FT Big Read

Cynthia O'Murchu, Martin Arnold and Gina Chon investigate transactions involving Iran that could put Standard Chartered at risk of further penalties. Nine years after the UK-listed bank paid nearly $1bn to US regulators and law enforcement agencies, the bank seems no closer to ending its legal problems.

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For its assault on Europe, the taxi start-up Uber followed the aggressive strategy that had worked so well in the US. But, as Murad Ahmed, Jeevan Vasagar and Tim Bradshaw report, it had misjudged the power of regulators and the plan backfired

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Pilita Clark reports that although $30bn has been committed or spent on carbon capture schemes to deal with CO2 emissions — the fossil fuel industry's preferred option — the sector has fallen short of expectations, while the International Energy Agency says $4tn would be needed for such projects to meet the world's 2 degree Celsius goal by 2050

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Although the deal agreed with the IMF and creditors fell short of the debt relief Ukrainians wanted, it averted default and gave the war-torn country hope for a fresh start, report Elaine Moore, Roman Olearchyk and Neil Buckley. But its worries are far from over

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Germany's population is ageing rapidly, making it harder for employers to find enough workers and threatening its position as Europe's largest economy. Angela Merkel's policies are not helping, Stefan Wagstyl reports

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Facing an economic slowdown with its old tools to stimulate growth losing their power, Beijing finally turned to a weapon it had avoided using for more than two decades. Jamil Anderlini investigates why China’s leaders resorted to devaluation of the renminbi, and the risk of a currency war

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Tom Mitchell, Robin Harding and Simon Munday find the differing interpretations of events shown in textbooks and patriotic memorials are central to a new battle between nationalisms in China, Japan and Korea amid rising tensions in the region

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With the US Federal Reserve expected to raise interest rates for the first time in a decade, Robin Wigglesworth and Elaine Moore ask if the great bond party is about to end

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As the drugs watchdog in the US declares painkiller abuse to be a national epidemic, pharma companies are seeking to develop tamper-resistant pills. David Crow finds this search has led to a surge in the recruitment of drug users to test the new opioids and talks to Brandon, one of the human guinea pigs

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Alzheimer's affects tens of millions of people around the world and the goal of an effective treatment has been so elusive that it is seen as a 'black hole' for drugs spending. But now Andrew Ward and David Crow find fresh hope of a breakthrough

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