ic Lockdown lunches: how to make delicious fresh pasta with a rolling pin By www.ft.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 03:59:51 GMT No pasta machine? No problem. Tim Hayward shows Daniel Garrahan how to make it by hand - just like nonna Full Article
ic Culture war: How Danone kept making yoghurt in pandemic By www.ft.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 04:00:50 GMT From bored employees to train trouble in the French Alps, the manufacturer has faced new challenges Full Article
ic PepsiCo’s food and drink combo serves it well in lockdown snacking surge By www.ft.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 15:14:53 GMT Sales rise but company warns revenues will decline as bar and restaurant closures hit beverages Full Article
ic Plant-based burgers to compete with real meat prices By www.ft.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 23:18:32 GMT Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods spy retail opportunities as meat industry struggles with virus Full Article
ic Americans’ $2bn lockdown booze binge By www.ft.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 10:00:14 GMT Sales for drinking at home soar but alcohol companies say they do not offset bar closures Full Article
ic Beyond Meat’s profit-driven pricing power By ftalphaville.ft.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 10:53:21 GMT Even without scale, the fake meat industry is challenging the economics of its blood and guts rivals. Full Article
ic Credit Suisse scandal, Wells Fargo's new chief and ECB interest rate policy By play.acast.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 13:53:21 GMT David Crow and guests discuss the scandal that has engulfed Credit Suisse, including the apparent suicide of a security consultant involved in a corporate espionage operation for the bank, US bank Wells Fargo's new chief executive, and the merits of the European Central Bank's interest rate policy. With special guest Jean Pierre Mustier, president of the European Banking Federation and chief executive of Italian bank UniCredit.Contributors: David Crow, Banking editor, Sam Jones, correspondent in Zurich, Laura Noonan, US banking editor, and Patrick Jenkins, financial editor. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
ic UK stress tests, racism at JPMorgan and predictions for 2020 By play.acast.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 17:28:46 GMT Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss what the latest stress tests tell us about the health of UK banks, racism in US banking after recent revelations about the treatment of black customers at JPMorgan Chase, and predictions for the year ahead. With special guest Laurie Mayers, associate managing director at Moody's.Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
ic Davos News, Bank of America outlook and JPMorgan's shift towards Paris By play.acast.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 17:08:51 GMT Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the latest from the World Economic Forum in Davos, the outlook for Bank of America, and JPMorgan Chase's decision to buy a second office in Paris. With special guest Brian Moynihan, chief executive of Bank of America. Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, Laura Noonan, US banking editor, and Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
ic Coronavirus and the new oil price war By play.acast.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 18:44:45 GMT How are banks dealing with the market chaos caused by coronavirus and the new oil price war? Also, Bob Diamond has appointed his flamboyant former right-hand man at Barclays, Rich Ricci, as chief executive of Panmure Gordon, the lossmaking UK stockbroker he bought two years ago. What are the two musketeers now up to? And we also hear from special guest Katie Murray, chief financial officer of RBS. Contributors: Host, Matthew Vincent, regulation correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Laura Noonan, US banking editor, and Nicolas Megaw, retail banking correspondent. Producers: Andrew Georgiades and Breen Turner. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
ic Behind the Money: Running a small business during a global pandemic By play.acast.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 17:00:00 GMT Behind the Money is a podcast from the Financial Times that takes listeners inside the business and financial stories of the moment, with reporting from FT journalists around the world. You can find Behind the Money wherever you get your podcasts, including FT.com/behindthemoney.Mauren Pereira's drapery business was on track for its most financially successful year to date. That was until the coronavirus outbreak reached Virginia. Behind the Money reports on how one small business owner is navigating the current economic crisis. With Brendan Greeley, US economics editor for the Financial Times. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
ic Iraq warns over threat to public sector pay from oil price collapse By www.ft.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 10:02:54 GMT Prime minister designate says government could be unable to pay half of the salaries of 3m-strong workforce next month Full Article
ic Scare tactics are the wrong approach in war zones By www.ft.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 12:57:50 GMT In Iraq and Syria, citizens have been hard to persuade of the need to stay inside Full Article
