Reposted by Helen Thomas Robin Wigglesworth @robinwigglesworth.ft.com · 06/07/2025Not the most important thing here, but a periodic reminder that journalists remember PRs that lie, and tell other journalists about it. on.ft.com/3If9Cpx 422544
Reposted by Helen Thomas Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 16/01/2025"Morning rush-hour speed from New Jersey through the Holland Tunnel, a main route under the Hudson River into Manhattan, has almost doubled to 28mph compared with a year earlier. Evening speed over the Manhattan Bridge to Brooklyn has increased from 13mph to 23mph" on.ft.com/40kdbjn Extraordinaryon.ft.comFirst US congestion pricing scheme brings dramatic drop in NY trafficSpeeds along bridges and tunnels to Manhattan are sharply up and roads are much less clogged 918556
Reposted by Helen Thomas Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 22/12/2024I can’t stop thinking about this brilliant New York Times scoop (gift link) in large part because it’s the first one of these stories where I’ve gone “my god, that worked on me!”: I really thought that ‘It Ends With Us’ had been a commercial failure, & that Reynolds & Lively had failed to boost it.nytimes.comBlake Lively, Justin Baldoni and a Smear Campaign After ‘It Ends With Us’ (Gift Article)Private messages detail an alleged campaign to tarnish Blake Lively after she accused Justin Baldoni of misconduct on the set of “It Ends With Us.” 1111538
Reposted by Helen Thomas Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 23/12/2024A lovely little bit here on the Xmas meat auction 081
Reposted by Helen Thomas Philip Stafford @staffordphilip.bsky.social · 15/12/2024It's been bad for a few years but this year has been stark. - Biggest net outflow of companies since 09 - 88 companies delisted, 18 coming in -Fewest new listings since 09 www.ft.com/content/aef0...ft.comLondon Stock Exchange suffers biggest exodus since financial crisisMain market set for fewest listings in 15 years as allure of New York grows despite planned UK reforms 13812
Reposted by Helen Thomas Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 08/12/2024Fascinating piece on how South Korea’s collective memory of the 1980s shaped its reaction to last week’s declaration of martial law:ft.comThe historical traumas driving South Korea’s political turmoilPresident Yoon Suk Yeol’s surprise martial law declaration prompted a swift response from protesters schooled in previous fights over democracy 26013
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 28/11/2024On this day I like to think back to 2010, when I was in New York and KKR announced ~ on Thanksgiving ~ that they were buying Del Monte -- something that I still maintain was incredibly poor form. 1100
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 28/11/2024Can only assume Pony AI has never encountered rhyming slang. 164
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 27/11/2024Anyone got an Ark? Trains only using one track in and out of Blackfriars thanks to flooding. 040
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 24/11/2024Has the film thread migrated here @stephenkb.bsky.social ? I’ve made my annual trip to the cinema and need to know if my opinions are correct. (Now with right account tagged) 100
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 23/11/2024Want to read more about that $6.2mn banana? Thinking about what it means as bitcoin approaches $100k? Lex has you covered. Bitcoin and bananas add a new twist to conspicuous consumption on.ft.com/4eDSgwYon.ft.comBitcoin and bananas add a new twist to conspicuous consumption[FREE TO READ] Both have joined the elite world of useless objects that get desirable as they get pricier 0105
Reposted by Helen Thomas Robert Wright @reporterrwright.ft.com · 23/11/2024What do you think someone under US sanctions can do in the U.K.? You get a point if you guessed, “field two polo teams and play against Prince William”. My just-published story about Alessandro Bazzoni: on.ft.com/3OnSn50on.ft.comItalian trader played polo against Prince William while under US sanctionsTreasury described Alessandro Bazzoni as a ‘core facilitator’ of network involved in buying and selling Venezuelan oil 516068
Reposted by Helen Thomas Chris Cook @chriscook.news · 22/11/2024London Centric continues to smash it: open.substack.com/pub/londonce...open.substack.comIce cream wars and illegal gambling: How Westminster Bridge became lawlessPlus: Have you visited the capital's least used railway station? 24012
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 20/11/2024The handles on this place — and the inability of my brain to let go of the BSkyB branding that the U.K. broadcaster ditched a decade ago — means I spend my whole time on here thinking “oh I didn’t know they worked for Sky”. IS THIS JUST ME? It’s just me, isn’t it? 6191
