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Financial Times: Three commended for advancing understanding of inequality.
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European carmakers plan dozens of cheaper models to survive ‘EV winter’
Financial Times: Manufacturers must sell more EVs to meet tough new EU carbon targets.
India’s copycat drugmakers gear up to offer cheaper weight-loss drugs
Financial Times: 'When the generics come in there will be a huge price war.'
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Financial Times: Athletic footwear thrives as consumers seek wider choice of brands.
China to borrow more to shore up economy, boost banks
Financial Times: Minister of Finance Lan Fo'an gave few details on the amount of funding.
How Kamala Harris may reshape US foreign policy if elected
FT: Harris' foreign policy vision emerges as she campaigns against Trump.
‘Cutting leeks’: Beijing sparks a retail stock trading frenzy
Financial Times: Small investors have already been burnt by wild price swings.
US inflation fell to 2.4% in September
Financial Times: Figures for headline and core rates marginally surpass expectations.
Germany expects economy to shrink in 2024 after cutting forecast
Financial Times: Skills shortage, red tape, infrastructure deficit hamper growth.
US weighs Google break-up in landmark antitrust case
Financial Times: Justice Department could seek ‘remedies’ such as forced product sales.
Battery makers aim to ease EV anxieties with 5-minute charge
Financial Times: Industry says superfast charging for electric cars is on its way.
Water demand will surge because of wars and tech, says utility boss
Financial Times: Floating desalination plants and thirsty data centres stir up water.
Anxious Europeans hoard savings as US consumers boost global economy
Financial Times: Eurozone sentiment splits from Americans' buoyant spending.
Saudi tycoon plans comeback with world’s tallest tower
Financial Times: Long-stalled project among a flurry of glitzy real estate deals
Oil prices head higher on Middle East tensions
FT: Brent crude rose almost 10% amid talk of Israeli or Iranian strikes on energy assets.
Middle East at war: 12 key moments
FT: Recent events are pushing the region towards the most dangerous crisis in decades.
Oil surges after Joe Biden’s comments on Israeli retaliation
Financial Times: US officials expect a response measured enough to avoid escalation.
Top shale boss says US ‘unusually vulnerable’ to Middle East oil shock
Financial Times: Magnate blames Biden for decision to drain strategic oil reserve.
Amazon to increase number of advertisements on Prime Video
Financial Times: Amazon steps up push into ad-funded streaming services in 2025.
US port union boss Harold Daggett disrupting global trade
Financial Times: The powerful longshoremen president has closed some US docks.
Tesla’s quarterly deliveries miss expectations despite 6% rise
Financial Times: Company retains top position but shares weaken.
Petrol price risk: Oil spikes after Iran’s missile attack on Israel
Financial Times: Sustained price increases likely if a wider regional war breaks out.
Israel’s invasions of Lebanon: How the last three conflicts ended
Financial Times: The land offensive follows multiple invasions over the past 50 years.
Pink Floyd agree deal to sell music rights to Sony for $635m
Financial Times: The deal marks an end to years of infighting among band members.
Qatar Airways agrees to buy 25% stake in Virgin Australia
Financial Times: Virgin Australia would return to long-haul flying as part of the deal.
Chinese stocks surge 8.5% in best day since 2008
Financial Times: Investors bet rally which began with Beijing’s stimulus package has legs.
America’s largest supermarket merger hangs on the fate of its workers
Financial Times: Union’s opposition to $39 billion buyout sparks doubts.
The satellite spectrum battle that could shape the new space economy
Financial Times: Elon Musk’s SpaceX is pushing to loosen limits on transmissions.
Should everyone earn their pay rise?
Financial Times: And why the Baumol effect is a useful rebuttal.
Uber’s next act: Taking on Amazon
Financial Times: Uber now couriers goods for many retailers. Is it trying to do too much?
Despite pleas for leniency, Caroline Ellison gets two-year prison sentence after's FTX billions of dollars fraud case
Financial Times: Sam Bankman-Fried’s former associate co-operated with prosecutors.
Have our jobs become too greedy for our time?
Financial Times: A convincing case for a drastic overhaul of the way we earn a living.
China unleashes stimulus blitz to lift growth
Financial Times: Property and stock market support given go-ahead to boost demand.
Opinion: It’s no longer glorious to get rich in China – it’s dangerous
Financial Times: Why no one wants to be the nation’s top tycoon any more.