China’s economy braces for Trump
Lately, China’s economy has been in the doldrums, with the risk of a “deflationary spiral” lurking. Plus, toss in the election of Donald Trump in the US — and reaching the economic goals President Xi ...
20 Nov 202416min
Wall Street, tech and energy during Trump’s second term
Who will corporate America's winners and losers be under four more years of Donald Trump? This week, the FT’s Brooke Masters, Stephen Morris and Jamie Smyth explain what changes a second Trump adminis...
13 Nov 202421min
Private equity’s experiment with worker ownership
Private equity earned a reputation as a ruthless and lucrative business. But over the past few years, large groups have been doing something that seems like the opposite of their cutthroat image: givi...
6 Nov 202416min
US election betting is on a roll
On November 5, voters in the US will head to the polls to decide who should be the next president: Donald Trump or Kamala Harris. But over the past several months, people from around the world have be...
30 Okt 202420min
An activist tried to take on Pfizer. Then things got messy
Activist investors tend to rely on an element of surprise to catch their target company off guard: quietly building up a stake and swooping in with a slide deck full of strategic changes at just the r...
23 Okt 202420min
Wall Street’s new trading titans
When it comes to trading, Wall Street’s investment banks are falling further behind. And independent trading firms, such as Jane Street and Citadel Securities, are taking the lead in everything from s...
16 Okt 202419min
Could Italy’s UniCredit reignite European banking?
After the financial crisis, dealmaking among banks in different countries in Europe fell to a standstill. But recently, Italian lender UniCredit revealed that it had built up a stake in Germany’s Comm...
9 Okt 202418min
How Netflix is upending Hollywood
After mounting a comeback, Netflix shares recently hit all-time highs. But its success is in stark contrast to the rest of Hollywood, which is struggling to adapt in an industry that is becoming more ...
2 Okt 202420min