ic The Arab medics battling coronavirus in Israel’s divided society By www.ft.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 04:00:38 GMT Community is politically marginalised but makes up one-fifth of doctors and a quarter of nurses Full Article
ic How Israel’s Netanyahu secured his political survival By www.ft.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 16:55:59 GMT Shock unity deal with rival Benny Gantz delivers prime minister a record fifth term Full Article
ic For fashion labels launched during the pandemic, what now? By www.ft.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 04:00:38 GMT In fashion, timing is everything. When coronavirus turned the world upside down, these new brands had to pivot quickly to survive Full Article
ic All about Yves: a new book charts Saint Laurent’s iconic looks By howtospendit.ft.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 04:10:23 GMT ‘The Impossible Collection’ offers a 9.5kg overview of the designer’s whole career Full Article
ic Trump bans green card applications for 60 days By www.ft.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 06:41:18 GMT US president assessing need for further moves to reduce immigration Full Article
ic The American Confederacy is rising again under Trump By www.ft.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 04:00:27 GMT Over decades the Republican party has reconfigured itself into the party of the white and the South Full Article
ic How coronavirus broke America’s healthcare system By www.ft.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 04:00:33 GMT The US spends $3.6tn a year on health. Why does the pandemic threaten so many of its hospitals? Full Article
ic The record-breaking US economic recovery in charts By www.ft.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Jul 2019 10:00:27 GMT Longest expansion in modern American history is also the weakest Full Article
ic US House passes 2-year budget deal despite Republican opposition By www.ft.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 21:54:25 GMT Agreement raises spending by $320bn but has limited offsetting budget cuts Full Article
ic Lockdown lifestyle: changing internet habits during the pandemic By www.ft.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 10:00:02 GMT Local news sites are experiencing a resurgence and streaming is more popular than ever Full Article
ic Coronavirus tracked: has your country’s epidemic peaked? | Free to read By ig.ft.com Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 19:28:47 GMT Find any country in the customisable version of the Covid-19 trajectory charts Full Article
ic Coronavirus economic tracker: latest global fallout By www.ft.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 10:46:25 GMT Pandemic is causing the biggest disruption in decades to economies across the world Full Article
ic Domestic tourists provide Chinese economy with a boost By www.ft.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 23:02:09 GMT After months of lockdown, citizens are keen to move around but not across borders Full Article
ic EU draws criticism over consent to China censorship of coronavirus article By www.ft.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 08:45:00 GMT Beijing edits European opinion piece published in Chinese state-controlled media Full Article
ic Jan Dalley interviews Sir Nicholas Serota By play.acast.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:00:00 GMT Arbus in Aberdeen, Long in Lakeland - Tate director Sir Nicholas Serota talks to FT arts editor Jan Dalley about next year’s Artist Rooms programme of touring exhibitions. In its past two years, the scheme has drawn tens of thousands of visitors in towns throughout the UK to shows by Beuys, Ruscha, Woodman, Hirst and others – but how easily can the model be replicated elsewhere? Jan Dalley interviews Sir Nicholas Serota in his office at Tate. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
ic Miami Basel: the rise of Latin American art By play.acast.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT As the ninth Art Basel Miami Beach takes place this week, Andres Schipani discusses the growing presence of Latin American collectors and galleries at the international art fair. He is joined by Mark Spiegler, director of Art Basel Miami Beach; Tim Marlow from London's White Cube gallery; Elizabeth Neilson, who heads the London-based Zabludowicz Collection; and Henrique Faría from Venezuela's Faría Fábregas gallery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
ic Best pop music of 2010 By play.acast.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:58:00 GMT On the announcement of the BBC's 'Sounds of 2011' list, FT pop critics and panel judges Ludovic Hunter-Tilney and Richard Clayton look back at the year in pop, and forwards to 2011. What do polls like this say about the state of pop? And what do we want our pop music do to - soothe the soul or confront difficult issues? They talk to deputy arts editor Neville Hawcock about their artists and bands of the year: Rumer, Warpaint, Everything Everything, Ellie Goulding, Kings of Leon and Arcade Fire - their band of 2010. Produced by Griselda Murray Brown See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
