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How contemporary classical music got cool

Ever been to a classical club night or an opera in a warehouse? This week on the arts podcast Jan Dalley talks to her guests about how people consume classical music today. She is joined by Gabriel Prokofiev, composer, DJ and grandson of the Russian composer Sergei; Frederic Wake-Walker, artistic director of pioneering company The Opera Group; and FT writer Laura Battle. With clips from Gabriel Prokofiev's 'Concerto for Turntables and Orchestra', and Elena Langer's 'The Lion's Face', commissioned performed by The Opera Group. Produced by Griselda Murray Brown  


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What's the legacy of the Cultural Olympiad?

The Cultural Olympiad spans four years and encompasses more than 500 events – culminating with the current London 2012 Festival. This unprecedented artistic marathon has cost a reported £97m – but is it worth it? Jan Dalley puts this question to Sarah Weir of the Legacy List, a post-Olympic charity for arts, culture, education and skills; William Sieghart, founder of the National Poetry Day and of Winning Words, a national project to incorporate poetry in the games; and Peter Aspden, FT arts writer. Produced by Nicholas Spencer  


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Peter Aspden on the heritage impulse

With "The Rite of Spring" in Paris and the Armory Show in New York, 1913 was a key moment for modernism. But it also marked a turning point in Britain's attitude to its past, says the FT's culture columnist  


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Howdy, Podner! Peter Aspden on Las Vegas’s heritage impulse

The Nevada resort, a byword for pleasure-seeking in the here and now, is starting to take its history seriously, says the FT’s arts writer  


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Look, don’t sketch: Peter Aspden on the V&A’s blockbuster dilemma

Citing pressure of visitor numbers, the museum banned sketching at its recent “David Bowie Is” exhibition – a move that shows how hard it is for curators to reconcile accessibility and academic values, the FT’s arts writer says  


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Art of the unexpected: Deborah Bull on measuring cultural impact

The Director of Cultural Partnerships at King's College London reflects on the growing appetite among artists and arts organisations for evidence about the impact and value of what they do  


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Computers versus connoisseurs

With their ever-growing ability to crunch data and analyse patterns, computers are valuable tools for art research – but that doesn’t mean art historians will soon be a thing of the past, argues Bendor Grosvenor  


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Keep it complex: Peter Aspden on art and identity

Politicians love to keep things simple, at least in their public pronouncements. Artists, by contrast, embrace complication, nuance and imagination – so who better to tackle slippery questions of national identity as the UK prepares for a general election?  


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Investment trusts: family trusts, dividend heroes and compared to other investments

On this week's FT Money show we discuss investment trusts and the different ways investors can use them in their portfolios. Presenter Emma Agyemang, FT Money reporter, talks to Jason Hollands, managing director at Tilney Group and Moira O'Neill of interactive investor about how listeners can invest alongside the wealthiest families. Plus, the dividend heroes - which offer the most consistent income and are they still a good option for investors? And finally, Merryn Somerset Webb tells listeners why she thinks investment trusts have a better chance of lasting a lifetime compared to other assets.

 

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Stock picking competition, how to get a pay rise and company pensions

Could your stock picking skills beat the market this year? In this week's FT Money Show podcast presenter Claer Barrett talks to FT Markets reporter Robert Smith about the results of our 2019 contest between readers and FT journalists. Plus we give you details of how to enter this year's competition. Next up, January's nearly over but you still have another 11 months to make good on your New Year's resolutions. If you had resolved to get a pay rise or sort out your pension this year, keep listening as help is at hand. 

 

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Campaign for clear pension charges, how the coronavirus has hit stock markets and coal fires

Join our campaign for clear pension charges - FT Money has been exploring the impossibility of comparing the costs of drawdown plans. The FT is calling on the pensions and advise industry to be transparent about charges to help people to shop around. In this week's show, FT Money Show presenter Claer Barrett interviews o the FT's pensions expert about our campaign. Next up, the spread of the coronavirus has given world stock markets a nasty turn - FT Moneys' new investment reporter, Madison Darbyshire, talks about how investors are reacting. And finally, to cheer listeners up a bit - James Max, our Rich People's Problems columnist is here to discuss a burning issue - the government's proposed ban on coal fires. 

