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Jan 23, 2013
Jan 16, 2013
Aaron Swartz’s illusion over research
Deleting private companies from the equation might allow savings but could reduce efficiency
©Ingram Pinn
Jan 9, 2013
Censorship makes China look ridiculous
Free speech would benefit the country but all the party sees is the shadow of Tiananmen
©Ingram Pinn
Jan 2, 2013
The superhighway of information has a toll
News online is becoming more expensive for readers
©Ben Baker/Redux/Eyevine
From
LIFE & ARTS
Dec 21, 2012
Keep it simple
Carol Loomis’s new book ‘Tap Dancing to Work’ chronicles the investor’s extraordinary success
©Ingram Pinn
Dec 19, 2012
UBS never took enough interest in its risks
The bank needs finally to get a grip on the business
Dec 12, 2012
Insurers must learn lessons from AIG
Business is still being done in the name of insurance that bears little resemblance to it
©Ingram Pinn
Nov 28, 2012
The law, Fleet Street and a free press
There are many traps but a decent outcome is possible
©Ferguson
Nov 21, 2012
HP should have known all about Autonomy
It was no secret that some analysts and investors suspected the UK software company of flattering its figures
Nov 14, 2012
The Petraeus affair is short on substance
The scandal did not change how the general did his job or was regarded by colleagues
From
WORLD
Nov 11, 2012
New leader won’t solve BBC flaws
Biggest weakness is dual role of director-general and editor-in-chief
Nov 7, 2012
President has allies to unlock Congress
Obama and businesses seeking stability can help each other out of a fix
Oct 31, 2012
New York’s ascent meets the rising ocean
The city is not the only global economic hub at the mercy of climate change and rising tides
Oct 24, 2012
Savile affair exposes hole at BBC’s heart
The corporation is staffed by bright technocrats who have a loose grip on events
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LIFE & ARTS
Oct 19, 2012
The devil to pay
‘Risk’ by CK Stead, one of New Zealand’s most distinguished poets, asks what the cost of easy money is in the City of London
Oct 17, 2012
Pandit may have left but the risks remain
Investors lack faith in the ability of Citi’s senior executives
Oct 10, 2012
Too late for America to eliminate Huawei
The time to declare telecoms a strategic industry was 20 years ago; now is the time for a deal
Oct 3, 2012
Innovation drives America’s reinvention
From looking lost in telecoms and energy, the US has recovered and raced ahead of competition
Sep 26, 2012
Looser listing won’t help start-ups win investors
Regulatory short cuts cannot create growth conditions
ABOUT JOHN
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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