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Saturday, 17 October 2026
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
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
 
 
Big Tech stocks suffer biggest weekly drop since ‘liberation day’
 
AI trade jitters send investors scrambling for government debt in a move that halts a months-long Treasury sell-off
 
 
Welfare reform is possible: we did it before, we can do it again
 
All sides agree that the costs are unsustainable and we can’t continue to write people off
 
 
Apple set for UK legal fight over iPhone tap-to-pay rules
 
Competition and Markets Authority plans to force Big Tech group to allow rival payments providers to access its digital wallet technology
 
 
NHS boss Penny Dash: ‘We can’t just blame the politicians’
 
The chair of NHS England on the need for a more rigorous analysis of the National Health Service, why it is right to focus on cost — and her experience as a young doctor on the UK’s first Aids ward
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
SoftBank in talks to buy US security group Allied Universal
 
Masayoshi Son looks to increase pace of his bets on robotics and AI
 
 
Anthropic offers Blackstone double-digit yield in latest chip financing
 
High borrowing costs complicate AI lab’s goal of achieving investment-grade status
 
 
Oil hits five-month high of $110 on new escalation in Middle East
 
Brent prices jump on reports that Saudi Arabia-led forces intercepted and destroyed missiles aimed at critical energy hubs
 
 
Alexandr Wang, Meta’s AI wunderkind
 
The 29-year-old in charge of the company’s Superintelligence Labs is being touted as a potential successor to Mark Zuckerberg
 
 
US business leaders are waking up to the perils of plutopopulism
 
Companies wanted a president who would cut taxes and rules, they got one who has blown holes in free trade and global alliances
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
Citi becomes latest US bank to restrict AI agents from accessing accounts
 
US lenders fear chatbots could shift billions of dollars in deposits to higher-yielding accounts
 
 
Lufthansa exploring sale of software assets in €1bn deal
 
Discussions come as German airline seeks to free up cash to make investments following stake in Portuguese carrier
 
 
Shareholders should have a say on making AI safe
 
SEC decision to rescind key rule on voting could not have come at a worse time
 
 
Sizing CoreWeave’s ‘unlimited’ insurance capital
 
Quite big, but still quite far away
 
 
Hiding from the everything trade
 
Unhedged readers on how to hedge AI risk
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
Healey says new Heathrow runway would boost ‘growth’ despite Burnham wavering
 
Future of £33bn project has been put in doubt since new prime minister took office
 
 
Apple blames ‘extraordinary’ demand as foldable iPhones sell out
 
Deliveries of the $2,000 Duo slip to 2027 within hours of going on sale
 
 
Italy secures EU deal to lower its electricity prices
 
Agreement marks a boost for PM Giorgia Meloni as nation struggles with higher fossil fuel prices
 
 
Rich make millions by flipping private jets
 
Strong demand for private air travel combined with production delays boosts prices
 
 
Fuel-price surge turbocharges global EV sales and spells end for diesel in Europe
 
Repercussions from Iran war help reshape auto industry as hydrocarbon prices rise
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
The dress rehearsal for an AI reckoning
 
Ructions point to what a true bursting of the bubble might do to financial markets
 
 
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
 
 
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
 
 
Help — four letters that require attention
 
The way we respond to the needs of others is more complex than we care to admit
 
 
Stocks are risky right now — but so are all the alternatives
 
The value of stocks can fall suddenly in a way that cash can’t. But introduce inflation and it’s a different equation
 
 
 

Work & Careers

 
 
 
The financial double life of barristers
 
It is wrong to assume that legal professionals have no money worries
 
 
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
 
 
Business School Debates
 
Topical issues for classroom discussion. This series hosts short case studies on contemporary business dilemmas for professors and students, written by academics who provide insights and questions on themes from supply chains and artificial intelligence, to marketing and accounting
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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