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Tuesday, September 8

World

UK set to announce trade ban on Israeli settlements in West BankFT · 20m
The complicated implications of the spectacular ‘Apollo premium’FT · 33m
July wage data bolsters case for BoJ tightening this monthFT · 36m
Terra Drone Bets Supply Chains Key to Drone WarfareWSJ · 1h
Singapore raises prime minister’s pay by $1mnFT · 1h
Russia launches missile strikes against Kyiv as pause in raids endsFT · 2h
Australia proposes opt-out law for social media algorithmsFT · 2h
The strangely disappointing EM inflowsFT · 3h
China’s Trade Surplus Widens as Export Growth AcceleratesWSJ · 3h
China’s export surge sets stage for record annual surplusFT · 3h
Antitrust not the enemy of industrial policy, says EU competition enforcerFT · 3h
Offshore borrowing in renminbi hits record high of nearly $150bnFT · 4h
FirstFT: Top credit rating sought for Anthropic and OpenAIFT · 4h
Trump calls for Bombardier boycott as Canada hits US with tariffsFT · 4h
Labour’s muddled migration policy won’t stop thuggeryFT · 4h
Global shipping rules are collapsing, say maritime nationsFT · 4h
The cost of being ApolloFT · 4h
Why Japan Inc can brush off interest-rate hikes — and America can’tFT · 4h
The crisis for Merz and the CDUFT · 4h
‘Apollo premium’ drives up debt costs for group’s portfolio companiesFT · 4h
EU opens door to bigger corporate mergersFT · 4h
The $2tn monsterFT · 4h
Obsessed with: London’s stationery boomFT · 4h
Britain’s grid operator gave Palantir contract without inviting rival bidsFT · 4h
Anthropic and OpenAI bankers push for top-tier credit ratings post-IPOFT · 4h
The world’s approach to sovereign debt needs to changeFT · 4h
Who is Britain’s best CEO? You decideFT · 4h
The Trillion-Dollar Bright Spot in China’s Economy: TourismWSJ · 6h
See How Drones Are Infiltrating NATO Territory in EuropeWSJ · 6h
Greenland Seeks to Turn Peril Into Profit After Trump’s Threats to Take It OverWSJ · 9h
Opinion | Mamdani Denounces an Indian NonprofitWSJ · 11h
Opinion | What Trump Could Learn From BushWSJ · 11h
Opinion | Europe Hits the Snooze ButtonWSJ · 11h
Iran’s Oil Dollars Are Drying Up—and Plunging It Deeper Into CrisisWSJ · 15h
After Far-Right Triumph, Merz Faces Narrow Path to Save His GovernmentWSJ · 15h
Belgium’s Arrest of Alleged Chinese Chip-Tech Thief Fuels European Fear of BeijingWSJ · 15h
Opinion | Iran’s Approach to Warfare Mirrors the Fabian StrategyWSJ · 18h
Chinese Company Draws Fire for Laying Off 100 Grads a Month After Hiring ThemWSJ · 19h
North Korea Says Toppled Warship That Embarrassed Kim Is DeployedWSJ · 20h
Eurozone Economy Surged as War Ignited Energy PricesWSJ · 23h
There’s a Legal Fight Brewing at OktoberfestWSJ · 23h
China’s Foreign Exchange Reserves Continue to ClimbWSJ · 23h

