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Elon Musk’s business empire has been hit by a wave of senior departures over the past year, video games maker Electronic Arts is being taken private by a Saudi Arabia-backed consortium, and Downing Street has opened the door for Labour to break its election promises and raise taxes in the Budget. Plus, the euro’s biggest rally since 2017 has further to run, Wall Street banks are predicting.
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Elon Musk hit by exodus of senior staff over burnout and politics
Video games maker Electronic Arts strikes $55bn deal to go private
Labour refuses to rule out manifesto-breaking tax rises
Euro’s rally has further to run, Wall Street banks predict
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The Trump administration’s financial regulator is preparing to change five decades of corporate reporting practice, and the US government is once again on the brink of a shutdown. Plus, Denmark is closing its airspace to drones after a series of incursions, and drive-throughs are the latest craze sweeping the coffee world.
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Let the market decide how often companies report
Trump to meet lawmakers with government shutdown days away
Denmark bans civil drones for a week after sightings over military bases
The rise of drive-through US coffee chains with a need for speed
Why Japan is sprucing up its shabby offices
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Oracle, private equity group Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi’s MGX will control roughly 45 per cent of TikTok USA, Germany’s chancellor has called for Europe to use frozen Russian assets to create new loan to finance Ukraine’s war effort, and a landmark trial finds former French president Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of criminal conspiracy. Plus, can a US bailout save Argentina’s president from deepening political problems?
Mentioned in this podcast:
TikTok US to be valued at $14bn after Trump’s deal, White House says
European officials fear Trump is preparing to blame them for Ukraine failure
Germany’s Merz backs using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine
Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to 5 years in prison in Libya corruption trial
Can a US bailout save Argentina’s Javier Milei?
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BNP Paribas has relaxed a policy that blocked it from financing “controversial weapons”, US debt investors have raised the alarm over lax lending standards in credit markets, and Italy is considering a freeze in its retirement age of 67. Plus, Singapore and Hong Kong want to become major players in the gold market.
Mentioned in this podcast:
BNP Paribas drops pledge not to finance ‘controversial weapons’
US debt investors raise alarm over lending standards
Italy weighs freezing its retirement age at 67
Singapore and Hong Kong shoot for place in gold firmament
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The boss of Eli Lilly has branded the UK “probably the worst country in Europe” for drug prices, US President Donald Trump hit out at the UN at a speech at the global body’s General Assembly, and the Federal Reserve has scope to cut interest rates another three times, the OECD has said. Plus, the biggest US-listed companies keep talking about artificial intelligence, but few appear to be able to describe how the technology is changing their businesses for the better.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Eli Lilly boss brands UK ‘worst country in Europe’ for cheap drug prices
Can the UN save itself from irrelevance?
Federal Reserve has room for three more rate cuts as US growth slows, says OECD
UK set for highest inflation in G7, says OECD
America’s top companies keep talking about AI — but can’t explain the upsides
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Nvidia said it planned to invest up to $100bn in OpenAI to support a massive build-out of artificial intelligence data centres, Oracle’s Safra Catz is stepping down as chief executive and the US is considering a “large and forceful” intervention to support Argentina through a bout of severe market volatility. Plus, shares in Indian IT companies fell after US President Donald Trump sharply raised the application fee for H-1B visas.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Nvidia to invest up to $100bn in OpenAI
Oracle splits CEO role as Safra Catz steps down
TikTok algorithm to be overseen by Oracle in Trump deal
US offers financial lifeline to Argentina’s Javier Milei
Indian IT shares fall over fears from Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee
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US companies may have to pay billions in new fees to hire foreign workers, and US tech groups are losing a political battle in Brussels to gain access to the EU’s financial data market. Plus, the UK joined Canada and Australia in recognising a Palestinian state on Sunday, and a Chinese retail giant is facing some growing pains on its European expansion plans.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Trump’s H-1B visa fee to hit US employers with $14bn annual bill
EU to block Big Tech from new financial data sharing system
UK, Canada and Australia recognise Palestine as an independent state
Will Benjamin Netanyahu annex the West Bank?
China’s rival to Amazon battles to go global after failed UK bids
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Deutsche Bank chief executive Christian Sewing is set to be named as a defendant in legal proceedings, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump did their best to present a united front, and the Bank of England kept interest rates steady. Plus, Nvidia has agreed to invest $5bn in its struggling rival Intel.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Deutsche Bank chief Christian Sewing set to face multimillion-pound lawsuit
Trump and Starmer at Chequers as it happened: leaders present united front after lavish state visit
BoE holds interest rates at 4% and slows ‘quantitative tightening’
Nvidia to invest $5bn in rival Intel
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The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates for the first time this year and China is banning its tech companies from buying AI chips made by Nvidia. Plus, how did the Swiss National Bank become one of the world’s top investors in US tech?
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Federal Reserve cuts rates by quarter point and signals more to come
China bans tech companies from buying Nvidia’s AI chips
Protesters against Trump state visit march through London
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The UK and US are set to announce deeper co-operation on digital assets such as cryptocurrencies, a UN commission concluded that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, and Mario Draghi has warned that the EU’s economic competitiveness is on the retreat due to “inaction” by Brussels. Plus, Donald Trump’s administration is shifting the balance of power from shareholders to company bosses.
