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FINANCIAL TIMES
Friday, 3 October 2025
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
Two killed in attack at Manchester synagogue
 
Police say the perpetrator is a British citizen of Syrian descent after Starmer denounces terrorist incident
 
 
US to provide intel to guide Ukrainian long-range missile attacks on Russia
 
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has discussed Tomahawk cruise missiles with Donald Trump
 
 
Donald Trump threatens permanent spending cuts as US shutdown continues
 
Democrats accuse White House of using closure as cover for project to shrink government
 
 
The high cost of breaking Labour’s promises
 
Sweeping tax commitments are foolish in an unpredictable world but abandoning them would be corrosive to democracy
 
 
Japan days away from running out of Asahi Super Dry after cyber attack
 
Vast majority of factories of nation’s most popular beer have stopped work this week
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
Traders scour private data to gauge US jobs slowdown amid BLS turmoil
 
Federal shutdown deepens concern about quality of economic statistics under Trump
 
 
Convicted moguls Sean Combs and Miles Guo ponder AI platform after jail
 
Chinese businessman tells judge ahead of rapper’s sentencing hearing they ‘sleep right across from each other’ in Brooklyn jail
 
 
Australia rolls out ‘ghost bats and sharks’ in historic defence spending spree
 
Canberra undertakes most ambitious military overhaul since the second world war to meet China threat
 
 
Berkshire Hathaway’s Greg Abel seals first deal as CEO-elect with $10bn OxyChem purchase
 
All-cash transaction will help Houston-based oil and gas group pay down debt
 
 
AI comes to the video wars
 
A new period of experimentation in apps has arrived to expand the user experience beyond chatbots
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
Moser lures fresh audience in metaverse match-up
 
The watchmaker’s limited-edition pieces with NFT company Azuki helped it connect with other high spending collectors much like its own
 
 
New approach to credit scoring data could reshape US home lending
 
Shares of Equifax and Experian sink after Fair Isaac Corp moves to sell its ratings directly to industry data groups
 
 
AI, shutdowns and shadow banks
 
Today on the show, a grab bag of growing problems
 
 
AstraZeneca’s US listing to leave £200mn UK stamp duty hole
 
HMRC will no longer reap benefit of share trading in FTSE 100’s largest company
 
 
Europe’s junk borrowers flock to Nordic bond market
 
Issuance surges in jurisdictions known for lighter-touch documentation amid strong demand for high-yield debt
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
Watches and Jewellery: October
 
Jewellery brands from both UK and India see potential in each other’s market; Titan’s plan to sell Indian watchmaking to the world; designers using waste to make a statement; connoisseur collectors breathe life into Asian jewellery sales
 
 
Buyers tune into radical styles of modern vintage jewellery
 
Pieces from the 1960s to 1980s are drawing a younger generation with their pop cultural appeal and good value
 
 
Nordic watchmakers start their own movement
 
The region’s industry is gaining a competitive edge by reducing its reliance on Swiss and Asian parts suppliers
 
 
India’s Titan tilts at giants of watchmaking
 
With premium models and respected designs, the brand is attempting to rise above its mass-market roots
 
 
From trash to treasure: the jewellers getting creative with waste
 
Anabela Chan’s food-based ‘gems’ and Boucheron’s high-tech bio-resins illustrate innovative design in the push for sustainability
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
Buffett faces off against himself in Occidental carve-up