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Sunday, September 6

World

Hostility to Reform UK leaves Farage with a dilemmaFT · 1h
Was Huawei’s rise built on crime? A Brooklyn jury will decideFT · 1h
Trump envoys arrive in Ukraine after meeting Putin in MoscowFT · 2h
Britain is a factory for ideas applied elsewhereFT · 2h
Will US inflation data persuade the Fed to raise rates this month?FT · 2h
Farage urged by Labour to ‘take responsibility’ over TV stingFT · 3h
South-east Asia choked as Indonesian wildfires and volcanic ash spreadFT · 3h
JLR plans up to 4,000 job cuts as Chinese rivals pile on pressureFT · 3h
German state heads to regional polls in far-right cliffhangerFT · 5h
Trump’s approval rating falls to lowest yet in FT pollFT · 9h
Insurers pile on risk as payouts fall to lowest level in 20 yearsFT · 9h
How the UK can stop accidentally exporting its best tech start-upsFT · 9h
Life on the frontline against EbolaFT · 9h
Twelve English police forces involved in contentious Palantir pilot programmesFT · 9h
Iceland’s ‘no’ exposes EU complacencyFT · 9h
The risky mission to de-mine the Strait of HormuzFT · 9h
The ultranationalists remaking Israel’s armed forcesFT · 9h
Rival cities vie to ‘poach’ international organisations from GenevaFT · 9h
No busking, no drinking: councils hire private groups to enforce growing list of rulesFT · 9h
Russian gold floods through Hong Kong in wake of western sanctionsFT · 9h
‘Unfinished business’: Kalanick revisits robotaxis with new start-upFT · 9h
At Taiwan’s Temples, a Glimpse of What China Could Have BeenWSJ · 10h
Iran war rebuild boosts world’s biggest air cargo handlerFT · 11h
Ukraine Considers Legalizing Porn Industry to Fund Its War ChestWSJ · 11h
The Violent Israeli Nomads Who Defy Law and Order in the Name of GodWSJ · 12h
Trump envoys take Ukraine peace proposal to meeting with PutinFT · 15h
US regulator sues ISS as it steps up scrutiny of proxy advisersFT · 16h
US strikes three Iranian oil tankers in response to attacks on warshipsFT · 17h
Putin Meets Trump Envoys as U.S. Pushes to Revive Ukraine Peace TalksWSJ · 20h
U.S. Strikes Three Iranian Ships After Missiles Fired at American Aircraft CarrierWSJ · 20h
U.S. Strikes Three Iranian Ships After Missiles Fired at American Aircraft CarrierWSJ · 20h

Business

Iran’s Attacks Keep the Strait of Hormuz in a Lethal StalemateNYT · 25m
OPEC Plus to Keep Oil Production SteadyNYT · 27m
Was Huawei’s rise built on crime? A Brooklyn jury will decideFT · 1h
OPEC, Allies Agree to Keep Oil Output Steady in OctoberWSJ · 2h
European SpaceX rival launches rocket into orbitFT · 2h
How Victoria’s Secret Is Reviving Its Pink BrandNYT · 3h
CCRCs Are Expanding Retirement Home Care to Seniors’ Own HomesNYT · 3h
‘Go Get Your Kicks’: The Europeans Obsessed With a U.S. HighwayNYT · 3h
How a Blacklisted Chinese Tech Giant Kept Buying America’s Best A.I. ChipsNYT · 3h
JLR plans up to 4,000 job cuts as Chinese rivals pile on pressureFT · 3h
Carmakers Have a New Idea to Boost EV Range: Add a Gas EngineWSJ · 4h
Carmakers Have a New Idea to Boost EV Range: Add a Gas EngineWSJ · 4h
The C.E.O. Teaching Future Generations About 9/11NYT · 4h
Inside John Lewis’s secret turnaround planFT · 9h
Insurers pile on risk as payouts fall to lowest level in 20 yearsFT · 9h
LVMH sheds boom-time gains as luxury ‘feelgood factor’ fadesFT · 9h
How the UK can stop accidentally exporting its best tech start-upsFT · 9h
Life on the frontline against EbolaFT · 9h
The chicken farms that become ‘pathogen sponges’ for superbugsFT · 9h
UBS demands new junior bankers show AI proficiencyFT · 9h
‘Unfinished business’: Kalanick revisits robotaxis with new start-upFT · 9h
Iran war rebuild boosts world’s biggest air cargo handlerFT · 11h
US regulator sues ISS as it steps up scrutiny of proxy advisersFT · 16h
Kenyans Made a Living Writing College Essays. Then A.I. Arrived.NYT · 16h
E. Coli Illnesses Linked to Frozen Blueberries Are Up to 17, F.D.A. SaysNYT · 16h
US strikes three Iranian oil tankers in response to attacks on warshipsFT · 17h
The Heart Drug Pelacarsen Fails, Shocking Novartis and CardiologistsNYT · 18h
California Forever’s Ambitious Plan Faces Another SetbackNYT · 18h
The Next Big Opportunity in Data Centers: Insuring ThemWSJ · 20h
The U.S. Wants the Oil From These 17 Venezuelan FieldsNYT · 21h
Masked protesters block Dover port roadsFT · 22h
Diamond Mines Are Closing and South Africans Have Few AlternativesWSJ · 22h
What Led to Maria Bartiromo’s Downfall at Fox NewsNYT · 23h

