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Saturday, September 5

World

US strikes three Iranian oil tankers in response to attacks on warshipsFT · 6m
Trump envoys take Ukraine peace proposal to meeting with PutinFT · 1h
Trump and Musk Super Pacs boost spending on midterm electionsFT · 2h
Putin Meets Trump Envoys as U.S. Pushes to Revive Ukraine Peace TalksWSJ · 2h
U.S. Strikes Three Iranian Ships After Missiles Fired at American Aircraft CarrierWSJ · 3h
Russia-Ukraine peace talks could begin next year, ex-MI6 chief saysFT · 4h
Jenrick seeks to get Reform back on track with tax pledgeFT · 4h
Masked protesters block Dover port roadsFT · 4h
Inside the USS Abraham Lincoln’s Nine Months at Sea: Loneliness, Fatigue, PrideWSJ · 6h
‘Sowing doubt’: Trump’s attempt to overhaul voting causes headaches for state officialsFT · 7h
Pro-Israel groups fight to help Republicans keep control of CongressFT · 9h
Treasury sell-off piles pressure on weakest US borrowersFT · 9h
Europe Express: faces of the ‘new right’FT · 10h
Nigel Farage insists Reform has ‘broken no law’ after key advisers step downFT · 11h
The NBA drops the hammer on Steve BallmerFT · 12h
Uber picks a side in driver vs robotaxi wars: its ownFT · 16h
The gloves are starting to come off in marketsFT · 16h
Is Keynesianism dead?FT · 16h
‘What the blazers?’ The long fight over school uniform costsFT · 16h
Camaraderie and nostalgia: how Germany’s far-right AfD is winning the eastFT · 16h
The prime minister won’t cut spending — here’s how I’m cutting mineFT · 16h
How to die with less than £325,000FT · 16h
How nationalists, theocrats and tech titans turned their backs on the futureFT · 16h
Q&A: HMRC considers criminalising ‘reckless’ tax mistakesFT · 16h
US Republicans revolt against Flock AI surveillance as tech backlash intensifiesFT · 16h
Why open a London jazz club in 2026?FT · 16h
EU counterterror envoy urges pressure on social platforms over youth extremismFT · 16h
What’s on at LDF 2026FT · 16h
Why Putin’s Friends Are Now Confronting Him Over the WarWSJ · 18h
Time Is No Longer on Iran’s Side in the Battle of the BlockadesWSJ · 19h
Time Is No Longer on Iran’s Side in the Battle of the BlockadesWSJ · 19h
U.S. Used Promise of Nvidia Chips to Broker Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace DealWSJ · 21h
Opinion | Our Crystal Ball and Trump’s Oil DealWSJ · 23h
DOJ Staff Were Told to Pause Antitrust Work With Canadian GovernmentWSJ · 23h
Best High-Yield Savings Accounts for September 2026: Up to 4.50%WSJ · 23h

Business

US strikes three Iranian oil tankers in response to attacks on warshipsFT · 6m
The Heart Drug Pelacarsen Fails, Shocking Novartis and CardiologistsNYT · 42m
California Forever’s Ambitious Plan Faces Another SetbackNYT · 45m
The U.S. Wants the Oil From These 17 Venezuelan FieldsNYT · 3h
Masked protesters block Dover port roadsFT · 4h
Diamond Mines Are Closing and South Africans Have Few AlternativesWSJ · 5h
What Led to Maria Bartiromo’s Downfall at Fox NewsNYT · 5h
Kenyans Made a Living Writing College Essays. Then A.I. Arrived.NYT · 7h
News Quiz for September 5, 2026WSJ · 10h
Will a Turnaround Plan Revive Volkswagen or Merely Delay Its Demise?NYT · 11h
Authors Wrangle With Publishers Over $1.5 Billion Anthropic A.I. SettlementNYT · 11h
The NBA drops the hammer on Steve BallmerFT · 12h
Jefferies fund caught with $500mn exposure to second alleged invoice fraudFT · 16h
Ryanair’s cuts have done other airlines a favourFT · 16h
Uber picks a side in driver vs robotaxi wars: its ownFT · 16h
The prime minister won’t cut spending — here’s how I’m cutting mineFT · 16h
US Republicans revolt against Flock AI surveillance as tech backlash intensifiesFT · 16h
The benefits of being an accidental prepperFT · 16h
The repo market is the ‘dark matter’ of finance: powerful and perilousFT · 16h
EU counterterror envoy urges pressure on social platforms over youth extremismFT · 16h
AI boom reverses the trend of ever-cheaper electronicsFT · 16h
Scotland has a whisky problemFT · 16h
It’s the Hottest Brand of the Summer—and It’s Popping Up EverywhereWSJ · 19h
It’s the Hottest Brand of the Summer—and It’s Popping Up EverywhereWSJ · 19h
Former Labor Secretary Oversaw a ‘Toxic, Intimidating’ Workplace, Report FindsWSJ · 19h
Novartis Says Closely Watched Cholesterol Study Failed to Meet GoalWSJ · 20h
Robust Hiring Reinforces Strength of the U.S. EconomyNYT · 21h
Which Investors Will Get Rich From Anthropic’s IPO?NYT · 22h
Opinion | ABC vs. Trump and the Broadcasters’ Free-Speech SelloutWSJ · 23h
Opinion | Our Crystal Ball and Trump’s Oil DealWSJ · 23h
Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market TalkWSJ · 23h
Democrats Criticize Fetterman After WSJ Report on How He Spends His TimeWSJ · 23h

