# Financial Times: Business News

> Daily Global Market News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1200842933](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1200842933)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1200842933`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Financial Times Ltd.
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (24,289 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.114
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-01
- **First published:** 2017-08-07
- **Size:** 88 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/financial-times-business-news/id1200842933)
- **Website:** [https://subs.ft.com/ft-app](https://subs.ft.com/ft-app)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://help.ft.com/help/legal-privacy/privacy/](http://help.ft.com/help/legal-privacy/privacy/)

## Description

**Financial Times: Business News** delivers trusted, independent journalism and global market insights from the Financial Times. Follow breaking news, expert analysis and in-depth reporting across business, finance, economics, politics, technology, climate, culture and more.

Track real-time stock prices, charts and equities with market data tools, then personalize your experience through MyFT topic feeds. Listen to FT podcasts, watch video journalism, access AI-read articles, solve daily crossword puzzles and explore the *How To Spend It* luxury lifestyle magazine. Save articles and editions for offline reading, use Apple CarPlay while traveling, and join discussions through comments and story sharing.

The app offers free content and additional benefits for subscribers, including expanded access, special discounts and personalized subscription options. With reporting from more than 50 countries, the Financial Times helps investors, business leaders, economists and curious readers understand the forces shaping global markets and society.

## Rankings

- #10,192 — Overall
- #56 — business
- #57 — news

## Review summary

Readers praise Financial Times for its high‑quality, unbiased journalism and view the subscription as valuable. However, multiple reviews note persistent issues: heavy ads, reliability/loading problems, paywall confusion around premium content, and navigation/UI glitches (back button, swiping, search). These recurring problems contrast with the positive perception of FT’s credibility and reporting.

### Pros

- Unbiased, well‑researched reporting readers trust.
- Perceived value of the subscription; readers feel FT is worth the price.
- Strong reputation as a top global newspaper.

### Cons

- Excessive ads and ad density despite paying for a subscription.
- Frequent reliability and performance problems (loading failures, spins, pink/blank screens, iPad issues).
- Content availability behind paywalls or unclear premium access (paywall confusion).
- Navigation and usability issues (missing back button, broken swiping, weak search).

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