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FINANCIAL TIMES
Thursday, 28 May 2026
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
US carries out fresh strikes on Iran
 
Official says increasingly strained ceasefire continues to hold
 
 
The world comes to Xi Jinping
 
Foreign officials have flocked to China’s leader this year, boosting Beijing’s efforts to portray itself as a pillar of stability
 
 
EU pushes for ‘tech sovereignty’ to cut reliance on US
 
Draft strategy marks shift from regulating Big Tech to favouring European services
 
 
Jamie Dimon says JPMorgan could spend up to $20bn on a new acquisition
 
Bank chief executive says Trump administration’s lighter approach to regulation has freed as much as $50bn in excess capital
 
 
How Brexit made Britain a European country
 
With its political chaos and high-spending state, the UK is more continental than it was a decade ago
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang to join board at prestigious Beijing university
 
Chipmaker boss’s move to join Tim Cook-chaired board underlines push to maintain ties with China
 
 
Google engineer charged with insider trading on Polymarket
 
Employee allegedly used account name ‘AlphaRaccoon’ and amassed more than $1mn, charges say
 
 
Ken Paxton’s victory gives Democrats new hope in Texas Senate race
 
Trump-backed candidate may have limited appeal outside the president’s Maga base
 
 
Fifa subpoenaed over World Cup ticket practices in two US states
 
New York joins with New Jersey in probe of ‘sky-high prices’ just weeks before tournament kicks off
 
 
How AI threatens the giants of consulting
 
The technology opens the door for smaller, well-funded challengers to take market share from the Big Four and others
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
Donald Trump says rising economic costs will not force him into Iran deal
 
President’s comments come as hopes of an agreement to end the war push oil prices lower
 
 
ExxonMobil wins decisive backing to move corporate domicile to Texas
 
Oil major to relocate incorporation from New Jersey as it seeks to parry investor activism
 
 
US-backed rare earth rivals clash over alleged technology theft
 
Legal battle erupts between mining companies supported by Trump administration to break dependence on China
 
 
Uber adds to its Delivery Hero stake at €12bn valuation
 
Share purchase from Aspex Management steps up US ride-hailing group’s pursuit of German food delivery company
 
 
Robinhood to let investors use AI chatbots for share trading
 
US brokerage joins ‘arms race’ to give retail investors new tools
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
‘China-maxxing’ helps spur an inbound tourism boom
 
Beijing has found an economic win by drawing more international visitors to the country
 
 
Uber bid for Delivery Hero would be an odd route to superapp status
 
Food delivery group’s taxed operating profit this year is only about 2.4 per cent of its enterprise value
 
 
For ailing Lululemon, going private might not be a stretch
 
The company has essentially no net debt and still generated $1bn in free cash flow last year
 
 
Preventing a ‘Chernobyl moment’ in AI
 
A White House order on testing frontier models would be a significant first step
 
 
Et tu too, FTSE Russell?
 
A new telecoms value stock is coming to town
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
Want to predict central banker behaviour? Look to their birth date
 
Formative experiences shape our views on future inflation as much as the data
 
 
My five lessons from judging this year’s International Booker Prize
 
Reading 128 books in eight months was a privilege — and a lasting education in making time, embracing difference and building literary muscle
 
 
Securitisation could help plug Europe’s funding gap
 
Deeper capital markets are essential to the continent’s growth
 
 
Japan fails to grapple with past in Shōwa spectacle
 
The celebrations were enthusiastic but the country seems to have a hard time calibrating its relationship with what went before
 
 
Labour’s retreat from intellectual debate traps it in comfort zone
 
Party’s commitment to ambitious pledges before election narrowed its room for manoeuvre
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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