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Sunday, September 6

World

Far-right AfD surges to first place in German state electionsFT · 28m
Thermo Fisher CEO: ‘Society broadly embraces the breakthroughs’FT · 56m
Indonesia shuts airports as volcano eruptsFT · 1h
Beijing to Inject Billions Into Banks, Insurers to Boost GrowthWSJ · 1h
Oil Rises as Escalating U.S.-Iran Conflict Stokes Supply Disruption FearsWSJ · 1h
How Ukrainian Drone Strikes Are Pounding Russia’s EconomyWSJ · 2h
Police face questions over anti-migrant protests by masked protestersFT · 4h
Five killed as Amazon cargo plane overshoots runway in MiamiFT · 4h
UK hiring picks up in latest hint of improving economic confidenceFT · 4h
Opinion | The AfD Rises on the German RightWSJ · 5h
Opinion | Democrats Want Fetterman ‘on a Pike’WSJ · 5h
Germany’s Merz on the ropes after far right delivers devastating blowFT · 6h
FirstFT: Germany’s far-right AfD surges to first place in state electionsFT · 6h
After Far-Right Election Breakthrough, Germany’s Merz Faces Painful DilemmaWSJ · 6h
Europe failing to deter Russia’s ‘hybrid’ war, warn defence officialsFT · 7h
Trump Envoys Visit Ukraine in New Push for Peace TalksWSJ · 8h
The risky mission to de-mine the Strait of HormuzFT · 9h
Trump envoys hold talks with Zelenskyy in Kyiv after meeting Putin in MoscowFT · 10h
Starting gun fired on autumn election campaign seasonFT · 10h
Protecting nature isn’t charity. It’s economic self-interestFT · 12h
South-east Asia choked as Indonesian wildfires and volcanic ash spreadFT · 13h
Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon purgeFT · 14h
Lebanon warns of ‘dangerous escalation’ after Israeli strikesFT · 14h
Hostility to Reform UK leaves Farage with a dilemmaFT · 15h
Was Huawei’s rise built on crime? A US jury will decideFT · 15h
Britain is a factory for ideas applied elsewhereFT · 16h
Will US inflation data persuade the Fed to raise rates this month?FT · 16h
Farage urged by Labour to ‘take responsibility’ over TV stingFT · 17h
JLR plans up to 4,000 job cuts as Chinese rivals pile on pressureFT · 17h
German state heads to regional polls in far-right cliffhangerFT · 19h
Trump’s approval rating falls to lowest yet in FT pollFT · 23h
Insurers pile on risk as payouts fall to lowest level in 20 yearsFT · 23h

