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An easy way to integrate FT news into the classroom

  • Comment on FT articles and share academic notes with your class and a global community of students and business schools
  • Bring subjects to life with up-to-date news and information, connecting current events with course principles
  • Equip students with the international experience and awareness needed to implement global strategy and work in cross-cultural environments
Explain

Add notes on FT articles to provide background or explanations of key points to help your class understand the implications of news stories.

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Debate

Develop discussion points for your class by annotating relevant articles and asking for comments from your students.

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Below is a list of featured content recommended for you to read and comment on.

May 22, 2013

Apple chief Tim Cook defends tax practices and denies avoidance

Tim Cook, Apple chief executive, defended the technology group’s tax practices and denied it was engaged in massive tax avoidance schemes

May 22, 2013

BP moves to stop ‘irreparable harm’ of oil spill payouts

Oil group aims to stop what it believes are unjustified compensation payments under the settlement it agreed with victims of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill

May 22, 2013

Strong demand in China helps boost Burberry sales to £2bn

British luxury goods group is targeting more growth in emerging markets such as China and Latin America as it shifts focus away from wholesale

May 22, 2013

Twitter winning over teenagers in battle for online attention

Facebook fatigue manifesting as move by teenagers to set up extra accounts on rival sites to avoid parents’ scrutiny, according to Pew Research Centre

May 22, 2013

Dimon role spared amid investor backlash

Investors targeted their disapproval at the bank’s independent directors in an unusually large vote against the re-election of Ellen Futter, David Cote and James Crown

May 22, 2013

Bonus video: Carnival shares fall as cruise operator warns on profits

Shares in beleaguered cruise operator Carnival fell as much as 13 per cent on Tuesday following an overnight profit warning. Lex's Oliver Ralph and Vincent Boland discuss the outlook for the company.

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