Fin'l Times
Oil and gas production disrupted as Hurricane Isaias barrels towards Gulf
First Atlantic hurricane of the season headed towards Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi...
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Trump pressures Mexico for energy deals in crunch trade talks
Move triggers alarm in Mexico City, where domestic control of sensitive sector is part of modern political identity...
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Trump and Hegseth’s execution-type deal
The decision to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan is a sign of profound moral decay...
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Iran attacks tankers beyond Strait of Hormuz
Escalation comes as Tehran tries to maintain leverage over strait crucial for global energy supplies...
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Donald Trump launches committee to investigate Fed governor Lisa Cook
Move comes after Supreme Court in June rebuffed president’s attempt to sack central banker...
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US telcos shed $45bn in value after SpaceX announces spectrum purchase
Elon Musk takes big step towards launching Starlink mobile service for US consumers...
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Delta slashes profit outlook as higher fuel prices bite
US airline warns over continued impact of Iran conflict even as third-quarter revenues rise...
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Computer scientist David Silver: ‘Where are we going without AI?’
The architect of Google DeepMind’s AlphaGo on building machines that can teach themselves — and why he feels a moral obligation to advance the technology...
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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to human rights pioneer Navi Pillay
Prize given to South African human rights lawyer for her efforts to promote peace and international law...
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US bans Microsoft from sponsoring foreign workers for US residency
Announcement impacting several tech groups marks White House’s latest attempt to limit immigration...
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OpenAI annualised revenues $20bn less than previously signalled
AI group recently told investors the critical figure was approaching $50bn in September, far less than the $70bn that was widely reported...
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EY challenges Deloitte in outsourcing as revenue growth accelerates
Big Four firm’s annual revenue rises 4.7% to $57bn as dealmaking and consulting services expand...
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Daughter of Trump’s chief of staff works at firm that lobbies for Republika Srpska
Susie Wiles’s daughter is latest White House-linked adviser to the Russian-aligned Balkan entity...
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French bond sell-off prompts ‘bottom fishing’ across Europe
Fears of a blow-up similar to the Eurozone debt crisis have been overdone, asset managers say...
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Goldman to pay top executives $500mn in special bonuses
Wall Street bank preparing to hand out equity awards from five-year scheme to senior leaders...
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Starbucks has explored takeover of Chipotle in restaurant megadeal
A purchase of nearly $39bn market-value burrito chain would rank as largest restaurant acquisition of all time...
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Oil prices jump on tanker attack and slowing flows through Strait of Hormuz
Transit through vital waterway rose close to 90% of prewar levels last month but has since fallen sharply...
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Houthi attacks on Saudi airports kill three people
Strikes are latest escalation in conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed militants in Yemen...
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Germany’s ex-spymaster admits holding files but denies treason
August Hanning’s lawyer says his client was ‘in possession’ of confidential documents but never paid for them or passed them on to foreign powers...
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Back me or face crisis, Meloni warns ahead of secret vote over electoral overhaul
Italian prime minister has threatened to resign if wary lawmakers reject her fiercely contested redesign of the country’s voting system in a secret ballot...
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SpaceX credit risk jumps on worries over its borrowing spree
Leap in credit default swaps tracking Elon Musk’s aerospace group follows an FT report that it is seeking to raise $40bn to buy Nvidia chips...
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Kirkland & Ellis to stop disclosing financial performance
World’s highest-grossing law firm with $10.6bn in 2025 revenue volunteered data for leading industry profit ranking...
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SEC warns asset managers against collaborating on activist campaigns
US regulator says fund groups risk stricter rules after a probe into the ousting of ExxonMobil board members...
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Global bond sell-off resumes as 30-year Treasury yield hits highest since 2002
French, Italian and UK government bonds also come under pressure in volatile trading...
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We need a US debt conversation — will the Republicans have one?
Borrowing heavily to finance tax cuts for the wealthy leaves us less prepared for emergencies when they come...
