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The battle that could lead to Sudan’s next catastrophe ft.trib.al/5fdFQjg #FTEdit

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FT Edit@ftedit· 26d

When Californians go to the polls for the November midterms, they will also cast their vote in a wealth tax referendum, pitching Silicon Valley billionaires against a pitchfork-wielding public. The battle will be bloody — and eye-wateringly expensive. Read the story on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/cFx4AdM

Line chart showing the implied probability, based on Polymarket betting, that California's proposed one-time billionaire wealth tax will become law. From November to late July, the probability fluctuates between roughly 15% and 70%, peaking near 60% in late January before trending lower. By late July, it stands at about 28%, indicating markets see the measure as unlikely to pass.

FT Edit@ftedit· 27d

Today's World Cup semi-final is the first match between England and Argentina since 2005, with Argentine fans expected to vent both sporting — and geopolitical — rivalries. Read the story in today's #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/Yot16Py Then make your prediction in our running poll 🗳️ ft.trib.al/QQLO8n3

FT Edit@ftedit· 27d

Is the US or Europe better off? From life expectancy to crime and even GDP, the answer is more complicated than you might think. Read Martin Wolf in today's #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/Pc5fwoY

Line chart comparing real GDP per head growth in the US and the eurozone, indexed to 100 in 2000. Both rise over time, but the US grows much faster after 2010, reaching about 169 by 2025 versus about 135 for the eurozone, widening the gap substantially.

Line chart showing eurozone current-price GDP per head at purchasing power parity as a percentage of the US level from 2000 to 2025. The ratio falls from about 70% in 2000 to 66% in 2005, then rises unevenly, peaking above 77% in 2023 before easing to about 75% in 2025.

FT Edit@ftedit· 28d

China tried to clean up its air pollution. Then came the rebound ft.trib.al/ybLCm8B #FTEdit

FT Edit@ftedit· 28d

With World Cup mania at fever pitch, we’re dying to know: who’s your money on? Take today's #FTEdit poll 🗳️ ft.trib.al/G5b75Jf

FT Edit@ftedit· 29d

Citi was once one of Wall Street’s most prestigious institutions. Then, after the 2008 financial crisis, it all went wrong. Can CEO Jane Fraser — unassuming, charming, ruthless — turn the bank around? And how far is she willing to go? Today's Big Read is on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/jICbQvg

FT Edit@ftedit· Jul 11

Lunch with the FT | Classicist Emily Wilson: ‘Odysseus is a different kind of conman’ ft.trib.al/gNAmV3d #FTEdit

FT Edit@ftedit· Jul 10

Simon Kuper | Around the World Cup in seven days ft.trib.al/m1RqWEy #FTEdit

FT Edit@ftedit· Jul 10

EasyJet: orange upstart that changed flying prepares to go private ft.trib.al/YNlqFik #FTEdit

FT Edit@ftedit· Jul 10

Luxury square that shows London’s mansions are not selling ft.trib.al/HdbaGGA #FTEdit

FT Edit@ftedit· Jul 9

How Ukraine’s drone strikes brought war home to 50mn Russians ft.trib.al/RIRNvlI #FTEdit

FT Edit@ftedit· Jul 9

The Big Read | Why Britain is finding the world a more difficult place ft.trib.al/OXqtdH5 #FTEdit

FT Edit@ftedit· Jul 9

Why the US and Iran are stuck in a cycle of tit-for-tat strikes ft.trib.al/WfWd8bJ #FTEdit

FT Edit@ftedit· Jul 8

Media companies are jumping on the streaming bandwagon but, in the race to go digital, they should be wary about writing off the old fogeys too quickly, argues Brooke Masters. Read @brookeamasters.ft.com on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/LJEaGZJ Then take today's #FTEdit poll 🗳️ ft.trib.al/HooPasZ

FT Edit@ftedit· Jul 8

Europe is the world's fastest-warming continent, but many countries remain ill-prepared and building resilience will cost €70bn a year until 2050, according to the European Commission. In the meantime, people are taking matters into their own hands... Read the story on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/KSVnADi

Dot plot showing maximum national June temperatures across 15 European countries, comparing previous June records (grey) with June 2026 records (red). New June records were set in every country shown. Hungary reached about 42C, followed by the Czech Republic and Germany just below 42C. All-time national records (outlined red circles) were broken in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia and Denmark. The UK set a June record of about 37.7C, below its all-time record. Temperatures in Lithuania were the lowest shown, at about 36.3C. Horizontal lines connect each country's previous June record to its new June record, highlighting the increases.

FT Edit@ftedit· Jul 8

Palantir is one of the world’s most controversial companies, and one of the most successful. But is its core ethos — a belief in hard power and a business model built on war — now a liability? Today's Big Read is on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/9SsgbYv And don't miss our new FT Film 🎬 ft.trib.al/bjUh6rh

FT Edit@ftedit· Jul 6

From Buddhist mantra to football anthem, "Freed from Desire" means wildly different things to different people. This is the unlikely tale of how the 1996 Eurodance hit came to symbolise jubilation, catharsis and defiance. Read The Life of a Song on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/eNMtJP8

FT Edit@ftedit· Jul 6

There is a tendency to look back at the pre-Trump era — a time when US politics appeared to be generally functioning and mostly sane — and long for its return. But was it really so great? Read @jemima.bsky.social in today's #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/Z4xvwhp

FT Edit@ftedit· Jul 6

“We left everything out there, every single one of us,” said England manager Thomas Tuchel after the team's 3-2 victory against Mexico. Simon Kuper reports from a dramatic night in the fabled Azteca Stadium. Read the story on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/nScjxPz Then take today's poll 🗳️ ft.trib.al/wVbmPfK

FT Edit@ftedit· Jul 6

Almost 60 per cent of US voters think Trump’s war in Iran has not been worth the cost, according to new FT polling, and more than 40 per cent believe the war has left the US in a weaker position with Iran. Read the story on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/RMqaLVE

Two stacked horizontal bar charts showing attitudes towards the US war with Iran, based on an FT/Focaldata poll.

