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FINANCIAL TIMES
Wednesday, 13 August 2025
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
France, Germany and UK willing to reimpose sanctions on Iran
 
E3 group tells UN it is ready to trigger ‘snapback’ mechanism unless Tehran resumes nuclear talks
 
 
JD Vance to meet Reform’s Nigel Farage after talks with Tory MP Robert Jenrick
 
US vice-president will not hold talks with Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch due to ‘conflicting schedules’
 
 
UK Treasury hires ex-John Lewis chair as it bids to boost its business acumen
 
Chancellor Rachel Reeves aims to inject ‘fresh thinking’ into department with round of appointments
 
 
White House downplays expectations for Trump-Putin Alaska summit
 
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt says meeting will be ‘listening exercise’ for US president
 
 
What if Trump picks an inflation nutter for Fed chair?
 
With US checks and balances on the retreat, it is unwise to be an optimist
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
CoreWeave shares drop after bigger than expected losses
 
Data centre group has ridden wave of enthusiasm for artificial intelligence
 
 
US stocks hit record high as inflation holds steady at 2.7% in July despite Trump’s tariffs
 
President slams Goldman Sachs as he hails data as evidence his policies are working
 
 
‘The world is not going to trust our data’: Donald Trump’s BLS pick sparks alarm
 
US president wants a loyalist to handle some of the global market’s most important data
 
 
Sam Altman challenges Elon Musk with plans for Neuralink rival
 
OpenAI in talks to invest in brain implant start-up that would compete with Musk’s company
 
 
Japanese banks brace for another era of turbulence
 
In face of rising interest rates and declining population, regional lenders must find creative ways to adapt
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
Shell loses legal claim against US LNG operator Venture Global
 
Energy giant among several clients claiming gas provider broke supply contracts to profit from higher prices
 
 
China’s new canola tariff heightens trade tensions with Canada
 
Preliminary 76% duty marks escalation after Beijing applied levies on the sector in March
 
 
Trump administration takes next step to open US retirement pots to investing in private equity
 
Labour department rescinds Biden-era guidance that curtailed PE investment in 401K funds
 
 
Crypto founder Do Kwon pleads guilty to US fraud charges
 
Terraform Labs entrepreneur changes plea in New York court
 
 
Private equity: Wall Street’s hottest club is becoming less exclusive
 
The sector’s pitch has worked but the next challenge is persuading investors to stay
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
Routine AI assistance hits skills of health experts performing colonoscopies
 
Study comes amid rapid adoption of the fast-developing technology
 
 
UK porn site traffic plunges as age verification rules take effect
 
Pornhub loses more than 1mn visitors in two weeks after Online Safety Act comes into force
 
 
Perplexity offers to buy Google Chrome for $35bn
 
AI start-up positioning itself as a bidder ahead of US court decision that could force the search group to sell the browser
 
 
T-shirt maker Gildan nears deal to acquire US underwear group Hanesbrands
 
Takeover could value company behind Hanes and Bonds labels at close to $5bn
 
 
Higher gambling taxes risk driving punters to UK’s black market, warns Entain chief
 
Ladbrokes owner says customers would face worse odds if UK chancellor heeds calls to raise online duties
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
Trump’s pay-to-play economy