1. 两名伊朗小船移民被指控策划在曼彻斯特袭击犹太目标 Two Iranian small-boat migrants charged with plotting attack on Jewish targets in Manchester (www.ft.com)
2. 美国司法部不会重启对美联储主席杰伊·鲍威尔的刑事调查 US justice department will not reopen criminal probe of Fed’s Jay Powell (www.ft.com)
3. 希利计划通过英国预算案争取“喘息之机”,以此推迟做出艰难抉择 Healey set to delay difficult choices with ‘breathing space’ UK Budget (www.ft.com)
4. 海湾战争和全球变暖导致航运路线改道,北极海路迎来繁荣 Arctic sea routes boom as Gulf war and global warming divert shipping (www.ft.com)
5. 维德科姆谋杀案嫌疑人被控策划针对法拉奇的恐怖袭击 Widdecombe murder suspect charged with preparing terror acts against Farage (www.ft.com)
7. “业余主义与组织性”:伊朗在英国皇家空军费尔福德事件中的潜在作用 ‘Amateurism and organisation’: Iran’s potential role in RAF Fairford incident (www.ft.com)
13. 波兰斯基将英国对以色列实施制裁的功劳归于自己,却对反犹太复国主义动议避而不谈 Polanski takes credit for UK sanctions on Israel but skirts anti-Zionism motion (www.ft.com)
15. 以色列最高法院推翻了在即将举行的选举中禁止阿拉伯政党参选的决定 Israel’s top court overturns ban of Arab parties in upcoming election (www.ft.com)
18. 美国非农就业数据疲软,可能导致决策者在10月按兵不动 Weak US payrolls likely to keep rate setters on the sidelines in October (www.ft.com)
19. 由于美国消费者购买电动汽车的数量减少,特斯拉交付量下降了2% Tesla deliveries fall 2% as US consumers buy fewer EVs (www.ft.com)
23. 9月份美国经济仅新增2.9万个就业岗位,招聘增速大幅放缓 US economy adds just 29,000 jobs in September as hiring slows sharply (www.ft.com)
24. 围绕新教徒游行引发的对峙将北爱尔兰政局推向悬崖边缘 Stand-off over Protestant march pushes Northern Ireland politics to the brink (www.ft.com)
30. 受特朗普施压影响,欧盟考虑释放5000万桶原油,柴油价格大幅下跌 Diesel falls sharply as EU considers releasing 50mn barrels under pressure from Trump (www.ft.com)
31. 欧元区通胀率攀升,给欧洲央行再次收紧货币政策带来压力 Higher Eurozone inflation adds pressure on ECB to tighten again (www.ft.com)
32. 通胀与利率追踪器:了解您所在国家的表现如何 Inflation and interest rates tracker: see how your country compares (www.ft.com)
37. 高盛在Shein表现惨淡的IPO后购入了价值2.2亿美元的Shein股票 Goldman bought Shein shares worth 220mn after dismal IPO (www.ft.com)
39. 在拉脱维亚这场选情激烈、人头攒动的选举中,亲俄政党与基辅的支持者之间展开了激烈角逐 Pro-Russian parties jostle with Kyiv supporters in crowded Latvian election (www.ft.com)
42. FirstFT:泽连斯基称,普京已命令军队放弃战争规则 FirstFT: Putin has told military to abandon rules of war, Zelenskyy says (www.ft.com)
43. “唯一的答案就是走上街头”:美国南部的黑人选民集会抗议新的选区划分方案 ‘The only answer is to show up’: Black voters rally against new electoral maps in the US South (www.ft.com)
45. 在军情五处发出警告后,英国各大学开始梳理与中国的关联记录 UK universities comb records for China links after MI5 warning (www.ft.com)
47. 泽连斯基称,普京已指示军方领导人摒弃战争规则 Putin has told military leaders to abandon rules of war, Zelenskyy says (www.ft.com)
48. 英国政府部长们拒绝了工会关于拯救苏格兰钢铁企业的要求 UK ministers resist union demands to rescue Scottish steelmaker (www.ft.com)
51. 随着英国绿党势头放缓,扎克·波兰斯基将迎来决定性的一周 Zack Polanski faces defining week as UK’s Green surge falters (www.ft.com)
52. 派拉蒙选择了一个糟糕的时机,为一笔1100亿美元的杠杆收购提供资金 Paramount picked a bad time to fund a 110bn leveraged buyout (www.ft.com)
