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FINANCIAL TIMES
Sunday, 27 July 2025
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
Thames Water boss keeps bonus despite missing target after restatement
 
Embattled utility undershot cash flow goal to trigger awards for Chris Weston and other managers
 
 
How long can the US economy defy expectations?
 
Despite the tariff shock, inflation is modest, stocks are up, and unemployment is low. Some experts insist it is too soon to tell
 
 
Why Oasis won in the end
 
The band’s lasting appeal wasn’t foreseen by a cultural elite that overvalues innovation
 
 
Canary Wharf hotel becomes flashpoint for anti-migrant protests
 
Demonstrations show no signs of abating with unrest expected in other parts of England this weekend
 
 
Capital gains tax receipts fall after big cuts in allowances
 
Revenue falls 18 per cent in 2023-24 to £12.1bn as the UK’s efforts to increase revenues from the levy backfire
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
Israel to airdrop food into Gaza as it rebuffs famine claims
 
Netanyahu’s government denies it has deliberately starved civilians in the blockaded territory
 
 
EU and US locked in talks ahead of key Trump meeting with von der Leyen
 
Leaders due to meet on Sunday in bid to avoid economically damaging transatlantic trade war
 
 
AI start-up Anthropic open to Mideast funds in talks to double valuation to over $150bn
 
Rival to ChatGPT maker OpenAI has so far shunned Gulf sovereign investors that ‘enrich dictators’
 
 
What are the songs of summer?
 
Stephen Bush, Jemima Kelly, Martin Wolf and other FT writers choose the tracks that evoke festivals, first loves, sunshine and cricket
 
 
Trader who claims he made 97% of hedge fund’s revenues sues over bonus
 
Robert Gagliardi was denied payout, with Evolution Capital blaming ‘abrasive attitude’
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
Are investment trusts finally getting their act together?
 
Here are five opportunities that I’ve identified in the troubled sector
 
 
The bond market maths does not add up for governments
 
Higher yields look probable, forcing countries to pay more to fund their ever-growing deficits
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
China proposes global body to govern artificial intelligence
 
Premier Li Qiang warns ‘bottlenecks’ in chip supplies are hindering innovation
 
 
Two lesser-known factors behind David Swensen’s success at Yale
 
The nurturing of in-house talent and close partnerships with external managers helped drive returns
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
Britain needs to unleash the spirit of entrepreneurship
 
We continue to put too many obstacles in the way of businesses that want to take risks and make things happen
 
 
The grisly glory of the group holiday
 
Shared vacations are on the up. Are you part of the team?
 
 
JD Vance won’t find Kentucky in the Cotswolds
 
If the US vice-president is seeking authentic rural folk in the unsullied countryside, he’s in for a surprise
 
 
Can Château d’Yquem save Sauternes?
 
Bordeaux’s most celebrated sweet winemakers are turning to tourism and dry whites 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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