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FINANCIAL TIMES
Tuesday, 14 October 2025
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
Ministers say civil servant made evidence decisions in failed China spy case
 
Deputy national security adviser Matt Collins named as being personally responsible for providing witness statements
 
 
Donald Trump to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington on Friday
 
US president has floated selling long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine in bid to end Russia’s invasion
 
 
Hamas releases final hostages as Trump hails ‘historic dawn’ in Middle East
 
Israel frees more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners as first phase of peace plan is implemented
 
 
EY accused of misleading watchdog over NMC Health audit
 
Failed hospital operator’s administrators seeking about £2bn damages from accounting firm in trial over missed ‘red flags’
 
 
To stop Putin’s war, punish refineries processing Russian oil
 
Western sanctions will not be effective until the loophole for facilities in India, Turkey and China is closed
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
Samsung on track for highest profit in 3 years
 
Tech conglomerate estimates operating profit rose more than 30% after several quarters of tepid growth
 
 
Taylor Swift’s new album smashes sales records in first week
 
Success of ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ unprecedented in era of declining music purchases
 
 
JPMorgan backs ‘America First’ push with up to $10bn investment
 
Chief executive Jamie Dimon says US too dependent on ‘unreliable’ sources of materials ‘essential’ to national security
 
 
First Brands founder Patrick James steps down as CEO
 
Charles Moore of Alvarez & Marsal to become ‘interim chief executive’ as well as chief restructuring officer
 
 
Why peace in the Middle East may still be elusive
 
A ceasefire and hostage release are cause for celebration. But big questions remain about the rest of the Trump plan
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
Western companies warn of China rare-earth supply chain chaos
 
Executives predict Beijing’s tighter controls will lead to ‘broken’ supply chains and higher prices
 
 
US stocks rebound after Donald Trump takes softer tone on China
 
President adopts more conciliatory approach after threatening Beijing with 100% tariffs
 
 
Allwyn’s bet on US gaming growth needs shareholders to gamble
 
UK lotto operator is asking OPAP investors not to cash in their chips
 
 
Nigel Farage tells crypto conference ‘I am your champion’
 
Reform UK leader touts plans to create a state-owned bitcoin reserve
 
 
The EU must find a regulatory reverse gear
 
Simplification is not the same as true deregulation
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
TSMC’s stock market rally is a triumph of need over fear
 
The balance between risk and dominance will determine the chipmaker’s outlook
 
 
CEOs must prepare companies for cyber attacks, says UK agency
 
Business leaders warned to take digital resilience seriously after spate of incidents involving British groups
 
 
Goldman Sachs to buy investment group Industry Ventures for $1bn
 
Acquisition will deepen Wall Street bank’s asset management business
 
 
Carmakers and motorists clash over post-Brexit law in ‘dieselgate’ case
 
Lawyers acting for 1.6mn vehicle owners say failure to follow EU precedents would make UK a ‘defeat-device island’
 
 
Dutch courage on Nexperia heralds more unravelling of deals
 
In future, international buyers may demand discounts to at least partially compensate for risk of forced divestments
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
Measuring risk in the AI financing boom
 
A shift towards debt raises the potential fallout from