Why bother with university?

As costs soar and graduate prospects dim, the value of higher education can no longer be taken for granted

The remote shooting lodge reborn as Scotland’s most expensive hotel

In the country’s far north, the 159-year-old Hope Lodge now promises ‘curated escapism’ and ‘untamed luxury’

10 numbers you need to know if you’re planning your retirement

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.

Founders share VC horror stories, and some are naming names

A massive viral conversation sharing VC horror stories has taken place this week on X. Some are weird. Some are infuriating.

Investors boost bets for Fed rate rise after bumper US jobs report

World’s biggest economy adds 172,000 jobs in May in sign labour market is ‘turning the corner’

Nasdaq tumbles 4% as shares in chip and memory groups sink

Rising expectations of a Federal Reserve rate increase send US bond yields rising sharply

S&P 500 rejects SpaceX, also blocking entry for OpenAI and Anthropic

SpaceX won’t get easy access to billions of dollars from passive investors.

Bitcoin Tumbles After Strategy Sale Unnerves Crypto Traders

Cryptocurrency is heading for biggest weekly loss since November 2022

Elon Musk’s SpaceX lines up retail investors for record IPO allocation

Up to a quarter of the rocket builder’s $75bn float will be set aside for individual investors

How South Korea's stock boom sparked a currency crisis

The swings in the won illustrate how financial markets can create issues for the real economy.

Quinn Emanuel raises pay for junior lawyers in London to £189,000

Salary increase signals elite law firms are on cusp of fresh pay war as competition intensifies

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