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Friday, 17 April 2026
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
Middle East war live: Israel-Lebanon ceasefire takes effect
 
President Donald Trump says US-Iran talks could be held this weekend
 
 
Trump administration urges US oil bosses to increase drilling
 
Energy and interior secretaries hold call with executives to encourage more production
 
 
Foreign Office top civil servant forced out over Mandelson vetting fiasco
 
Olly Robbins leaves post as Starmer accused of misleading MPs about ex-minister’s appointment as ambassador to US
 
 
UK firms ‘should be worried’ about Anthropic’s latest AI model, minister says
 
Kanishka Narayan says Britain needs to ‘make most of opportunities’ as government launches £500mn unit
 
 
The great independence charade
 
Scottish and Welsh election results may reignite the debate but it is all one big pantomime
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
Netflix founder Reed Hastings to step down from board
 
Shares fall more than 9% as streamer posts weak profit forecast and chair announces plans to leave in June
 
 
Anthropic in talks to give US government access to its Mythos model
 
Discussions come despite federal lawsuits over whether the start-up is a national security risk
 
 
Senate Democrats raise alarm over Kevin Warsh’s $100mn of ‘undisclosed’ assets
 
Criticism of Fed chair nominee’s financial holdings will further complicate next week’s confirmation hearings
 
 
The 48-year old memo at the centre of a debate over whether Trump can unseat Jay Powell
 
US president has said he will seek to fire the head of the central bank if Kevin Warsh is not confirmed before May 15
 
 
‘$20bn in 20 minutes’: the man turning Donald Trump into a global deal machine
 
Paolo Zampolli provides access to the US president and his officials — at a price
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
Boing! Springtime for the markets
 
Investors seem delighted, but why?
 
 
Reeves vows to cut link between gas and electricity prices in UK
 
Chancellor says she will look at ways of ensuring the wholesale price of electricity is set more often by renewables
 
 
Will Donald Trump end US financial dominance? You asked, Alphaville answered
 
Alphaville’s Robin Wigglesworth and Toby Nangle replied to reader questions
 
 
Schroders shareholders approve £9.9bn sale to Nuveen
 
Two centuries of family ownership of the British financial institution will end
 
 
Sotheby’s demonstrates the subtle art of wriggling out of a cash squeeze
 
Creative financial gymnastics and a recovery in the art market have helped to paint a much brighter picture future
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
Former EY employee sues firm over dismissal after viral Israel speech
 
George Washington University graduate says she was fired after remarks criticising actions in Gaza
 
 
New York City’s super-rich complain about Mamdani’s tax on second homes
 
Billionaire hedge fund managers say mayor’s proposed levy is ‘demonising philanthropists’
 
 
Did news of EQT’s takeover approach for Intertek leak 7,000 miles away?
 
¡Crudo picante!
 
 
OnlyFans-style age checks should be social media standard, says Starmer
 
Prime minister says ‘things can’t go on like this’ in meeting with technology companies
 
 
The Mythos cyber scare signals the economics of AI scarcity
 
As the capabilities of frontier models advance, gaining access to the technology could become critically important
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
The divine right of Trump
 
President’s embrace of religious imagery and rhetoric is provoking a backlash
 
 
Monte dei Paschi drama has no heroes, only winners
 
Luigi Lovaglio’s survival at the world’s oldest bank is down to typical Italian wheeling and dealing
 
 
AI has an Awful Image problem
 
Modern-day Luddites are gaining ground because tech titans haven’t shown people how innovation will improve their lives
 
 
The costly voting structure for US funds needs an overhaul
 
The current outdated system was designed for a very different era
 
 
What’s really shocking about the second China shock?
 
While the Chinese export surge continues unabated, import volumes have been anaemic
 
 
 

Work & Careers

 
 
 
Behind the scenes at Zürich’s ultimate fine-dining experience
 
Inside The Epicure, one of the world’s most prestigious gastronomic events, where Michelin-starred chefs from across the globe create a week-long feast at the Dolder Grand hotel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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