ic Classical ballet and contemporary dance By play.acast.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:16:00 GMT As the Royal Ballet rehearses Christopher Wheeldon's 'Alice in Wonderland', its first new full-length ballet in 15 years, Peter Aspden talks to Royal Ballet principal Tamara Rojo, Sadler’s Wells artistic director Alistair Spalding and FT critic Clement Crisp. Does 'Alice' represent a return to traditional values? Are ballet companies doing enough to encourage new work? And, what is the relationship between classical ballet and contemporary work? Produced by Griselda Murray Brown See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
ic Sky Atlantic, Boardwalk Empire and the state of TV drama By play.acast.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:09:00 GMT The launch of Sky Atlantic on February 1 – the result of Sky's exclusive five-year deal with HBO - raises questions about British and American television drama. Is the US - with cult series like The Sopranos, Mad Men and now Boardwalk Empire - enjoying a Golden Age of TV drama? What about Britain? Has its Golden Age been and gone? Jan Dalley, FT arts editor, is joined by Mark Duguid, senior curator of the British Film Institute National Archive, Huw Kennair-Jones, Sky1’s commissioning editor for drama, and John Lloyd, the FT’s television columnist. Produced by Griselda Murray Brown See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
ic Anna Nicole: the opera By play.acast.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:10:00 GMT Does bad language have a place in the opera house? Is the life of a stripper turned reality TV star a suitable subject for operatic treatment? And, can opera find a viable way of reflecting culture today? The day after the premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage's "Anna Nicole" at Covent Garden, Andrew Clark, FT classical music critic, puts these questions to Gina Thomas, UK cultural correspondent of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, and Laura Battle, FT staff writer and critic. Produced by Griselda Murray Brown See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
ic Musicals: serious art or just plain silly? By play.acast.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:45:00 GMT There are a lot of musicals moving into London's West End right now – including "Shoes", "Million Dollar Quartet", "Betty Blue Eyes" and "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" - and rumbling in the background is the hoo-ha in New York over "Spiderman". What is the enduring appeal of the musical? Is it more diverse than its critics imagine? And, are musicals a good thing for the theatrical landscape? Jan Dalley talks to Jamie Lloyd, director of the Donmar's "Spelling Bee", and FT theatre critics Ian Shuttleworth and Sarah Hemming. Produced by Griselda Murray Brown See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
ic Venice Biennale preview By play.acast.com Published On :: Wed, 25 May 2011 15:02:00 GMT Established in 1895, the Venice Biennale has been called anachronistic - with its focus on separate national pavilions despite the international nature of today's art market. Is it an outdated model? If so, why are more countries than ever taking part this year? It is a series of exhibitions not an art fair - yet Venice has long been a centre of trade. Just how commercial is its Biennale? Jan Dalley puts these questions to Jackie Wullschlager and Peter Aspden, and picks some highlights ahead of the 54th Venice Biennale. Produced by Griselda Murray Brown See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
ic Venice Biennale preview By play.acast.com Published On :: Wed, 25 May 2011 15:02:00 GMT Established in 1895, the Venice Biennale has been called anachronistic - with its focus on separate national pavilions despite the international nature of today's art market. Is it an outdated model? If so, why are more countries than ever taking part this year? It is a series of exhibitions not an art fair - yet Venice has long been a centre of trade. Just how commercial is its Biennale? Jan Dalley puts these questions to Jackie Wullschlager and Peter Aspden, and picks some highlights ahead of the 54th Venice Biennale. Produced by Griselda Murray Brown See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
ic Pop festivals, retromania and the iCloud By play.acast.com Published On :: Sun, 12 Jun 2011 16:00:00 GMT What's happening in the world of pop? FT critics Ludovic Hunter-Tilney and Richard Clayton join Neville Hawcock in the studio to look forward to this summer's pop festivals - and to ask whether pop itself has become too backward-looking, as Simon Reynolds argues in his new book Retromania. Are we really addicted to the past? And are YouTube and now the Apple iCloud part of this trend? Produced by Griselda Murray Brown See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
ic Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life By play.acast.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:45:00 GMT It premiered at Cannes to cheers and boos, and went on to win the Palm D’Or. Some called it a masterpiece; others dismissed it as overblown nonsense. But what’s so divisive about Terrence Malick’s ambitious new film? It’s a coming-of-age story set in 1950s Texas but it also has long sequences that explore the natural world and the origins of the universe. Does it work? And is its strong religious strain likely to turn off non-believers? Raphael Abraham is joined in the studio by Nick James, editor of Sight & Sound magazine, Peter Aspden, FT arts writer, and Leo Robson, film critic. Produced by Griselda Murray Brown See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
