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Theresa May points finger at GRU as police charge two suspects for use of chemical weapon

Company to return cash to creditors three months after founder charged with fraud

Jack Dorsey to testify on Capitol Hill alongside Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg

Further details emerge on arrest of Chinese tech entrepreneur in Minneapolis

The acquisition of Costa Coffee brings Coke back to its main street origins

Analysis US banks

Lenders feel the pinch as would-be buyers hold off

Bavarian politician aims to become European Commission head as centre-right bloc candidate

‘Studs’ will join as strategic adviser for fund manager’s top clients

Socially engaged congregations have grown rapidly outside Communist party’s oversight

Explainer Nafta

As the US and Canada resume trade talks, 4 main areas of disagreement remain

Climate report says next decade will be unique ‘use it or lose it’ moment in economic history

US News

Shares fall on Kaepernick ad but observers confident group is doing ‘the right thing’

John Gerspach out after 9 years, along with Emea and North America heads

Allegations against Fernando Haddad come amid polarising presidential election campaign

Shares in the ecommerce group have more than doubled in the past 12 months

Opinion

The kingdom hopes technology partnerships will sow the seeds of a knowledge economy

Free Lunch Martin Sandbu
FT Books Essay Michael Ignatieff
Markets Insight John Plender

Highlights

Socially engaged congregations have grown rapidly outside Communist party’s oversight

A US tax office slip-up gives a view into some philanthropic affairs of the super-rich

Markets Insight Olaf Storbeck

Deutsche and Commerzbank both face likely demotion but Berlin is warming to a merger

Markets News

Fears of contagion rise after jitters in China, Indonesia and South Africa

Iberian nation outperforms as contagion effect fails to dent investors’ appetite

Rise marks turnround from morning decline

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Technology

Cfius will be hunting for deals involving critical technologies such as semiconductors

Tech isolation = no cult.

Nato holds the seeds of a solution — but time is running out

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