US debt ceiling: Markets ‘beyond frustrated’
FT markets editor Michael Mackenzie reports on frustration in the markets over the US debt ceiling and spending cuts, and he sees some rocky...
China and consolidation
Despite a rebound in economic output in the fourth quarter, China's companies need to adjust to slower growth than witnessed in the past decade....
China’s slowdown ends | FT World
Imbalances in the economy mean that the return to GDP growth does not mean that China is out of the woods. The FT's Josh...
Tensions rise in north Africa
The storming of a major gas plant in eastern Algeria by an Islamist group linked to al-Qaeda has raised tensions over terrorism in north...
Martin Wolf on a post-crisis Davos
After years of focus on the global financial crisis this year's Davos has been of 'low intensity', says Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator. He...
Corporate tax: a race to the bottom
Corporate tax rates have been falling around the world since the 1980s and the trend shows no sign of letting up. The FT's Daniel...
Apple Q1: good but not good enough
Paul Taylor, the FT's US business technology and telecoms editor, gets behind Apple first quarter earnings results and explains why Apple shares dropped more...
African outperformance
Last year Africa comfortably outperformed other emerging markets for the first time since the financial crisis. Stephen Bailey-Smith, head of Africa research at Standard...
Cameron’s risky Europe strategy
David Cameron finally delivered his big speech on Europe, vowing to hold a straight "in-out" referendum on Britain's future in the EU by 2017....
Unilever no longer on the defensive
With its stock trading at 17 times earnings, investors are seeing Unilever's growth, rather than defensive, potential. Lex's Stuart Kirk and Oliver Ralph discuss...
