FT News in Focus

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FT News in Focus episodes

  • China hits back at US with retaliatory tariffs
    China has unveiled retaliatory duties on food that it imports from the US, including pork, fruit and wine, in response to the Trump administration's tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. Where do things stand in the trade dispute between the two countries? The FT's global trade editor Shawn Donnan explains.

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    9 min
  • What's behind the US census citizenship question
    The US Department of Commerce will reinstate a controversial citizenship question on the next census, provoking fears that doing so would lower the response rate among immigrant and minority groups and have harmful political, economic and commercial implications. The FT's Sam Fleming explains.

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    6 min
  • The path to Uber's IPO
    After a string of scandals at Uber last year that ended in the ouster of founder Travis Kalanick, investors looked to new chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi to bring financial discipline and fresh leadership to the privately held ride-hailing company. But he is facing new challenges that could alter the path to an initial public offering. The FT's Richard Waters and Shannon Bond discuss. 

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    10 min
  • China seeks to boost soft power abroad
    China is merging its largest state television and radio stations as part of a drive to broaden its global news footprint. But ultimately it has much bigger ambition, to become the world's foremost news provider, the FT's Emily Feng tells Hannah Murphy.

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    11 min
  • Good news for Britain on financial services?

    The FT's Alex Barker and Jim Brunsden discuss whether the explicit mention of financial services in an annex to the “guidelines” on negotiating future relations between Britain and the EU amounts to a breakthrough for Britain.


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    10 min
  • Who or what is Cambridge Analytica?
    Who or what is Cambridge Analytica, the company that has embroiled Facebook in a scandal over the misuse of its users' data? Brooke Masters puts the question to the FT's John Gapper, who has been investigating the origins of the firm.

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    12 min
  • Facebook under pressure
    Regulatory scrutiny of Facebook is ramping up around the world after claims that research firm Cambridge Analytica improperly obtained the data of about 50m users of the social network. The FT's Hannah Kuchler and Shannon Bond discuss what happened and who might be held responsible. 

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    7 min
  • Activist investor takes stake in Barclays
    Sherborne, Edward Bramson’s investment vehicle, has acquired a significant interest in Barclays, one of Britain's biggest banks, increasing pressure on management to turn round its recent faltering performance. Hannah Murphy discusses what this means for the bank with the FT’s Martin Arnold and Jonathan Guthrie.

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    11 min
  • India's first liberal arts university
    Entrepreneurs in India have set up a private liberal arts university to promote the kind of original thinking they feel the country lacks. Jyotsna Singh discusses the state of higher education in India with Ashish Dhawan, one of Ashoka university's founders, and the FT's Amy Kazmin

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    16 min
  • Stephen Hawking: the man who made theoretical physics fun
    Stephen Hawking inspired generations with an interest in theoretical physics and the workings of the universe - all the while battling an incurable illness that would eventually leave him paralysed and unable to speak unaided. Ursula Milton discusses his legacy with the FT's Clive Cookson and Aliya Ram and Katherine Mathieson, chief executive of the British Science Association. Music by David Sappa

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    15 min

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