Putin's pivot to Africa
As Russia’s relations with the west deteriorate Moscow is seeking fresh alliances across Africa say Henry Foy, Nastassia Astrasheuskaya and...
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Wells Fargo: repairing a damaged brand
Wells Fargo has lurched from one scandal to another but customers have stayed loyal, say Robert Armstrong and Laura Noonan. Can the bank onc...
Data brokers: regulators tackle the 'privacy deathstars'
Data brokers face heightened scrutiny in Europe as public opinion shifts on questions of privacy and businesses face tougher data protection...
Person of the Year 2018: George Soros
The Financial Times has chosen George Soros as its Person of the Year and here editor Lionel Barber and deputy editor Roula Khalaf explain w...
The university challenge
The November sentencing of British academic Matthew Hedges to life in prison for spying caused a rare public spat between the UK and UAE and...
The end of the games console?
Nintendo, Sony’s Playstation, and Microsoft’s Xbox dominate the cut-throat computer game business. But, says Leo Lewis, these console makers...
Who will replace Merkel as head of the CDU?
In October, Angela Merkel announced she would be stepping down as leader of the Christian Democratic Union, the party she has headed for nea...
The battle between Modi and India's central bank
The Reserve Bank of India is embroiled in an intense political battle with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, say Simon Mundy and Henny Sender. T...
Why sanctions are failing to isolate Russia
After Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, the west imposed sanctions to isolate the country economically. But, says Henry Foy, the reality has no...
The threat of Chinese ‘military-civil fusion’
Western governments have a new nightmare coming from China, which has decreed that new private sector technologies, such as robotics and AI,...
The Irish backstop: Brexit's biggest hurdle
Since Britain voted to leave the EU, the Irish “backstop” has become the primary obstacle in the way of a Brexit deal, say Alex Barker and A...
How Khashoggi's death threatens Saudi Arabia's economy
Under the stewardship of its young crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia has sought to turn around its oil-dependent economy, say A...
Trump's divided America goes to the polls
Next month’s US midterm elections will be some of the most important in a generation, says Demetri Sevastopulo. Should the Democratic party...
Artificial intelligence: can humans and robots work together?
The nightmare of robots controlling the human race will not come true, says Richard Waters. The future of AI will see semi-autonomous system...
Unraveling Danske's €200bn 'dirty money' scandal
Since Howard Wilkinson, Danske Bank’s then head of markets in Estonia, blew the whistle on money laundering in 2013, the enormous scale of w...
The scramble for business in Africa
Emerging economic powerhouses like China, India, and Turkey are jockeying for opportunities and influence in sub-Saharan Africa. While many...
Ronaldo: Juventus bets big on the Portuguese striker
The Italian football club will pay some €340m over four seasons for Cristiano Ronaldo, gambling that he will lure fans and deals with sponso...
The opioid marketing machine
Purdue Pharma faces more than 1,000 lawsuits claiming it ignited and fuelled the US opioid crisis, reports David Crow. Prosecutors say the c...
Genoa bridge collapse: the battle over privatisation
On August 14, the Morandi bridge in Genoa collapsed, killing at least 43 people. Since then, many Italian politicians have blamed the tragic...
Auditing: how to restore faith in the ‘Big Four’
PwC’s mechanical interpretation of the rules failed to produce results representative of Bank of Ireland’s dangerous position leading up to...