Business

Novartis shares slide after drug for muscular disease fails trialFT · 14m
China’s Surging Exports Loom Over Trump’s Talks With XiNYT · 31m
The complicated implications of the spectacular ‘Apollo premium’FT · 33m
DWS embraces Deutsche Bank name eight years after distancing itselfFT · 33m
Canada Imposes New Tariffs on U.S. Goods, as Trade War IntensifiesNYT · 1h
Australia proposes opt-out law for social media algorithmsFT · 2h
Mistral AI Exceeds $24 Billion Valuation After Samsung-Led Investment RoundWSJ · 3h
Antitrust not the enemy of industrial policy, says EU competition enforcerFT · 3h
Mistral raises record €3bn as Europe strains to keep pace in AI raceFT · 3h
French A.I. Start-Up Mistral Raises $3.5 Billion as Part of Strategy ShiftNYT · 3h
Offshore borrowing in renminbi hits record high of nearly $150bnFT · 4h
FirstFT: Top credit rating sought for Anthropic and OpenAIFT · 4h
Global shipping rules are collapsing, say maritime nationsFT · 4h
The cost of being ApolloFT · 4h
‘Apollo premium’ drives up debt costs for group’s portfolio companiesFT · 4h
Hedge fund Millennium seeks tax deal to boost Geneva presenceFT · 4h
EU opens door to bigger corporate mergersFT · 4h
Britain’s grid operator gave Palantir contract without inviting rival bidsFT · 4h
Anthropic and OpenAI bankers push for top-tier credit ratings post-IPOFT · 4h
How cement can be made greenerFT · 4h
Who is Britain’s best CEO? You decideFT · 4h
Europe warned wealth ‘won’t last’ without car industryFT · 4h
How Grenfell spawned a £1.2bn legal blame gameFT · 4h
The next frontier in renewables: floating wind turbinesFT · 4h
The ‘water batteries’ that could be a crucial complement to renewablesFT · 4h
How we calculated the FT CEO Performance RankingFT · 4h
Geneva vs Zurich: which is the better safe haven?FT · 4h
Huawei leads China’s push to break reliance on foreign chip technologyFT · 5h
Argentina will file criminal case against Falklands oil drillerFT · 6h
The Trillion-Dollar Bright Spot in China’s Economy: TourismWSJ · 6h
Rivian R2 Review: A Tidier (in Size and Price) SUV Is Ready for the SuburbsNYT · 6h
How a Blacklisted Chinese Tech Giant Kept Buying America’s Best A.I. ChipsNYT · 7h
‘Jeopardy!’ Just Hired a New Clue Writer. Could You Do the Job? Take Our Quiz.WSJ · 8h
Amazon Plane Crash Probe Examines Aircraft Speed, Runway SafeguardsWSJ · 10h
EverBank to Combine With WaFd to Create $75 Billion BankWSJ · 12h
Opinion | Pablo Torre 1, Mark Cuban 0WSJ · 12h
Robinhood Wins a New Role in the Oura IPO: UnderwriterWSJ · 12h
The Heart Drug Pelacarsen Fails, Shocking Novartis and CardiologistsNYT · 13h
Oil Prices Rise After U.S. and Iran Trade StrikesNYT · 15h
WYouth, New Magazine for Teens, Debuts With Justin and Hailey Bieber CoverNYT · 16h
The World Can’t Get Enough of These Japanese SneakersWSJ · 16h
The World Can’t Get Enough of These Japanese SneakersWSJ · 16h
U.S. Gasoline Prices Hit Labor Day RecordWSJ · 17h
Cargo Plane Crashes at Miami Airport, Striking VehiclesNYT · 17h
CCRCs Are Expanding Retirement Home Care to Seniors’ Own HomesNYT · 17h
The Panama Canal’s New Boss Inherits a Drought and a Bidding War for Transit SlotsWSJ · 17h
Opinion | Data Centers: National Necessity or Nuisance?WSJ · 18h
‘Go Get Your Kicks’: The Europeans Obsessed With a U.S. HighwayNYT · 19h
Chinese Company Draws Fire for Laying Off 100 Grads a Month After Hiring ThemWSJ · 19h
Volkswagen Factory to Become Defense Plant in Deal With Israel’s AureliusWSJ · 20h
Amazon Cargo Plane Overshoots Runway in Miami, Killing Five PeopleWSJ · 20h
Range Rover Maker to Cut 4,000 Jobs as Trump’s Tariffs BiteWSJ · 20h
Range Rover Maker to Cut 4,000 Jobs as Trump’s Tariffs BiteWSJ · 20h
Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market TalkWSJ · 21h
Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market TalkWSJ · 21h
There’s a Legal Fight Brewing at OktoberfestWSJ · 23h
Hermès Has Big Watchmaking Ambitions. The Cult of the Birkin Is Getting in the Way.WSJ · 23h
Social Media in China Is Getting Really DarkNYT · 23h

