes to inheritance and capital gains taxes have led to frenzy of client activity
 
 
Bangladesh central banker accuses tycoons of ‘robbing banks’ of $17bn with spy agency help
 
Conglomerate rejects claim it co-operated to siphon money out of the country during rule of ousted Sheikh Hasina
 
 
HSBC’s overhaul: dramatic, prosaic or prey to geopolitics?
 
The answer may depend on the likes of Xi Jinping and Donald Trump
 
 
European package breaks go deluxe as popularity of top-end resorts grows
 
Groups such as Hyatt and Marriott target region with upscale versions of all-inclusive holidays
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
Can things get worse at Boeing?
 
And more on rates and stock valuations
 
 
Women will decide America’s future
 
Where female voters go, the result of the US presidential election follows
 
 
Ride-sharing robo-pods are the future of cities
 
We should be building fleets of these lightweight, low-cost electric vehicles
 
 
Israel’s attack leaves Iran with a difficult dilemma
 
Key pillars of Tehran’s security strategy have been shaken by these strikes
 
 
Central Asians edge into a brave new world on Russia’s doorstep
 
The region’s five states are increasingly standing up for themselves on matters of language, history and identity
 
 
 
 
 
 
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