► Try the Financial Times for 4 weeks for just £1. Start your trial now – http://bit.ly/2ry7Tkz ► Read more at https://on.ft.com/2HihzKN The FT’s Patrick McGee gets hands on with Porsche’s cutting-edge ergonomics at their Leipzig factory, in Germany, and sees the technology that’s helping skilled staff take the strain and work into their sixties
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Mānuka honey known for being is earthier, richer, and more viscous than many other honeys. It comes from the nectar of the flower of Leptospermum scoparium — also known as Manuka, which is only native to New Zealand. Mānuka, in fact, is a Maori word. “The plant itself is very rare. It’s difficult to harvest
It’s been 10 years since Stephen Colbert ripped into President George W. Bush and the media at the 2006 White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Watch how, in Colbert style, he held no punches.
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► Subscribe to the Financial Times on YouTube: http://bit.ly/FTimeSubs Emma Dunkley, FT retail banking correspondent, examines the risks and benefits of alternative peer-to-peer lending platforms, which use technology to match lenders to borrowers directly in an easier and more efficient way than traditional banking. ► FT Business: http://bit.ly/1KUK08s ► Lex: http://bit.ly/1I14JZF For more video content
June 1 — Patrick McCurdy, head of capital introduction at Wells Fargo Prime Services, explains how small hedge funds go about raising capital and how much money is needed to start a fund. He speaks on “Market Makers.” — Subscribe to Bloomberg on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg Bloomberg Television offers extensive coverage and analysis of international business
Seattle-based startup VICIS has designed a new helmet that can reduce the impact of blows to the head. Can it make football safer?
Competition and the current U.S. economic situation are forcing Disney Parks to expand and raise prices. In 2018 Disney World raised its prices twice and switched to a dynamic pricing model. The new model prices out its early adopters in the middle class from peak park months. —————————————————— #DisneyWorld #AmusementParks #BusinessInsider Business Insider tells you
A desert facility at Alice Springs gets a boost from storing grounded Boeing 737 Max airliners. Aerospace group Boeing is temporarily halting production of the planes in January following the jets’ grounding around the world in March after two fatal crashes. The FT’s Jamie Smyth reports. Read more at https://on.ft.com/36jKvK5 ► See if you get
On a remote island miles off the coast of Scotland, Mati Ventrillon makes hotly sought-after Fair Isle sweaters according to traditions that are centuries old. Made is a series of simple, gorgeous short films that demonstrate how everyday luxury objects are made, and honor the process and artisans behind them. ———- Like this video? Subscribe
We use social media documents our lives. But what happens to your posts, pictures and tweets when you die? CNN Tech Correspondent and “Mostly Human” host Laurie Segall explains what happens to your accounts when you’re no longer around.
In the small town of Nürburg, Germany sits the legendary race track they call “The Green Hell”. It’s the Nürburgring. Between its terrifying twists, blind corners and drops, the Nürburgring remains the ultimate driver’s challenge. The Nürburgring is an iconic 93-year-old, 13-mile race track, and arguably the world’s most dangerous. The Nürburgring is actually composed
With $3.6 trillion in assets indexed to it, the S&P 500 is one of the most important indices in the world. It’s a reflection of the US large cap stock space. But how is it actually constructed? FT data journalist Brooke Fox breaks it down. ► Check out our Community tab for more stories on
Love him or hate him, Softbank’s Masayoshi Son is shaking up Silicon Valley and global investing. He once lost more money than anyone has ever lost in history, but has since recovered to make some of the world’s most successful tech investments. Video by Robin Fall
Cigar aficionados argue that smoking cigars isn’t just about enjoying the flavor, aroma and the ritual but it’s also a great way to create lasting relationships.
The New York Knicks are valued at $3.6 billion, the highest valued team in the NBA for 3 straight years. But the basketball team has posted 5 straight losing seasons. The franchise gets its value off the court from fixed revenues from Madison Square Garden and TV revenue. Following is a transcription of the video: Narrator:
►Subscribe to the Financial Times on YouTube: http://bit.ly/FTimeSubs Rohit Jaggi, the resident aviation columnist at the Financial Times, takes to the sky aboard a King Air 350i test flight. The King Air 350i, the latest model to come out of the Hawker Beechcraft stable, is shipped with PT6 turbine engines complete with front mounted propellers.
June 8 — Gary Leffew is a world-champion bull rider who has been training the top competitors in the field for over three decades. For a small fee, amateur riders can spend a weekend learning from Leffew and his team and see how they fare on top of an angry, one-ton beast. (Video by Zach
CNN’s Jon Sarlin explains why companies panic when Amazon enters their markets and what unexpected opportunities that can bring.
Warren Buffett is the third richest person in the world, but he lives a modest life. He drinks five cokes a day and even eats McDonald’s for breakfast. The CEO and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway donates billions to charities. He still lives in the house he bought in the 1950s, which is now worth over
About a fifth of the global bond market trades at negative yields. FT statistics journalist Federica Cocco explains why, and what the attraction is for investors. See if you get the FT for free as a student (http://ft.com/schoolsarefree) or start a £1 trial: https://subs.ft.com/spa3_trial?segmentId=3d4ba81b-96bb-cef0-9ece-29efd6ef2132 ► Check out our Community tab for more stories or to
Nov.23 — PepsiCo Chief Executive Officer Indra Nooyi discusses the concept of “having it all” with David Rubenstein on the sixth episode of “The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations.”
A beautiful 50-acre estate in the heart of the Berkshires has one unique feature: a luxurious, heated, self-cleaning pool that was converted from an old limestone rock quarry.
The UK must this year borrow £131bn to repay its old debts and meet the day-to-day costs of running the nation. But with the country reliant on international owners of its debt, Elaine Moore asks: can it continue to attract foreign investors? ► Subscribe to the Financial Times on YouTube: http://bit.ly/FTimeSubs For more video content
The citizens of the United States have elected 44 presidents in 57 elections since the Constitution was adopted in 1789. Since the Civil War, presidential contests have been dominated by America’s two major political parties – the Republicans and the Democrats. But over the last 150 years, state allegiance to these two parties has shifted
Johnny Matheny is the first person to attach a mind-controlled prosthetic limb directly to his skeleton. After losing his arm to cancer in 2008, Johnny signed up for a number of experimental surgeries to prepare himself to use a DARPA-funded prosthetic prototype. The Modular Prosthetic Limb, developed by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, allows
Stars of “The Ranch” Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson, and Sam Elliott tell Laurie Segall why Netflix was “the only choice” for their new sitcom.
We got an inside look at the United States Marine Corps’ intense 13-week basic training program. Senior video correspondent Graham Flanagan spent five days at the Marine Corps Recruit Training Depot in Parris Island, South Carolina, where he observed different companies at various stages of training. Recruits endure a series of intense physical challenges such
The FT’s US finance editor Robert Armstrong looks at the way low interest rates have hit four different companies since the financial crisis – Visa, JPMorgan, Comerica and E-Trade ► Check out our Community tab for more stories on the economy. ► Listen to our podcasts: https://www.ft.com/podcasts ► Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/financialtimes
Larry Summers proposed eliminating high denomination currency to help curb illegal cash transfers. Bloomberg looks at how this would impact a $1 million handoff. Like this video? Subscribe to Bloomberg Business on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg Watch Bloomberg TV live at http://www.bloomberg.com/live