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FINANCIAL TIMES
Sunday, 19 July 2026
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
US strikes Iran after two American troops are killed in Jordan
 
Battle for control of Strait of Hormuz escalates after Tehran launches attack on Gulf states
 
 
Burnham scraps new digital ID scheme
 
Incoming prime minister says money saved will go towards tackling cost-of-living crisis
 
 
Zelenskyy considers sacking commander-in-chief as protests swell
 
Crisis engulfs military after Ukrainian president dismissed his popular defence minister
 
 
My journey down the rabbit hole at the Conspiracy World Cup
 
Accusations of foul play have swirled around this year’s tournament — but England fan Gideon Rachman still can’t get enough
 
 
Ageism: the silent but deadly threat to your retirement
 
For Gen X, financial planning needs to involve career planning
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
UK seeks extradition of Andrew and Tristan Tate after arrest in Miami
 
Crown Prosecution Service announces fresh charges of rape and sexual exploitation against social media influencers
 
 
Trump to fund Maga-aligned projects in Europe as he reorders US aid
 
Objectives include countering ‘censorship’ from EU regulations and supporting ‘national sovereignty’
 
 
Traders are increasingly betting against SpaceX just weeks after IPO
 
Shares of Elon Musk’s rockets and AI company have slipped below their listing price for the first time
 
 
In one-child China, she thrived. The unravelling came later
 
The story of a life shaped by a radical social policy
 
 
The next crash: why this time might not be different
 
Stock markets are not only ignoring the obvious threats, but seem imbued with extreme optimism
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
Chart of the Week: Chips are nearly five times as volatile as the broader market
 
Semiconductor stock roulette
 
 
The London IPO market isn’t as bad as it looks
 
It is easy to look enviously at New York, but the UK is on course to enjoy its best year for new listings since 2021
 
 
Asia AI bets power record equities run for Wall Street banks
 
Investments in semiconductors fuel growth in regional revenues for US banks
 
 
Superdrug owner considers delay to planned London IPO
 
Hong Kong-based AS Watson was aiming for a dual listing this autumn
 
 
Data errors mar UK regulator’s new short selling disclosure rules
 
Findings raise questions over the quality of the FCA’s information
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
Telecom Italia backs Poste Italiane takeover bid
 
Cash and paper offer would give state-controlled postal service full control of telecoms group
 
 
Law firms brace for second fight with Donald Trump over capitulation deals
 
Department of Justice tells top firms their leaders must sit for depositions over agreements they reached over a year ago
 
 
Rise of delivery apps takes a bite out of sales for Big Pizza
 
Large corporate chains lose their edge as services such as DoorDash and Uber Eats level the playing field
 
 
Britain’s system for avoiding electricity blackouts faces scrutiny
 
National Energy System Operator’s task made more difficult by climate change and increasing use of renewables
 
 
How to fix the housing crisis
 
Deregulation isn’t enough. Nor is government intervention. We need both
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
Your odyssey to see ‘The Odyssey’ matters
 
The extremes that film fanatics are going to in order to watch Nolan’s latest tell us something
 
 
How Tour de France can fix its penny-farthing-shaped pay problem
 
A fairer distribution of prize money among the cyclists would make this event’s wheels go round more smoothly
 
 
How long until there is a US markets reckoning over Trump’s damage?
 
The patience of the bond markets will ultimately wear thin
 
 
Exit, pursued by a capybara
 
What do silly-season stories tell us about the state we’re in?
 
 
Eben Sadie: ‘Culture, not science, makes wine’
 
South Africa’s pioneering winemaker, a driving force behind the country’s new wave of winemaking, talks research, instinct and succession
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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