What is MBA Newslines?

An easy way to integrate FT news into the classroom

  • Comment on FT articles and share academic notes with your class and a global community of students and business schools
  • Bring subjects to life with up-to-date news and information, connecting current events with course principles
  • Equip students with the international experience and awareness needed to implement global strategy and work in cross-cultural environments
Explain

Add notes on FT articles to provide background or explanations of key points to help your class understand the implications of news stories.

Share

Make your comments available to private groups within your school or to a global community of professors and MBA students.

Inform

Receive email alerts from the FT's editorial team with a list of the top five featured articles of the day.

Debate

Develop discussion points for your class by annotating relevant articles and asking for comments from your students.

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Today's top featured articles

May 17 2012

Greek banks see steady deposits outflow

Athens-based bankers warn that bank withdrawals may accelerate amid concerns over the failure of political leaders to form a coalition government

May 17 2012

Asia and the Americas boost Richemont

Swiss luxury goods group behind the Cartier brand issues outlook of ‘cautious optimism’ as sales and net profits rise well beyond market expectations

May 17 2012

Facebook boosts IPO by 25%

Social networking group to sell more shares than originally planned, highlighting huge demand and ranking it near the largest flotations

May 17 2012

Islamists in tune with west over economy

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood promotes free trade and hopes international investors can help develop the economy and create jobs for their electorate

May 17 2012

Era of a diminished superpower

Whoever runs the US, its influence will be smaller in the 21st century than in the 20th because others have learnt from it, writes Martin Wolf

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1. Scott Moeller 96 148
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4. Claude Revel 1 1
5. Nandani Lynton 1 3
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7. Ajay Bhalla 1 5