Business

Indonesia shuts airports as volcano eruptsFT · 1h
Trump’s Tactics to Lower Beef Prices and Appease Ranchers Fall ShortNYT · 1h
Oil Rises as Escalating U.S.-Iran Conflict Stokes Supply Disruption FearsWSJ · 1h
Upset About Data Centers? Big Tech and Trump Think You’re a Socialist DupeWSJ · 3h
Cargo Plane Crashes at Miami Airport, Striking VehiclesNYT · 4h
Five killed as Amazon cargo plane overshoots runway in MiamiFT · 4h
UK hiring picks up in latest hint of improving economic confidenceFT · 4h
Oil Prices Rise Slightly After U.S. and Iran Trade StrikesNYT · 5h
Amazon Cargo Plane Overshoots Runway in Miami, Killing Five PeopleWSJ · 5h
Opinion | The Teamsters Return to Ugly TypeWSJ · 5h
OPEC Plus Holds Oil Production Steady as U.S.-Iran Strikes ResumeNYT · 10h
Starting gun fired on autumn election campaign seasonFT · 10h
In Trump’s Second Term, the MAGA Merchandise Boom Is Going BustWSJ · 12h
Iran’s Attacks Keep the Strait of Hormuz in a Lethal StalemateNYT · 14h
Was Huawei’s rise built on crime? A US jury will decideFT · 15h
OPEC, Allies Agree to Keep Oil Output Steady in OctoberWSJ · 16h
European SpaceX rival launches rocket into orbitFT · 16h
How Victoria’s Secret Is Reviving Its Pink BrandNYT · 17h
CCRCs Are Expanding Retirement Home Care to Seniors’ Own HomesNYT · 17h
‘Go Get Your Kicks’: The Europeans Obsessed With a U.S. HighwayNYT · 17h
How a Blacklisted Chinese Tech Giant Kept Buying America’s Best A.I. ChipsNYT · 17h
JLR plans up to 4,000 job cuts as Chinese rivals pile on pressureFT · 17h
Carmakers Have a New Idea to Boost EV Range: Add a Gas EngineWSJ · 18h
Carmakers Have a New Idea to Boost EV Range: Add a Gas EngineWSJ · 18h
The C.E.O. Teaching Future Generations About 9/11NYT · 18h
Inside John Lewis’s secret turnaround planFT · 23h
Insurers pile on risk as payouts fall to lowest level in 20 yearsFT · 23h
LVMH sheds boom-time gains as luxury ‘feelgood factor’ fadesFT · 23h
How the UK can stop accidentally exporting its best tech start-upsFT · 23h
Life on the frontline against EbolaFT · 23h
The chicken farms that become ‘pathogen sponges’ for superbugsFT · 23h
UBS demands new junior bankers show AI proficiencyFT · 23h
‘Unfinished business’: Kalanick revisits robotaxis with new start-upFT · 23h

Markets & Economy

Iron Ore Tops $100 on Position Unwinds and China Buying HopesBBG · 8m
Dollar Expected to Trade in 154.30-157.60 Yen Range This WeekWSJ · 11m
EM Stocks Jump to 2-Month High as Tech Rally Offsets Higher OilBBG · 11m
Multiple Dead in New Delhi Building CollapseBBG · 19m
Indonesia Extends Volcano Airport ClosuresBBG · 29m
First-Day Gains in India Swell as Investors Pile Into Newly Listed StocksBBG · 1h
KRW/USD: Malaysia Bonds Draw Record $3.9 Billion Inflows in August on AI BoomBBG · 1h
Small-, Mid-Cap Japanese Stocks May OutperformWSJ · 1h
Oil Rises as Escalating U.S.-Iran Conflict Stokes Supply Disruption FearsWSJ · 1h
China Property Moves to Fuel 30% Hit to Land Sales, Goldman SaysBBG · 2h
Won Climbs to Two-Year High With Rally Momentum at ExtremesBBG · 2h
Indonesia Extends Airport Closures as Volcano Disruptions LingerBBG · 2h
Gold Falls on Rising Fed Rate Hike ExpectationsWSJ · 2h
War-Tested Oil Traders Descend on Singapore as Fresh Risks LoomBBG · 2h
Morgan Stanley Banker in Australia Says Bathla Is ‘Hammer Blow’BBG · 3h
Bathla Group Faces Funding Talks as $2.5 Billion Debt Crisis DeepensBBG · 3h
Japan's Go President Eyes Expansion in Asia, RobotaxisBBG · 3h
Japan Likely Sold Treasuries to Fund Record Yen InterventionBBG · 3h
Oil Rises Amid Escalation in U.S.-Iran ConflictWSJ · 4h
China Injects Billions of Capital Into Banks, InsurersBBG · 4h
Goldman’s Moe Sees 80% Upside for Korean Stocks on Memory BoomBBG · 4h
Gold Extends Drop as Jobs Data, Hormuz Clashes Up Rate-Hike BetsBBG · 4h
UK Hiring Accelerates for the First Time in Four Years, REC SaysBBG · 4h
Peso Left Behind in Asia as Oil Shock Erodes Dollar ReservesBBG · 4h
Tech Shares Lead Gains in Asian Stocks, Oil Rises: Markets WrapBBG · 5h
Latest Oil Market News and Analysis for September 7BBG · 5h
Turkey Cuts 2027 GDP Growth Forecast as Elections BeckonBBG · 19h
How the UK can stop accidentally exporting its best tech start-upsFT · 23h
Russian gold floods through Hong Kong in wake of western sanctionsFT · 23h

