Mexican presidential candidate for the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), Enrique Pena Nieto, waves to supporters during a rally in Atlacomulco, Mexico State on June 17, 2012. Incoming president Enrique Pena Nieto will inherit two Mexicos when he takes office on December 1, 2012: One basking in economic growth and another mired in a bloody drug war that has left 60,000 dead ©AFP Jan 30, 2013

Mexico: Aztec tiger

The country has emerged from Brazil’s shadow to become the darling of investors

Patrol gunmen from Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). Roaming around the desert in pickup trucks with satelitte phones they arrange the trafficking of fuel, cigarettes, water, and sometimes hostages Small arms patrol of the AQIM near the Algerian border, Mali ©Rex Features Jan 29, 2013

Energy: Danger money

An assault on an Algerian gas facility has implications for the energy industry as oil companies review their security

ITALIAN Government bonds on trading screen ©Chris Batson/FT Jan 28, 2013

Markets: Back in the zone

Can flows into the euro last?

Graphene Jan 27, 2013

Graphene: Faster, stronger, bendier

The material may have many uses but its discoverers are warning not to expect an immediate revolution

Jan 25, 2013

Coke: Out for the calorie count

A backlash against the group’s anti-obesity ads underscores the dilemma food and drink companies face

Illustration of America’s debt dilemma Jan 24, 2013

US taxes: Certain as death, complicated as hell

There is a growing consensus that the country’s unwieldy tax system is outdated and in desperate need of repair

©FT Graphic From LEX Jan 23, 2013

Li & Fung: devotion turns to doubt

Retail supplier is a market darling but questions are emerging about its strategy

Mexico: X-ray shows migrants from Latin America and Asia inside a truck heading to the US at a checkpoint near Tuxtla Gutierrez, in Mexico's southern Chiapas state. Police in Chiapas state found over 500 migrants inside two trailer trucks. The red arrows are references to mark distances.///X ray of truck showing illegal immigrants ©Eyevine Jan 22, 2013

Immigration: The road to recognition

There is growing optimism across the spectrum that a broken system will be fixed

US Dollar ©AFP Jan 21, 2013

America’s debt dilemma: A looming crisis

In the first of a series, Robin Harding examines the fiscal challenges that will shape the US in the 21st century

Late French President Francois Mitterrand and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl stand hand in hand ©AP Jan 20, 2013

Europe: An uneven entente

France must contend with Germany’s growing predominance and its differing vision for European integration

Jan 18, 2013

Technology: Desperately seeking data

Facebook and Google are racing to find new and useful information – then control the way we look for it

Jan 17, 2013

Education: From blackboard to keyboard

Higher education online courses are growing in popularity but their business model is uncertain

Jan 16, 2013

Europe: In search of a new deal for Britain

In his speech, David Cameron must appeal to Conservative hardliners and European leaders

Jan 15, 2013

FT interview: Mariano Rajoy

Spanish PM insists his reform programme will begin to bear fruit this year

Jan 14, 2013

Rating agencies: Outlook unchanged

Criticised for their role in the crisis, the big three actors were expected to reform – but their efforts have come unstuck

Jan 13, 2013

Taxation: Unsafe offshore

Governments want to close tax loopholes but risk scaring off big foreign investors

Person in the news Jan 11, 2013

Paul Jacobs: smartphone king

The Qualcomm chief has played a key role in the rise of the device, writes Chris Nuttall

Jan 11, 2013

China: Speech breaks out

Responding to calls for greater freedom of speech could remove vital pillar of Communist party’s power

Jan 10, 2013

Energy: Trial by oil

A clutch of African nations are determined not to repeat Nigeria’s mistakes in dealing with hydrocarbon wealth

Jan 9, 2013

The price of deterrence

Britain faces intense debate over its nuclear weapons

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