Markets & Economy

Wave of Houthi strikes halts work at energy facilities in four Saudi citiesFT · 6m
Lithium’s Inventory Upheaval Confounds Industry, Hits PricesBBG · 9m
Brent Oil Climbs Toward $100 With Hormuz ConstrainedBBG · 9m
Stock Market Today: Oil Nears $100, Stock Futures SinkWSJ · 13m
Gold Falls as Investors Await U.S. Inflation DataWSJ · 14m
U.S Stock Futures, Treasurys Weaken as Brent Nears $100WSJ · 16m
Brent Above $98 on Escalating Middle East AttacksWSJ · 22m
Senegal Debt Revamp Risks Inflicting 60% Losses on BondholdersBBG · 23m
Marathon's Richards Says Equities Can Absorb 25 Bps Fed HikeBBG · 24m
Dollar Falls as Yen Continues Its Strong GainsWSJ · 31m
The complicated implications of the spectacular ‘Apollo premium’FT · 33m
DWS embraces Deutsche Bank name eight years after distancing itselfFT · 33m
Taiwan Inflation Sticks Above Alert Level Before Rate DecisionBBG · 39m
Yen Rally Gaining Further Momentum: 3-Minutes MLIVBBG · 41m
European Indexes Edge Lower as Inflation Concerns LoomWSJ · 47m
Eurozone Bond Yields Edge Lower, Focus on Thursday’s ECB MeetingWSJ · 1h
Bessent’s Yen Bet Is Paying Off—for NowWSJ · 1h
UK Set to Pay Most Since 1998 for Borrowing After Gilt SelloffBBG · 1h
Gaw Capital Gets $547 Million Loan Backed by Regent Hong KongBBG · 1h
Cinven Raises €2.3 Billion for Latest Mid-Market Buyout FundBBG · 1h
Aussie Rises to Highest in 13 Years Against Kiwi on Hawkish RBABBG · 1h
Billionaire’s Phosphate Bet Backfires, Hundreds of Jobs at StakeBBG · 2h
Saudi Arabia Says Energy Sites Near Yemen Halted After AttacksBBG · 2h
Horizons Middle East & Africa 9/8/2026BBG · 2h
German Exports Unexpectedly Decline for First Time Since JanuaryBBG · 2h
Wall of Political and Economic Risks Is Growing: Taking StockBBG · 2h
Global Bond Rush Kicks Off in Asia With Banks Leading the ChargeBBG · 2h
The strangely disappointing EM inflowsFT · 3h
Old Mutual Posts First Profit Drop Since 2022 as War Hits GainsBBG · 3h
Asian Stock Markets Mixed, Investors Await U.S. CPI DataWSJ · 3h
Offshore borrowing in renminbi hits record high of nearly $150bnFT · 4h
RBA’s Hunter Says Inflation Top Priority, May Have to Raise RateBBG · 4h
Meloni’s Pre-Election Italian Budget Is Getting a Growth BoostBBG · 4h
The cost of being ApolloFT · 4h
Why Japan Inc can brush off interest-rate hikes — and America can’tFT · 4h
‘Apollo premium’ drives up debt costs for group’s portfolio companiesFT · 4h
The $2tn monsterFT · 4h
Anthropic and OpenAI bankers push for top-tier credit ratings post-IPOFT · 4h
The world’s approach to sovereign debt needs to changeFT · 4h
Is the global maritime order breaking down?FT · 4h
Argentina will file criminal case against Falklands oil drillerFT · 6h
Philippine Jobless Rate Surges to Four-Year High as Growth SlowsBBG · 6h
China’s Exports Lifted by AI as Trade Surplus Nears $806 BillionBBG · 6h
Wheat Surges With No Sign of Breakthrough in Black Sea TalksBBG · 6h
Philippines Central Bank Sees High Interest Rates But No Shortage of LoansBBG · 6h