Markets & Economy

US strikes three Iranian oil tankers in response to attacks on warshipsFT · 6m
Trump Renames Lake Ontario, Canada RespondsBBG · 1h
The Next Big Opportunity in Data Centers: Insuring ThemWSJ · 2h
Bloomberg This Weekend 09/05/2026BBG · 3h
Jobs Surge Raises Odds of September Fed HikeBBG · 4h
The Hidden Cost of America’s BureaucracyBBG · 4h
US Strikes Iranian Tankers After Attack on US WarshipsBBG · 5h
Esper Raises Concern Over Pentagon Leadership LossBBG · 5h
EU Envoy Urges Maximum Pressure on RussiaBBG · 6h
By The Way: Headlines You Should SeeBBG · 6h
Fed Governors’ Calendars Show Blackout Events With BankersBBG · 6h
AI May Transform How Humans Understand AnimalsBBG · 7h
Singapore Government Won’t Interfere in Decisions on Air IndiaBBG · 7h
Energy Markets Strained by Iran, Ukraine WarsBBG · 8h
How Women Are Shaping Drag RacingBBG · 8h
Treasury sell-off piles pressure on weakest US borrowersFT · 9h
Emerging Markets Prove Resilient in Bond Selloff: New EconomyBBG · 9h
Young People See a Different America Than Older People. Where Do You Fit In?WSJ · 10h
World Economy Latest: US Payrolls Growth Tops Forecast in Broad AdvanceBBG · 11h
Leonardo CEO Mariani Sees Ukraine Unit as Acquisition OutpostBBG · 12h
Philippines’ VP Duterte Posts Bail, Says She Fears for Her LifeBBG · 12h
Europe’s Wealth Managers Are Turning Their Backs on Stock RallyBBG · 12h
A Bond Crisis Is When Central Banks Step In, Scope Ratings SaysBBG · 13h
Malaysia’s PAS Party Wants Nationwide Gambling License ReviewBBG · 14h
Switzerland’s Startup Factory Wrestles With Europe’s Funding GapBBG · 15h
Jefferies fund caught with $500mn exposure to second alleged invoice fraudFT · 16h
The gloves are starting to come off in marketsFT · 16h
The repo market is the ‘dark matter’ of finance: powerful and perilousFT · 16h
HK’s Lee Says City to Expand Offshore Yuan Usage in 5-Year PlanBBG · 17h
For Many Individual Traders, Prediction Markets Are Hot—and Crypto Is NotWSJ · 18h
Bloom Energy, Illumina, Everpure to Join S&P 500 This MonthBBG · 22h
WSJ Dollar Index Falls 0.68% This Week to 95.24WSJ · 22h

The WSJ Dollar Index edged higher, trading just above flat after a rally tied to recent job numbers. The modest gain followed the earlier advance linked to the employment data.

