FT Big Read

The jihadis may be in retreat in Syria and Iraq but there is another front in their war: the battle to make as many US dollars as fast as they can, say Erika Solomon and Ahmad Mhidi. And imposing their own currency helps them transfer the funds

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By many measures, stock markets today are overvalued. But calling the peak of the equities bull run is fraught with peril, says Ben McCrum

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The anti-corruption campaigner has built up a surprisingly large popular movement ahead of presidential elections next March, says Kathrin Hille. But he is short on policies and numbers and can appear out of his depth. Does he offer a genuine alternative, asks Kathrin

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America is building up a genetic database but there are concerns about the risk of the information leaving the country, says David J Lynch. Genomics is one of the most exciting fields of medical research but it is also the latest area where Chinese investment is raising security fears in the US

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The Californian company's CEO is hoping the car being launched this week will be the world's first mass market electric vehicle and stem the marque's losses, says Richard Waters. But there will soon be stiff competition

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Beijing hopes that sharing its high speed rail technology will win allies and open markets as it pushes forward with the One Belt, One Road project. But cancelled schemes and poorer countries' struggles with the debt they can bring are hindering China's ambitions. This report by James Kynge, Michael Peel and Ben Bland is narrated by James

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Millions of Americans could lose insurance cover if the bill passes but if it fails the uncertainty will undermine the system, says Edward Luce. Even Donald Trump doesn't want to lend his brand to the new measure

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The UK prime minister's grip on power is fragile, says George Parker. Weakened by the election, vulnerable to rebellion at home and diminished in Europe, can she survive long enough to negotiate the withdrawal from the EU?

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Twenty years on the former British colony is deeply divided over its relations with China

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To buy or build the next boss? The changes of regime at General Electric and Uber highlight the shifts we are seeing in how companies choose their senior executives, says Andrew Hill. GE has always meticulously groomed its leaders in house and had John Flannery primed ready to take over when Jeff Immelt stood down. But that model is becoming rare

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