The rapid collapse of Saks Global
Saks Global, the parent company of the historic luxury department store Saks Fifth Avenue, recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The move occurred a little more than a year after the co...
21 Jan 22min
Davos’ fight for relevance
Every January a collection of the world’s top business and political leaders head to the Swiss town of Davos for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. The event is a week of panels and netwo...
14 Jan 22min
Martin Wolf on the economy in 2026
From the artificial intelligence bubble to trade policy, Michela asks Martin Wolf, the FT's chief economics commentator, how the biggest stories of last year will affect the economy in 2026. The FT do...
7 Jan 21min
As digital scams surge, who’s responsible?
The surge in scams, phishing attacks and digital fraud is raising serious liability questions. So who should be doing more? In this live recording from this year’s FT Global Banking Summit, Michela po...
31 Dec 202532min
The Economics Show: What economics gets wrong about human behaviour, with Richard Thaler
Economists like to model people as rational creatures who make self-interested decisions. But humans don’t act that way. Why do investors, politicians and ordinary people act against their best intere...
24 Dec 202534min
The quiet success of Fidelity Investments
Despite its relatively low profile, Fidelity Investments is a sprawling beast when it comes to financial services. Last year, the firm’s revenues surpassed the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock...
17 Dec 202521min
Whistleblowing in the UK, Ep. 2: Is it ‘British’ to pay whistleblowers?
In the UK, whistleblowers are encouraged to report wrongdoing, but often at cost to their livelihoods and careers. One solution would be to pay corporate whistleblowers for coming forward. However, ma...
15 Dec 202519min
Business Book of the Year: Author Stephen Witt on Nvidia’s rise
In this special episode of Behind the Money, the FT’s senior business writer Andrew Hill interviews author Stephen Witt about his book The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World’s Most ...
10 Dec 202529min
