FT News in Focus

The US Federal Reserve may be about to raise rates for the first time in nine years, but the European Central Bank is moving in the opposite direction. The FT's Claire Jones asks the ECB's chief econo...

15 Dec 20155min

As the Paris climate talks draw to a close, Pilita Clark, FT environment correspondent, assesses the chances that a strong and binding agreement to combat global warming will emerge and looks at the h...

10 Dec 20155min

Oil prices fell again this week to their lowest in almost seven years, with the benchmark Brent Crude dropping below $40 a barrel. What factors will continue to drive prices in the next 12 months? FT ...

9 Dec 20156min

Venezuela's opposition has scored a historic victory in this week's parliamentary elections. For the first time in 17 years it will control the national assembly - a result that could further the coun...

9 Dec 20158min

The rise of Airbnb and other online accommodation start-ups has led analysts to say that the multibillion-dollar hotel industry is being disrupted. The FT's Murad Ahmed and Malcolm Moore discuss wheth...

8 Dec 20154min

For years after the 2003 invasion, Americans relied on Iraqis to navigate a country whose terrain and sectarian loyalties were little understood. But many Iraqis who risked their lives to help the Am...

7 Dec 20158min

Mark Zuckerberg pledged this week to give away 99 per cent of his Facebook shares, currently worth about $45bn, during his lifetime. How will this change the shape of the social networking company and...

3 Dec 20156min

Valeant was once considered a runaway success story, and one that upended the pharmaceutical sector. A series of crises engulfed the company in recent months, slashing nearly two thirds off its market...

2 Dec 20159min