ic Ken Loach on political filmmaking By play.acast.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:15:00 GMT On the occasion of his British Film Institute retrospective, Ken Loach, the acclaimed director of films such as Kes, Land and Freedom and the Cannes Palme d’Or winning The Wind that Shakes the Barley, talks about the state of political filmmaking. He is in the studio with Raphael Abraham, Peter Aspden and Lucian Robinson. Produced by Griselda Murray Brown See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
ic Death of the pop critic? By play.acast.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:13:00 GMT As the winners of the BBC’s Sound of 2012 poll are announced, FT deputy arts editor Neville Hawcock asks three of the judges: who are the real “tastemakers”? What’s more important nowadays, a rave review or hits on YouTube? And how do unsigned artists make it? He is joined in the studio by FT pop critics Ludovic Hunter-Tilney and Richard Clayton, and NME assistant reviews editor and blogger Laura Snapes; music clips from Sound of 2012 winner Michael Kiwanuka, as well as Context, Emeli Sandé and Skrillex. Produced by Griselda Murray Brown See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
ic How contemporary classical music got cool By play.acast.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:18:00 GMT Ever been to a classical club night or an opera in a warehouse? This week on the arts podcast Jan Dalley talks to her guests about how people consume classical music today. She is joined by Gabriel Prokofiev, composer, DJ and grandson of the Russian composer Sergei; Frederic Wake-Walker, artistic director of pioneering company The Opera Group; and FT writer Laura Battle. With clips from Gabriel Prokofiev's 'Concerto for Turntables and Orchestra', and Elena Langer's 'The Lion's Face', commissioned performed by The Opera Group. Produced by Griselda Murray Brown See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
ic What is British music? By play.acast.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 19:50:00 GMT Elgar, the Beatles and Dizzee Rascal have all had a starring role in London’s Olympic Games, with some astonishing scenes that told the world the story of Britain’s contribution to popular culture. But can British music continue to punch above its weight? In this special edition of the Arts Podcast, FT pop critic Ludovic Hunter-Tilney is joined in the studio by Laura Battle, an FT classical music critic, Peter Aspden, the newspaper's culture columnist, and Paul Morely, radio and TV presenter and music critic. With music by The Beatles, Thomas Ades, Roy Harper and Amy Winehouse. Produced by Griselda Murray Brown and John Sunyer See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
ic Take it easy: Peter Aspden on The Eagles’ mellow magic By play.acast.com Published On :: Fri, 03 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT As a new documentary profiles the soft rock megastars, the FT’s arts writer reflects on their dramatic fall from grace – and their enduring appeal See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
ic Hobson-Jobson: Julius Purcell on linguistic “barbarisms” By play.acast.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:51:00 GMT The thought of French purists fretting over ‘les snackbars’ has long-tickled English-speakers See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
ic Spasticus artisticus: Peter Aspden on Ian Dury By play.acast.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 14:15:00 GMT The late pop singer, whose work has just gone on show at London’s Royal College of Art, was a far more nuanced figure than his punk image would suggest, argues the FT’s arts writer See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
ic Going it alone: Erica Wagner on creative independence By play.acast.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Aug 2013 13:05:00 GMT Omnicom/Publicis, Penguin/Random House – the cultural landscape is dominated by ever fewer, ever bigger businesses. Yet artists and audiences alike are finding benefits in shunning their embrace See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
ic Art for all: Erica Wagner on the Gramsci Monument By play.acast.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 14:35:00 GMT Thomas Hirschhorn’s South Bronx installation brilliantly embodies the belief that art should be part of everyday life See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
ic Party on! Peter Aspden on beach bar music By play.acast.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 09:00:00 GMT It’s loud, insistent, adolescent and playing now at a Mediterranean resort near you. And as the FT’s arts writer finds, there’s no way you’ll ever get the volume turned down See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
ic Something old, something new: Peter Aspden on the classic with a twist By play.acast.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 12:50:00 GMT Spicing up traditional settings with a dash of contemporary style has become a cultural commonplace. But let’s not pretend it’s anything more than an aesthetic compromise, the FT’s arts writer says See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
ic Bryte star: Peter Aspden on Nick Drake By play.acast.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 16:00:00 GMT Neglected in his lifetime, the singer-songwriter is now revered, as an event devoted to his album ‘Bryter Later’ demonstrates. But it’s doubtful his genius would have flourished any better in today’s impatient world, the FT’s arts writer says See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article