FT News in Focus

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FT News in Focus episodes

  • Italians outraged over Genoa bridge collapse

    Ben Hall discusses the Italian government's response to the disaster and the penalties facing the company licensed to operate the bridge with Hannah Roberts in Rome and Elaine Moore, deputy editor of the FT's Lex column.


    Read more:

    Italy’s transport officials were warned over Genoa bridge 6 months ago

    Genoa bridge collapse exposes a scourge that is not just in Italy

    Genoa disaster shines light on Italy’s perceived inequalities


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    12 min
  • Ikea's expansion into India
    Swedish furniture retailer Ikea had to overcome big regulatory hurdles to open its first store in India. Jyotsna Singh talks to Amy Kazmin, the FT's South Asia bureau chief about Ikea's ambitions for expansion in India and the prospects for making the venture a success.

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    10 min
  • Spain is the new front line in Europe’s migration crisis
    Spain's new prime minister Pedro Sánchez has become the latest EU leader to feel the heat from the Mediterranean migration crisis. Elaine Moore speaks to Michael Stothard, FT Madrid Correspondent, about the big rise in the number of migrants arriving this year and how the country is coping.

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    11 min
  • Are ecigarettes bad for your health?

    Are e-cigarettes a good way of getting people to give up smoking or just another way of feeding people’s tobacco addiction? Darren Dodd discusses different attitudes towards e-cigarettes and vaping in the US and Europe with the FT’s Camilla Hodgson and Linda Bauld, an expert in cancer prevention and tobacco control.


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    11 min
  • Advice for UK students on exam results day
    Andrew Jack discusses this year's A-level results, a key staging point for UK students hoping to go to university. What's the best advice for students who haven’t achieved the grades they needed? Hannah Morrish of The Student Room, Alex Scharaschkin of the AQA exam board and Ucas’s Helen Thorne offer their advice.

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    14 min
  • Why soaring US profit margins pose a challenge for investors

    After two consecutive quarters of blockbuster corporate earnings some analysts are worried share market values have reached a cyclical peak. The FT's Nicole Bullock and John Authers discuss what it all means for US equities. Read more here. 



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    10 min
  • Turkey's currency crisis
    The Turkish lira has lost more than 40 per cent of its value since the start of the year and the slide has been exacerbated by a war of words between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump. Daniel Dombey discusses the currency crisis, what caused it, and its wider impact with Laura Pitel and Martin Arnold

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    10 min
  • Summer heatwave takes a toll on health
    Darren Dodd discusses the impact of climate change on human health with Leslie Hook, FT environment correspondent, and Laurie Laybourn-Langton, director of the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change.

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    8 min
  • Home sales slow in summer playground of New York elite
    Home sales in the Hamptons have slowed this year as the rising cost of credit and changes to the US property tax rules discourage buyers from investing in vacation properties along Long Island's south shore. Ben Foldy explains what the local picture might reveal about the US economy. Read Ben's story here. 

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    7 min

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