54. 特朗普针对柴油的威胁可能会适得其反——看看大豆的情况就知道了 Trump’s diesel threats could go very wrong — just look at the soyabean (www.ft.com)
58. 乔治·卢卡斯斥资10亿美元打造的“叙事艺术博物馆”借助了故事讲述的力量 George Lucas’s 1bn Museum of Narrative Art uses the force of storytelling (www.ft.com)
59. 这位阿布扎比的幕后大佬在曼城面临最严峻的考验 The Abu Dhabi power broker facing his toughest test at Manchester City (www.ft.com)
60. 战争推高了消费者面临的燃料价格,美国炼油商因此赚得盆满钵满 US refiners reap windfall profits as wars push up fuel prices for consumers (www.ft.com)
61. 随着债券市场暴跌加剧,新兴市场表现优于发达市场 Emerging markets outperform developed markets as bond rout deepens (www.ft.com)
64. 海外竞标凸显了澳大利亚在培养金牌冠军方面的艰辛历程 Foreign bid highlights Australia’s battle to forge a gold champion (www.ft.com)
68. 《金融时报》调查后,美国对克里姆林宫支持的金融科技公司A7实施制裁 US sanctions Kremlin-backed fintech A7 after FT investigation (www.ft.com)
70. 特朗普正考虑对伊朗发动打击之际,美国向中东部署了数千名士兵 US deploys thousands of troops to Middle East as Trump weighs strikes on Iran (www.ft.com)
72. 一家调查性媒体进一步深入报道了针对法国极右翼人士乔丹·巴尔代拉的反犹太主义指控 Investigative outlet deepens antisemitism claims against French far right’s Jordan Bardella (www.ft.com)
73. 毕马威总法律顾问因澳大利亚举报人丑闻离职 KPMG general counsel exits after Australia whistleblower scandal (www.ft.com)
75. 美国指控玻利维亚总检察长包庇毒贩后,玻利维亚逮捕了该总检察长 Bolivia arrests attorney-general after US accuses him of protecting drug traffickers (www.ft.com)
76. 受债券抛售影响,美国房贷利率创四年来最大涨幅 US mortgage rates jump the most in four years amid bond sell-off (www.ft.com)
77. 梅尔茨表示,欧洲正为应对来自俄罗斯的“严重混合攻击”做准备 Europe braces for ‘severe hybrid attacks’ from Russia, says Merz (www.ft.com)
78. 美联储高官暗示央行将在10月维持利率不变 Top Fed official signals central bank will keep rates on hold in October (www.ft.com)
80. 欧洲应该认真对待特朗普的柴油禁令,即使不必照字面意思去理解 Europe should take Trump’s diesel ban seriously, if not literally (www.ft.com)
81. 一名英籍伊朗男子因英国皇家空军费尔福德事件被依据反恐法逮捕 British-Iranian man arrested under terror laws over RAF Fairford incident (www.ft.com)
85. 交易商们纷纷排队,试探欧盟打造“欧洲冠军企业”的意愿 Dealmakers line up to test EU’s appetite to create European champions (www.ft.com)
87. 国际刑事法院因美国制裁而与安盛集团断绝关系 International Criminal Court cuts ties with Axa over US sanctions (www.ft.com)
90. 报告显示,贝德福德郡致命铁路事故发生前,司机曾收到警告 Driver received warning before fatal Bedfordshire rail crash, report finds (www.ft.com)
94. 审计公司RSM正考虑进行首次公开募股(IPO),以抵御私募股权支持的竞争对手 Auditor RSM explores IPO to ward off private equity-backed rivals (www.ft.com)
98. 人工智能主权财富基金并非进步之举——而是技术帝国主义 An AI sovereign wealth fund isn’t progressive — it’s techno-imperialism (www.ft.com)
99. 阿索·奥克(aso oke)及其他尼日利亚礼服的非凡魅力 The awesome appeal of aso oke, and other Nigerian ceremonial robes (www.ft.com)
100. 瓦克特尔律师事务所聘请前曼哈顿联邦检察官以加强诉讼团队 Wachtell hires former Manhattan US attorney to strengthen litigation ranks (www.ft.com)
104. 曼城主要赞助商威胁要对英超联赛采取法律行动 Top Man City sponsor threatens legal action against Premier League (www.ft.com)
