Financial Times (FT)

The Financial Times, often called The FT, is a leading newspaper of international business, finance, politics and economics. It covers events shaping the global economy. The paper's slogan is "Without fear and without favour."

Founded in 1888, the Financial Times once competed with four other finance-oriented newspapers in Britain. In 1954 it absorbed the last of its competition, the Financial News. Its main contemporary rival is the New York City-based Wall Street Journal.

On July 23, 2015, Pearson plc sold The FT to the Japanese company Nikkei Inc. for $1.3 billion. Nikkei publishes the largest business newspaper in Japan, the Nikkei Asian Review. The company also maintains the leading Japanese stock index, the Nikkei 225. The FT and Nikkei have had an editorial partnership for many years.

Circulation estimate: 1,000,000

This newspaper is owned by Nikkei Inc.

The website is presented in the English language.

Websites

Financial Times (FT) newspaper website
All local news media in London, United Kingdom

Ratings

Content:     Very Good (8 votes)
Political Bias:   Leans Right (8 votes)
Credibility:   High (8 votes)

News

The Men Closest to Vladimir Putin - Russia's "Siloviki"
-- A fascinating essay by Anatol Lieven looks at the "deeply corrupt" cabal of powerful men surrounding Vladimir Putin and their shared resentment of the collapse of the Soviet Union and the humiliation of Russia it engendered. Anatol Lieven wrote at The Financial Times on March 10, 2022: Inside Putin's circle — the real Russian elite
Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder, Colorado USA, March 29, 2022

Financial Times Reaches 1 Million Paying Digital Subscribers
-- It's a nice round number, making the FT the second British newspaper (after The Guardian) to acquire one million paying digital subscribers. Digital subscribers now account for half of FT revenues. Charlotte Tobtt wrote at Press Gazette on March 1, 2022: FT hits 1m paying digital subscribers with online journalism matching all its other revenue streams combined
Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder, Colorado USA, March 14, 2022

How the Financial Times Took Down Germany's €24 Billion Wirecard
-- Wirecard was a €24 billion criminal fraud that imploded in June 2020 after the Financial Times published the results of its investigation into company operations. Wirecard was backed by technology investor Softbank and the FT reports revealed the weakness of German financial regulation and corporate auditing. Dominic Ponsford wrote at Press Gazette on September 2, 2021: Wirecard: How the FT proved the pen is mightier than a €24bn criminal gang
Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder, Colorado USA, September 17, 2021

The Financial Times Newspaper Sold to Nikkei
-- July 23, 2015: Japanese newspaper publisher Nikkei has bought the salmon-colored Financial Times newspaper from Pearson plc for $1.3 billion. Nikkei is a private company which publishes the largest business newspaper in Japan, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, with a print circulation of about three million. The company also maintains the leading Japanese stock index, the Nikkei 225. The...

London's Financial Times goes Digital-First
-- January 24, 2013: In an email to staff, the editor of the leading British financial newspaper announced that the digital world will now come first, and the print newspaper second. Lionel Barber wrote that the Financial Times will reduce the cost of producing the printed newspaper to make room for bigger online investments. The full text of the email was published by The Guardian...

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