Japan’s Katayama Says Will Aim to Maintain Orderly FX MarketBBG · 7h
Yen surges to six-month high as traders stay alert for signs of interventionFT · 7h
The Stock Market’s Breezy Summer Is Over. Investors Beware.WSJ · 7h
Australia’s Consumer Confidence Slumps on Rates, Fuel CostsBBG · 8h
Japan’s Faster GDP, Wage Growth Support BOJ Interest-Rate HikeBBG · 8h
Japan’s Wages Grow Most Since 1997, Keeping BOJ on Rate Hike PathBBG · 9h
Gold Wavers as Traders Weigh Mideast Tensions and Dollar MovesBBG · 9h
Colombia Inflation Jumps More Than Forecast to Hit Two-Year HighBBG · 9h
Hunter Biden (and His Laptop) Enter the Cryptosphere With New Meme CoinWSJ · 9h
Latest Oil Market News and Analysis for Sept. 8BBG · 10h
Stocks Slide as Oil Rally Fuels Inflation Jitters: Markets WrapBBG · 10h
EverBank to Combine With WaFd to Create $75 Billion BankWSJ · 12h
Robinhood Wins a New Role in the Oura IPO: UnderwriterWSJ · 12h
Pricey oil is laying the groundwork for its own declineFT · 15h
Africa’s richest man seeks to raise $1.6bn in continent’s biggest IPOFT · 16h
LME Copper Prices Hit Record on Supply Issues, U.S. Tariff ConcernsWSJ · 16h
Portugal Gets €1.5 Billion EIB Loan to Ease Its Housing CrunchBBG · 16h
Dangote Courts Retail Investors With $4 Entry to Record IPOBBG · 16h
Reliance Plans $1.3 Billion Bond in First Sale Since 2023BBG · 16h
Oil closes in on $100 as renewed supply crunch loomsFT · 17h
Mélenchon Fumes at ECB Rate Hikes After Calling for Debt WipeoutBBG · 17h
Cerba Bank Debt for Sale as $5.8 Billion Restructuring ProgressesBBG · 17h
Oil Extends Gains on Middle East Attacks; U.S. Gas Prices at Record High for Labor DayWSJ · 17h
Canada Imposes Tariffs Up to 50% on US, Risking Wider Trade WarBBG · 18h
Gold Under Pressure With This Week’s Inflation Data in FocusWSJ · 18h
Chile Copper Shipments Sink to One-Year Low Despite Price RallyBBG · 18h
South Africa Set to End Longest Growth Run in Decade on IranBBG · 18h
Iceland Finance Chief Spars With Central Bank Over Price DriversBBG · 18h
Stock Funds Are Up 12.6% for Year So FarWSJ · 18h
Institutional Investors Move Markets. Here’s How to Read Their Signs.WSJ · 18h
Oil Higher on Hormuz Escalation, Weighing on SentimentWSJ · 19h
Health Care Roundup: Market TalkWSJ · 20h
US shale pioneer takes fracking to Australia’s remote gas frontierFT · 20h
Financial Services Roundup: Market TalkWSJ · 20h
Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market TalkWSJ · 21h
Sterling Edges Higher After U.K. Treasury Chief SpeechWSJ · 21h
Saudi Aramco oil facilities hit in new strikesFT · 22h
Yen Climbs to Six-Month High as Rate Outlooks ShiftWSJ · 22h
US voters reel as fuel prices hit Labor Day record highFT · 22h
Hermès Has Big Watchmaking Ambitions. The Cult of the Birkin Is Getting in the Way.WSJ · 23h
Young People Are Obsessed With This Simple Retirement-Savings FormulaWSJ · 23h
China’s Foreign Exchange Reserves Continue to ClimbWSJ · 23h

