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Top defence contractors set to rake in record cash after orders soar  Financial Times

September 2024 By Jack Farrell It was seven a.m. on a hot, hazy morning in July at the Burge Dock in Portsmouth. My program of becoming a kinder and gentler captain was struggling that morning in the face of yet another late food shipment for Star Island. Three times aRead More

A bigger boat does not necessarily make for a better experience.

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Bite-sized verse has its place, but two new anthologies offer a chance for deeper engagement with poetic traditions

A ruined chapel perched above the Bay of Naples became the Roman-style fantasy home of the eccentric Swedish doctor and writer Axel Munthe

Non-proliferation regime under greatest pressure since end of cold war, says Rafael Grossi

An emerging market revival has begun, with dramatic global implications

María Corina Machado calls for a ‘peaceful and orderly transition’ in an interview with the Financial Times

Factory workers are deserting the garment industry as the population ages

Europe’s problem banks now appear to be some of those best positioned for growth

CEO Paul Thwaite and chair Rick Haythornthwaite take up the helm following Farage scandal

US automaker’s struggle to improve margins has raised sharp questions about strategy and execution

Fund managers are flush with cash but uncertainty over subsidies and tariffs has chilled activity

Caution on part of foreign investors undermines attempts to return over $1bn to millions of country’s retail investors

Industry could step up share buybacks as large M&A opportunities are limited, analysts say

Furniture retailer challenges digital classified ads ‘oligopoly’ with peer-to-peer sales platform for its products

Revenue expected to double but investors will be watching for any fallout from the delay of latest Blackwell line

Meta’s removal of more than 63,000 fake accounts shines a light on how to protect vulnerable people online

Slowdown in public listings and takeovers means staff and investors are selling shares for cheap on secondary market

Alibaba reports artificial intelligence servers running at full capacity, while ByteDance buys limited-power Nvidia chips in bulk

Shares have fallen 19% since CEO outlined new strategy focusing on capital rather than growth

Big Four firm given its second-biggest public sector mandate before Labour pledged to reduce reliance on external firms

September 2024 By Pam Humbert We all reach a stage of life, eventually, in which time no longer seems infinite. Having entered this realm myself, I’m trying to temper the urge to fill every free moment doing something “productive” with an activity, instead, that I might actually enjoy. Life isRead More

I knew that view as soon as I saw it! I live in Middleboro, Mass., and have rowed in Plymouth Harbor with my husband Peter in our 18’ dory. We have also walked out on the jetty many times, and have experienced the same view as the photo in theRead More