105. 日本央行意见摘要显示加息步伐将加快 BoJ’s summary of opinions points to accelerated pace of rate rises (www.ft.com)
106. 随着10年期美国国债收益率升至2002年以来的最高水平,全球债券抛售潮进一步加剧 Global bond sell-off deepens as 10-year Treasury yield hits highest since 2002 (www.ft.com)
108. 伯纳姆的“三重保障”举措只是重新分配了开支,而非削减开支 Burnham’s ‘triple lock’ move reallocates, rather than reduces, spending (www.ft.com)
109. 阿联酋正在调查飞迪拜航空遇袭事件是否属于“恐怖活动” UAE investigates if Flydubai attack was ‘terrorist activity’ (www.ft.com)
110. 日本计划与戴尔和Jera合作,斥资1400亿美元推进人工智能数据中心建设 Japan plans 140bn AI data centre push with Dell and Jera (www.ft.com)
113. 英国房价下跌,因抵押贷款利率上升“抑制”了市场 UK house prices fall as higher mortgage rates ‘subdue’ market (www.ft.com)
114. 深陷困境的新世界集团支付4.3亿美元,放弃香港机场超大型购物中心的开发计划 Embattled New World pays 430mn to abandon Hong Kong airport mega mall (www.ft.com)
117. 法国和德国在欧盟汽车法规问题上逐步达成重大妥协 France and Germany inch towards grand bargain on EU car regulation (www.ft.com)
121. 欧盟钢铁出口受高能源成本、关税以及中国供过于求的影响 EU steel exports hit by high energy costs, tariffs and China oversupply (www.ft.com)
122. OpenAI的智能代理掩盖了政府网站遭入侵事件中的黑客活动 OpenAI’s agents obscured hacking activity in government site breaches (www.ft.com)
124. 欧盟就币安在接到停业令后仍继续运营一事提出质询 EU questions Binance over continued operations despite wind-down order (www.ft.com)
130. 独家抢先看:HUMM,纽约今秋最热门的新餐厅即将开业 Exclusive first look: HUMM, New York’s hottest autumn restaurant opening (www.ft.com)
133. 腾讯从甲骨文租赁10万颗芯片,以加速推进人工智能发展 Tencent leases 100,000 chips from Oracle to accelerate AI push (www.ft.com)
135. 2026年贝利·吉福德非虚构类文学奖——入围名单以文学传记和历史传记作品为主 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2026 — literary and historical lives dominate the shortlist (www.ft.com)
136. 特朗普称韩国将向美国能源项目投资2000亿美元 Trump says South Korea will invest 200bn in US energy projects (www.ft.com)
137. 赫格塞特在“军队状况”演讲中盛赞美军改革 Hegseth extols overhaul of US military in ‘state of the force’ speech (www.ft.com)
138. 派拉蒙为筹集华纳兄弟收购案资金,承担了高昂的借贷成本 Paramount stomachs heavy borrowing costs to fund Warner Bros deal (www.ft.com)
139. 派拉蒙任命美泰公司负责人为联席首席执行官,旨在完成对华纳兄弟的收购 Paramount names Mattel boss co-CEO as it looks to close Warner Bros deal (www.ft.com)
142. 伯纳姆凭借“脱欧”后的重大突破,为欧盟峰会扫清了障碍 Burnham clears path to EU summit with post-Brexit breakthrough (www.ft.com)
144. 90秒内攀升至18,000英尺:揭秘迪拜航空那次险些酿成灾难的事件 18,000 feet in 90 seconds: Inside Flydubai’s near-catastrophe (www.ft.com)
145. Boots所有者即将以90亿美元的价格将这家连锁药店出售给加拿大的韦斯顿家族 Boots owner nearing 9bn sale of chemist to Canada’s Weston family (www.ft.com)
149. 美国反垄断监管机构扩大了对Anthropic和OpenAI的调查范围 US competition watchdog expands investigation of Anthropic and OpenAI (www.ft.com)
150. 美联储监管机构发现25亿美元翻新项目中存在“缺陷”,但未发现刑事违法行为 Fed watchdog finds ‘deficiencies’ but no criminal wrongdoing in 2.5bn renovation (www.ft.com)
