Stephen Covey, the author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, tells a story that’s as instructive as it is unsettling. On a New York subway, he noticed a man sitting quietly while his children wreaked havoc. Covey finally…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Far-right leader Geert Wilders has quit the Dutch government, plunging the country into political uncertainty.Wilders, whose Freedom party was the biggest in…

This article was written byFollowEnvision Research, aka Lucas Ma, has over 20+ years of investment experience and holds a Masters with in Quantitative Investment and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on renewable energy, both from Stanford University.…

As the chief merchandising officer for one of the largest sellers on Amazon, Owen Carr knew that the deck chairs he ordered from a Chinese factory in early April would cost him more than ever before. That’s because the chairs,…

The Great Wealth Transfer numbers are staggering. Estimates suggest that over $124 trillion is poised to change hands as Baby Boomers transfer their wealth to the next generation. But will this so-called Great Wealth Transfer really deliver the promised windfall?…

Karol Nawrocki, Poland’s newly elected president, is expected to block Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s pro-EU reform agenda and offer fresh impetus to rightwing populists across the continent.In a narrow run-off victory on Sunday, Nawrocki — a historian and political newcomer…

It has long been said that visiting China from the West is akin to landing in a parallel universe. Pick any major city and most aspects look and feel broadly familiar, yet the fundamentals are different. You can’t hail an…

In first 200 days into President Trump’s second administration, Social Security is under both overt and covert attack. Though there are no dramatic cuts to Social Security being proposed, don’t be fooled – doing nothing is doing something bad. Here’s…

Iran has been seeking to bolster its air defences as the military prepares for the possibility of an Israeli or US strike against Tehran’s nuclear infrastructure if negotiations over its enrichment programme break down.Many of Iran’s most-advanced surface-to-air missiles and…

At some US colleges, international students make up the majority of doctoral students in departments like computer science. At the University of Chicago, for example, foreign nationals accounted for 57 percent of newly enrolled computer science PhD students last year,…