The first chart asks whether the war has been worth the financial cost to the US. A majority (58%) say it has not been worth the cost, while 28% say it has been worth it and 14% don't know.

The second chart asks whether the US is in a stronger or weaker strategic and financial position than before the war. More respondents say the US is weaker (44%) than stronger (31%), while 25% say there is no difference or don't know.

Source: FT/Focaldata poll of 1,795 registered voters conducted June 26–30, 2026; margin of error ±2.7 percentage points.

FT Edit@ftedit· Jul 6

Big investors are back to pouring billions into private credit even as retail money flees. "When they see the headlines, they are like, great, this is going to create a bunch of excess spread for us to put some money to work," said an investor. Read the story on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/jSDQb0T

Bar chart titled "Big investors dive back into private credit" showing quarterly fundraising for US direct lending funds from 2020 to 2026 (in $bn). Fundraising rose sharply in 2021–22, eased through 2023, then became much more volatile. A record quarter of about $28bn in 2024 stands out, followed by a slump to almost zero in early 2025. Fundraising has rebounded in 2026, with the latest quarter reaching roughly $16bn. Source: Preqin.

FT Edit@ftedit· Jul 2

Donald Trump bought up to $1.4bn in stocks over more than 22,000 transactions last year, according to FT analysis, as the US president moved markets from the White House. In his first term, Trump said he made 517 transactions. Read the story on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/Cne8oaj

Bar chart titled "Trump made more than 22,000 trades in 2025." The y-axis shows the number of trades from 0 to 30,000. The x-axis spans 2017–2026, with shaded bands marking the Trump I, Biden and Trump II administrations. Annual trade counts are low during Trump’s first term (86, 177, 98 and 156 from 2017–2020) and nearly absent during Biden’s term (0, 13, 0 and 0 from 2021–2024). Under Trump’s second term, reported trades surge to 22,136 in 2025, before standing at 6,100 in 2026 (year to date). Source note: Office of Government Ethics; trades valued at $1,000 or less are not reported.

FT Edit@ftedit· Jul 1

Good news for lovers of plain T-shirts and modest cashmere everywhere: Uniqlo is (probably) coming to a city near you. The Japanese retailer has big plans. But can its brand of experimental fabrics and discreet design lead the global fashion pack? Today's Big Read is on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/rYdj4D7

FT Edit@ftedit· Jun 30

Companies investing most heavily in AI are adding workers faster than their peers, according to new research that challenges predictions of broad AI-driven job losses. Read the story on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/CMCW6Oq

Two line charts show companies with high AI adoption increased headcount after adopting AI, while low-adoption companies saw little change. The effect is stronger for entry-level jobs, where high AI adopters increased headcount by about 12% on average.

FT Edit@ftedit· Jun 30

What happens when history's biggest property boom implodes? Flats in the Chinese city of Huizhou once cost Rmb1mn. Now urban castaways rent them for a pittance. “If I find it unacceptable, I move to another,” says one. The young Chinese choosing life in "ghost cities" 👉 ft.trib.al/0S5Aaor #FTEdit

FT Edit@ftedit· Jun 30

Over the coming years, the "great wealth transfer" will see trillions passed on to Gen Z and millennials. Many of these young heirs came of age after the 2008 crisis. Now their views on money have banks and wealth managers scrambling to catch up. Today's Big Read is on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/JOxWdWO

Stacked bar chart showing an estimated $106tn in US wealth will be inherited between 2024 and 2048. Millennials receive the largest share ($46tn), followed by Gen X ($39tn), Gen Z and younger ($15tn), and baby boomers and older ($6tn).

FT Edit@ftedit· Jun 30

The Magnificent Seven group of megacap tech stocks has shed more than $2.3tn of value this month. Meanwhile, the companies that benefit from their multibillion-dollar AI spending on chips and hardware are enjoying "off the charts" gains. Read the story on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/Q2FUkGI

Line chart showing year-to-date share price performance. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (blue) sharply outperforms all other lines, climbing from 0% in January to around 90% by late June, briefly topping 100%. The Magnificent Seven stocks mostly hover between -20% and +25%, with Alphabet and Apple ending modestly positive, Nvidia near flat, Amazon and Tesla negative, and Meta and Microsoft among the weakest. The S&P 500 (red) rises gradually to about 10% before easing to roughly 5%. A dotted red line shows the Magnificent Seven average ending slightly below zero.

FT Edit@ftedit· Jun 24

As Europe boils, the debate over how to keep cool is also heating up. In France, the right has made air conditioning a campaign promise, while the left says higher carbon emissions will only worsen the problem. Read the story on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/SsIvqEs Take today's poll 🗳️ ft.trib.al/qrHuitQ