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Monday, 19 October 2026
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
Emmanuel Macron faces political firestorm after riots
 
Worst street violence in years comes six months before one of Europe’s most closely watched elections
 
 
France reels after ‘unprecedented’ violence from protesters
 
Government under pressure after struggle to contain attacks on stores and official buildings
 
 
City of London weighs tax rises and service cuts to plug £70mn budget hole
 
Barbican Centre faces uncertain future as Square Mile prepares for Labour funding overhaul
 
 
US threatens Europe over Starlink restrictions
 
Ambassador Andrew Puzder warns about ‘devastating’ retaliation if Brussels goes ahead with plans to limit spectrum access for non-EU companies
 
 
Trump’s bid to make America cheap again has failed
 
Voters are increasingly linking rising energy prices to the administration’s policies
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
China’s economy expands 4.5% in third quarter
 
Strong exports buoy growth as domestic demand lags
 
 
Anthropic commits 5% of shares to ‘public benefit’ fund
 
AI start-up has faced growing public backlash over safety and economic concerns
 
 
Flight from Israel diverted after ‘threat’
 
Austrian Airlines says Vienna-bound flight from Tel Aviv made an emergency stop in Sofia
 
 
Evercore appoints co-presidents for the first time in leadership reshuffle
 
Nigel Dawn and Naveen Nataraj are elevated while John Weinberg will remain chief executive for at least three years
 
 
‘The Switzerland of North America’: Albertans vote on leaving Canada
 
Monday’s referendum on independence for the western province threatens Mark Carney’s effort to unite the country against a hostile US
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
Private equity looks to South Korea as next Asian frontier
 
Foreign firms make up majority of large buyout deals in Asia’s fourth-biggest economy
 
 
US rate rises are being amplified in global markets
 
The Iran war and shifts by China are tightening the supply of dollars in international markets
 
 
‘Cash is making a comeback’ as India raises fees on digital payments
 
Shadow economy drives demand for physical currency as new charge could hit popularity of the UPI digital payments interface
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
Burnham always wants to look like he’s listening, especially when he isn’t
 
A behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist
 
 
FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
 
The FT invites readers to join our campaign to promote financial literacy in the UK and around the world
 
 
Microsoft pulls plug on Nscale data centre deal
 
US tech giant abandons agreement to lease capacity at neocloud’s UK site
 
 
Trump’s losing battle with green energy
 
The Iran war and AI boom are strengthening the case for clean power, despite the president’s efforts to curb it
 
 
Accenture looks to sell Chinese operations for up to $1.5bn
 
Shares in world’s largest IT consultancy have fluctuated in recent months over questions about the impact of AI
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
Not every billionaire is a policy failure
 
Indiscriminately targeting those with 10-digit fortunes is arbitrary, misguided and costly
 
 
The Trump administration has entered its utter shambles era
 
A disastrous five-day stint for the president’s new press secretary is just the latest sign of chaos in the White House
 
 
Why we just can’t quit the site formerly known as Twitter
 
By some measures Elon Musk’s $44bn purchase of the platform now called X has already paid for itself
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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