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FINANCIAL TIMES
Thursday, 18 September 2025
 
 
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Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
Disney’s ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel’s show over Charlie Kirk comments
 
Late-night TV host’s remarks about the man accused of killing the conservative activist provoked criticism
 
 
Donald Trump soaks up the glory of his second UK state visit
 
But after spending time with the King, the US president may face a tricky final day as he holds talks with Sir Keir Starmer
 
 
Federal Reserve cuts rates by quarter point and signals more to come
 
US central bank’s first reduction in borrowing costs this year comes amid growing worries about labour market weakness
 
 
Saudi Arabia signs ‘strategic mutual defence’ pact with Pakistan
 
Deal with nuclear-armed power comes a week after Gulf states were deeply rattled by Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in Doha
 
 
Won’t the British right stand up for sovereignty?
 
A hatred of interference in national affairs disappears when American conservatives are doing it
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
New York Times CEO warns Donald Trump is deploying ‘anti-press playbook’
 
Meredith Kopit Levien says newspaper will not back down after US president sues for $15bn
 
 
In Charlie Kirk’s name: Trump officials signal move to limit free speech
 
White House shifts from defending dissent to vowing crackdown on ‘hateful’ rhetoric in wake of killing
 
 
Novo’s Wegovy pill close to matching injectable version in weight-loss trial
 
Danish drugmaker is racing to beat arch-rival Eli Lilly to market
 
 
DeepMind and OpenAI achieve gold at ‘coding Olympics’ in AI milestone
 
Artificial intelligence labs attain top grade in prestigious programming contest
 
 
The problem with taxing the rich
 
Fiscal systems designed around income and consumption struggle to capture wealth, and billionaires are highly mobile
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
Argentina props up peso as crisis roils President Javier Milei
 
Authorities intervene directly in market for first time since currency’s partial float in April
 
 
SEC allows public companies to block investors from class-action lawsuits
 
Chair Paul Atkins pledges to ‘make IPOs great again’ as US regulator fulfils deregulation drive
 
 
Deutsche Bank’s asset manager kicks off sale of data centre business
 
DWS hopes NorthC could be valued at more than €2bn in a booming data centre market
 
 
Robinhood gives armchair investors a new way to roll the dice
 
A new fund will offer retail shareholders a slice of a ‘concentrated portfolio’ of unlisted start-ups
 
 
Qatar sovereign fund invests $500mn in Canada’s Ivanhoe Mines
 
Gulf countries target critical minerals in move to diversify away from oil and gas
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
Mark Zuckerberg promises new smart glasses will unlock ‘superintelligence’
 
Launch of Meta’s first model with a built-in screen marred by technical glitches
 
 
Santos shares slump after Abu Dhabi’s Adnoc abandons $18.7bn bid
 
Australian natural gas developer defends growth prospects after talks collapse
 
 
China’s flying car start-ups take their case to the skies
 
EHang gains first approval to operate tourist flights as sector tries to prove commercial viability
 
 
US tech groups answer Starmer’s call for AI infrastructure spending
 
Multibillion-dollar pledges on data centres come during Trump visit despite unresolved issues around digital services tax
 
 
Bean counters take the weak pulse of the economy
 
PwC’s annual report unspools a tale of more or less stagnant revenue and job cuts
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
A Brazilian court decision that bolsters democracy