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FINANCIAL TIMES
Saturday, 21 December 2024
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
At least 2 dead and 60 injured after car ploughs into German Christmas market
 
Police detain Saudi national in Magdeburg after what regional prime minister calls a catastrophe for city, state and country
 
 
Limit foreign political donations, says UK government’s ethical adviser
 
Call comes after reports that Elon Musk could make large gift to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK
 
 
Mandelson slammed as ‘moron’ by Trump adviser after being named US ambassador
 
Criticism from Chris LaCivita, the campaign strategist who helped secure former president’s re-election
 
 
Ukraine’s waiting game for Trump
 
Kyiv and its European allies believe they have a chance to shape the incoming president’s plan to end the war. But they are divided over what to propose
 
 
Trump wants 5% Nato defence spending target, Europe told
 
US president-elect’s closest foreign policy aides indicate he will continue arming Ukraine while pursuing end to war
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
US House votes through last-gasp bill to keep government open
 
Funding measure gets bipartisan backing after days of bickering on Capitol Hill
 
 
Eli Lilly given green light in US to treat sleep disorder with weight-loss drug
 
Regulatory go-ahead marks latest boost for drugmaker’s blockbuster anti-obesity franchise
 
 
LNG developer Venture Global files for US IPO
 
Liquefied natural gas exporter looks to tap into enthusiasm over Trump’s pledge to boost energy exports
 
 
The last days of Bashar al-Assad
 
The FT pieces together the final movements of Syria’s former president and first family
 
 
Economist Abhijit Banerjee: ‘Good storytellers are very powerful’
 
The Nobel-winner on how his discipline can communicate better, the secret of Trump’s appeal — and what gifts really mean
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
MicroStrategy’s ‘financial engineering’ powers ascent to Nasdaq 100
 
Convertible bonds to fund bitcoin purchases have been lapped up by investors, but some fear impact if token falls sharply
 
 
US stocks rebound from sell-off sparked by Fed
 
Lower than expected inflation figures help S&P 500 claw back some of its losses
 
 
Silver Point accused by SEC of failing to monitor star lawyer
 
Hedge fund says the late outside counsel Chaim Fortgang was not subject to tough information restrictions
 
 
Directors’ Deals: Ashtead chief increases stake as shares struggle
 
Gloom over rental revenue growth
 
 
EU imports record quantities of Russian LNG in 2024
 
Bloc received 16.5mn tonnes of liquefied natural gas by mid-December despite efforts to reduce supplies from Russia
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
Qualcomm claims trial win in dispute with Arm over chip design licences
 
UK company says it will seek retrial after partial verdict in case over 2021 acquisition
 
 
Argentina chooses US investor to spur nuclear-powered AI dream
 
Shift to new reactor technology comes as Javier Milei aims to attract energy-intensive companies to cooler south
 
 
Starbucks baristas strike in big US cities as contract talks falter
 
Workers launch 5-day protest in Chicago, Los Angeles and Seattle as union and coffee chain remain far apart on pay
 
 
Volkswagen reaches deal with union on German plants
 
Agreement to save €4bn includes factory capacity cuts and 35,000 job losses by 2030 ‘in socially responsible’ way
 
 
Novo Nordisk shares tumble as data on weight-loss drug trial disappoints
 
Obesity treatment CagriSema misses goal of 25% reduction in body weight
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
Ōura takes a turn on the fitness-finance treadmill