Fin'l Times
Alberta voters reject separation from Canada
Referendum in oil-rich western province had threatened new turmoil for Mark Carney amid stand-off with Donald Trump...
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US pending home sales fall to record low as mortgage rates surge
Sales contracts dropped 7.3% in September as rising borrowing costs deepened housing market slowdown...
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Insurers face losses as riots in France become ‘like natural catastrophes’
Similar events now expected to occur every year, prompting government efforts to require properties to be insured for unrest...
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UK to deploy jets to defend Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks
Move to defend ally comes as kingdom has been pummelled by strikes from the militant group...
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Putin’s American friends
‘Realist’ critics of Nato echo Moscow’s talking points on Ukraine...
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France’s riots expose the impotence of its political class
Shocking violence highlights deepening social division, fiscal constraints and a crisis of leadership...
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US prosecutors allege Saudi royal links in OpenAI bugging case
Prosecutors argue Abdulrahman Alfozan should continue to be detained in the US due to his ‘considerable support from a foreign government’...
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Saudi Arabia to postpone ‘Davos in the desert’ after Houthi attacks
Flagship Future Investment Initiative was scheduled to begin next week in Riyadh but will now take place next year...
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Violent protests spread from France to Italy and Belgium
Looting and clashes with police take place in Milan, Brussels, Liège and Tirana...
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US defence stocks tumble as investors bet on Democratic election sweep
Donald Trump’s proposed $500bn military spending boost at risk as bipartisan support for higher budget frays...
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Zelenskyy, Europe and the end of Trump whispering
This new crisis looks different and the bloc’s leaders are preparing to talk directly to Putin...
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Ukraine receives partial intelligence on Russian ballistic missile strikes
Western allies provided advance warning about only one of two overnight attacks, says Ukrainian air force...
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Macron rejects interior minister’s resignation after French riots
Political recriminations fly as authorities admit that police botched oversight of protests...
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US stocks set for rebound after AI sell-off
Nasdaq 100 futures rise 1.3% following biggest weekly drop since Trump’s ‘liberation day’ in April last year...
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Trump’s bid to make America cheap again has failed
Voters are increasingly linking rising energy prices to the administration’s policies...
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Trump exempts Russia from further sanctions mandated by new law
US president gives Putin a reprieve on threatened energy measures after cutting deal with Moscow to release diesel...
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Israeli settlers attack Palestinians carrying out olive harvest in West Bank
Washington Post journalist among those injured during violence in the Palestinian territory...
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US illegal border crossings from Mexico near 60-year low
About 98,708 apprehensions were recorded this year, down from peaks of more than 2mn people under Biden...
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Apple set for UK legal fight over iPhone tap-to-pay rules
Competition and Markets Authority plans to force Big Tech group to allow rival payments providers to access its digital wallet technology...
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EU vows to maintain Russia sanctions after US pivot
European leaders close ranks around Volodymyr Zelenskyy following Donald Trump’s fuel deal with Moscow...
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Treasuries head for best week since February as AI jitters halt bond rout
Borrowing costs fall back from highest levels in decades as investors seek safety in government debt...
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Shareholders should have a say on making AI safe
SEC decision to rescind key rule on voting could not have come at a worse time...
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Harvard endowment returns surge on back of AI and SpaceX investments
Ivy League university’s $68bn fund gained 27.1% in its second-best annual performance on record as private capital holdings rebound...
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Risk of an AI crunch for stock markets is rising
The tremor seen this week could be a foretaste of things to come...
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Trump cancels Hegseth’s plan to livestream execution after backlash
US president overrules decision to broadcast execution of former soldier who carried out Texas mass shooting in 2009...
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Investors dump data centre bonds as AI borrowers face ‘Darwin moment’
Debt issued by AI infrastructure providers and neocloud companies has sunk towards stressed territory...
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Germany’s Merz vows to fight on: ‘We are the firewall’
Defiant chancellor tells the FT he is determined to drive through unpopular reforms and equip Europe for an age of upheaval...
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Zelenskyy defies Trump as Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian refineries
Ukrainian president expresses anger in FT interview at ‘dangerous’ withdrawal of US intelligence sharing...
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Global stocks sell-off deepens as chipmakers tumble
European and Asian equities slide as investors question durability of AI boom...
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Perella Weinberg and Piper Sandler abandon merger talks
A deal would have created an independent investment bank with an equity value of more than $6bn...
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Berkshire Hathaway adds $330mn to stake in tech group Bending Spoons
Shares of conglomerate that owns AOL and Vimeo jumped more than 40% on news of expanded investment before dropping back...
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Freshfields partners explore carve-out of AI unit worth ‘billions’, leaked emails reveal
Exchange discussed putting legal tech unit into separate entity before valuations fall...
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Netflix to cut 1,000 jobs as growth concerns mount
Streaming group faces pressure to boost viewer engagement after shares fall more than 40% in a year...
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He linked Saudi Arabia to Silicon Valley. Then OpenAI found a bug wrapped in toilet paper
Arrest of computer engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan has shocked tech figures in Saudi Arabia, where he is deeply connected...
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US inflation jumps to 3.7% as Iran war drives up prices
Rebound in fuel costs has piled pressure on voters ahead of midterm elections...
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