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FINANCIAL TIMES
Thursday, 11 September 2025
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
Charlie Kirk’s killing and the ‘despicable violence’ of US politics
 
Leaders from both parties condemn incident — but shootings are now a feature of polarised America
 
 
Donald Trump ally Charlie Kirk assassinated in Utah
 
President condemns activist’s death as a ‘heinous assassination’ and a ‘dark moment for America’
 
 
Mandelson fights to stay as UK envoy to the US amid new Epstein revelations
 
Tories urge Sir Keir Starmer to remove the Labour peer from his post
 
 
Merck slams UK as it scraps £1bn London drug research centre
 
US company says country is ‘not internationally competitive’ and lays off 125 staff
 
 
What is Vladimir Putin’s game plan against Nato’s eastern flank?
 
Drone incursions into Polish airspace lay bare how unprepared military alliance is against surprise Russian attacks
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
Advent strikes €4.1bn deal to sell generic drugmaker Zentiva to GTCR
 
Sale is second private equity-backed healthcare transaction within weeks in Europe
 
 
US DoJ probes fraud allegations at subprime car lender Tricolor
 
JPMorgan and Barclays were among banks exposed when the group collapsed into bankruptcy
 
 
Bangladesh’s missing billions, stolen in plain sight | FT Film
 
Over $200bn was allegedly plundered from Bangladesh during Sheikh Hasina’s time as prime minister
 
 
Trump’s CFTC pick claims Winklevoss twins meddled with confirmation
 
Founders of crypto platform Gemini have long complained about the agency’s $5mn fine
 
 
Larry Ellison’s personal fortune soars on back of Oracle’s share price surge
 
Founder of software company, which has signed big AI-related deals, briefly overtakes Elon Musk as world’s richest person
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
Klarna shares soar nearly 15% on market debut
 
Swedish fintech began trading Wednesday after tariff turmoil halted earlier listing plan
 
 
SEC chief threatens ban on European accounting rules over sustainability
 
Paul Atkins questions whether overseas companies should be barred from using International Financial Reporting Standards
 
 
UK plan to scrap contactless card limits raises fraud fears
 
Finance industry and consumer groups say FCA should retain £100 cap on PIN-free payments
 
 
How a remote copper pit led to the biggest mining deal in a decade
 
Anglo American and Teck Resources fulfil long-held dream to integrate a site they share in the Chilean Andes
 
 
Starling Bank targets £4bn valuation in secondary share sale
 
UK fintech launching process to allow investors including Goldman Sachs to sell down stakes
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
Novo Nordisk to cut 9,000 jobs as it slashes profit forecast
 
Danish drugmaker warns over slowing growth as Ozempic and Wegovy producer faces pressure from US rival Eli Lilly
 
 
JPMorgan and Fifth Third face losses tied to collapsed subprime car lender
 
Tricolor Holdings fell into bankruptcy with more than $1bn of liabilities
 
 
Mexico to slap 50% tariff on Chinese cars under US pressure
 
World’s biggest buyer of Chinese autos seeks to preserve US free trade deal
 
 
Oracle’s AI surge takes Larry Ellison back to the future
 
The group’s shares jumped nearly 40% lifting its valuation close to $1tn
 
 
Hunt for life on Mars finds potential signs of biological activity
 
Mudstones with iron-containing compounds suggest possibility of a habitat for micro-organisms
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
Japan confronts the increased price of US friendship