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• February 5 2025
  Chris Miller

  South-east Asia calculates its next move as US and China face off

  Investment is pouring into the region, but extracting value is proving harder than expected

  
• January 3 2025
  United States Steel Corp

  Biden blocks Nippon Steel’s $15bn takeover of US Steel

  Companies threaten legal action in response to outgoing president’s decision

  
• December 10 2024
  Special Report

  Investing in America

  The third annual FT-Nikkei Investing in America report looks at how overseas companies are negotiating the newly uncertain investment climate in the US

  
• December 10 2024
  Special ReportInvesting in America

  Toyota vows to move ahead with $13.9bn battery plant in North Carolina

  Trump’s criticism of EV incentives casts a cloud over largest US investment in clean tech by any foreign automaker

  
• December 10 2024
  Special ReportInvesting in America

  Will Trump usher in a new era of protectionism?

  Foreign investment could be hit if president-elect implements his more draconian policy promises

  
• December 8 2024
  Special ReportInvesting in America

  As South Korean investment grows, so do ‘Koreatowns’

  Companies such as Samsung, Hyundai and LG have helped bring Korean culture to unexpected corners of the US

  
• December 3 2024
  Special ReportInvesting in America

  How an American steel takeover became a political firestorm

  A Japanese company’s plan to buy US Steel is challenging the country’s long-standing policy towards foreign investment

  
• December 2 2024
  Special ReportInvesting in America

  Biden’s economic legacy tied to fate of his industrial policies

  Companies have committed nearly $400bn since he signed flagship legislation. But will it last?

  
• November 9 2024
  US presidential election 2024

  Poorer voters flocked to Trump — and other data points from the election

  FT analysis of this week’s election results paint a dire picture for the Democrats

  
• October 18 2024
  Special ReportInvesting in America

  Investing in America Series: Houston diversifies its economy to come out on top

  The gradual shift away from reliance on a single industry has helped the self-styled “energy capital of the world” take the top spot in the FT-Nikkei ranking of best US cities for foreign investment

  
• September 18 2024
  Global Economy

  South Korea emerges as a top US investor as China tensions escalate

  US project commitments from South Korean companies totalled $21.5bn last year, more than any other country

  
• August 19 2024
  Demographics and population

  Why is New York shrinking?

  Look over here, like I live in hell? I’m running wild like rats in Taco Bell

  
• May 9 2024
  Chinese business & finance

  China tech is seeking growth in the Middle East

  Companies would face less political scrutiny in a region where ties are mainly centred around economic interests

  
• March 14 2024
  Due Diligence

  Biden and Sunak meddle in two big deals Premium content

  Plus, UK dealmakers say carried interest tax increases could be worse than Brexit

  
• January 18 2024
  BYD

  China’s BYD to build electric vehicle plant in Indonesia

  Carmaker will invest $1.3bn in its sixth overseas factory as it aims to expand global footprint

  
• November 7 2023
  Investing in America 2023

  China culls spend in response to US trade hostility

  Restrictions imposed over national security concerns have taken their toll on US communities dependent on foreign-owned projects

  
• November 7 2023
  Investing in America 2023

  Cleveland’s civic leaders say ‘you can change the city’

  Number 18 on the FT-Nikkei Investing in America list is putting in work

  
• November 7 2023
  Investing in America 2023

  Shein’s US push complicated by its Chinese roots

  On-demand fashion group looks to convince Washington about its labour and sustainability record

  
• November 7 2023
  Investing in America 2023

  Houston takes top spot in FT-Nikkei rankings by moving beyond oil

  The Texan city has become a hub for green energy innovation by building on its hydrocarbon past

  
• November 7 2023
  Investing in America 2023

  How we compiled the 2023 FT-Nikkei Investing in America ranking

  We have made significant changes to the methodology to reflect investor preferences

  
• November 7 2023
  Investing in America 2023

  Japanese companies place US bets on Texas

  Concern over belligerence from China has refocused attention on the importance of the US market

  
• November 7 2023
  Investing in America 2023

  Ohio’s rustbelt turns into a magnet for chip fabs

  Tech investors say ‘Hi, not Goodbye, Columbus’ as projects worth tens of billions crowd in

  
• November 7 2023
  Investing in America 2023

  Biden’s flagship acts trigger subsidy wars

  American states offer billions of dollars to outbid each other to secure new projects and jobs

  
• November 7 2023
  Investing in America 2023

  California hustles to attract foreign investors’ money

  FDI inflows plummet at hands of high state taxes, economic uncertainty and Chinese restrictions

  
• November 7 2023
  Investing in America 2023

  The best US cities for international business

  The Financial Times and Nikkei looked at over three dozen metrics to discover the top US destinations for foreign multinationals to invest