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 19/11/2024Trains delayed this morning because of “slippery rails”. 🌧️ Is there any season or weather where rail transit is safe? 151
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 18/11/2024The campaign for trigger warnings on tuna mayo and egg n cress starts here… 3222
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 17/11/2024Sure, sure but this is the ultimate sandwich read and brooks no rivals. www.theguardian.com/news/2017/no...theguardian.comHow the sandwich consumed Britain | The long readThe long read: The world-beating British sandwich industry is worth £8bn a year. It transformed the way we eat lunch, then did the same for breakfast – and now it’s coming for dinner 3103
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 17/11/2024In what can only be described as a total outrage, I have virtually stopped drinking, am eating less meat than ever before and now appear to have gout. Keep at the steaks and red wine, people. 6271
Reposted by Helen Thomas Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Nissan is poised to warn ministers that the UK car industry has reached a “crisis point”, with jobs and competitiveness at risk unless the government relaxes electric vehicle production rules, according to two people with direct knowledge of internal discussions www.ft.com/content/fe50...ft.comFinancial TimesFinancial TimesNews, analysis and opinion from the Financial Times on the latest in markets, economics and politics 1215942
Reposted by Helen Thomas Robert Smith @bondhack.ft.com · 13/11/2024Here’s a starter pack of FT journalists on here you may find useful go.bsky.app/FuqnwdD 78828
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 27/09/2024Just introduced the children (7 and 5) to Frazzles. Minds were blown. 191453
Reposted by Helen Thomas Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 27/09/2024This is a fascinating lunch with Signal's Meredith Whittaker about privacy, surveillance, AI, and the ethics (or not) of Big Tech. I think it will appeal to Blue Sky-ers so here is a free (x300) link on.ft.com/3XLeu9Qon.ft.comSignal’s Meredith Whittaker: ‘I see AI as born out of surveillance’[FREE TO READ] The head of the encrypted messaging service on why she’s a privacy absolutist — and breaking Big Tech’s hold over AI 77437
Reposted by Helen Thomas Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 25/09/2024Can you mastermind a US presidential campaign? www.ft.com/content/2bed4c66-07a8-44…ft.comCan you mastermind a US presidential campaign?Compete for the White House against other readers in the Election Game 022
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 22/09/2024If anyone wants to mix it up, I can confirm that I have never been to a drinks party in Stoke Newington. 260
Reposted by Helen Thomas Emily Brand @emilybrand.bsky.social · 20/09/2024🧀 The Cheese Riot of 1764 🧀 In 1764 the people of Nottingham were so angry about cheese prices that they gatecrashed the city Goose Fair & knocked the mayor over with a massive piece of cheese. The military were drafted in. 🧀🧀🧀🧀🧀 29511191
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 21/09/2024I need to know more about my nemesis, the rail replacement bus service. How are they used, are they on the rise, and how do we rid the country of this scourge? 471
Reposted by Helen Thomas Tony Tassell @tonytassell.bsky.social · 19/09/2024Private equity is doing badly — however you measure it: very strong FT Lex note here www.ft.com/content/4906... 035
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 17/09/2024Who could have possibly foreseen that Big Tobacco buying an inhaler company was a ragingly terrible idea? Three years on and sold for about a third of the price. www.ft.com/content/b489...ft.comMarlboro maker sells asthma inhaler group at discount after health backlashPhilip Morris pivot from tobacco to healthcare with purchase of Vectura sparked opposition from doctors 0102
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 17/09/2024New favourite video which reduced @katie0martin.bsky.social and me to near hysterics in the office. 45414
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 14/09/2024The piece I wish I’d written on Basel backsliding and the regulatory pendulum 182
Reposted by Helen Thomas Robert Smith @bondhack.ft.com · 09/09/2024The Bank of London told potential investors in July it had an “immediate” need to raise £18.5m for regulatory capital, in a further sign of its financial pressures. Follows news of the HMRC winding-up petition against its holdco, first spotted by @danneidle.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/dad3...ft.comBank of London told investors it had ‘immediate’ need for regulatory capitalStart-up bank said in July presentation it had to raise £18.5mn by end of August 041