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UK set to announce closer co-operation with US on cryptocurrencies
Israel launches ground invasion of Gaza City
EU economy falls behind global rivals due to ‘complacency’, warns Mario Draghi
Donald Trump tilts balance of power from investors to CEOs
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Lisa Cook can remain a Federal Reserve governor for now, the US and China seem to be making progress in their trade talks, and the US and UK promised to boost financial ties ahead of a state visit by President Donald Trump. Plus, Gen Z is toppling governments across Asia.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Lisa Cook can stay at Fed ahead of rates decision, appeals court rules
UK and US pledge to boost financial ties ahead of Trump state visit
Donald Trump signals US and China have struck TikTok deal
The Gen Z revolution spreading in Asia
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Borrowing costs for the French government are outpacing some French corporations, and the threats to Turkey’s leading opposition party may be part of a wider push to change the country’s democracy. Plus, Chinese export controls on Germanium are forcing defence firms to seek new suppliers, and the failure of a little-known US car lender may spell trouble for the wider banking sector.
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French companies’ borrowing costs fall below government’s as debt fears intensify
Is this the end of Atatürk’s party?
China’s curbs on defence metal germanium create ‘desperate’ supply squeeze
Car lender’s failure hints at what’s under the hood in private credit
US justice department probes fraud allegations at subprime car lender Tricolor
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Brazil’s supreme court has voted to convict former president Jair Bolsonaro for plotting a coup d’état, conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killing led to calls on the right for retribution, and US inflation data confirm the Fed’s dual-mandate conundrum. Plus, shares in bitcoin-hoarding companies have tumbled in recent weeks as investors grow increasingly concerned about an overcrowded market.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Brazil’s supreme court finds former leader Jair Bolsonaro guilty of plotting coup
Charlie Kirk’s shooting leads to calls for retribution
Charlie Kirk’s killing and the ‘despicable violence’ of US politics
US inflation rises to 2.9% in August
Shares in bitcoin hoarders sink as ‘crypto treasury’ mania sours
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Conservative political activist Charlie Kirk was shot dead, military analysts are worried about Nato’s response to a Russian drone attack, and US drugmaker Merck has scrapped a £1bn London research centre. Plus, investors have raised a record amount this year off “Bowie bonds”.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Donald Trump ally Charlie Kirk shot dead in Utah
What is Vladimir Putin’s game plan against Nato’s eastern flank?
Merck slams UK as it scraps £1bn London drug research centre
‘Bowie bonds’ go mainstream as Wall Street chases returns
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US annual jobs numbers get a revision, and Israel is intensifying its fight against Hamas. Plus, there’s a brand new copper mining conglomerate, and South Korean companies have been cutting corners to bring workers to the US.
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US hiring growth revised down by 911,000 jobs in year to March
Israel launches attack on Hamas in Qatar
Anglo American and Tech Resources to create $50bn mining giant
Korean companies admit cutting corners on US visas but say they have little choice
Macron appoints ally Sébastien Lecornu as France’s prime minister
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Rupert Murdoch has resolved the bitter dispute over his sprawling media empire, France is once again without a prime minister, and US bank PNC has agreed to buy smaller peer FirstBank. Plus, North Cyprus is betting big on casinos to boost its economy.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Murdoch seals $3.3bn succession deal to hand empire to eldest son
Macron scouts for new prime minister to quell turmoil
PNC to buy Colorado’s FirstBank for $4.1bn
North Cyprus casino plans stoke fears of slide towards ‘dark’ economy
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The French government is on the brink of another collapse, and Japan’s prime minister quits after just a year in office. Plus, China may open its domestic bond market to Russian companies for the first time since 2022, and US economic data is complicating the Federal Reserve’s upcoming decision on interest rates.
Mentioned in this podcast:
French PM François Bayrou on the brink in crucial confidence vote
Japan’s prime minister quits to make way for new leader
China paves way for renminbi fundraising by Russian energy giants
US adds just 22,000 jobs in August as labour market sputters
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US President Donald Trump’s nominee to join the Federal Reserve has vowed to uphold central bank independence, bond traders are banking on revenue from Trump’s tariffs to bolster US public finances, and Nasdaq is trying to combat a number of suspected “pump and dump” scams. Plus, the “Amazon of Africa”, Jumia, is still trying to prove that it can be a profitable business after six years on the public market.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Bond investors count on Trump tariff revenues to rein in US debt
Nasdaq to tighten rules on small-cap stocks after suspected ‘pump and dump’ scams
Is there a future for the ‘Amazon of Africa’?
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Lloyds Banking Group will put thousands of its staff at risk of dismissal, and Indonesians are angered over the widening inequality in their country. Plus, MEPs in the European parliament are unhappy with the EU-US trade deal, and the FT’s John Foley explains what artificial intelligence has to do with the outcome of Google’s antitrust case.
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Thousands of Lloyds staff face axe in performance overhaul
European parliamentarians attack EU-US trade deal and demand changes
Google shares jump after judge refrains from ordering break-up
Indonesian rage over MPs ‘opulent lifestyle’ reflects deep economic discontent
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