U.S. Stocks Fall as Robust August Jobs Data Spurs Yields, Rate-Hike BetsWSJ · 22h
Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market TalkWSJ · 23h
Auto & Transport Roundup: Market TalkWSJ · 23h
Rates Climb, Stocks Dip After Strong U.S. Jobs DataWSJ · 23h
Basic Materials Roundup: Market TalkWSJ · 23h
Lutnick to Review Pentagon Deals Involving Cerberus FirmsBBG · 23h

Tech

Elon Musk’s Inner Circle Is Pouring Cash Into Making Psychedelics MainstreamWSJ · 4h
Sextortion Has Entered the Family Group ChatWSJ · 7h
Sextortion Has Entered the Family Group ChatWSJ · 7h
Vance Called AI Satanic. He Struck a Chord Among Christian Republicans.WSJ · 11h
Uber picks a side in driver vs robotaxi wars: its ownFT · 16h
‘In search of a better time’: a Gen Z response to digital slopFT · 16h
US Republicans revolt against Flock AI surveillance as tech backlash intensifiesFT · 16h
Gadgets to get you off your phoneFT · 16h
EU counterterror envoy urges pressure on social platforms over youth extremismFT · 16h
AI boom reverses the trend of ever-cheaper electronicsFT · 16h

Deal Flow

M&A / Strategic

Contract manufacturer Flex will acquire power conversion systems maker EPC Power in a $4.4B deal1d
Diversified Energy agreed to acquire Elliott-backed O&G company Birch Resources in a $1.8B deal1d
Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance and Samsung Life ⁠Insurance will acquire 90% of UK reinsurance company Canopius by buying an additional 50% stake for $1.5B from Centerbridge Partners1d
Shell and Chevron signed non-binding agreements for the acquisition of production rights over Ghana's South Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points block1d
TSG Consumer made a strategic investment in iconic NYC taco chain Los Tacos No. 11d
US family holding company Friedkin Group is exploring a stake sale in UK soccer club Everton FC just two years after acquiring the club1d
Thai state-owned O&G firm PTT is considering bringing in strategic partners for for its Taiwan-listed Lotus Pharmaceutical1d

VC

Robotics startup Figure raised an undisclosed investment from AI cloud firm Nscale as part of a $3.5B compute deal1d
Enterprise AI platform Wonderful raised a $550M Series C at a $5B valuation led by Insight Partners1d
Thyme Care, an oncology navigation startup, raised a $125M Series E at a $2B+ valuation led by Morgan Health1d
Immediate, an earned wage access and financial wellness platform, raised a $13M Series B led by BankTech Ventures1d

IPOs / Listings / Issuances / Block Trades

Vietnam's EV taxi firm Green & Smart Mobility is weighing expanding in US ahead of a planned Hong Kong IPO which could fetch a $20B valuation1d
UK AI cloud firm Nscale has $103B of total contracted revenue ahead of its $3B US IPO1d
Swedish smart ring maker Oura Health filed for a US IPO to raise $3B at a $16B valuation1d
Pet food platform Golden Pet Brands hired banks for an IPO that could fetch a $1B valuation1d
Chinese chipmaker Longsys priced its $780M Hong Kong listing below the top end of the marketed range at a 44% discount to its China trading1d
Olympus-backed data center infrastructure firm Accelevation filed for an IPO1d
Crypto exchange Kraken delayed its IPO until Q2 next year1d

Debt

Anthropic is set to expand its revolving credit facility to $15B ahead of its IPO1d
Pakistan raised a record $3B in international high-yield bond markets after securing credit rating upgrades1d
A unit of Indian conglomerate Aditya Birla Group raised $2.5B in commitments from four banks to finance its acquisition of Shell's Indian renewable energy unit Solenergi Power1d
Public Storage is looking to raise $360M in a debut Canadian bond sale1d
Silver Lake and Related Companies-backed luxury gym chain Equinox is in advanced talks with for a cash infusion and refinancing to reduce debt and fund expansion1d

Bankruptcy / Restructuring / Distressed

EQT-backed French medical diagnostics firm Cerba Healthcare filed for a court-supervised restructuring in France to tackle its $5.8B debt pile1d
Air India is close to securing $1.1B in financial aid from owners Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines1d

Funds / Secondaries

CVC raised $10B for its sixth and largest PE secondaries fund1d
Swish Ventures, the VC firm of Israel's first NBA player Omri Casspi, raised $250M for its third fund1d

Reforma

Tacha CSP de 'prianistas' a manifestantes en mitin de ColimaNacional · 27m
Deja ataque armado 2 agentes muertos en VeracruzNacional · 5h
Declara novio de Secretaria ¡un auto!Nacional · 9h
Aprieta fisco más, pero a los mismosPortada · 9h