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Just to add onto the superb list provided by [USER=20454]@j.s.cox[/USER] above, I highly recommend the following newsletters to help you develop that critical thinking mindset when reading news, analysing factual scenarios, or even answering questions. All of these newsletter go straight into your email inbox, so you just need to subscribe and can read it on the go anytime, anywhere.

• FT Lex: Detailed analysis on hot topics written by the top up-and-coming journalists at FT
• FT Due Diligence: Looks into important deals of the day
• FT Unhedged: Analyses economic data and gives you a fine-tuned opinion on what is going on in the world
• FirstFT: Gives you an overview of the most important stories at the start of the day
• The Daily Upside: Give you an overview of the three stories for the day
• Matt Levine's Money Stuff: Deep analysis and commentary on crucial new stories in corporate and finance

Beyond just thinking about the macro implications of a story, I always try to ask why it happened and the mechanics of the story. For example, when you're reading about the collapse of FTX, ask yourself: why is having your hedge fund investing heavily in your own crypto token, which are used to facilitate trade on your crypto exchange, circular and dangerous? Why is offering those same tokens as collateral dangerous? Go and research to find out why, and through time and effort you'll be able to piece together elements of a news story and be able to correlate it to other stories you read and to the wider market in general. You'll also find as you read more (and you practice thinking about the bigger picture and the mechanics of the story), you will find it easier to read and understand the stories fully.