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Just a subscriber. I don't work for the newspaper. Climate change is the big time issue. San Francisco–based.
Hooked on diesel: the economy looking to kick the habit— Palau will host a special climate event as part of the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in August, while the region will also co-host the so-called pre-COP summit… www.ft.com/content/054a... @attractamooney.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Hooked on diesel: the economy looking to kick the habit
Pacific island of Palau is fundraising for a pivot to clean energy
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Europe’s weak reaction to Spain’s migrant crisis-It is unusual for EU members to turn on each other in public in the way they have on Spain, one of the bloc’s few remaining leftwing governments. www.ft.com/content/8faf... @hallbenjamin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Europe’s weak reaction to Spain’s migrant crisis
Pedro Sánchez is being unfairly singled out for a liberal immigration policy
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Football has given Europe a rare geopolitical victory-The old continent’s victory over Fifa and the Americanisation of football will provide… www.ft.com/content/ebfc... @gideonrachman.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Football has given Europe a rare geopolitical victory
Players like Lamine Yamal and Jude Bellingham are Europe’s rare earths
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How to end the cycle of mistrust between the Treasury and everybody else-Unfortunately, the whole framework for managing government tax and spend in the UK is broken… www.ft.com/content/4987... @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
How to end the cycle of mistrust between the Treasury and everybody else
The lesson from Manchester is that it takes time for public investment policies to show up in GDP
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Letter: Stark warning from the environment committee chair- We must act urgently to tackle climate change and secure water for today and tomorrow. The committee’s recommendations… www.ft.com/content/643c... Baroness Sheehan @financialtimes.com
Letter: Stark warning from the environment committee chair
From Baroness Sheehan, House of Lords, London SW1, UK
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The FT View: Time for Andy Burnham to smile on UK science-It may go against Burnham’s devolutionary grain but the government needs to take a more strategic overview of the academic sector’s struggles… www.ft.com/content/1419... @financialtimes.com
Time for Andy Burnham to smile on UK science
Waning support for basic research threatens Britain’s technology ambitions
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The UAE’s imperial push into Africa-Under the leadership of its autocratic ruler Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, known as MBZ, the small desert state… www.ft.com/content/a4c6... @peter.andringa.me @financialtimes.com
The UAE’s imperial push into Africa
The Gulf state is investing heavily in land, ports and influence across the continent. But its entangled goals come at a price
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BNY to adopt blockchain technology for records in new era for Wall Street—BNY, which has more than $59tn in assets under custody and administration, was set to unveil… www.ft.com/content/7b11... Harriet Clarfelt @financialtimes.com
BNY to adopt blockchain technology for records in new era for Wall Street
Banks rush to embrace tokenised system blurring the lines between traditional finance and digital asset ecosystem
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UBS fined $125mn over lax money laundering controls— UBS admitted that it had “wilfully violated” the Bank Secrecy Act as part of its agreement with FinCen, including by failing… www.ft.com/content/03c4... @ortenca.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
UBS fined $125mn over lax money laundering controls
Swiss bank failed to implement adequate curbs despite previous sanction by US regulators
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Funding gaps hobble western critical mineral objectives, says report—China controls more than 90 per cent of the world’s processing capacity for rare earths and critical minerals such as cobalt, nickel and lithium, which are… www.ft.com/content/7528... Martha Muir @financialtimes.com
Funding gaps hobble western critical mineral objectives, says report
Government-backed financing needed to entice private investment to break China’s grip on production
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Defence investments will boost wider business, says Daimler Truck chief—German automotive companies have increasingly turned to the defence industry to generate growth and… www.ft.com/content/a9d7... Sebastien Ash @financialtimes.com
Defence investments will boost wider business, says Daimler Truck chief
German group seeks to increase its revenues from military vehicles
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German carmakers flood jobs market with managers after wielding axe—Other German carmakers are also cutting white-collar jobs. BMW last week… www.ft.com/content/e345... Sebastien Ash @financialtimes.com
German carmakers flood jobs market with managers after wielding axe
Volkswagen approaches headhunter to find positions for hundreds of departing managers
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Coal back in favour as US plant bidding war highlights rising demand to power AI—The bidding war underlines how coal has been brought in from the cold… www.ft.com/content/babf... Martha Muir @financialtimes.com
Coal back in favour as US plant bidding war highlights rising demand to power AI
Top utility fought ‘aggressively’ to outbid data centre developer for control of West Virginia facility
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AstraZeneca investors raise concerns over mega-merger talks—Chief among the complaints from AstraZeneca investors was that the Anglo-Swedish company would be acquiring… www.ft.com/content/6d40... @emdunks.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
AstraZeneca investors raise concerns over mega-merger talks
Shareholders question looming patent cliff and antitrust risks in potential $400bn tie-up with Bristol Myers Squibb
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The ‘Trump effect’ is taking a toll on corporate gender goals—I like to hope that earlier efforts to embed corporate diversity policies will mean they continue, even at companies that now dare not speak their name. www.ft.com/content/3706... @andrewtghill.ft.com @financialtimes.com
The ‘Trump effect’ is taking a toll on corporate gender goals
Changes at the Australian Securities Exchange are the latest sign of a global rollback of diversity policies
