FT Weekend: Pati Jinich and Gillian Tett on food, culture and power

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War, inflation and how central banks are handling it all

Apple delivered another quarter of strong sales growth driven by what the tech giant called its “most popular” iPhone model ever, and we explore how some of the world’s biggest central banks are dealing with the energy shock from the Iran war. Plus, can Tinder win women back to i ...  Show more

Defence stocks drop despite US-Iran war

Meta said it would boost its spending on AI this year, and Jay Powell says he will stay on as a Federal Reserve governor once his term as chair ends. Plus, the special relationship between the UK and US held up under intense pressure, and defence stocks are struggling despite the ...  Show more

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