An electric truck start-up founder goes to trial
Trevor Milton and his electric vehicle start-up Nikola became Spac darlings in 2020 with his plan to transform the trucking industry. Then it all came crashing down. The FT’s Claire Bushey explains th...
12 Okt 202219min
How Wall Street became infatuated with the music industry
Years of low interest rates sent investors hunting for creative ways to generate returns. One unlikely place they found was inside the song catalogues of some of the top musicians and songwriters of t...
5 Okt 202219min
Who will pay for the next Covid vaccines?
As the rollout of bivalent boosters for Covid-19 continues, experts are concerned that the US isn’t doing enough to support the development of the next wave of vaccines and treatments that the world n...
28 Sep 202217min
The next hurdle for unions in the US
Over the last year, Starbucks baristas across the US banded together to form unions at the stores where they work. And workers at other big name companies like Amazon have joined in to organise their ...
21 Sep 202220min
Inside the fight to stop an oil pipeline in Africa
Construction of a massive oil pipeline in east Africa is underway. For the governments of the countries it will run through, it promises new economic opportunities. But for many others, it could spell...
14 Sep 202223min
Introducing Tech Tonic, Season 4: A sceptic’s guide to crypto
Tech Tonic is back with a new season all about crypto!We wanted to share with you the second episode of the latest season of Tech Tonic. FT columnist and host Jemima Kelly tries to understand why an i...
8 Sep 202231min
Blockchain seeks a role in fighting climate change
Buying carbon credits is a way for companies to show they’re serious about fighting climate change. But keeping track of these credits is tricky. Now, advocates of the blockchain - the technology that...
7 Sep 202216min
Is Goldman Sachs too big to change?
Early in his tenure the new Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon presented a grand new vision for what the massive bank should become. How has it panned out since? And is there still time for Solomon to ma...
31 Aug 202220min
