Roger Blitz

The second in a new FT cryptic crossword series invites readers to solve clues about topical events

Colin Inman, who oversaw the Financial Times’s cryptic puzzles for more than four decades, on the art of the setter

A new FT cryptic crossword series invites readers to spot topical people and places

FT crossword editor Roger Blitz examines how compilers have used this year’s events in their clues

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News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication

Despite global growth, investors are struggling to find a driver, not just in foreign exchange but in other markets. What's causing this doubt and introspection? Helen Thomas of macro-economic consultancy Blonde Money tells Roger Blitz that three market tremors of recent weeks, related to electronically-traded funds, are behind investor uncertainty

Investors look beyond risk of globalisation and oil going the wrong way

Ben Ainslie, most successful Olympic sailor, determined to make £80m British bid a success

The cruise industry has spent years trying to woo younger travellers on to their ships, struggling to convince them that sailing the seas is not the preserve of old people seeking comfort over adventure. These days cruise operators are getting excited about the opportunities that the world’s ageing population is creating, both in emerging and developed markets. According to World Travel Monitor, the generation known as baby boomers – those born between 1945 and 1964 – spend $120bn a year on tra…