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FINANCIAL TIMES
Sunday, 8 June 2025
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
Colombian presidential candidate shot in Bogotá
 
Attack on Miguel Uribe Turbay shocks a country with a long history of political violence
 
 
Trump to send national guard to quell immigration protests in LA
 
Federal agents clashed with demonstrators protesting against raids on suspected undocumented workers
 
 
Cyber crime is surging. Will AI make it worse?
 
As British supermarkets struggle to fend off hackers, Misha Glenny explains why ransomware attacks are on the rise — and about to accelerate
 
 
Wise’s wake-up call for London
 
Decision by the fintech to move primary listing to New York is latest blow to LSE
 
 
UK special investigations team doubles tax haul in crackdown on the rich
 
HMRC department raised £1.5bn in 2023-24 tax year
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s allies urge reconciliation after damaging split
 
Tech industry fears commercial and political damage from breakdown in relationship between Tesla boss and US president
 
 
Private equity firms overhaul exit strategies as IPO market slams shut
 
Executives prioritising break-ups or continuation funds as trade war kills off potential floats
 
 
China fast tracks rare earth export licences for European companies
 
Beijing has attempted to improve relations with Brussels since Donald Trump returned to the White House
 
 
The Wolf-Krugman Exchange: the crisis of trust
 
With huge economic and political shifts taking place what will replace the old world order?
 
 
How corporate America learnt not to mess with Texas
 
Emboldened by a sympathetic administration in Washington, the state is trying to use the size of its economy to shape corporate behaviour
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
Defined benefit pension reform will spur limited UK investment, officials warn
 
Rules to release surpluses will only extract 5% of £160bn in excess assets, according to departmental assessment
 
 
European small-caps outshine US rivals as investors bet on growth revival
 
Transatlantic gap in stock performance this year is particularly wide in smaller stocks
 
 
The trend strengthening the hand of big credit houses
 
Weak creditor protection in deals gives advantage to those with the resources to examine documentation
 
 
Investors in UK defence stocks are aiming too low
 
The growth profile for the sector has brightened as Europe’s governments prepare to spend more on protection
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
Microsoft to rank ‘safety’ of AI models sold to cloud customers
 
Tech group’s corporate clients use its ‘leaderboard’ to assess rival offerings by likes of OpenAI and Elon Musk’s xAI
 
 
Passengers flying cattle class need caviar too
 
Spare a thought for those of us stewing in ever more unpleasant juices at the back
 
 
Living longer — the ‘fundamental financial challenge’
 
‘Wake-up call’ from survey shows retirees misunderstand their likely lifespan
 
 
BT’s Openreach threatens to block new TalkTalk customers over unpaid bills
 
UK’s largest broadband network is turning the screw over the struggling telecoms provider’s failure to pay on time
 
 
Be wary of new equity loan scheme to boost UK housing market
 
It wouldn’t be a surprise if ministers launched another version of Help to Buy — but this time it will be more limited
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
No one cares about numbers anymore — go figure
 
From stars in the universe to interest rate cuts, digits both large and small now go unchallenged
 
 
Motorway icon turned buffet titan — Jay Rayner reviews the Royal Nawaab Pyramid