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FINANCIAL TIMES
Saturday, 6 September 2025
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
Donald Trump issues order to penalise countries that detain American citizens
 
Move raises possibility the administration could bar some foreign leaders from attending upcoming UN General Assembly
 
 
Starmer launches sweeping cabinet reshuffle after Rayner resigns in tax scandal
 
Yvette Cooper moves to Foreign Office while David Lammy becomes deputy PM and Shabana Mahmood home secretary
 
 
Keir Starmer’s problems multiply after deputy’s downfall
 
Angela Rayner’s departure triggers cabinet reshuffle and potentially bloody deputy Labour leader contest
 
 
Tesla seeks to award Elon Musk $1tn if carmaker hits formidable targets
 
Billionaire would need to hit a series of market value and profit goals to earn payout
 
 
The psychology of CEO loyalty to Trump
 
C-suites are conspicuously silent in the face of the president’s policy surprises
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
Donald Trump threatens retaliatory tariffs after EU hits Google with €2.95bn fine
 
US president criticises ‘very unfair’ measures a day after he hosts tech chiefs at the White House
 
 
Trump to direct Japan’s $550bn investment in US after deal with Tokyo
 
President will pick which projects receive capital, according to unpublished memo
 
 
OpenAI pressed on safety after deaths of ChatGPT users
 
Attorneys-general of California and Delaware threaten to block tech group’s planned restructuring
 
 
Carlos Abrams-Rivera, the Kraft Heinz CEO dealing with America’s lost appetite
 
Less than two years after taking the top job he is unwinding the packaged-food company’s failed megamerger
 
 
Xi Jinping plots a post-American world
 
Led by China, a growing group of nations wants to change the global order — and they seem increasingly inclined to work together
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
PredictIt wins US licence to expand betting offerings
 
Site known for bets on political predictions could soon create and host all manner of markets
 
 
Early Revolut backer Balderton partially cashes out to cement profit
 
Venture capital firm has sold hundreds of millions of dollars in UK fintech that has enjoyed explosive growth
 
 
Bitcoin ATMs reprise a painful history in finance
 
The machines located in Latino, Black and low-income neighbourhoods offer a promise of inclusion but involve high costs
 
 
A China-Russia sweetheart gas deal could upset US energy exporters
 
Even without Power of Siberia 2, there was already a risk of superfluous LNG sloshing around the system
 
 
London Stock Exchange Group forced to open roof space to rivals
 
UK regulator raised concerns that exclusive right to install radio equipment at data centre was ‘hindering competition’
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
AI start-up Anthropic settles landmark copyright suit for $1.5bn
 
Case will compensate authors but could raise costs of training large language models
 
 
US agents raid Hyundai-LG site as Trump migrant crackdown escalates
 
South Korean nationals among hundreds detained at battery factory project in Georgia in biggest immigration raid yet
 
 
OpenAI set to start mass production of its own AI chips with Broadcom
 
ChatGPT maker’s deal sends shares in the US chip group up more than 9%
 
 
Tylenol maker’s shares sink on Robert Kennedy report linking painkiller to autism
 
Company says key ingredient acetaminophen has been approved for use by US regulators
 
 
Lululemon tumbles as tariffs and weak US consumer weigh on outlook
 
Yoga pants maker expects Trump administration’s new trade policies to reduce margin by $240mn this year
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
Elon Musk’s $1tn bonus is literally monopoly money