What is 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.

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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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Below is a list of featured content recommended for you to read and comment on.

Feb 15, 2013

Nuclear energy: Flexible fission

The atomic industry is shifting its focus to smaller reactors to meet surging demand from emerging economies

Feb 15, 2013

Buffett slakes deal appetite with Heinz

Berkshire Hathaway and private equity house 3G offer $28bn in cash to buy one of the world’s best-known consumer food brands

Feb 15, 2013

AMR seals $11bn merger with US Airways

Deal will create one of the world’s largest airlines by revenues in latest of a series of moves that have transformed the US industry

Feb 15, 2013

Go east, entrepreneurs - with Indian partners

British start-ups are looking for local expertise to help them establish themselves in the Asian powerhouse

Feb 15, 2013

Telecoms groups must make the right call

Europe’s traditional telecoms businesses must get used to the idea that the public money available will buy a trowel rather than an excavator

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