 

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What you should do if your company wants to cut your pay

There are lots of pressures on household budgets at the current time, but experts on the FT Money show are here to guide you through it. On this week's podcast we’re going to be talking about worker’s rights if companies want to cut their pay; whether you should take a ‘payment holiday on your mortgage’, and how to get a refund on a holiday you can no longer take - our Money Mentor Lindsay Cook is here to help. And with children at home, we’ve also got ideas to inspire them to learn more about money matters - and there’s even a competition parents can enter for sharing their best ideas.

 

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Africa’s Covid-19 response is a glimpse of how things could be different

Leaders acted swiftly as they watched richer countries’ health systems crumple




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Help us fix the disability employment gap

We need to do more to get the disabled into work




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People are better than money at motivating employees

Stable, extroverted, agreeable people tend to like their jobs, irrespective of their salaries




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US begins national security probe of electrical grid imports

Commerce department investigation could lead to new tariffs on transformer parts




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Trump’s pick for intelligence chief vows to be fair

John Ratcliffe testifies at confirmation hearing held under social distancing rules




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Trump now says task force will continue ‘indefinitely’

White House group will shift to ‘safety and opening up our country again’




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Most Americans trust governors over Trump on reopening, poll shows

FT-Peterson survey finds 71% back states as support slips for president’s economic stewardship




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‘Chancellor must iron out problems for limited company directors’

Mel Stride, former Treasury minister, calls for help for business owners who pay themselves in dividends




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Company car users on furlough can save thousands of pounds

Tax bills can be reduced by handing back a vehicle to an employer




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Government accused of pushing tax compliance policing on to business

IR35 rules demanding companies check their contractors’ HMRC status are flawed and unfair, say Lords




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Help for the self-employed won’t save everybody

The chancellor’s support package is welcome, but many self employed people are excluded 




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Lloyd Blankfein: ‘I might find it harder to vote for Bernie than for Trump’

The former Goldman chief executive on the crash, the criticism — and sparring with Bernie Sanders




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Rachel Maddow: ‘I’m not trying to end the Trump presidency’

US liberals’ favourite TV host on polarisation, the primaries and staying sane




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Glencore copper mine closure prompts Zambia dispute

African nation vows to block decision it rejects as unjustified and illegal




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BBC Olympics wins medal in hype

Commentators have forsworn understatement




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Empty stores: repurpose them

An occupied home has utility no empty shop can match




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Revolut’s founder should take some M&A lessons from Warren Buffett

Company must not bet the bank on expansion; estate agents have nowhere to go




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Argentina/bonds: rumpus on the pampas 

Foreign investors have learnt the hard way that short-termism can be a virtue, not a vice




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Election: Parties back campaigning after London Bridge terror attack — as it happened

The Labour and Conservative parties are making a final push on key issues — border security and rail fares — as the election campaign nears the home stretch. Brexit concerns are also bubbling again.

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Election: Parties make final push as campaign draws to a close — as it happened

Live coverage of the UK election campaign.

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Unemployment in US hits postwar high of 14.7%

More than 20m lose their jobs in April as lockdowns choke world’s largest economy




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European regulators ramp up scrutiny of investment fund liquidity

Heavy redemptions during coronavirus-induced sell-off  spark concerns




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UK’s top asset manager urges companies to take care of employees

LGIM to hold businesses to account for their stakeholder responsibilities during pandemic 




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UK and Irish help for Trump Organization probed by Democrats

The US president holds ownership interests in golf resorts in Scotland and Ireland




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Companies warn over guidance on getting UK back to work

Measures to ease lockdown will be costly and difficult in practice, particularly in hospitality trade




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Philip Green fashion empire crumbles

The high-street fashion empire of Philip Green is on the rocks. The UK retail tycoon has secured creditor support for a complex three-year overhaul that will involve rent reductions, store closures and a halving of the company’s pension deficit reduction payments. But will this be enough to save the business? Matthew Vincent discusses this question with Jonathan Ford and Jonathan Eley.