152. 美国石油行业警告称,柴油价格在未来一年内不会恢复正常 US oil industry warns diesel prices will not return to normal for a year (www.ft.com)
154. 伯纳姆称,有“强有力迹象”表明伊朗卷入了英国皇家空军费尔福德基地事件 ‘Strong indications’ Iran was involved in RAF Fairford incident, says Burnham (www.ft.com)
158. 美国证券交易委员会提议对私募市场中的零售基金征收业绩费 SEC proposes performance fees for retail funds in private markets push (www.ft.com)
159. 人工智能语音初创公司ElevenLabs的估值翻倍至220亿美元 AI voice start-up ElevenLabs doubles valuation to 22bn (www.ft.com)
162. 个人消费支出(PCE)通胀疲软缓解了美联储加息的压力 Weak PCE inflation eases pressure for Fed rate increases (www.ft.com)
164. Novo的减重业务交易凸显了其自身弱点和卖方的优势 Novo’s weight-loss deal highlights its weakness and the seller’s strengths (www.ft.com)
165. KKR警告称,人工智能借贷热潮正导致信贷市场风险加剧 KKR warns of growing credit market risks from AI borrowing spree (www.ft.com)
169. 宝马为加快削减成本,将裁减100多名管理人员 BMW axing more than 100 managers as it speeds up cost-cutting (www.ft.com)
172. 俄罗斯以加里宁格勒问题为由,威胁对北约国家发动核打击 Russia threatens nuclear strikes on Nato countries over Kaliningrad (www.ft.com)
173. 巴西大选因弗拉维奥·博索纳罗与守护圣人之间的争端而陷入动荡 Brazil election roiled by row over Flávio Bolsonaro and patron saint (www.ft.com)
176. 阿联酋至以色列航班因发出求救信号且高度骤降20,000英尺而改道 UAE-Israel flight diverted after distress signal and 20,000ft drop (www.ft.com)
179. 尽管计提了63亿美元的减值准备,普华永道仍拒绝为尼德克的财务报表出具无保留意见的审计报告 PwC refuses to sign off Nidec accounts despite 6.3bn charge (www.ft.com)
180. 先锋集团警告称,随着借贷成本飙升,法国的“信用状况正在恶化” Vanguard warns France is ‘degrading credit’ as borrowing costs surge (www.ft.com)
182. 随着伊朗战争推高能源价格,英国能源价格上限预计将升至近2,000英镑 UK energy price cap forecast to rise to nearly 2,000 as Iran war drives up prices (www.ft.com)
183. 肯·格里芬向卡内基梅隆大学捐赠30亿美元,该校正计划在迈阿密设立分校 Ken Griffin donates 3bn to Carnegie Mellon as university plots Miami campus (www.ft.com)
188. 随着热浪带来“深刻变化”,咸海变得更加咸,全球海洋则变得更加酸性 Salty seas get saltier and world ocean more acidic as heatwaves bring ‘profound change’ (www.ft.com)
189. 新加坡为政府约会应用采用诺贝尔奖获奖算法 Singapore taps Nobel-winning algorithm for government dating app (www.ft.com)
191. 美国化工巨头称,欧盟的脱碳激励措施并不合理 EU decarbonisation incentives do not add up, says US chemicals giant (www.ft.com)
193. 美国中期选举前夕,人工智能行业采取行动以平息针对数据中心的反对声浪 AI industry moves to thwart data centre backlash ahead of US midterms (www.ft.com)
194. Anthropic那份冗长的“风险因素”清单中未提及的关键内容 The crucial things Anthropic’s jumbo ‘risk factors’ won’t tell you (www.ft.com)
196. 随着中期选举临近,白宫就柴油出口禁令举行关键会谈 White House holds crunch talks on diesel export ban as midterms near (www.ft.com)
198. 伯纳姆警告称,若不提高税收就对社会护理体系进行大刀阔斧的改革,将迫使人们出售房产 Social care shake-up without tax rises will force houses to be sold, Burnham warned (www.ft.com)
200. 电池行业组织力主继续遵循英国脱欧后针对电动汽车的规定 Battery groups push to stick with post-Brexit rules on electric cars (www.ft.com)
201. 监管机构警告称,如果欧盟放松监管,就无法实现市场一体化 EU can’t integrate markets if it dilutes supervision, watchdog warns (www.ft.com)
