FT News in Focus

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FT News in Focus episodes

  • Past returns to haunt Barclays
    Barclays Bank has been charged a second time by UK authorities over its 2008 emergency fundraising when it took cash injections from Qatari investors to avoid a government bailout. Martin Arnold discusses the charge and its implications for the bank with the FT's Barney Thompson and Laura Noonan.

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    7 min
  • China feature towns aim to revive rural backwaters
    China is backing feature towns that excel in producing one product, such as drones, lingerie or poetry. Many are located in poor regions left behind by China’s rapid industrialisation. Jyotsna Singh talks to the FT's Gabriel Wildau about the aim of the initiative and whether it can succeed in reviving some of the country's rural backwaters. Music by David Sappa

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    7 min
  • Music therapy for dementia

    What is it about music that has proved so effective in improving the lives of people suffering from dementia? Darren Dodd discusses the growing use of music therapy to treat the disease with Sally Bowell, of the International Longevity Centre UK and Sarah Metcalfe from Playlist for Life.


    Links:

    Commission on Dementia and Music

    Playlists for Life


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    10 min
  • A citizen's guide to statistics

    We are constantly bombarded by statistical claims but how do we know when they're true and when they're fake news? And how to we avoid becoming unwittingly complicit by spreading misinformation on social media? Economist Tim Harford rides to the rescue in conversation with the FT's Sarah O'Connor.

    Read Tim Harford's guide to statistics on a postcard


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    13 min
  • Fed sanctions Wells Fargo over 'customer abuses'
    Shares in Wells Fargo have fallen sharply after the Federal Reserve imposed unprecedented sanctions on the lender in response to “widespread customer abuses”. Patrick Jenkins discusses the unusual nature of the sanctions with the FT's Laura Noonan and Martin Arnold. Music by Kevin MacLeod

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    7 min
  • How close are we to quantum computing?
    Microsoft and Google are expected to make announcements soon that could mean we are closer than ever to using the properties of quantum mechanics to speed up computing. Ravi Mattu discusses what this potential breakthrough would mean with the FT's Richard Waters and Clive Cookson.

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    8 min
  • Modi seeks re-election with promise to help rural poor
    India’s prime minister Narendra Modi has fallen short of the goals he set himself in 2014 when he promised to spur the economy and create millions of jobs. He has now switched tack with a pre-election budget that aims to placate the rural poor and address chronic underfunding of healthcare. Jyotsna Singh discusses how realistic his latest plans are with the FT’s Amy Kazmin and Kiran Stacey.

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    11 min
  • How do we measure prosperity?

    Developed economies are theoretically wealthier than ever but people don't seem to feel better off. Some of the gap between the data and our perceptions may be down to the limitations of gross domestic product as a gauge, says the FT's David Pilling. He talks to Gemma Tetlow about his new book, The Growth Delusion.

     

    The Growth Delusion is published in the UK by Bloomsbury and in the US by Tim Duggan Books


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    6 min
  • What next for Trump's Korea strategy?
    After the White House abandoned plans to nominate a leading Korea expert as US ambassador to Seoul, what will be the next step in the president's strategic approach to Pyongyang?

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    10 min

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