Contributors: Suzanne Blumsom, executive editor, Matthew Vincent, Lombard editor, Jonathan Ford, City editor, and Jonathan Eley, retail correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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Trump attacks ECB chief over 'unfair' stimulus plan

ECB chief Mario Draghi this week surprised the markets by suggesting that the European central bank could introduce more stimulus to support the global economy. His signal, at an ECB forum in Sintra, Portugal, caused a furious reaction from Donald Trump. Katie Martin discusses the US president’s intervention and the remarks that prompted this with Claire Jones and Chris Giles.


Contributors: Josh Noble, weekend news editor, Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Claire Jones, Frankfurt bureau chief and Chris Giles, economics editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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Africa's most valuable company comes to Europe

Naspers, a publisher once condemned as a mouthpiece of the apartheid regime in South Africa, has quietly become one of the world’s biggest internet investors thanks to a stake in China’s Tencent. On 11 September it will list its global internet assets on the Amsterdam bourse, becoming Europe's biggest consumer internet company overnight. Arash Massoudi discusses how it got there with Joseph Cotterill in Johannesburg.


Contributors: Arash Massoudi, corporate finance and deals editor, and Joseph Cotterill, Southern Africa correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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The call that triggered a US impeachment inquiry

Many US Democrats had pushed for an impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump after the Mueller probe into Russian meddling in the last US election released its findings. But it took a July telephone conversation between Mr Trump and Ukraine’s new president to persuade Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the US house of Representatives, that it was time to act. Katie Martin discusses what happens next and what we know so far with Demetri Sevastopulo, Washington bureau chief.


Contributors: Katie Martin, capital markets editor, and Demetri Sevastopulo, Washington bureau chief. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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Ukraine's role in the US impeachment inquiry

Ukraine has found itself at the centre of the US impeachment inquiry, just as new president Volodymyr Zelensky set out to fulfill his election promise to end corruption. Pilita Clark asks Ben Hall, the FT's Europe editor, what it is about Ukraine creates so much trouble in far flung places and whether it could end up harming Donald Trump's chances of re-election.


Contributors: Pilita Clark, business columnist, and Ben Hall, Europe editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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Trump exposed

Two recent books about the Trump administration have shed a damning light on the character of the man who occupies the White House. The FT’s Edward Luce and Frederick Studemann discuss Crime in Progress by Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch and A Warning by Anonymous. 


You can read Edward Luce’s review of the books here.


Contributors: Frederick Studemann, literary editor and Edward Luce, US national editor. Producers: Fiona Symon and Persis Love. Photo credit: Allen Lane/Penguin Books, Twelve Books

 

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Is Trump abusing his power over the judiciary?

The sentencing of Trump ally and political strategist Roger Stone was mired in controversy after the US president criticised a juror and the original prosecutors in the case. The same week, Donald Trump granted clemency to seven white collar criminals. Does the president have too much power over the judicial system? Brooke Masters discusses with Edward Luce and Kadhim Shubber.


Contributors: Brooke Masters, opinion and analysis editor, Edward Luce, US national editor and columnist and Kadhim Shubber, US Legal and enforcement correspondent. Producers: Fiona Symon and Persis Love.

 

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The pandemic tests tempers and tolerance in Mexico

Some officials are using Covid-19 to jump on the neoliberal-bashing bandwagon




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FDA flags risks for virus drug promoted by Trump

US regulator cautions against using chloroquine outside of hospitals or clinical trials




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PG&E posts $3.6bn quarterly loss after wildfire settlement

California utility discloses $5bn pre-tax charge tied to claims




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Trump appointees vote to block US coal joint venture

Shares in Peabody Energy and Arch Coal fall sharply after regulatory action




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Electricity prices slump as businesses close across the US

Shutdowns likely to shift energy use from fossil fuels towards wind and solar




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Failed M&A: band of hope

Buyers who get cold feet tend to have the advantage but jilted targets can still extract value