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FINANCIAL TIMES
Friday, 14 March 2025
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
Inside the downfall of trading titan and Blackpool FC owner Simon Sadler
 
He was a heavyweight in Hong Kong finance and a hometown hero. Now he faces the possibility of jail
 
 
Vladimir Putin sets tough conditions for Ukraine ceasefire
 
Russian president indicates Moscow is unwilling to drop maximalist demands
 
 
Sir Keir Starmer suffers cabinet uprising over UK spending cuts
 
Opposition grows to plans in areas such as welfare but prime minister insists he will not bend rules to allow more borrowing
 
 
Tesla warns Trump administration it is ‘exposed’ to retaliatory tariffs
 
Elon Musk’s electric-car maker says levies could make it costlier to produce vehicles in the US
 
 
What next for the NHS after Wes Streeting’s shake-up?
 
Abolishing NHS England could lead to an initial downturn in the health service’s performance, say experts
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
CK Hutchison shares fall after China urges company to ‘think twice’ on Panama deal
 
Commentary says $22.8bn deal with US asset manager BlackRock ‘disregards national interests’
 
 
Top Senate Democrat to back Republican bill to avert government shutdown
 
Chuck Schumer warns that failure to pass measure will open door to Trump power grab
 
 
US swings behind TotalEnergies’ vast Mozambique gas project
 
Trump administration frees up $4.7bn loan to French company that was frozen since 2021
 
 
Wall Street’s S&P 500 tumbles into ‘correction’ on fresh Donald Trump tariff threats
 
Gold surges to all-time high as investors seek safety amid doubts over Ukraine ceasefire
 
 
From daring invasion to rapid retreat: the end of Ukraine’s Kursk gambit
 
‘Our problems started long before,’ says Ukrainian soldier after seven months in occupied Russian region
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
‘Zero conversations’ about London IPO valuation, says Shein boss
 
Donald Tang says management of fast-fashion retailer has yet to discuss price tag ahead of long-planned flotation
 
 
In Bhutan, bitcoin reserves are already common currency
 
Sovereign bitcoin reserves are a relatively small phenomenon but are probably here to stay
 
 
US junk bonds slide as Donald Trump’s tariffs spark economic worries
 
Premium investors’ demand to hold riskier debt jumps to highest level in six months
 
 
Overseas managers have ‘no real advantage’ in Asia active ETFs
 
Senior executive at State Street says expertise in other markets will carry little weight
 
 
Consultants warned Aberdeen boss against Abrdn rebrand
 
Marketing firm Wolff Olins wanted its name off asset manager’s promotional material
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
DeepSeek focuses on research over revenue in contrast to Silicon Valley
 
Chinese start-up to concentrate resources on building machines with humanlike cognitive capabilities
 
 
Activists challenge UK demand for Apple to create data ‘back door’
 
Privacy International and Liberty’s complaint adds pressure on government as iPhone maker fights demand in court
 
 
Staley subjected to ‘public humiliation’ over Epstein ties that threatened marriage, court hears
 
Ex-Barclays chief, seeking to overturn regulatory ban, was questioned in court about sex with Epstein employee
 
 
Drugmaker merger turns the page on a dark chapter of US history
 
Real-world pain lies behind a big win for several Wall Street vulture funds
 
 
Demna to become creative director of Gucci
 
Former Balenciaga designer will take charge of turnaround at Kering’s biggest brand
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
The Indo-Pacific grapples with a reckless China and feckless US