Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Many strategists express amazement that the US stock market is rising steadily as the US economy is weakening.

At first glance, estimates of Peru’s coca cultivation and eradication figures simply don’t add up, which has led to claims of statistical manipulation. InSight Crime takes a closer look at the numbers ...

Mexico has registered substantial declines in its rates of kidnapping in 2015, seemingly addressing one of the lingering challenges of the current security landscape. As reported by Excelsior, ...

Businesses are potentially wasting hundreds of millions of pounds supporting a ‘zombie benefit’ that could be costing employees money, official figures suggest. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has ...