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The FT and the Frontline correspondent Martin Smith and producer Marcela Gaviria join for a discussion of Money, Power and Wall Street, the special investigation into the struggles to rescue and repair a shattered US economy following the financial crisis, being aired on the PBS network
How photos reached snapping point
‘A sense of memory is being replaced by a giddy, breathless kaleidoscope’
America’s reading problem
‘It is claimed some US states predict their need for future prison beds simply by looking at school literacy rates’
Fed rate rise is first overdue step
Yellen will need skill and luck to handle present distortions without sparking another crisis
Women and the right to fight
‘These reforms could make the US army one of the most gender-neutral fighting forces in the world’
How New York stole Silicon Valley’s crown
Entrepreneurial activity in the US is rising in surprising places and among an older age group
- US jobs growth defies global pressures
- US jobs report what to watch for
Freezing out the factory worker
‘Robots and barcodes can undercut the cost of humans in China and India as well as in the west’
Puzzle Yellen cannot solve with a rate rise
The productivity paradox reminds us how little we understand about the US economy
Finance gets the Hollywood treatment
‘In “The Big Short” film, Selena Gomez elaborates the principles of synthetic derivatives while placing chips on a casino table’
Can we fix polling? Yes. No. Not sure . . .
‘While political faith in big data is rising, the reputation of the polling industry is under attack’
Cyber threats insurers cannot measure
Attacks on data are presenting a whole new wave of uncertainty
How marijuana keeps on growing
‘Marijuana is stealthily being redefined as a consumer business — one that could be worth $25bn, if you believe the estimates’
Taking on the unions is a tall order
‘If the 111 57th Street project proceeds, it may be the first modern Manhattan skyscraper constructed without union labour’
Start-ups turn healthcare on its head
Companies could transform the medical industry just as Uber has upended our idea of the taxi
Charity at the tip of a unicorn
‘Unicorns’ — valued at $1bn but not yet floated — could deliver a philanthropy bonanza
New hires for a connected Deutsche Bank
If CEO wants to fix the IT problems he should start looking for top-notch computer engineers
Why we trust the cyber crowd
‘About 90 per cent of consumers say they turn to recommendations by friends when choosing products’
How humans can seize control of markets
Flash crashes affect even commodities markets hitherto considered dull such as corn
WiFi woman: a teen superhero
‘The ultimate dream for this generation is unlimited, ultra-high-speed internet’
ABOUT GILLIAN
Gillian Tett serves as US managing editor. She writes weekly columns for the Financial Times, covering a range of economic, financial, political and social issues.
In 2014, she was named Columnist of the Year in the British Press Awards and was the first recipient of the Royal Anthropological Institute Marsh Award. Her other honors include a SABEW Award for best feature article (2012), President’s Medal by the British Academy (2011), being recognized as Journalist of the Year (2009) and Business Journalist of the Year (2008) by the British Press Awards, and as Senior Financial Journalist of the Year (2007) by the Wincott Awards. In June 2009 her book Fool’s Gold won Financial Book of the Year at the inaugural Spear’s Book Awards.
Tett’s past roles at the FT have included US managing editor (2010-2012), assistant editor, capital markets editor, deputy editor of the Lex column, Tokyo bureau chief, and a reporter in Russia and Brussels. Her upcoming book, to be published by Simon & Schuster in 2015, will look at the global economy and financial system through the lens of cultural anthropology.
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