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John Gapper

Chief Business Commentator

John Gapper is associate editor and chief business commentator of the Financial Times. He writes a weekly column, appearing on Thursdays on the Comment page, about business trends and strategy. He also contributes leaders and other articles.

He has worked for the FT since 1987, covering labour relations, banking and the media. In 1991-92, he was a Harkness fellow of the Commonwealth Fund of New York, and studied US education and training at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

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    Lady Gaga takes on the junk celebrity

    Instagram influencers have broken into the personal brand market led by superstar artists

  • Wednesday, 10 July, 2019
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    Deutsche’s bankers were alienated from their jobs

    The way in which Christian Sewing dismissed traders is a symptom of the industry’s lack of loyalty

  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2019
    Consumer trends
    China and new generation shake old order

    AI to electric engines meld with internet infrastructure to open new possibilities

  • Wednesday, 12 June, 2019
    Flying cars
    Flying taxis will bring traffic jams to the sky

    Electric aircraft have better uses than carrying small groups of passengers across cities

  • Wednesday, 5 June, 2019
    Travel & leisure industry
    Cruise ships are hurting the high seas

    The industry needs to be cleaner and more sensitive to the places where it sails

  • Wednesday, 29 May, 2019
    Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
    Fiat Chrysler and Renault’s merger is inescapable

    Cultural clashes are less of a risk for carmakers than the high cost of independence

  • Wednesday, 22 May, 2019
    Technology sector
    Technology platforms are losing control

    The land grab for assets across media and food delivery shows their power is under threat

  • Wednesday, 15 May, 2019
    Football
    Premier League wins by creating room at the top for football clubs

    England’s top division shows how to triumph in the age of global sports

  • Wednesday, 8 May, 2019
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    Home is where the heart of the company is

    Origins matter in business, although they are often ignored

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    The activist investor has to prove his worth before dictating how the bank is managed

  • Wednesday, 24 April, 2019
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    Tesla’s road to autonomy is full of danger

    Elon Musk is speeding too fast as he seeks to dominate self-driving cars

  • Friday, 19 April, 2019
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    The Oxford professor on rising China, declining Britain — and the danger of Byzantine books

  • Wednesday, 17 April, 2019
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    India’s election shows the risks of social media platforms becoming private messaging groups

  • Wednesday, 10 April, 2019
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    Boeing’s hubris brought failure to the 737 Max

    The company was blinded by its own commercial success and strong US safety record

  • Wednesday, 3 April, 2019
    Money laundering
    Criminals got a good service at Nordic banks

    Swedbank and Danske Bank hunted for low-risk profits but fell foul of money launderers

  • Wednesday, 27 March, 2019
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    Apple TV+ reawakens the spirit of Sony

    The iPhone company’s streaming app does not need to be a Netflix killer to succeed

  • Wednesday, 20 March, 2019
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    The denim company’s brand has proved tough enough to survive years of wear and tear

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  • Wednesday, 20 February, 2019
    Automobiles
    Brexit betrays Thatcher’s carmaking legacy 

    Honda’s closure of its UK plant is part of a slow-motion tragedy for the industry

  • Friday, 15 February, 2019
    Investment Banking
    Why European banks fall short on Wall Street

    Investor pressure on Barclays and Deutsche Bank to retrench is just the latest blow

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  • Wednesday, 6 February, 2019
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    Ikea furniture does not need to fall apart

    Consumer companies can avoid an environmental dystopia by refurbishing and reusing more

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    Huawei is too great a security gamble

    There is no proof that the telecoms equipment company helps China to spy but its loyalty is clear

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