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Interviews with CEOs and business leaders, exclusive to FT.com
FT.com  Short View: The cost of safetyJohn Authers looks at the stampede away from risk as investors pile into Treasury bills  Daily View: Next domino to fall - money markets?Nerves remain taut, says Gillian Tett, after the AIG bail-out, as worries grow over money market funds holding Lehman paper  UK Daily View: Central banks inject dollars into marketsChris Giles on why the world’s biggest central banks are pumping an extra $180bn into money markets
PodcastsFT Money Show Podcast: A special edition of the Money Show, discussing the effects of the financial crisis on savers, mortgage-holders and shareholders Listen to Lucy Podcast: Lucy Kellaway goes back to school with a brand new pen lid, which offers a lifetime of pleasure - putting modern gadgets to shame Martin Wolf’s podcast Podcast: Why did the financial crisis happen and what are the risks now facing the global economy? Martin Wolf also considers how the frequency and severity of future crises can be reduced A new game for businesses Podcast: Ade McCormack on the book Mesh Collaboration which urges companies to move from a product to a service-based model Related content and featuresAudio slideshowsAudio slideshow: Chanel’s ‘Haute Couture’ necklaceScheherazade Daneshkhu goes behind the scenes at Chanel in Paris to witness the design and creation of a unique piece of fine jewellery worth €1.7m The future of car designA brief history of car design, from Henry Ford’s Model T to BMW’s cloth car, and other automakers’ wilder visions The new shape of Chinese manufacturingAudio slideshow, part 3: How a British entrepreneur who started in China with just £5,000 is aiming high Beijing’s Olympic transformationGeoff Dyer, the FT’s Beijing bureau chief, explores how an ancient city has been remade into a teeming metropolis of skyscrapers and commerce Interactive graphicsTimeline: Russia’s market turmoilThe falls in 2008 are sharp and dramatic, but so far they are proportionally smaller compared with the falls 10 years ago following the Asian financial crisis. Our timeline charts the key moments of the recent turmoil and compares it to the previous crisis Fashion week: news from the runwayDiary: Pressed about the inspiration for the frills and metallic corsages – adornments beautifying her sinuous satin dresses - Roksanda Illincic said: “Jellyfish!” MPC decisions chartedThe Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee voted 8-to-1 to hold rates steady at 5.0 per cent at its September meeting, minutes of the meeting showed The end of Lehman BrothersInteractive timeline: View a blow by blow account of the demise of one of the biggest Wall Street banks, and the players involved
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