Exploring the Controversial Link between Credit Ratings and S&P 500 Membership

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https://www.ft.com/content/50168b7b-c72d-4443-965f-4a26d79f6a40

Fumio Kishida talks to the FT in his first interview as Japan’s new prime minister, an academic paper suggests that entry into the S&P 500 could be influenced by whether companies buy other services from the index’s parent company S&P Global. Plus, the FT’s Pilita Clark explains that Ted Lasso has been a surprise hit on the networking site LinkedIn because of the leadership lessons in the comedy series.

Prime minister Fumio Kishida pledges to steer Japan away from Abenomics

https://www.ft.com/content/ffa6754f-3c12-4729-921d-aa2acc5e96ee

Entry into S&P 500 could be influenced by ratings sales, research suggests

https://www.ft.com/content/bf66d606-b2a2-4f79-a93e-908e7bb9425a

Ted Lasso’s leadership lessons

https://www.ft.com/content/238bca26-c48e-4d36-b00a-6e30eee28250

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