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FINANCIAL TIMES
Tuesday, 6 October 2026
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
Hong Kong quizzes HSBC over Singapore AI hub decision
 
Monetary authority strives to bolster Chinese territory’s status as international financial capital
 
 
Donald Trump says US pulled bombers from UK after ‘threats’
 
Washington and London have suggested Iran was involved in a recent incident near RAF Fairford base
 
 
French central bank head warns country at risk of being ‘strangled by interest rates’
 
Emmanuel Moulin says France can still reassure bond investors despite ‘serious and worrying’ market moves in recent days
 
 
Putin’s nuclear threats no longer work
 
The weakening of Russian deterrence has global implications — and they are not all positive
 
 
Donald Trump rages as Supreme Court appointees fail to do his bidding
 
Relationship may sour further as top court prepares to rule on some of the president’s controversial policies
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
Ride-hailing apps hit the skids over driver fury
 
Asia’s market leaders Grab and GoTo face squeezed margins over push to offer better deal to workers
 
 
Donald Trump says Maga Inc will pay for ads instead of taxpayers after backlash
 
US president reverses course after defending television spots that ran during National Football League games and ‘Saturday Night Live’
 
 
Donald Trump eases red diesel limits in attempt to quell fuel inflation
 
US president announces the move during a trip to the agricultural state of Nebraska
 
 
Wall Street banks launch record $60bn chip deal for Broadcom and Anthropic
 
Syndication of the massive financing package tests lending appetite amid growing concerns over mounting AI debt
 
 
US ‘monitoring’ situation around suspected case of plague in Russia
 
Moscow has imposed sweeping quarantine measures in Siberia after death of plague research institute worker
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
FCA to examine how it treated whistleblower who died by suicide
 
Simon Andriesz revealed alleged wrongdoing at Cantor Fitzgerald-controlled brokerage
 
 
Brazil’s markets surge as investors bet on Flávio Bolsonaro election win
 
Rightwinger seen as more likely than current president Lula to enact quick spending cuts
 
 
Submit a question: What is driving the global bond sell-off?
 
Alphaville editor Robin Wigglesworth and senior markets correspondent Ian Smith will answer reader questions in a live Q&A on Thursday October 8, at 1pm
 
 
Big Oil goes to US Supreme Court over pivotal climate damages claim
 
ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy look to the high court to block state action
 
 
TotalEnergies boss hails ‘opportunities’ created by global market turmoil
 
Patrick Pouyanné says he prefers ‘disruption to the peaceful world’ despite French major being among those most affected by Middle East conflict
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
India’s first bullet train stumbles over divisions with partner Japan
 
Flagship high-speed rail project has been beset by delays, cost overruns and tensions
 
 
Tories pledge ‘Britannia Shield’ to protect UK from drone attacks
 
A planned network of radar, command and control systems and interceptor missiles would strengthen defences against aerial threats
 
 
McKesson and CD&R near $5bn-plus deal to buy infusion services provider
 
Acquisition of Option Care Health would be the latest buyout of an undervalued healthcare services company
 
 
When a label costs you $4bn in market cap
 
Liquidia feels the pressure
 
 
Reflection AI boosts US ambition to compete with Chinese ‘open’ models
 
Start-up claims new model Beam is on par with leading Chinese competitor as battle with Beijing intensifies
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
Brazil’s Bolsonaro comeback exposes Lula’s weakness
 
Incumbent’s fading appeal has opened the door to a family revival in Brazil
 
 
Schneider’s bet on a new world clashes with finance’s old rules
 
It is harder to be good at many things than one — and branching out into software leaves the stock exposed to AI threats
 
 
Burnham’s Budget must not be overshadowed by the OBR
 
Rather than being buffeted by the official forecasts, Number 10 should seek to turn them to their advantage
 
 
The dangerous myth behind AI agent hacks
 
These are not simply cyber security flaws but problems with the way that models are trained
 
 
Latino Americans are the real swing voters
 
The ‘moveable middle’ who remain undecided could be unusually influential in next month’s midterm elections
 
 
 

Work & Careers

 
 
 
Cold beer and cash only — Chicago’s dive bars are the real deal
 
With their cheap drinks, live music and quirky traditions, the city’s neighbourhood taverns are the place to see the locals at play
 
 
High flyers weigh executive MBAs vs shorter courses
 
EMBA applications dipped as potential participants considered affordable alternatives — but there are signs of a recovery
 
 
Citi to speed up promotion path for junior bankers as hiring war heats up
 
Length of investment banking analyst programme to be cut to two years to try to stave off poaching of young workers by private equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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