Unlock Editors Digest for free FT editor Roula Khalaf picks her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt plans to spend an extra £2.5 billion on job support for people with long-term illness and unemployment as part of a wider push to cut welfare bills and boost the workforce. On Thursday, Treasury …
When Joe Ramirez retired from the Austin school district in 2012, his rent was about $1,000 a month. Today, as housing prices have soared in the city, her rent has doubled to $2,000, but her monthly pension remains the same as 11 years ago. For many people, it’s difficult to just cover the basics, he …
Unlock Editors Digest for free FT editor Roula Khalaf picks her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Australian tech start-up Employer Hero has raised almost $140 million from investors to help fund its UK expansion, facing a tough fundraising market where fast-growing companies struggle to attract investor support. U.S. private equity firm TCV, whose previous …