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FINANCIAL TIMES
Monday, 15 September 2025
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
Utah governor blames social media for fomenting US political violence
 
Spencer Cox said accused shooter of Charlie Kirk had been a ‘very normal young man’ who was radicalised online
 
 
Starmer has until May to turn things around, say MPs and unions
 
PM’s attempt to focus on ‘delivery’ has been thrown into disarray by departures of Angela Rayner and Peter Mandelson
 
 
Pope Leo criticises pay packages of Elon Musk and other corporate chiefs
 
Pontiff expresses concern about the widening gap between corporate bosses and workers
 
 
US companies put brakes on hiring after Donald Trump’s tariffs hit
 
Industries most exposed to rising costs caused by trade wars launch wave of job cuts
 
 
The west is buried under red tape
 
A regulatory ratchet is smothering business, households and government
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
China retail sales and factory output grow at slowest pace this year
 
World’s second-largest economy shows signs of strain as Beijing cracks down on industrial overcapacity
 
 
Far right set to make electoral gains in Germany’s most populous state
 
Alternative for Germany puts centre-ground parties under pressure in North Rhine-Westphalia’s municipal poll, early projections show
 
 
America can still stop the cycle of political violence
 
Politicians of all stripes must recognise that no one is safe from this scourge
 
 
Brookfield in talks to buy US landlord from Singapore’s GIC in $10bn deal
 
Purchase of Yes! Communities would be one of sector’s largest takeovers since 2022
 
 
Larry Ellison’s heir takes aim at Warner Bros and at reshaping Hollywood
 
Skydance founder prepares bid just weeks after closing Paramount acquisition
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
ANZ fined record $160mn over bond trading and customer account issues
 
Bank ‘time and again . . . betrayed the trust of Australians’, says regulator
 
 
French companies’ borrowing costs fall below government’s as debt fears intensify
 
Lower yields for groups including L’Oréal, Airbus and Axa shake up typical order and signal Paris’s loss of ‘risk-free’ status
 
 
Coinbase dominance at risk as Trump crypto embrace entices new entrants
 
White House enthusiasm for digital assets boosts exchange’s share price but is stoking heightened competition
 
 
Tony’s Chocolonely boss says investing in farmers is good for business
 
Chief executive of Dutch chocolate maker believes chasing market share through low prices is counter-productive
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
Can China stop its EV price wars?
 
Carmakers fear falling behind on scale and technology even as profit margins drop and officials lambast extreme discounting
 
 
Welders, engineers and data scientists: your country needs you
 
Defence industry seeks thousands of new recruits as government military spending booms
 
 
US-UK nuclear energy accord unveiled ahead of Trump state visit
 
Sir Keir Starmer hopes to move on from scandals and showcase Britain’s appeal to foreign investors
 
 
Centrica backs £10bn plan for UK modular nuclear reactors
 
British gas owner and US partner X-energy to jointly develop 12 smaller reactors
 
 
UK nuclear plant to add £200,000 a year to large businesses’ energy bills, analysts say
 
Cornwall Insight estimates impact of cost of building Sizewell C on companies in Britain
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
For god’s sake, spare me from business hotels with personality
 
A behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist
 
 
How India can trump US tariffs
 
It should unleash the pote