Posts Tagged ‘financial times’

Abenomics is nothing new

Far from a new beginning, Yasunari Ueno, Mizuho's chief market economist, says that those who believe in Abenomics are suffering from a bout of amnesia. The FT's Ben McLannahan reports from Tokyo

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Big data and security

Paul Taylor, the FT's Connected Business editor, talks to Vijay Raghavan, Chief Technology Officer at LexisNexis about the use of big data and the delicate balance between data gathering and the need to safeguard customer privacy. For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video

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Wolf on averting climate chaos

Global carbon dioxide emissions have increased sharply as the developing world industrialises. Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator, tells Long View columnist John Authers why this is a problem and how it can be tackled. For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video

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Flaws with financial transaction tax

A "Robin Hood" tax on financial transactions was seen as a way to discourage speculative market trades. Capital markets editor Ralph Atkins and FT Trading Room editor Philip Stafford discuss how turning theory into practice is proving a challenge

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Ocado to take Morrisons online

Ocado shares leapt 29 per cent on news of its deal to take Morrisons into online groceries. Lex's Vincent Boland and Oliver Ralph discuss how Ocado partner Waitrose will view the tie-up. For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video

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Europe’s failure on debt restructuring

The past year has probably been the most important in sovereign debt history.

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Indonesia’s infrastructure deficit

From outdated, overcapacity ports to stalled road and rail projects, Indonesia's infrastructure is in a sorry state. The resulting traffic jams and transportation delays affect everyone from local commuters to international investors

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Luxury lull

Luxury goods group Richemont has seen sales improve in the US but not enough to counter a clampdown on gift giving in China. Lex's Nikki Tait and Julia Grindell on the tougher trading environment for luxury. For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video

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Container shipping the world in a box

Containers transporting everything from shoes to aerospace parts make over 200m journeys a year by ship, truck and train. In the second video in the FT's 50 Best Business Ideas series, David Pilling, Asia Editor, explains why standardised containers revolutionised world trade by minimising transport costs For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video

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Not building enough

UK homebuilding has been boosted by government initiatives, and Barratt has described the market as the most favourable in five years -- but supply is trailing demand. Lex's Stuart Kirk and Nikki Tait discuss what this means for housebuilders.

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