THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS

Apollo sells stake in asset-backed lending unit to insurer MassMutual

...The business was viewed as one of the bank’s most successful units, but took up too much capital and was jettisoned as part of a final restructuring plan....

April 24, 2024

Chinese society

Netflix adaptation of sci-fi novel ‘The Three-Body Problem’ sparks anger in China

...Politically, the Chinese party-state has “never been comfortable with unfettered access to western cultural products”, said Josh Stenberg, associate professor of Chinese studies at the University of Sydney...

March 29, 2024

FT Live

Bank of the Year Awards 2024

Recognising the best in banking globally

Super Tuesday: How the night unfolded

Trump wins Republican contests in Maine and Massachusetts — AP

...Donald Trump has secured victories in two of three north-eastern states voting on Tuesday, winning contests in Maine and Massachusetts, according to the Associated Press....

March 6, 2024

Energy Source

The ripple effects of the electric vehicle revolution Premium

...This week, the International Energy Agency released hundreds of pages of reports on the state of electric vehicles and batteries. We sum up our three biggest takeaways....

April 25, 2024

UK politics opinion polls

UK general election poll tracker

...Labour’s poll lead over the Conservatives is the largest of any opposition party since 1997....

April 25, 2024

News updates from January 18: US Congress passes bill to avert government shutdown, Pakistan strikes targets in Iran

Robinhood settles Massachusetts ‘gamification’ lawsuit for $7.5mn

...The suit, first filed by the Massachusetts Securities Division in late 2020, accused the brokerage of failing to put in place proper controls to safeguard inexperienced investors, and using gamification...

January 18, 2024

FT Live

Business Book of the Year Award 2024

The search for the best business book is under way

Super Tuesday: How the night unfolded

Polls for seven states shut in spurt of Super Tuesday closings

...Voting booths in seven states have closed, marking the end of polling in almost half of the states taking part in Super Tuesday....

March 6, 2024

US Election Countdown

Opening salvos in Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial

...And today, the president will visit Trump’s adopted home state of Florida, one week before its new six-week abortion ban goes into effect....

April 23, 2024

FT readers respond

FT readers respond: UK ‘pothole crisis’

...A range of these responses are published below. Join the conversation by sharing your views in the comment section. *Comments have been edited for length and style...

April 24, 2024

Inside BusinessSujeet Indap

Delaware, Inc agonises about Musk backlash as its lawyers seek changes

...The lawyers are members of the Delaware state bar association that customarily makes such proposals to update the state’s corporate law....

April 23, 2024

US Election Countdown

The next phase in the US election

...But first, we’ll hear from Biden in his State of the Union address later this evening. More on that below....

March 7, 2024

UK local elections

UK ‘pothole crisis’ threatens Conservative party ahead of local elections

...For a party that is “proudly pro-car”, in the words of transport secretary Mark Harper, the state of Britain’s roads is a serious problem, reflecting on years of constraints on the local councils charged...

April 16, 2024

ReviewFiction

Caledonian Road — Andrew O’Hagan’s state-of-Britain novel

...If this is a state-of-the-nation novel, O’Hagan paints a bleak portrait....

March 28, 2024

US presidential election 2024

Highlights from Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech

...Here are the key takeaways from Biden’s 2024 State of the Union speech. Did Biden dispel doubts about his age?...

March 8, 2024

FT News Briefing podcast13 min listen

Swamp Notes: Did Biden's State of the Union hit the mark?

...Joe Biden was in the spotlight this week as he made his annual State of the Union address....

March 9, 2024

FT Live

Future of the Car

The technology and new business models shaping the next decade in automotive

FirstFT

FirstFT: The main takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union speech

...The US will set up a port on the Gaza coast for large ships carrying humanitarian supplies, the president confirmed in his State of the Union speech last night....

March 8, 2024

Letter

Letter: We can beat the baby bust — with the right policies

...in the network of aid used by the Italian province of Alto Adige (South Tyrol), whose birth rate has held steady over decades, as The New York Times recently reported on....

April 5, 2024

FT SeriesThe world’s best house museums

House museums #58: Louisa May Alcott

...The house, a traditional timber-clad farmhouse in Concord, Massachusetts, was built in the 1660s and significantly expanded by Louisa’s father, Amos Bronson Alcott, when he bought it in 1857....

March 9, 2024

The FT ViewThe editorial board

Nigeria’s kidnapping racket is a symptom of a failing state

...The deeper problem is the failure of the Nigerian state. The country had a challenging start....

March 12, 2024

Transcript

Transcript: Swamp Notes — Did Biden’s State of the Union hit the mark?

...We’ve talked about this a little bit, but I think one of the most revealing things came during the response to the State of the Union, when the party not in power has a chance to rebut the State of the Union...

March 10, 2024

Janan Ganesh

Welcome to the era of the non-state actor

...If it is giving way to sub-state, non-state and anti-state forces, the implications for a large share of humankind are dire....

January 30, 2024

Life & Arts

The lessons and legacy of Rwanda’s genocide

...Founding a new state out of the charnel house that was Rwanda was never going to be easy....

April 5, 2024

Political Fix podcast31 min listen

Who’s behind the Tory plots?

...Plus, the FT’s William Wallis joins to paint a picture of the crisis in local authority funding....

January 26, 2024

Telegraph Media Group Ltd

Rishi Sunak seeks to block foreign state takeover of the Telegraph

...He added the “broad definition” of state influence would include officers of foreign governments acting in a private capacity and investing their own wealth....

March 13, 2024

Life & Arts

FT Weekend Quiz: Jaws, an imperial measure and Barbra Streisand

...Which US state borders Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine and Canada?...

April 5, 2024

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