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Sunday, 18 October 2026
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Starlink speed limits are a ‘planned operation’
 
Ukraine’s president says restrictions are hampering efforts to intercept Russian attacks
 
 
Protests across France spiral into riots and looting
 
Violence erupts in several cities after mass demonstrations over high living costs and dissatisfaction with the education system
 
 
The Man City theory of politics
 
The tribalism of football fans parallels modern politics like nothing else 
 
 
Are we sleepwalking into World War III?
 
As regional conflicts rage and revisionist powers challenge the established order, warnings of a new global conflagration are growing louder
 
 
Anthropic offers Blackstone double-digit yield in latest chip financing
 
High borrowing costs complicate AI lab’s goal of achieving investment-grade status
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
Listings in south-east Asia gain momentum with $1bn IPO
 
Owner of digital wallet GCash set to start trading in region’s biggest debut this year
 
 
White House chaos overshadows Donald Trump’s midterms push
 
Sacking of Katie Zacharia is latest in a week of embarrassing administration mis-steps
 
 
Israeli settlers attack European diplomats in the West Bank
 
Belgian foreign minister says his government will ‘press for EU sanctions against those responsible for this violence’
 
 
The moral case for human music
 
A philosopher of music argues that AI music-generation software ‘is an insult to musicians’
 
 
The former Prince Andrew’s Bentley? No thanks
 
How we feel about second-hand possessions is shaped by what we know about their previous owners
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
BoE’s Bailey tells G30 they ‘have got to address’ AI agent concerns
 
Central Bank governor warns rapid development of AI is a major issue for financial stability
 
 
Donald Trump exempts Russia from further sanctions mandated by new law
 
US president gives Putin a reprieve on threatened energy measures after cutting deal with Moscow to release diesel
 
 
Chart of the Week: The chip stock split
 
Losses across semi stocks have been unequal
 
 
UK dividend payments jump 14% in a year
 
Banks and miners lead payouts to investors
 
 
The dress rehearsal for an AI reckoning
 
Ructions point to what a true bursting of the bubble might do to financial markets
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
Corporate donations flood US attorneys-general election races
 
Officials tasked with enforcing state laws have emerged as a formidable check on the Trump administration’s policies
 
 
Margaret Hamilton, software engineer, 1936-2026
 
Trailblazing computer scientist whose software saved the Apollo 11 Moon landing
 
 
The financial double life of barristers
 
It is wrong to assume that legal professionals have no money worries
 
 
Activists highlight a Big Yellow warning sign for the London market
 
A trickle of sales to foreign buyers risks becoming a flood
 
 
‘Inflation will make people poor’: Airlines brace for years of pain
 
Carriers fear customers may be unwilling to stomach more price rises if energy costs stoke further inflation
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
This earnings season, what CEOs say matters more than what they’ve done
 
Bosses who start shaping their narrative now will have a head start on a bumpy year
 
 
Why have screens replaced socialising?
 
The economics of why we increasingly avoid the company of both other humans and books
 
 
The National Trust is breaking Rules
 
The only thing the restaurant has in common with the kind of houses in which they shoot ‘Antiques Roadshow’ is that it’s full of old stuff
 
 
Hong Kong’s wine boom, uncorked
 
Paulo Pong built Altaya Wines just as HK became Asia’s great wine entrepôt. Now the heyday has faded, tastes are broader and Bordeaux may be a bargain again
 
 
 

Work & Careers

 
 
 
Roka co-founder Emma Katz: ‘If a bag doesn’t make your life easier, what’s the point?’
 
Brand has expanded its range after the launch of its backpack
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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