Free breakfast is a staple of the hospitality industry, but from Hyatt to Holiday Inn and Marriott, the economics and hotel business models are changing. Source: cnbc.com

Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead Source: ft.com

“Sanae Takaichi wants a prosperous and muscular Japan but remains vague on funding her reforms,” writes Jeff Kingston Source: time.com

Advisers had been encouraging the president to sound more empathetic toward struggling Americans. But as some bright spots emerge, the messaging has shifted. Source: washingtonpost.com

Inflation is easing, jobs are holding up, and growth is solid. But after years of high prices and with new risks emerging, declarations of victory feel premature. Source: wsj.com

With an annual growth rate of 3.1%, Manchester’s economy has performed twice as well as that of the UK as a whole. Source: bbc.com