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The Financial Times (FT) is an
international business newspaper printed on distinctive salmon pink
broadsheet paper. The periodical is printed in 23 cities: London, Leeds,
Dublin, Paris, Frankfurt, Stockholm, Milan, Madrid, New York, Chicago,
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, Atlanta, Miami, Washington DC,
Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, Dubai, Johannesburg and Istanbul.
The Financial Times is normally seen as centre-right/liberal,
although to the left of its principal competitor, The Wall Street
Journal. It advocates free markets and is generally in favour of
globalisation. During the 1980s it supported Margaret Thatcher and
Ronald Reagan's monetarist policies.
However, the FinancialTimes has
recently seemed to align itself with Labour in the UK. It also has been
quite supportive, until recently, of Gordon Brown, the current British
Chancellor of the Exchequer.
FT editorials have tended to be
pro-European Union, though often taking a critical view. Several members
of British far-left groups, however, do work for the paper, and it is
popular among the left (Noam Chomsky cites it as a useful newspaper)
The Financial Times also ran a business related game called "In
the Pink" (a reference to the colour of the newspaper, and to the phrase
"in the red" meaning to be making a loss). The player is put in the
virtual role of Chief Executive and the goal is to have the highest
profit when the game closes. The winner of the game (the player who
makes the highest profit) will receive a real monetary prize of £10,000.
The game ran from 1 May to 28 June 2006.
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