Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. At the very beginning of Gambling Man, his biography of Masayoshi “Masa” Son, the founder of Japanese investment firm SoftBank, Lionel Barber concedes that his subject is “probably the most powerful mogul of the twenty-first […]
China’s economic ills are serious but not incurable
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Chinese economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Need China turn into Japan? No. Might it turn into Japan? Yes. Moreover, the longer it waits to tackle its ailments, the more likely it is to fall seriously ill, with slow growth and chronic […]
What the socialist paradise of Green Bay says about NFL valuations
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Perhaps OpenAI aspired to be the Green Bay Packers of Big Tech? The towering economics of the US National Football League are about to become apparent yet again. The sports federation has recently allowed private […]
Trump’s pledge on autonomous EVs is good for Musk and Waymo
On the same day as Tesla’s Cybercab launch, former President Donald Trump said on the campaign trail that he would ban Chinese-made autonomous vehicles if reelected to the White House this November. “I will continue my first-term efforts to protect America from the threat of Chinese automobiles. I will stop Chinese and other countries producing […]
Meet the billionaires backing Trump and Harris in 2024
As the 2024 U.S. presidential election fast approaches, endorsements from high-profile billionaires have been pouring in from both sides of the aisle. Taylor Swift’s announcement that she will be voting for Vice President Kamala Harris marked another billionaire backing for the Democratic nominee, who currently trails former President Donald Trump in endorsements from the mega-rich. […]