Reposted by Helen Thomas Tony Tassell @tonytassell.bsky.social · 03/09/2024very good FT Lex note here on how the EU is approaching AI regulation www.ft.com/content/773e... 062
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 02/09/2024Do you know what antimony is? Me neither, before this morning. www.ft.com/content/390a...ft.comGlobal supply chains can’t skirt China rare earths crackdownLong-term shortage of rare metal antimony, a critical material in the defence supply chain, could pose security risk 200
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 31/08/2024Well all I can say is that I wish the DoJ the very best in its suit against Live Nation. 050
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 31/08/2024Can confirm that if you get on a flight Ticketmaster decides you’re a bot and suspends your session. 040
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 31/08/2024Hold up. We’ve been delayed by an hour. Now I just need the queue to move approximately twice as fast as it has been or Gatwick air traffic control to be about twice as shit as they’ve said. 110
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 31/08/2024If, hypothetically speaking, you were in a queue on Ticketmaster and on a plane taking off in 20 minutes, would you phone pick up where it left off on landing? 240
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 31/08/2024I join you from a queue in Bologna airport and a queue for Oasis tickets. Who will move faster? EasyJet or Ticketmaster? 050
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 31/08/2024Missed a lot of action on here while away. But on the upside, I made this little beauty with my own bare hands. 180
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 17/08/2024Just paid £8.40 for two coffees and had to navigate an ordering process worthy of the krypton factor. Good luck Brian Niccol. Starbucks’ $113mn man has a China problem on.ft.com/4cppQpqon.ft.comStarbucks’ $113mn man has a China problemThere is a case for the US coffee group to cut back capital spending and slow expansion plans in the country 010
Reposted by Helen Thomas Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 12/08/2024The uninsurable world: rethinking how to cover for climate damage www.ft.com/content/272fac7a-9d8f-4a…ft.comThe uninsurable world: rethinking how to cover for climate damageStart-ups, legacy groups and policymakers are working out how to operate in areas of rising weather risks 094
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 03/06/2024FT job alert: come and help me run the FT's flagship investment column as deputy head of Lex in London. You can write, edit, and contribute across the FT more broadly. Get in touch to discuss. DEADLINE: June 17th boards.eu.greenhouse.io/financialtim...boards.eu.greenhouse.ioDeputy Head of LexLondon 048
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 15/01/2024What’s going on at the other place nowadays? An advertiser exodus, negative cash flow, heavy debt burden and a plummeting valuation. But users — well, they seem to be sticking around. From @financialtimes.com Lex column. Musk’s X still has one thing going for it: its users on.ft.com/48wVTCLon.ft.comMusk’s X still has one thing going for it: its usersIn the US, it remains the third most visited social media site after Instagram and Facebook 031
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 29/10/2023So I’ve been up for about three days and it’s only 25 past 8. I forgot that actually this is the longest day. 150
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 16/10/2023I appreciate I care an unusual amount about audit reform. But honestly, as an example of where Britain can produce hundreds of pages of reports while accomplishing increasingly little over many years it really does take some beating. 021
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 16/10/2023Wrote this on our failure to make progress on audit and corporate governance reform since the Carillion collapse. Then today, the business department backslides on new measures it only announced in July, including an annual resilience statement. on.ft.com/3ZVyzLkon.ft.comSix years after Carillion, UK audit reform is still circling the drainAccounting regulator is no longer toothless but it still needs more powers 011
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 14/10/2023I didn’t post much on the last place. I’m not entirely sure I’ll do better here. But hello. Here is something I wrote this week: uninsurability is the first stage of uninhabitability.on.ft.comThe insurance world is flirting with its climate doom loopPersistent extreme weather patterns demand appropriate pricing of risks and more emphasis on prevention 67026