206. 五角大楼授予波音公司一份价值200亿美元的合同,用于制造海军隐形战斗机 Pentagon awards Boeing 20bn contract for Navy stealth fighter jet (www.ft.com)
209. FirstFT:特朗普称,在安全担忧之下,人工智能企业高管们同意实施“自我监管” FirstFT: Trump says AI bosses agreed to ‘self-regulation’ amid safety fears (www.ft.com)
210. 阿尔特曼表示,OpenAI将推迟首次公开募股(IPO),直到解决安全问题为止。 Altman says OpenAI will delay its IPO until it overcomes safety concerns (www.ft.com)
211. 经历十年连续增税后,澳大利亚正与香烟黑市作斗争 Australia battles black market for cigarettes after decade of tax rises (www.ft.com)
213. 伯纳姆和希利强调“经营成本”,令英国企业高管们一头雾水 UK bosses left in dark by Burnham and Healey’s emphasis on ‘cost of business’ (www.ft.com)
214. 特朗普政府目前仍可将非公民驱逐至第三国 Trump administration can deport non-citizens to third countries for now (www.ft.com)
216. 反恐警察称,在英国皇家空军费尔福德基地附近的厢式货车中未发现爆炸物 No explosives found in vans near RAF Fairford, counterterror police say (www.ft.com)
219. 中东石油出口量升至伊朗战争爆发以来的最高水平 Middle Eastern oil exports rise to highest level since Iran war began (www.ft.com)
220. 调查小组称,曼城通过人为手段虚增了9亿多英镑的财务数据 Manchester City artificially boosted finances by more than 900mn, says panel (www.ft.com)
226. 美国劳动力市场“低招聘、低解雇”的状况并未让美联储利率决策者感到担忧 Low-hire, low-fire US labour market is no worry for Fed rate-setters (www.ft.com)
228. 谢赫·曼苏尔访问利雅得,力图弥合阿联酋与沙特阿拉伯之间的裂痕 Sheikh Mansour visits Riyadh in push to mend UAE-Saudi Arabia rift (www.ft.com)
229. 关于美国央行安全系统存在“故障和缺陷”的警告 A warning of ‘breakdowns and deficiencies’ in security at the US central bank (www.ft.com)
234. 阿波罗和橡树资本就美国电信公司重组事宜起诉帕特里克·德拉希 Apollo and Oaktree sue Patrick Drahi over US telco restructuring (www.ft.com)
236. 在工党施压下,马哈茂德寻求放宽移民政策 Mahmood looks to soften migration policies amid Labour pressure (www.ft.com)
240. “翻译与沟通是两码事”:为什么语言在工作中依然有用 ‘Translation and connection are different things’: why languages remain useful at work (www.ft.com)
244. 爱沙尼亚称,俄罗斯是针对一家国防公司纵火袭击的幕后黑手 Russia behind arson attack on defence company, says Estonia (www.ft.com)
245. 希利未能如实阐明英国问题的原因 Healey failed to truthfully articulate causes of Britain’s problems (www.ft.com)
246. 伯纳姆在大会演讲前警告称,放弃“三重保障”将是“选举上的疯狂之举” Burnham warned ditching triple lock would be ‘electoral insanity’ ahead of conference speech (www.ft.com)
247. 由壳牌牵头的财团支持加拿大液化天然气项目230亿美元的扩建计划 Shell-led consortium backs 23bn expansion of LNG Canada project (www.ft.com)
250. 布鲁塞尔转向保护主义令欧盟内部的自由市场坚定支持者感到不安 Brussels’ protectionist turn spooks bloc’s free-market stalwarts (www.ft.com)
252. 裕信银行的奥尔塞尔计划在数月内取得德国商业银行的控制权 Unicredit’s Orcel moves to seize control of Commerzbank within months (www.ft.com)
258. 《“选择”德克萨斯》向我们揭示了伯纳姆在社会福利方面面临的障碍 What ‘Choosin’ Texas’ tells us about Burnham’s social care obstacles (www.ft.com)
260. 英国科技创业者敦促伯纳姆限制竞业禁止条款,以与美国竞争对手抗衡 UK tech founders urge Burnham to curb non-competes to match US rivals (www.ft.com)
262. 星巴克在推进20亿美元成本削减计划之际,放弃了环保目标 Starbucks retreats from green goals amid 2bn cost drive (www.ft.com)
