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Monday, 23 March 2026
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
Middle East war live: Stocks tumble as Trump and Iran threaten retaliation
 
Explosions rock Tehran as Israel’s military says it has launched ‘wave of extensive strikes targeting infrastructure’
 
 
Starmer adviser calls for temporary UK energy profit cap
 
Supermarket executive chair proposes move to limit earnings during exceptional market conditions
 
 
Ministers set to order HS2 to consider slower trains to save billions
 
Reducing maximum speed on new rail line among the ideas being explored to cut costs of spiralling bill
 
 
War with Iran has exposed American fragility at sea
 
The move from ‘efficiency’ to ‘resilience’ in maritime supply chains has a long way to go
 
 
How Trump’s attack on Iran risks dragging US into Middle East ‘quagmire’
 
US president who pledged to end America’s forever wars has started another Middle East conflict with no easy off-ramps
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
Iran war leaves US oil and gas dealmaking ‘in paralysis’
 
Surging energy prices have made it challenging to calculate transaction valuations
 
 
Poste Italiane launches €10.8bn bid for Telecom Italia
 
Italy’s state-controlled postal service is hoping to become a key player in Italian and Brazilian telecoms markets
 
 
Trump to send immigration enforcement officers to US airports
 
Officials say ICE agents will bolster security and ease long waiting times caused by partial government shutdown
 
 
Shin Hyun-song nominated governor of Bank of Korea
 
BIS top economist chosen to lead monetary policy amid won weakness and oil price shock
 
 
World faces gas supply cliff edge as Gulf’s final LNG shipments approach ports
 
Carriers that departed from the Middle East before Iran’s missile attacks began are due to arrive in the next 10 days
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
How the Iran war could derail the AI boom
 
The entire chip supply chain depends on energy and chemical imports from the Middle East
 
 
Are investors betting on stagflation?
 
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
 
 
Collapsed mortgage lender MFS was given all-clear in 2024 FCA review
 
Market Financial Solutions was complying with rules, law firm reported to UK regulator
 
 
Reading Socrates in Silicon Valley
 
Self-proclaimed stoics who denounce self-examination only prove the bankruptcy of the tech bro worldview
 
 
Chinese IPOs in US falter amid scrutiny of manipulation schemes
 
Regulators crack down after trading in ‘toxic’ small-cap stocks from China inflicted losses on US investors
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
Why performance reviews need a makeover
 
The ritual of awkward once-a-year conversations often fails to provide constructive feedback
 
 
Cuba hit by second nationwide power outage in a week
 
Collapse of electricity grid comes after ship carrying fuel that had been headed for country changes course
 
 
Global carmakers retreat en masse from electric vehicle plans
 
Rolls-Royce is latest of more than a dozen groups to change course as demand for petrol engines persists
 
 
Jacob’s Creek aims to recapture ‘sunshine in a bottle’ heyday
 
New owner Vinarchy is relaunching the once-ubiquitous wine label in the UK after years in the wilderness
 
 
How AI is reshaping the business of law
 
Barrister Anthony Searle is part of a generation using new tools in the courts
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
‘EU Inc’ is a missed opportunity for start-ups
 
Leaders who want more innovative European business must insist on a bolder approach
 
 
Pakistan and Afghanistan tensions reach breaking point
 
However difficult it may be, the world needs to re-engage with the troubled region
 
 
Is a plumbing career the future?
 
Skilled trades regarded as safe from automation but still face social resistance
 
 
Time to shear the UK housing market of the dreaded ‘fleecehold’
 
Estate management charges can leave buyers of new-built homes with unforeseen costs as they pay annually for maintenance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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