BUSINESS
Immigration: Outsourcers will receive contracts surge — and painful scrutiny
Risks such as scandals around the treatment of migrants can destabilise businesses
BUSINESS
How the US and Europe can beat China’s Belt and Road
Washington and Brussels need to emphasise open and fair dealing in their developing-world rivalry with Beijing
BUSINESS
India gears up for multibillion-dollar battery subsidies
Authorities in New Delhi seek to accelerate large coal consumer’s transition to clean energy
BUSINESS
Managed by Macquarie: the Australian group with a grip on global infrastructure
The investment management company was a pioneer in turning public utilities into lucrative assets, but does that model make for good policy?
BUSINESS
The Putin system is crumbling
After the march on Moscow, things cannot go back to normal in Russia
BUSINESS
Central banks’ battle with inflation enters a new phase of 'pain'
Economists warn that recession will be the price of hitting 2% goals
TRENDS
Global sperm counts are falling. This scientist believes she knows why
Shanna Swan has been investigating the impact of chemicals on human fertility for decades
BUSINESS
Treasury investors bet on US falling into recession
Yield-curve inversion suggests high chance of economic downturn but riskier assets remain buoyant
BUSINESS
RIP bear market?
So long as the economy and earnings surprise to the upside — so long as they slow down more slowly than expected — stocks should keep their impressive momentum
BUSINESS
What the price of an ancient Roman nail tells us about value
About 2,000 years ago, Roman soldiers buried a million nails in a four-metre pit. Why?
BUSINESS
Jay Powell struggles to explain ‘hawkish pause’ to sceptical economists
Federal Reserve takes a breather on rate rises but signals even more tightening ahead
BUSINESS
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley CEOs see ‘green shoots’ on Wall Street
Bank bosses predict activity will recover after fallow period prompted big job cuts
BUSINESS
The Fed’s waiting game: Is the US economy finally starting to crack?
What has kept the economy afloat and out of the grips of a recession so far is the labour market, which roared back from the depths of the pandemic and has shown surprising strength
BUSINESS
What an amusement park can teach us about central banks
Nobel laureate Robert Lucas used stories to explain how policymakers might engineer a recession — or cause shortages and inflation
BUSINESS
Five reasons investors should expect the unexpected
Five issues that have often been excluded from models and balance sheets before: tech change, the environment, war, health and the political culture of business. All now matter
BUSINESS
Investors pull support for green and social measures amid political pressure
Climate and human rights proposals receive fewer votes in 2023 corporate proxy season
BUSINESS
The myth of the ‘Asian century’
What is really happening is the rebalancing of the world as European and American hegemony dwindles away
BUSINESS
‘Fear of missing out’ drives retail investors to ride AI wave
Net purchases of US stocks hit highest daily level in three months, VandaTrack data shows
BUSINESS
Why the AI boom is not a dotcom redux
The simulation of human intelligence in machines has dramatic potential to change the way the economy works
BUSINESS
Lunch with the FT | Sci-fi writer Ted Chiang: ‘The machines we have now are not conscious’
The visionary author on the limits of AI, the uses of science fiction — and why there’s a 'market opportunity for volleyballs’
BUSINESS
Will ChatGPT be Homer Simpson’s salvation?
Not all transformative technologies destroy jobs. Some help to level the playing field
BUSINESS
Investors turn to AI-guided dealmaking to gain edge over rivals
Accountancy firm KPMG, hedge fund Coatue and VC firm Headline among those incorporating the technology
BUSINESS
Wall Street prepares to take on established crypto companies
Traditional finance groups create digital asset infrastructure untainted by year of crypto scandals
BUSINESS
Wall Street banks re-enter junk debt market
Lenders return to funding leveraged buyouts after painful year in which fees were hit hard
