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Uber whistleblower Susan Fowler: ‘Everything was chaos’

The former engineer on bullying, tech firm culture and breaking the silence




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Stephanie Kelton: ‘They’re going to have massive deficits. And it’s fine’

The economist has long argued that governments should spend whatever it takes. Has her time now come?




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Richard Horton: ‘It’s the biggest science policy failure in a generation’

The Lancet editor on Britain’s response to coronavirus — and being labelled a pariah




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Kiril Sokoloff: ‘There will have to be massive debt relief’

The Wall Street strategist talks about debt, lessons from losing his hearing — and his latest predictions for the world




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Moeen Ali: ‘You would play for free, honestly’

The England cricketer on finding his faith, burnout — and why he can’t wait to get back on the pitch




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Glencore defers $2.6bn dividend decision

Group seeks to ‘protect capital structure’ as uncertainty swirls over Covid-19 impact




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Rio Tinto faces fresh investor revolt over Mongolia mine

Pentwater Capital calls for boardroom change in vehicle developing Oyu Tolgoi




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Copper find sparks hopes of mining revival in ‘Poldark’ country

Discovery raises prospect of industry’s return 20 years after Cornwall’s last pit closed




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Copper miner SolGold bolsters defences against takeover

London-listed explorer hires Citi for fundraising and advice as rivals eye acquisitions




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Glencore cuts capex as coronavirus forces production curbs

Group has halted work at number of mines due to pandemic




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Fury over boxer smacks of hypocrisy

Boxer’s ideas don’t have to make sense — he just has to hit people




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Tyson v Fury? Dream sporting dramas for 2016

Mourinho in Norfolk, Tyson v Fury, and mandatory drug-taking at the Olympics




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The Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Peter Gilliver review — from A to Z and back again

A fascinatingly detailed history one of the world’s great scholarly projects




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Middlesex take county cricket title in blazing fashion

With an hour of season to go, three of the nine teams were all in with a chance of winning




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Are we seeing the strange, lingering death of Labour England?

In Stoke-on-Trent, Matthew Engel finds a party struggling to answer the simplest questions




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Do I Make Myself Clear? by Harold Evans — eloquence under siege

A celebrated journalist’s guide to crisp, accurate expression is full of sound advice




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That’s the Way it Crumbles by Matthew Engel — the conquest of English

An entertaining inquiry into the relentless advance of American expressions among the British




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Henry Blofeld, voice of English summer, to retire

Doyen of radio cricket commentary will hang up his microphone in September




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Summer books of 2017: new titles by FT writers

Recent books by Matthew Engel, Edward Luce and Anne-Marie Slaughter




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Johanna Konta and the sporting citizens of nowhere

National identity matters less in an age of globalised sport




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The Last Wolf by Robert Winder — island stories

Geography is destiny in this historical meditation on the peculiarities of the English




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Cricket has started to eat itself

The pursuit of novelty is leading to ever-shorter forms of the game




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England face Ashes test after World Cup glory

Amity between old adversaries almost certain to crumble once first ball is bowled




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The foreign states that own Britain’s railways

Train travel in the UK now combines the worst features of capitalism and socialism




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The battle for the Brexit-backing north

Will Britain’s election be decided in the Labour heartlands? Matthew Engel reports




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How Britain fell back in love with the railways

A pledge to roll back the Beeching cuts has rekindled a strange national obsession




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£82bn of UK property sales put on hold

Impact of pandemic has halted nearly 400,000 housing transactions




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SoftBank warns of $9.6bn investment losses due to coronavirus

Pandemic puts more pressure on Masayoshi Son’s bet on beleaguered WeWork




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The end of the office? Outbreak may change work forever

Business ease in adapting to lockdowns changes attitudes to remote set-ups




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Property law: can I work from home if it is rented?

Some leases prohibit doing business — plus what to do when coronavirus halts completion of a sale




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UK shopping centre owner Intu wins breathing space from lenders

Owner of some of UK’s biggest shopping malls still faces uphill struggle




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The gift of isolation: my weekend at a writers’ retreat

Before the world went into lockdown, Rebecca Watson found herself in a very different kind of confinement




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Neumann accuses SoftBank of abuse of power over WeWork deal

Office group founder files lawsuit over largest investor’s decision to pull out of $3bn tender offer




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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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UK property groups plead for extended business rates holiday

Office providers warn chancellor that companies will go bankrupt without relief




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Venezuela faces threat of coronavirus catastrophe

Oil price collapse and crumbling health system put Latin American nation at risk




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Mystery surrounds foiled ‘plot’ to liberate Venezuela

All attempts to remove President Nicolás Maduro from power have failed




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Bolsonaro sparks political feud over coronavirus lockdowns

Flashpoint between Brazil’s populist leader and political establishment over response to virus




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Latin America’s left spots comeback opportunity amid coronavirus fallout

Region’s ‘Pink tide’ leaders see chance of revival as inequality and public health concerns take centre stage




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Bolsonaro triggers furore by firing Brazil health minister

Dismissal of Luiz Henrique Mandetta follows feud over how to tackle coronavirus




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Chile’s coronavirus outbreak helps revive Piñera’s fortunes

Approval ratings for the billionaire president have more than doubled




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Venezuelan migrants face tough choices as virus spreads

Work dries up under lockdown but returning home could be more perilous than staying put




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Bolsonaro vs Maia: feud at top of Brazil’s politics spills into open

Tensions escalate between president and the speaker of Congress’s lower house over response to coronavirus 




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Pandemic forces Brazil’s ‘Chicago boys’ to revise reform plans

Finance minister Paulo Guedes has had his liberal economic agenda sidelined by emergency measures




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Dark Towers — an exposé of banking gone bad

David Enrich’s salutary tale of Deutsche Bank’s overreaching ambitions




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Venezuelans hit hard by cash crisis and hyper-inflation

Maduro’s economic rescue plan offers little hope to people struggling to get by 




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IMF to revise Argentina bailout after drop in peso

President Macri asks for early disbursement of funds as refinancing worries grow




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IMF increases Argentina bailout package to $57bn

Revised agreement comes a day after the exit of central bank governor




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Argentina’s central bank chief warns on market outlook

Guido Sandleris says it is ‘too soon’ to declare that stability has returned to peso




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Brazil’s Bolsonaro rally hits new peak before easing

After reaching intraday record, stocks retreat as new president faces economic challenge