Tech

Upset About Data Centers? Big Tech and Trump Think You’re a Socialist DupeWSJ · 3h
Who’s Boring Now?WSJ · 13h
Was Huawei’s rise built on crime? A US jury will decideFT · 15h
America’s Own Banks Are a Weak Link in the Campaign to Cut Off IranWSJ · 16h
Which Sleep Data to Trust From Oura and Other WearablesWSJ · 16h
How the UK can stop accidentally exporting its best tech start-upsFT · 23h
UBS demands new junior bankers show AI proficiencyFT · 23h
‘Unfinished business’: Kalanick revisits robotaxis with new start-upFT · 23h

Deal Flow

M&A / Strategic

Contract manufacturer Flex will acquire power conversion systems maker EPC Power in a $4.4B deal3d
Diversified Energy agreed to acquire Elliott-backed O&G company Birch Resources in a $1.8B deal3d
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 Partners3d
Shell and Chevron signed non-binding agreements for the acquisition of production rights over Ghana's South Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points block3d
TSG Consumer made a strategic investment in iconic NYC taco chain Los Tacos No. 13d
US family holding company Friedkin Group is exploring a stake sale in UK soccer club Everton FC just two years after acquiring the club3d
Thai state-owned O&G firm PTT is considering bringing in strategic partners for for its Taiwan-listed Lotus Pharmaceutical3d

VC

Robotics startup Figure raised an undisclosed investment from AI cloud firm Nscale as part of a $3.5B compute deal3d
Enterprise AI platform Wonderful raised a $550M Series C at a $5B valuation led by Insight Partners3d
Thyme Care, an oncology navigation startup, raised a $125M Series E at a $2B+ valuation led by Morgan Health3d
Immediate, an earned wage access and financial wellness platform, raised a $13M Series B led by BankTech Ventures3d

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 valuation3d
UK AI cloud firm Nscale has $103B of total contracted revenue ahead of its $3B US IPO3d
Swedish smart ring maker Oura Health filed for a US IPO to raise $3B at a $16B valuation3d
Pet food platform Golden Pet Brands hired banks for an IPO that could fetch a $1B valuation3d
Chinese chipmaker Longsys priced its $780M Hong Kong listing below the top end of the marketed range at a 44% discount to its China trading3d
Olympus-backed data center infrastructure firm Accelevation filed for an IPO3d
Crypto exchange Kraken delayed its IPO until Q2 next year3d

Debt

Anthropic is set to expand its revolving credit facility to $15B ahead of its IPO3d
Pakistan raised a record $3B in international high-yield bond markets after securing credit rating upgrades3d
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 Power3d
Public Storage is looking to raise $360M in a debut Canadian bond sale3d
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 expansion3d

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 pile3d
Air India is close to securing $1.1B in financial aid from owners Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines3d

Funds / Secondaries

CVC raised $10B for its sixth and largest PE secondaries fund3d
Swish Ventures, the VC firm of Israel's first NBA player Omri Casspi, raised $250M for its third fund3d

Reforma

Pide Coparmex reorientar gasto para crecerNegocios · 1h
Amaga Catem con ir por curules en 2027, sin importar partidoNacional · 2h
Revisará Ssa comidas en hospitales de IMSS, Pemex...Nacional · 2h
Pide Cuéllar considerar extorsión como amenaza económicaNacional · 4h
Arranca elección entre dudas y divisiónPortada · 16h
Indagan en Acapulco desfalco de 282 mdpPortada · 16h
Que responda el novio, dice SecretariaPortada · 16h
Advierten: nueva Corte ya no es un contrapesoPortada · 16h