264. 工会领导人批评伯纳姆推迟社会护理改革 Trade union chief criticises Burnham’s delay to social care reforms (www.ft.com)
265. 油价与美国国债收益率之间的关联度达到1990年以来最高水平 Oil price and US Treasury yields in tightest relationship since 1990 (www.ft.com)
267. 欧洲银行正努力从贝莱德和先锋集团手中追回手续费 European banks push to recapture fees from BlackRock and Vanguard (www.ft.com)
268. 非营利组织负责人表示,照搬威尔士模式无法解决英国水务行业的问题 Copying Welsh model will not fix UK water industry, says non-profit boss (www.ft.com)
269. 美国警告称,胡塞武装与“青年党”的联系威胁到红海贸易 US warns Houthi ties with al-Shabaab threaten Red Sea trade (www.ft.com)
271. 福克兰群岛居民正苦于应对阿根廷的“经济战” Falkland Islanders grapple with Argentina’s ‘economic warfare’ (www.ft.com)
272. 路易丝·肯尼迪的《车站》——爱情、友谊与青春的复杂性 Stations by Louise Kennedy — love, friendship and the complexities of youth (www.ft.com)
273. 开云集团的“汽车界大佬”CEO能否让奢侈品业务的发展速度翻倍? Can Kering’s ‘car guy’ CEO make luxury move twice as fast? (www.ft.com)
275. 高盛表示,所罗门辞去首席执行官一职“尚无明确时间表” ‘No definitive timeline’ for Solomon to step down as CEO, says Goldman (www.ft.com)
276. 便利店女店员:Lady Gaga呼吁日本人去全家便利店工作 Convenience store woman: Lady Gaga urges Japanese to work at FamilyMart (www.ft.com)
279. Anthropic在IPO招股说明书中警告存在“对人类的生存威胁” Anthropic warns of ‘existential risks to humanity’ in IPO prospectus (www.ft.com)
283. 美国财政部威胁要严厉打击华尔街的避税策略 US Treasury threatens crackdown on Wall Street tax-avoidance strategies (www.ft.com)
284. 伯纳姆誓言通过解决英国面临的最大问题,打破“一成不变的政治” Burnham vows to break ‘politics as usual’ by tackling UK’s biggest issues (www.ft.com)
285. FirstFT:首尔指责乌克兰违反了关于朝鲜士兵的保密协议 FirstFT: Seoul accuses Ukraine of violating secrecy agreement on North Korean soldiers (www.ft.com)
287. 埃尔多安力图控制土耳其180亿美元股市丑闻引发的连锁反应 Erdoğan bids to contain fallout from Turkey’s 18bn stock market scandal (www.ft.com)
289. 政府部长们放弃了让海外游客为参观英格兰顶级博物馆付费的计划 Ministers abandon plan to make overseas visitors pay for England’s top museums (www.ft.com)
290. 有报道称内塔尼亚胡曾被警告过10月7日的情况,他因此面临压力 Netanyahu under pressure over reports he was warned about October 7 (www.ft.com)
292. 美联储监管机构警告称,央行存在安全“漏洞” Fed’s watchdog warns of security ‘deficiencies’ at central bank (www.ft.com)
293. 塔塔家族后裔提出反击方案,计划维持控股公司非上市地位 Tata family scion hits back with plan to keep holding company private (www.ft.com)
295. 埃尔多安与德国潜在的下一任领导人举行了罕见的会晤 Erdoğan holds rare meeting with Germany’s potential next leader (www.ft.com)
296. 《维斯塔神女》本应是一场惊艳之作。然而,柏林国家歌剧院本季的开场大戏却未能令人信服。 La Vestale should be a revelation. The Berlin Staatsoper’s season-opener fails to convince (www.ft.com)
297. Meta推出企业级AI业务,旨在从庞大的市场支出中获利 Meta launches enterprise AI business seeking to cash in on vast spending (www.ft.com)
298. Shein作为上市公司发布的首份财报显示,其利润下降了三分之二 Shein’s profits fall by two-thirds in first earnings report as a public company (www.ft.com)
299. 如果没有具有韧性的经济,央行的选择就十分有限 Without a resilient economy, central banks have limited choices (www.ft.com)