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Iran sets pace in war with Donald Trump—After six months of war with Donald Trump, Iran can claim to have seized one significant advantage: Washington is increasingly fighting at a pace set by Tehran. www.ft.com/content/a298... @jacobjudah.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Iran sets pace in war with Donald Trump
Tehran’s military raised stakes with Washington by further expanding battle across Middle East
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Trump claims Iran talks under way despite denial from Tehran—Trump’s comments came just hours after Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said… www.ft.com/content/c9bd... @hauslohner.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Trump claims Iran talks under way despite denial from Tehran
US president said negotiations were ‘last chance’ for Islamic republic
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US midterm elections 2026: The FT’s guide—The eyes of the world will be on the US midterm elections in November. Donald Trump may not be on the ballot, but he will dominate the contest… www.ft.com/content/29f1... @fteva.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
US midterm elections 2026: The FT’s guide
The races, the money and the issues that will determine the final half of Trump’s second term
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European wildfire costs this year have already surpassed €3bn—Other costs in the form of increased insurance premiums or uninsurable property, lower visitor numbers and… www.ft.com/content/ef7f... @iancjohnston.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
European wildfire costs this year have already surpassed €3bn
Economic toll in worst-hit countries exceeds official estimate of costs to bloc in average year, according to FT analysis
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In praise of deadlines-Invent a firm deadline if you don’t have a real one, or, if you want something a little more literary, be guided by Franz Kafka, who wrote: “From a certain point… www.ft.com/content/027b... @greenmirandahere.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
In praise of deadlines
We moan about them but imagine how awful working life would be if we were drowning in unfinished business
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Lex: Who needs junior markets like Aim anyway?-There’s more than one way to access growth capital these days, and it’s hard to argue public markets are necessarily the best one. www.ft.com/content/fbc2... @jenniferhughes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Who needs junior markets like Aim anyway?
The London Stock Exchange is trying to stem Aim’s decline by streamlining rules to cut costs and make capital-raising easier
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Whatever happened to prudence?-This year’s energy subsidies signify more than countries being unwilling to heed IMF advice. They are just the latest example in a growing international trend… www.ft.com/content/2d12... @chrisgiles.ft.com @financialtimes.com
Whatever happened to prudence?
Governments have stopped correcting budget deficits but — so far — bond markets have let them
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How to save the British high street-Any solution to our high streets’ dilemma needs to force these delinquent owners to bring buildings back into use or surrender them. www.ft.com/content/f438... @pollymackenzie.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
How to save the British high street
Communities need help to tackle the blight of delinquent landlords who let empty properties decay
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A digital iron curtain is threatening the global economy-Europe cannot become the world’s connector if it is primarily known for regulating technology rather than creating it. www.ft.com/content/9055... Roland Busch @financialtimes.com
A digital iron curtain is threatening the global economy
Amid geopolitical barriers that risk slowing progress and trade, Europe can become a trusted connector
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Don’t pretend jokes can’t lead to political violence-But what is undeniable is a general chipping away of the taboo that it is acceptable for someone whose views you find morally repugnant to be killed. www.ft.com/content/6a3a... @jemima.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Don’t pretend jokes can’t lead to political violence
The taboo around political violence is fraying — but restricting speech is not the answer
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Wall Street learns to love blockchain—Wall Street’s real interest is tokenisation — the concept of turning everything from cash to stocks, bonds and commodities into… www.ft.com/content/7600... @nikasgari.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Wall Street learns to love blockchain
Financial companies hope to modernise markets with the technology but systemic risks remain
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The AI Shift: How autonomous are AI agents?—During an internal test of its latest models’ cyber capabilities, OpenAI tasked two of its most advanced models — one not yet publicly released — with taking on… www.ft.com/content/56c3... @jburnmurdoch.ft.com @sarahoconnorft.ft.com @financialtimes.com
The AI Shift: How autonomous are AI agents?
What the Hugging Face cyber attack and a remote work index can tell us about risk vs reward
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Lessons from companies learning to beat the heat—Across the continent, this summer’s extreme temperatures have renewed questions about how well equipped big European employers are… www.ft.com/content/ff3c... @attractamooney.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Lessons from companies learning to beat the heat
Schneider Electric and Heineken are among large groups rolling out measures to protect workers as extreme weather intensifies
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Air France-KLM targets easyJet passengers during takeover turmoil—Although it started as a low-cost operator, with the ambition of making flying as cheap as buying “a pair of jeans”, easyJet has moved into higher-cost… www.ft.com/content/43ec... @petercampbell1.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Air France-KLM targets easyJet passengers during takeover turmoil
Chief executive of French-Dutch airline group sees opportunity if low-cost carrier is acquired by its suitors
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AI’s ‘cookie banner’ moment: EU labels come for the bots— The rules require companies to tell customers when they are interacting with AI systems and… www.ft.com/content/19ff... @bmoens.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
AI’s ‘cookie banner’ moment: EU labels come for the bots
New regulations require companies to label chatbots, deepfakes and AI-generated marketing material
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