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FINANCIAL TIMES
Tuesday, 29 October 2024
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
HSBC profits beat expectations as it launches $3bn share buyback
 
Chief executive Georges Elhedery recently unveiled a sweeping overhaul of the lender
 
 
Israeli parliament passes law banning UN Palestinian refugee agency
 
Western nations concerned over how UNRWA will operate in war-torn Gaza
 
 
PwC profits fall in Asia after scandals in China and Australia
 
Big Four firm reports slower global growth as regional woes compound consulting industry slowdown
 
 
Bond market braced for rise in UK debt issuance to £300bn this year
 
Investment banks pencil in second-biggest annual gilt sales figure on record ahead of Labour’s first Budget
 
 
Kamala Harris struggles to keep the faith of Arab-Americans in Michigan
 
Israel’s war in Gaza has cost the support of important constituency in battleground state
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
Donald Trump campaign distances itself from controversial New York rally comments
 
Republicans criticise racist and misogynistic remarks by speakers at Madison Square Garden on Sunday
 
 
Military briefing: Where Israel struck Iran
 
First open attack on Tehran breaks ‘psychological barrier’ and could leave it vulnerable to future assaults
 
 
Trump’s foreign policy plan: embrace unpredictability
 
The former president has a radical global agenda for a second term, say allies and advisers — from Ukraine and the Middle East to pressurising America’s friends and foes
 
 
The Wallenbergs start succession to sixth generation
 
The three cousins leading the $660bn Swedish business empire want more family members involved and, for the first time, women
 
 
WOW factor: can Donald Trump hold on to suburban voters in battleground Wisconsin?
 
Democrats have been chipping away at Republican support in one of its strongholds
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
Oil prices tumble after Israel refrains from attacking Iran’s refining facilities
 
Brent crude drops more than 6% as Tehran gives measured response to strikes
 
 
Karma comes for Boeing’s shareholders
 
Nearly a fifth of total shares will soon be owned by participants in a giant capital raise
 
 
Beware the tricky business of distressed M&A
 
Potential buyers may end up negotiating deals with the target’s lenders and bondholders instead of its shareholders
 
 
Wise chief executive fined £350,000 over ‘tax issues’
 
UK financial regulator says Kristo Käärmann breached conduct rules but clears him to continue in his job
 
 
Jump Trading, Virtu and the ‘hidden optical fibre cable’ under an Ohio field
 
Skywave Networks accuses Wall Street titans of ‘continuous racketeering and conspiracy’
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
Jeff Bezos defends ‘principled decision’ to block Washington Post endorsement of Kamala Harris
 
Billionaire denies intervention was part of deal with Donald Trump
 
 
China’s Luckin Coffee plans US launch in comeback from fraud scandal
 
Expansion in Starbucks’ home market comes five years after chain was delisted from Nasdaq and fined
 
 
NHS in England to receive £1.5bn next year to boost appointments
 
Fresh funding comes as part of wider package which will be set out by Reeves in Budget on Wednesday
 
 
Microsoft accuses Google of ‘shadow campaigns’ to undermine its business
 
War of words between Big Tech companies reveals fierce rivalry in cloud computing
 
 
Evan Spiegel battles to revive Snap’s fortunes
 
Snapchat creator’s ambitions in augmented reality and online advertising hit by growing strength of arch-rival Meta
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
Georgia’s crumbling European dream