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Saturday, 23 November, 2024

News in-depthUS politics & policy
Biden aims to Trump-proof his legacy with policy blitz in final days
Outgoing president makes last push on Ukraine and seeks new judicial appointments and manufacturing subsidies
Friday, 22 November, 2024

US politics & policy
Gaetz failure suggests Senate Republicans may resist Trump extremes
President-elect’s strategic retreat over attorney-general nominee is sign of his political limitations
Friday, 22 November, 2024

Reid Hoffman
What Trump means for Silicon Valley
I expect the administration, with the advice of Elon Musk, will adopt a mercantilist AI policy
Friday, 22 November, 2024

Undercover EconomistTim Harford
High growth doesn’t tell the story of the US economy
Impressive headline figures didn’t help the Democrats
Thursday, 21 November, 2024

News in-depthLebanon
The man who links Donald Trump with war-torn Lebanon
Massad Boulos, father of Tiffany Trump’s husband Michael, has met Middle Eastern politicians in the US
Tuesday, 19 November, 2024

White House Watch
Inside the battle to be Trump’s Treasury secretary
Plus, Chinese ambassador to the US struggles to connect with president-elect’s inner circle
Tuesday, 19 November, 2024

Buying and selling shares
Corporate insiders cash in on post-election US stock market surge
Insider sales reach all-time high as executives from Goldman Sachs to Tesla lock in equity gains
Sunday, 17 November, 2024

Linda Colley
The superpower glass ceiling
Failure to elect a female leader is not a uniquely American problem
Thursday, 14 November, 2024

Harris ditched Joe Rogan interview over progressive backlash fears
Decision seen as major blunder for campaign that lost male votes to Donald Trump
Thursday, 14 November, 2024

White House Watch
Republicans gear up to take control of Washington
Plus, Trump’s eyebrow-raising pick for defence secretary
Thursday, 14 November, 2024

UnhedgedRobert Armstrong
How markets might be wrong about Trump Premium content
Plus the long and winding road of disinflation
Thursday, 14 November, 2024

Special ReportFuture of AI
AI, politics and the battle against misinformation
Discussion of the political impact of artificial intelligence from the FT’s Future of AI summit
Thursday, 14 November, 2024

Special ReportFuture of AI
Trump and the future of AI regulation
New Jersey’s governor Phil Murphy discusses his state’s tech landscape and prospects under Donald Trump’s second presidential term
Wednesday, 13 November, 2024

News in-depthX Corp
Advertisers set to return to X as they seek favour with Musk and Trump
Some brands had abandoned the site over moderation concerns
Wednesday, 13 November, 2024

News in-depthUkraine military briefing
Ukraine and Russia fight for advantage ahead of Trump’s return
Kyiv sends more medics to eastern frontline before Moscow’s expected onslaught
Wednesday, 13 November, 2024

News in-depthCongress of the United States
Will a Republican Congress give Trump everything he wants?
President-elect's radical agenda could still face hurdles in both the Senate and the House
Wednesday, 13 November, 2024

US politics & policy
Trump chooses Musk and Ramaswamy to lead government efficiency effort
Entrepreneurs will oversee a newly created ‘department of government efficiency’ to ‘provide advice and guidance’
Tuesday, 12 November, 2024

LexMedia
Trump bump 2.0 may not pack the same punch for media stocks Premium content
The prospect of defensive sector consolidation is a better reason to buy into media stocks
Tuesday, 12 November, 2024

Europe Express
Trump and Germany loom over uncertain COP29 finance talks Premium content
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Tuesday, 12 November, 2024

US politics & policy
Trump expected to nominate China hawk Rubio for secretary of state
President-elect’s foreign policy team takes shape with Florida congressman Mike Waltz tapped as national security adviser
Monday, 11 November, 2024

Political risk and investment
Bitcoin, dollar and Tesla jump as investors pile into ‘Trump trades’
Markets expect US president-elect to take light-touch approach to regulation
Monday, 11 November, 2024

US politics & policy
Trump to name immigration hardliner Miller as deputy chief of staff
Adviser championed policies during president-elect’s first term that included separating migrants from their children
Monday, 11 November, 2024

FT Swamp Notes
Why Kamala Harris lost Premium content
Her faux pas on trade and tariffs made her look as if she came from the usual neoliberal camp that sold out the working class
Monday, 11 November, 2024

Rana Foroohar
America Inc’s new CEO
Has the US now become a distressed asset?
Monday, 11 November, 2024

Bitcoin hits record high as Republicans edge closer to full control of Congress
Cryptocurrency surges past $80,000 for first time after Donald Trump’s decisive win

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