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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Microfactories — which produce in small plants, close to consumers — are an appealing concept. Yes, production ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. An editor now working as a waitress. An insurance accounts manager now working as a “picker and packer” in a ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. London is establishing itself as a centre for quantitative finance, with a number of trading firms and ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Christina Dupré works in real estate. For most of the past four years, however, her job has more closely ...