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FINANCIAL TIMES
Friday, 16 October 2026
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
Trump weighs easing restrictions on Russian and Iranian ‘shadow fleet’
 
A White House desperate to lower fuel costs ahead of US midterm elections could allow such vessels back into global trade
 
 
Investors dump data centre bonds as AI borrowers face ‘Darwin moment’
 
Debt issued by AI infrastructure providers and neocloud companies such as CoreWeave has sunk to increasingly stressed levels
 
 
Healey signals tax raid on banks in UK Budget
 
Chancellor points to looming ‘decisions’ as financial services sector braces for higher levies
 
 
Risk of an AI crunch for stock markets is rising
 
The tremor seen this week could be a foretaste of things to come
 
 
Germany’s Friedrich Merz vows to fight on: ‘We are the firewall’
 
Defiant chancellor tells the FT he is determined to drive through unpopular reforms and equip Europe for an age of upheaval
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
Indonesia stocks plunge after MSCI says market could be cut from indices
 
Warning from global index provider fuels concerns about investability in south-east Asia’s biggest economy
 
 
Tesla unveils ‘flying’ sports car with SpaceX rocket thrusters
 
Roadster makes debut after decade in development as EV maker tries to revive image as brash innovator
 
 
Netflix replaces chief content officer in effort to arrest declining share price
 
Peter Rice will replace Bela Bajaria as streamer grapples with slowing viewer engagement and pressure from investors
 
 
Donald Trump cancels Pete Hegseth’s plan to livestream execution after backlash
 
US president overrules decision to broadcast execution of former soldier who carried out Texas mass shooting in 2009
 
 
Republicans fund midterms ad blitz as Democrats gain in polls
 
The president’s party is shifting spending on advertising to previously safe seats as election day approaches
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
Treasuries rally as investors seek shelter from AI turbulence
 
Global chip stocks caught up in volatile trading amid fears over sustainability of AI boom
 
 
Harvard’s endowment returns surge on back of AI and SpaceX investments
 
Ivy League university’s fund gains 27.1%, boosting total assets to $68bn as private capital holdings rebound
 
 
The AI boom stumbles
 
Should investors prepare for an AI bust? And if so, how?
 
 
Criminals stole $90mn of crypto by hiding password readers in USB-like devices
 
Ledger said theft from its secure wallets was ‘one of the most sophisticated attacks’ the industry has seen
 
 
In AI-dominated markets, LatAm debt is a diversifier
 
A series of ostensibly market-friendly electoral victories across the region has boosted local currency bonds
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
Nineteen people injured in accident on French side of Channel Tunnel
 
Two airlifted to hospital after bus collides with train at Coquelles
 
 
777 Partners’ Josh Wander pleads guilty to fraud charges
 
Financier who tried to buy Everton FC changes plea on eve of trial
 
 
Meta and Apple team up on AI model tailored for Mac computers
 
Partnership between Big Tech rivals offers ‘open’ system that users can download to their own devices
 
 
Anthropic grants non-profit METR ‘employee-like’ access to monitor AI risks
 
CEO Dario Amodei has made bringing in external evaluators one of his main proposals to address safety concerns
 
 
Bankers and advisers set for £334mn easyJet payout
 
Fees make Apollo’s £5.7bn takeover of airline one of the City’s most lucrative acquisitions this year
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
Why is the fintech boom failing to improve fin-lit?
 
What good is $1tn of investment if financial literacy levels are falling?
 
 
Europe cannot rely on trade barriers to counter China
 
The EU’s hybrid car deal with Beijing eases tensions but only offers a brief respite
 
 
What happens when AI can read our minds?
 
Brain-computer interfaces are already being used to treat Parkinson’s disease and allow paralysed patients to operate computers
 
 
Hold philanthropists accountable when their projects fail
 
Despite disappointing results, an African agricultural initiative funded by prominent foundations is being recapitalised
 
 
Monte dei Paschi should try the ‘just say maybe’ bid defence 
 
Even a much-weakened MPS could try to argue that it deserves a better deal
 
 
 

Work & Careers

 
 
 
What the espresso pot says about Italian capitalism
 
The country is renowned for its industrial design but struggles to foster global companies
 
 
Credit Suisse bankers lose bid to win back stripped bonuses following takeover by UBS
 
Switzerland’s top court sides with government decision, overturning ruling of lower court
 
 
The UK’s Fastest-Growing Companies
 
The FT’s inaugural ranking of the UK’s fastest-growing companies shows the diverse businesses powering ahead against a volatile backdrop, in markets from health and wellness to fried chicken and digital ID. Plus: why management is key and finding growth in the ageing population
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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