First FT: May’s business plea, Sarkozy ousted, how to stop procrastinating
May offers fresh tax cuts and investment but calls for a fairer country
The curse of Indian cash scrapping
Because “the clever” might just “find ways around” your note ban….
Further reading
From the politicisation of the Fed through to how Venezuela’s nemesis is a hardware salesman at a Home Depot in Alabama.
From the Trump to the Tramp
FT Alphaville’s movie review podcast talks clowns, technological displacement, job security and the rise of inequality as it assesses the work of comedy legend Charlie Chaplin.
First FT: Trump policy questions, Volkswagen slashes jobs and Britain’s metric martyrs
Donald Trump’s foreign policy continues to dominate the US presidential transition, with lingering fears over his Russia stance
Americans are spending a lot more at banks in ways they can’t see
Some fun facts buried in the underlying details tables of the National Income and Product Accounts.
Nationwide pulls out of commercial property lending
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What’d You Miss?*
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This could be awkward
Theresa May is about to appear on a very public platform emblazoned with the name of a certain accountancy firm…
Welcome to Ve Interactive, Stuart Chambers
Some notes for the in-tray of the former chairman of Arm Holdings
First FT: Trump meets first foreign leader, heads roll at Rio Tinto and lessons from the 1930s
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is seizing the chance to lobby the president-elect while key US policies are in flux
Funding Circle reaps the seeds it sowed in America (updated)
Defaults on the P2P lender’s US loans are on the up and up.
Majestic’s half year hangover
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Further reading
An extremely helpful list of fake and misleading news sites to watch and avoid. Also some links.
Facebook and the manufacture of consent
The problem is not the fake news on Facebook. The problem is that you get what you pay for.
Peer-to-peer may have changed banking, but banking still won
It seems the P2P dream is over, at least for the company that pioneered it.
If you can’t beat them, join them
Zopa is uniquely placed…
First FT: Trump transition disarray, BBC in North Korea and coconuts in peril
Key figures in president-elect’s transition team purged while those that remain are mired in infighting
Morrisons and Amazon expand delivery service
Your early Square Mile briefing, with commentary by City Editor Jonathan Guthrie.