Ferguson illustration John Gapper from COLUMNISTS 8:27pm

JPMorgan fiasco exposes the myth of the imperial CEO

Neither shareholders nor regulators ought to be happy for Dimon to wield undivided power

The A-List

We need to think about a stabilising political path and a settlement with the Taliban
– Francis Fukuyama
Mitt Romney has two options to consider if he were to face problems advancing his agenda
– Bruce Bartlett
Short-term victory mustn’t sow the seeds of long-term defeat
– Ian Bremmer
OPINION 7:20pm

The only way to contain a Greek exit

Europe must strengthen its own rules, writes Lorenzo Bini Smaghi

David Pilling from COLUMNISTS 7:34pm

Nine dragons stir up the South China Sea

A proliferation of agencies may be pushing the boundaries of Chinese policy

OPINION 7:26pm

Three ideas to end the stalemate in Syria

Violence must be delegitimised wherever it comes from, writes Anne-Marie Slaughter

Robert Shrimsley from COLUMNISTS 8:27pm

Telling business to work harder

Once it was the unemployed who felt the lash of the Tory tongue, now it is the boss class

Markets Insight from MARKETS 1:39pm

Only the IMF can break euro logjam

Fund must intervene to save the eurozone from itself

FT Editorial
Global Insight from GLOBAL ECONOMY 6:40pm

Spain-style devolution can be part of a crisis solution

Quasi-federal state has been a conspicuous success in e past 25 years

Inside Business from COMPANIES 7:00pm

Time for Sony to face the music

Behind electronics horror story are film, music and financials

Martin Wolf from COLUMNISTS May 15, 2012

Era of a diminished superpower

Whatever happens inside the US, its influence will be smaller in the 21st century than it was in the 20th

OPINION May 15, 2012

How Keynes would solve the eurozone crisis

An orderly exit from the euro is the best option for Greece, write Marcus Miller and Robert Skidelsky

Comment Awards


The FT has won four categories in the 2011 Comment Awards from Editorial Intelligence including best comment pages, business commentator for John Gapper, cultural commentator for Simon Kuper and foreign commentator for David Pilling

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