Best Of: Why VC funding is drying up
This week, we revisit one of our favourite episodes. After years of mega-deals and mega-money gushing into start-ups, venture capital fundraising hit a record-high last year. Now, the FT’s Richard Wat...
30 Nov 202217min
Qatar’s $200bn bet on the World Cup
Qatar is in the spotlight as the host of this year’s World Cup — and the small, oil-rich nation has had to confront a lengthy human rights record with the world watching. The FT’s Gulf correspondent S...
23 Nov 202217min
What FTX’s collapse means for crypto
The crypto exchange FTX was supposed to be among the “credible” players operating in digital finance. But its swift descent into bankruptcy shocked the financial industry. The FT’s asset management co...
16 Nov 202219min
Introducing Tech Tonic, Season 5: Climate tech to save the planet
Tech Tonic is back with a new season about climate tech.As more people fly, aviation is on track to becoming a much bigger problem for climate change. Host Pilita Clark, FT columnist and climate journ...
10 Nov 202225min
How Russia loots grain from Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year triggered a global food crisis. Recently, FT correspondents Polina Ivanova, Chris Cook and Laura Pitel found out how Russia aims to profit from this. Iva...
9 Nov 202216min
JPMorgan’s internal feud over wealthy clients
There’s some internal turmoil at JPMorgan Chase over who should manage the bank’s wealthiest clients. At the centre of the infighting is a top financial adviser who’s managed the accounts of some big ...
2 Nov 202216min
How Republicans weaponised climate investing
US Republicans are picking a fight with some major financial institutions over ESG, or environmental, social and governance investing. That means considering things such as climate risks, labour issue...
26 Okt 202216min
Did China miss its chance to fix its economy?
The spotlight is on China as the Communist party’s 20th National Congress takes place this week. At a critical moment when President Xi Jinping prepares to stay on for an unprecedented third term as l...
19 Okt 202216min