Markets & Economy

US Races to Boost Missile Interceptor OutputBBG · 29m
Trump Says Canada’s Dollar ‘Imbalance’ With US Is UnacceptableBBG · 31m
By The Way: Headlines You May Have MissedBBG · 44m
US Envoys Test New Opening in Ukraine TalksBBG · 58m
Afghan Deportations Fuel Humanitarian StrainBBG · 58m
Canada Hits Back With New US TariffsBBG · 1h
BlackRock to JPMorgan Bet on EM as Turmoil Seizes Global BondsBBG · 1h
US Iran Fight Shifts to Economic EnduranceBBG · 2h
OPEC+ Sticks With Plan to Keep Oil Output Quotas UnchangedBBG · 2h
Turkey Cuts 2027 GDP Growth Forecast as Elections BeckonBBG · 5h
HK’s Chan Says More Central Asia State Firms Set to List in CityBBG · 6h
How the UK can stop accidentally exporting its best tech start-upsFT · 9h
Russian gold floods through Hong Kong in wake of western sanctionsFT · 9h
How Billions in Iranian Money Passes Through U.S. BanksWSJ · 12h
Traders Flock to Bullish Chinese Stock Bets for AI AlternativeBBG · 12h
He’s Letting AI Agents Invest His Money. They Even Have Names.WSJ · 13h
Brazilian Court Suspends Permits, Halts Sigma Lithium’s MineBBG · 14h
US regulator sues ISS as it steps up scrutiny of proxy advisersFT · 16h
US strikes three Iranian oil tankers in response to attacks on warshipsFT · 17h
ECB Doubles Down as G7’s Hawk With Another Rate Hike Due This WeekBBG · 17h
Trump Renames Lake Ontario, Canada RespondsBBG · 19h
The Next Big Opportunity in Data Centers: Insuring ThemWSJ · 20h
Bloomberg This Weekend 09/05/2026BBG · 21h
Jobs Surge Raises Odds of September Fed HikeBBG · 22h
The Hidden Cost of America’s BureaucracyBBG · 22h
US Strikes Iranian Tankers After Attack on US WarshipsBBG · 23h
Esper Raises Concern Over Pentagon Leadership LossBBG · 23h
EU Envoy Urges Maximum Pressure on RussiaBBG · 23h

Tech

Was Huawei’s rise built on crime? A Brooklyn jury will decideFT · 1h
America’s Own Banks Are a Weak Link in the Campaign to Cut Off IranWSJ · 2h
Which Sleep Data to Trust From Oura and Other WearablesWSJ · 2h
How the UK can stop accidentally exporting its best tech start-upsFT · 9h
UBS demands new junior bankers show AI proficiencyFT · 9h
‘Unfinished business’: Kalanick revisits robotaxis with new start-upFT · 9h
He’s Letting AI Agents Invest His Money. They Even Have Names.WSJ · 13h
Elon Musk’s Inner Circle Is Pouring Cash Into Making Psychedelics MainstreamWSJ · 21h

Deal Flow

M&A / Strategic

Contract manufacturer Flex will acquire power conversion systems maker EPC Power in a $4.4B deal2d
Diversified Energy agreed to acquire Elliott-backed O&G company Birch Resources in a $1.8B deal2d
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 Partners2d
Shell and Chevron signed non-binding agreements for the acquisition of production rights over Ghana's South Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points block2d
TSG Consumer made a strategic investment in iconic NYC taco chain Los Tacos No. 12d
US family holding company Friedkin Group is exploring a stake sale in UK soccer club Everton FC just two years after acquiring the club2d
Thai state-owned O&G firm PTT is considering bringing in strategic partners for for its Taiwan-listed Lotus Pharmaceutical2d

VC

Robotics startup Figure raised an undisclosed investment from AI cloud firm Nscale as part of a $3.5B compute deal2d
Enterprise AI platform Wonderful raised a $550M Series C at a $5B valuation led by Insight Partners2d
Thyme Care, an oncology navigation startup, raised a $125M Series E at a $2B+ valuation led by Morgan Health2d
Immediate, an earned wage access and financial wellness platform, raised a $13M Series B led by BankTech Ventures2d

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 valuation2d
UK AI cloud firm Nscale has $103B of total contracted revenue ahead of its $3B US IPO2d
Swedish smart ring maker Oura Health filed for a US IPO to raise $3B at a $16B valuation2d
Pet food platform Golden Pet Brands hired banks for an IPO that could fetch a $1B valuation2d
Chinese chipmaker Longsys priced its $780M Hong Kong listing below the top end of the marketed range at a 44% discount to its China trading2d
Olympus-backed data center infrastructure firm Accelevation filed for an IPO2d
Crypto exchange Kraken delayed its IPO until Q2 next year2d

Debt

Anthropic is set to expand its revolving credit facility to $15B ahead of its IPO2d
Pakistan raised a record $3B in international high-yield bond markets after securing credit rating upgrades2d
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 Power2d
Public Storage is looking to raise $360M in a debut Canadian bond sale2d
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 expansion2d

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 pile2d
Air India is close to securing $1.1B in financial aid from owners Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines2d

Funds / Secondaries

CVC raised $10B for its sixth and largest PE secondaries fund2d
Swish Ventures, the VC firm of Israel's first NBA player Omri Casspi, raised $250M for its third fund2d

Reforma

Arranca elección entre dudas y divisiónNacional · 2h
Indagan en Acapulco desfalco de 282 mdpNacional · 2h
Cinco años sin gas... y sin bienestarPortada · 2h
Que responda el novio, dice SecretariaNacional · 2h