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  • Sunday, 7 July, 2024
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    A reformist wins the presidency in Iran

    Masoud Pezeshkian’s victory cannot mask fact that the republic faces a legitimacy crisis

    A smiling Masoud Pezeshkian surrounded by cheering suppporters
  • Sunday, 7 July, 2024
    Stephen Bush
    The new volatility in British politics

    Voters are more willing to shop around and swap parties than in the past

    Illustration of a man’s chest wearing a suit with white shirt and red tie and the red rosette on his chest has the union jack in the centre and the colours of all the parties around the outside. A compass needle in the middle is pointing to the the line between Tory blue and Lib Dem orange
  • Sunday, 7 July, 2024
    Huw van Steenis
    Europe needs a bolder plan for capital markets

    From the green transition to the digital transformation, the requirement is enormous

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  • Sunday, 7 July, 2024
    LexPrivate equity
    MBA hotshots just want a one-off private equity deal Premium content

    ‘Search funds’ involving acquisitions of companies worth about $15mn have become popular among ambitious graduates

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  • Sunday, 7 July, 2024
    Alexander Gabuev
    Russia is trying to put a price tag on Nato’s involvement in Ukraine

    Vladimir Putin is seeking reckless new ways to impose costs on the US and its allies

    A Himar launching a Rocket against a moody sky
  • Sunday, 7 July, 2024
    Pilita Clark
    The new normal of office life

    As working from home persists, companies are rethinking the role of office space

    Illustration of a person holding a pile of gifs and sayin ‘welcome’ to a line of people holding briefcases and wearing office attire
  • Saturday, 6 July, 2024
    Enuma Okoro
    Making peace with our ghosts

    We are all haunted by people and experiences from our past — but can we learn to face them?

  • Saturday, 6 July, 2024
    Rebecca Watson
    The Euros give a glimpse of a purer patriotism

    Following the national team makes me aspire to an Englishness I’m comfortable with

  • Saturday, 6 July, 2024
    Miranda Green
    A wild and woolly time awaits on the opposition benches

    Tactical voting has ensured success for the Lib Dems and the Greens

  • Saturday, 6 July, 2024
    FT MagazineJancis Robinson
    How to build a cellar on a budget: Australia, New Zealand and South Africa

    A guide to the best affordable wines from the southern hemisphere

  • Saturday, 6 July, 2024
    Andy Haldane
    Abandon caution, embrace risk: a growth recipe for Labour

    Regulatory rulebooks should hit the shredder as the new government leans into reform

    Illustration showing a Union Jack and Keir Starmer riding a lion
  • Saturday, 6 July, 2024
    Skin in the GameStuart Kirk
    How investors should play the UK, French and US elections

    Worry not if policies are discounted, they are sideshows versus fundamentals

  • Saturday, 6 July, 2024
    On Wall StreetJennifer Hughes
    Smaller US companies are starved of investor attention

    The Russell 2000 index struggles as megacaps dominate

  • Saturday, 6 July, 2024
    Esther Duflo
    The new French left must unite behind a fresh vision

    Whatever happens on Sunday, a credible, broad-based alternative to the RN is crucial

    A woman steps out of a polling booth in France
  • Saturday, 6 July, 2024
    LexIPOs
    Slow and steady is a virtue in this US IPO recovery Premium content

    One upshot is that companies considering a listing have to be more conservative in their pricing

  • Friday, 5 July, 2024
    Sarah Churchwell
    Amid the Trump-Biden chaos, Americans should not forget their history

    The indictments against King George in the Declaration of Independence could just as easily be applied to Trump

    A William Walcutt painting from 1854 depicts the tearing down of a statue of King George III in New York
  • Friday, 5 July, 2024
    Robert Shrimsley
    The fight for the UK right has begun

    Conservatives need to understand why they lost this election

    A man and a woman walk down a city street holding hands
  • Friday, 5 July, 2024
    The Long ViewKatie Martin
    Investors welcome more ‘boring’ UK after landslide win

    Market insouciance to electoral result is the greatest form of flattery for Starmer

    Results of an exit poll is displayed on large screens on a street in London
  • Friday, 5 July, 2024
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Britain’s opportunity

    Keir Starmer’s victory brings a heavy responsibility to restore trust in UK politics

    Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer delivers his first speech outside 10 Downing Street after his election victory
  • Friday, 5 July, 2024
    Robin Lane Fox
    How Donald Trump helped improve my garden

    Self-propagating flowers need strict oversight but some gems come courtesy of the former president’s Irish golf course

  • Friday, 5 July, 2024
    Camilla Cavendish
    Starmer’s next challenge? Bending Whitehall to his will

    The new prime minister must apply the ruthlessness he showed in reshaping Labour to the task of governing

    Illustration of a podium with a ship’s wheel attached to it in front of Number 10 Downing Street’s black door
  • Friday, 5 July, 2024
    LexOil & Gas industry
    Gulf oil producers go global in pursuit of natural gas Premium content

    State-owned companies still see a future for gas to fill any gaps left by renewable sources

  • Friday, 5 July, 2024
    Data PointsJohn Burn-Murdoch
    Will Labour be able to maintain its coalition of contradictions?

    The record win in this week’s election is built on flimsy foundations that could quickly fracture

    Montage image showing Keir Starmer and chart lines in red and blue
  • Friday, 5 July, 2024
    FT MagazineRobert Shrimsley
    Ask Shrimsley: is wild hair the sign of a bad politician?

    The new right populists are opting for less challenging styles than Trump and Johnson

    Cartoon shows a man in jacket pulling his hair out
  • Friday, 5 July, 2024
    LexAirlines
    Europe’s airlines need Lufthansa-Ita to beget more deals Premium content

    EU decision not to throttle deal is good news for other legacy flag carriers seeking consolidation

    An Ita plane is checked by workers at Fiumicino airport in Rome
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