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FINANCIAL TIMES
Tuesday, 16 September 2025
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
Lisa Cook can stay at Federal Reserve ahead of rates decision, appeals court rules
 
Ruling comes as Senate confirms Trump’s pick for US central bank’s board
 
 
Alphabet market value exceeds $3tn
 
Shares in Google’s parent company up more than 30% since late July
 
 
Donald Trump calls for US companies to ditch quarterly reporting
 
US president says forcing groups to disclose their finances every three months is ‘not good’
 
 
Starmer and Badenoch are handling the far-right march all wrong
 
A look back to the days of Enoch Powell suggests a better model
 
 
How a former junior lawyer created a $5bn AI legal start-up
 
Winston Weinberg’s company is making lawyers ‘a lot more productive’, but critics say it offers little more than ChatGPT
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
US soldier who fought for Kyiv guilty of Florida murders and Venezuela ‘coup’
 
Craig Lang case highlights risks posed by radicalised foreign fighters returning from conflict
 
 
US military strikes alleged Venezuelan drug boat in Caribbean
 
The deadly hit was the second such manoeuvre in the area in as many weeks
 
 
Qatar calls for ‘concrete steps’ against Israel after missile strikes
 
Arab and Muslim nations weigh options as anger mounts over attack on US ally despite fears of antagonising Donald Trump
 
 
How Ukraine and Gaza scrambled the ideological map
 
The two wars have divided the west — and not along the old left-right lines
 
 
The Gen Z revolution spreading in Asia
 
Nepal is just the most recent country to have seen the ruling elite toppled by frustrated young people
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
Tesla shares rally after Elon Musk buys about $1bn of stock
 
Stock in electric-vehicle maker jumps after regulatory filing discloses purchase
 
 
Bank of England expected to slow balance sheet rundown after market turbulence
 
Monetary Policy Committee will announce on Thursday whether it is dialling back the pace at which it is cutting its gilt holdings
 
 
SEC allows Exxon plan to limit shareholder activism
 
Opt-in proxy system would automate retail investor votes to support board positions
 
 
Ørsted’s bankers take out Trump insurance
 
Political unpredictability has led to unprecedented turbulence in the renewable energy industry
 
 
London Stock Exchange Group completes its first blockchain-powered fundraising
 
Big financial institutions seek to adopt technology behind cryptocurrencies to make trading quicker and cheaper
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
Top sensor maker Hesai warns world not ready for fully driverless cars
 
Co-founder takes ‘conservative’ view on autonomous vehicles as shares rise 11% in Hong Kong listing
 
 
Amazon to launch augmented reality football coverage
 
‘Prime Vision’ service featuring gaming-style graphics comes as sports broadcasters seek to boost youth engagement
 
 
Swiss reject plan to delay parts of UBS capital reform
 
Government will be allowed to make some changes by executive ordinance rather than parliamentary process
 
 
China says Nvidia violated antitrust law when it bought Mellanox
 
Regulator’s statement comes as US and Chinese officials meet in Madrid for trade talks
 
 
Paramount Skydance’s move on Warner Bros Discovery marks major plot twist
 
The bid comes only weeks after Skydance inked a deal to buy Paramount
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
The Fed is stuck between its dual mandate
 
A cautious rate cut this week would maintain the US central bank’s fl