The EU must accept that threats to economic security come from all directions

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is professor of government at Georgetown University and co-author of ‘Underground Empire’ Markets are now battlefields and the EU is scrambling to protect itself. From investment screening to export …

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Macy’s to close a fifth of its stores by the end of 2026

Biden: The US president will hold a summit at the White House to discuss aid to Ukraine and how to avoid a government shutdown. Joe Biden will also be on the ballot for Michigan’s Democratic primary. While he is expected to win easily, the contest may give insight into how …

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‘Naive’ Europe must spend more to deter Russia, says Danish PM

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Europe must curb welfare spending and tax cuts to deter a “more aggressive Russia” with prolonged defence and security funding increases, according to Denmark’s prime minister. Mette Frederiksen told the …

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The problem with America’s politico-entertainment complex

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US politics & policy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. If we designed a candidate to win the US presidential election in November, he or she would be . . . what? More conservative than Joe Biden. Less frightening than Donald …

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The secret of a bestseller? Why word of mouth beats algorithms

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. How do readers find the books they love? Every year, the bestseller lists feature celebrity memoirs and works by dazzling and established literary stars — but also reader-driven surprises, from …

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Shein could boost falling expected valuation with London listing

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. TikTok users’ obsession with viral outfits helped Shein to a private valuation of $66bn in its last fundraising. But replicating that figure in the public markets is proving tougher than …

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Russian activist jailed as Kremlin cracks down on critics

Biden: The US president will hold a summit at the White House to discuss aid to Ukraine and how to avoid a government shutdown. Joe Biden will also be on the ballot for Michigan’s Democratic primary. While he is expected to easily win, the contest may give insight into how …

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‘Made in Ukraine’ subsidy scheme to boost war economy

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The Ukrainian government will launch a $1.2bn “Made in Ukraine” subsidy scheme this year to encourage domestic production of goods in an attempt to raise tax revenues and make …

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Why Hunt’s parent tax rate is proving controversial

Jeremy Hunt is under growing Conservative pressure to remove one of the UK’s most notorious tax cliff edges in his March 6 Budget, where some parents on middle incomes are hit with a 71 per cent effective tax rate. The UK chancellor has said he will fix the issue if …

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