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Houthi rebels target Riyadh and Aden in new missile barrage
Assault comes days after government forces announced major offensive to reclaim strategic Bab al-Mandab waterway...
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French central bank chief says ECB intervention not needed to ease bond rout
Emmanuel Moulin also hit out at ‘Trump-style’ threats against him from the far-left...
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AI agents could cost banks $500bn — by winning savers better rates
Banks will gain from AI as well as lose...
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Trump says he will speak with Putin about pneumonic plague
Washington increases pressure on Moscow to share more about the incident in which one person has died...
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Germany’s spies face a fresh scandal
The BND intelligence agency had been seeking a return to the top table. Then prosecutors accused its ex-chief of treachery...
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Trump says he is considering suspending federal petrol tax
Surging fuel prices are heaping pressure on the president and his Republican Party four weeks ahead of midterm elections...
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Anduril plans shipyard to manufacture parts for US Navy’s top submarines
Palmer Luckey’s defence tech start-up to invest $3.7bn as Trump attempts to reduce dependence on leading ‘prime’ contractors...
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Ships’ captains paid $100,000 a month to transit Strait of Hormuz
Salaries and bonuses spiral for seafarers willing to risk perilous trip through waterway in face of Iranian attacks...
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Jim Clyburn urges Democrats to woo Black voters with affordability pitch
Congress member says Trump is ushering in ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ and says Republicans will ‘reap the reaction’ for redistricting...
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German far right secures first regional parliament president
Tobias Rausch wins secret support from four mystery backers from established parties...
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S&P 500 hits record high as AI stocks shrug off bond market slump
Wall Street’s blue-chip index touches fresh peak but rally increasingly reliant on handful of tech stocks...
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Palmer Luckey’s Erebor surges to more than $7bn in deposits since launch
Start-up bank for technology industry seeks to fill the void left by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank...
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Former German spy chief arrested for treason
Former intelligence head August Hanning suspected of selling state secrets to a foreign power...
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France’s Le Pen pledges to rein in public spending
Far-right presidential frontrunner wants to cap borrowing at 60% of GDP and reduce budget deficit, despite decades of failed attempts...
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Trump says US pulled bombers from UK after ‘threats’
Washington and London have suggested Iran was involved in a recent incident near RAF Fairford base...
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Wall Street banks launch record $60bn chip deal for Broadcom and Anthropic
Syndication of the massive financing package tests lending appetite amid growing concerns over mounting AI debt...
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McKesson and CD&R near $5bn-plus deal to buy infusion services provider
Acquisition of Option Care Health would be the latest buyout of an undervalued healthcare services company...
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Trump poised to ease red diesel limits in attempt to quell fuel inflation
US president expected to announce move during trip to agricultural state of Nebraska...
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TotalEnergies boss hails ‘opportunities’ created by global market turmoil
Patrick Pouyanné says he prefers ‘disruption to the peaceful world’ despite French major being among those most affected by Middle East conflict...
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French central bank head warns country at risk of being ‘strangled by interest rates’
Emmanuel Moulin says France can still reassure bond investors despite ‘serious and worrying’ market moves in recent days...
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Citi to speed up promotion path for junior bankers as hiring war heats up
Length of investment banking analyst programme to be cut to two years to try to stave off poaching of young workers by private equity...
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Spanish PM Sánchez seeks political lifeline in snap election
Embattled Socialist leader aims to capitalise on housing crisis to remain in power...
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Yemen launches push to retake territory captured by Houthis
Saudi Arabia sends 100 fighter jets to support Yemeni push to recapture Sana’a and the Bab el-Mandab Strait...
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US ‘monitoring’ situation around suspected case of plague in Russia
Moscow has imposed sweeping quarantine measures in Siberia after death of plague research institute worker...
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Brazil’s markets jump as investors bet on Bolsonaro win
Rightwinger seen as more likely than current president Lula to enact quick spending cuts...
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