Tech

Reading scores plummet as ‘digital distraction’ harms studentsFT · 36m
Australia proposes opt-out law for social media algorithmsFT · 2h
Mistral AI Exceeds $24 Billion Valuation After Samsung-Led Investment RoundWSJ · 3h
Mistral raises record €3bn as Europe strains to keep pace in AI raceFT · 3h
AI is ushering in an era of mass toe-treading at workFT · 4h
Britain’s grid operator gave Palantir contract without inviting rival bidsFT · 4h
Anthropic and OpenAI bankers push for top-tier credit ratings post-IPOFT · 4h
Huawei leads China’s push to break reliance on foreign chip technologyFT · 5h
Belgium’s Arrest of Alleged Chinese Chip-Tech Thief Fuels European Fear of BeijingWSJ · 15h
Belgian-Chinese researcher arrested over suspected theft of chip secretsFT · 17h
Law schools tell students to put AI awayFT · 18h
CXMT Highlights Smartphone, AI Advances as Market Share ClimbsWSJ · 22h
CXMT Highlights Smartphone, AI Advances as Market Share ClimbsWSJ · 22h
AI computing demand may never be sated, says CEO of Nvidia partner IrenFT · 22h
Insilico’s Co-CEO Has Big Hopes That Fibrosis Drug Can Reverse Aging TooWSJ · 23h

Deal Flow

M&A / Strategic

Contract manufacturer Flex will acquire power conversion systems maker EPC Power in a $4.4B deal4d
Diversified Energy agreed to acquire Elliott-backed O&G company Birch Resources in a $1.8B deal4d
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 Partners4d
Shell and Chevron signed non-binding agreements for the acquisition of production rights over Ghana's South Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points block4d
TSG Consumer made a strategic investment in iconic NYC taco chain Los Tacos No. 14d
US family holding company Friedkin Group is exploring a stake sale in UK soccer club Everton FC just two years after acquiring the club4d
Thai state-owned O&G firm PTT is considering bringing in strategic partners for for its Taiwan-listed Lotus Pharmaceutical4d

VC

Robotics startup Figure raised an undisclosed investment from AI cloud firm Nscale as part of a $3.5B compute deal4d
Enterprise AI platform Wonderful raised a $550M Series C at a $5B valuation led by Insight Partners4d
Thyme Care, an oncology navigation startup, raised a $125M Series E at a $2B+ valuation led by Morgan Health4d
Immediate, an earned wage access and financial wellness platform, raised a $13M Series B led by BankTech Ventures4d

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 valuation4d
UK AI cloud firm Nscale has $103B of total contracted revenue ahead of its $3B US IPO4d
Swedish smart ring maker Oura Health filed for a US IPO to raise $3B at a $16B valuation4d
Pet food platform Golden Pet Brands hired banks for an IPO that could fetch a $1B valuation4d
Chinese chipmaker Longsys priced its $780M Hong Kong listing below the top end of the marketed range at a 44% discount to its China trading4d
Olympus-backed data center infrastructure firm Accelevation filed for an IPO4d
Crypto exchange Kraken delayed its IPO until Q2 next year4d

Debt

Anthropic is set to expand its revolving credit facility to $15B ahead of its IPO4d
Pakistan raised a record $3B in international high-yield bond markets after securing credit rating upgrades4d
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 Power4d
Public Storage is looking to raise $360M in a debut Canadian bond sale4d
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 expansion4d

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 pile4d
Air India is close to securing $1.1B in financial aid from owners Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines4d

Funds / Secondaries

CVC raised $10B for its sixth and largest PE secondaries fund4d
Swish Ventures, the VC firm of Israel's first NBA player Omri Casspi, raised $250M for its third fund4d

Reforma

Implementan México y EU operativo antidrones en fronteraNacional · 7h
Advierten fuga de 1.4 billones de pesos por facturerasPortada · 8h
Quita Morena a Inzunza de Comisión de Estudios LegislativosPortada · 8h
Presume Johnson intercambio de información entre paísesPortada · 9h
Hallan en bodega de Farías armas y documentos clasificadosPortada · 11h
Detienen a Alcalde y su hermano por extorsión en PueblaPortada · 15h
Alertan de credibilidad en presupuesto 2027Negocios · 21h
Cuesta extorsión $91,800 millonesPortada · 21h
Condona Infonavit, pero sube morosidadPortada · 21h