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FINANCIAL TIMES
Friday, 17 January 2025
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
Retail investors flock to gilts in first two weeks of 2025
 
Platforms report surge in sales to take advantage of CGT exemption
 
 
Israeli cabinet to meet Friday on Gaza ceasefire deal
 
US maintains agreement will go into force before Donald Trump takes office
 
 
How Donald Trump swung the Gaza ceasefire deal
 
After months of deadlock, the US convinced Netanyahu it was time for Israel to make concessions
 
 
BP axes 4,700 jobs in cost-cutting drive
 
UK energy major under pressure from shareholders to turn around its performance
 
 
Citigroup racks up £1bn bill for Canary Wharf tower refit
 
Expected cost of renovations come on top of £1.2bn bank spent buying skyscraper in 2019
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
Morgan Stanley earnings jump on trading and dealmaking boom
 
Wall Street rivals also notched up strong gains in markets and investment banking revenues
 
 
Chinese citizens’ doubts grow over official economic growth claims
 
Government expected to announce GDP expanded about 5% in 2024 but many feel economy is in recession
 
 
Pension funds dabble in crypto after massive bitcoin rally
 
Interest from typically conservative schemes has grown following launch of US crypto ETFs
 
 
Joe Biden says ‘oligarchy’ emerging in US in final White House address
 
President echoes Dwight Eisenhower to warn against rise of ‘tech industrial complex’ and misinformation
 
 
Short seller Nathan Anderson to shut down Hindenburg Research
 
Firm behind high-profile bets against groups from India’s Adani to US’s Super Micro to disband
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
Donald Trump’s Treasury pick says unwinding tax cuts would spark ‘economic calamity’
 
Scott Bessent also tells US senators in heated confirmation hearing that he backs tougher sanctions on Russian oil
 
 
American Express to pay $230mn to resolve deceptive marketing allegations
 
US justice department says company misrepresented tax benefits, card rewards and fees to small businesses
 
 
Trump’s ‘energy tsar’ says US will lose ‘AI arms race’ without fossil fuels
 
Doug Burgum claims American reliance on renewable energy will hinder national security and boost China
 
 
UK watchdog scrutinises investment trusts’ battle with US hedge fund
 
FCA encourages Hargreaves Lansdown, Interactive Investor and AJ Bell to make shareholders aware of looming votes
 
 
Apple CFO denies company enjoys 75% margin on its App Store
 
Kevan Parekh gives evidence in London court case where iPhone maker is accused of abusing a dominant position
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
Rio Tinto and Glencore held talks about combining their businesses
 
Aborted discussions highlight how mining executives are contemplating big deals amid energy transition
 
 
Silicon Valley defence start-up Shield AI hits $5bn valuation
 
Maker of software for autonomous aircraft is raising around $200mn from backers
 
 
Starbucks director Hobson to leave board after two-decade tenure
 
Ally of pioneering former leader Howard Schultz announced resignation in a letter on Thursday
 
 
Neurotechnology study delivers ‘another level’ of touch to bionic hands
 
Advances in brain-computer interfaces enable paralysed users to feel objects in a realistic way via a robotic limb
 
 
Bank of America still paying the price for being too careful
 
Second-largest US bank’s stock is up just 2% over past three years
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
Britain’s imperfect deal over the Chagos Islands
 
The UK’s good intentions have collided with geopolitical realities