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FINANCIAL TIMES
Tuesday, 29 October 2024
 
 
 

World News

 
 
 
China loses third of billionaires as economy declines
 
ByteDance chief Zhang Yiming leads country’s ‘rich list’ with $49bn fortune
 
 
The OBR should trust markets on the cost of quantitative tightening
 
Rules of thumb aren’t helping
 
 
Boeing races to avoid credit downgrade
 
Boeing launches $19bn share sale to bolster finances and avoid downgrade
 
 
Vote with your ballot, not your life savings
 
History shows us that markets move forward regardless of who wins US elections
 
 
Why do people queue up outside luxury stores?
 
For brands, controlling footfall improves security, creates an air of exclusivity and weeds out casual shoppers
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
Nigeria’s president summons Aliko Dangote over supplies to new refinery
 
Abuja meeting on Tuesday is needed to release more crude for Africa’s largest refinery, industrialist says
 
 
Battleshares ETFs aim to pit innovators against legacy peers
 
Tidal Investments files for funds that combine leveraged long positions in new pioneers with short positions in established rivals
 
 
Nigeria-based fintech Moniepoint gains ‘unicorn’ status
 
Company raises $110mn from investors including Google despite slowdown in fundraising for African start-ups
 
 
Oil prices tumble after Israel refrains from attacking Iran’s refining facilities
 
Brent crude drops more than 6% as Tehran gives measured response to strikes
 
 
Karma comes for Boeing’s shareholders
 
Nearly a fifth of total shares will soon be owned by participants in a giant capital raise
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
Why Europe’s car crisis is mostly made in China
 
The once-lucrative market is now highly competitive and more Chinese EVs are being exported, compounding slower sales at home
 
 
From fantasy to Freud, Bloomsbury’s independence has worked
 
UK publisher has broadened revenues beyond its bestsellers JK Rowling and Sarah J Maas
 
 
Data centres could be a source of heat for European cities, says Danfoss boss
 
Danish executive calls for clear regulation for green transition to avoid the continent’s companies being ‘left on the platform’
 
 
UK banks deserve a place in the sun
 
Third-quarter results underscore their low sensitivity to interest rates
 
 
FT-Statista Diversity Leaders ranking and methodology
 
Across sectors, 850 companies feature in this sixth annual list of Europe’s Diversity Leaders. A special report online and in the Financial Times newspaper on November 19 will also include the list
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
US realtors should grasp the importance of fee transparency
 
Last year’s court ruling exposed the myriad issues in the property market. Now the new rules have been implemented, will the landscape change enough?
 
 
America’s foreign policy has changed — and must remain changed
 
Global economic power has for too long been concentrated in the hands of large corporations and state-run enterprises
 
 
Germany will play a pivotal role in Ukraine’s future
 
Russia is escalating its aggression even as western leaders debate Nato membership for Kyiv and a negotiated ceasefire
 
 
Georgia’s crumbling European dream
 
The Caucasus republic’s future is at stake. So is western credibility
 
 
What could stop the global green energy race? A Trump victory
 
He could also take tougher steps to stymie decarbonisation efforts next time around
 
 
 
 
 
 
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