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UK foreign policy

UK to halt exports of some arms to Israel citing possible law breaches

Move adds to pressure on Israel over the war in Gaza

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General strike paralyses much of Israel after hostage deaths trigger protests

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Hostage deaths build pressure on Netanyahu for Hamas deal

German politics

German chancellor reacts to ‘bitter’ far-right election victory

Editor's picks

Elon Musk is an unguided geopolitical missile

Ireland’s luxury problem: what to do with its €8.6bn surplus

Top stories

Kamala Harris to oppose foreign takeover of US Steel

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VW considers closing factories in Germany and cutting jobs

Savings programme launched last year has fallen short by several billions of euros at group’s flagship brand

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Poland has ‘duty’ to shoot down Russian missiles over Ukraine, says minister

Radosław Sikorski says Warsaw needs to protect citizens despite Nato opposition

Russia edges closer to key Donetsk hub of Pokrovsk

Private equity warns UK capital gains tax overhaul could be ‘tipping point’

Potential increase of capital gains tax comes on top of changes to non-dom and carried interest regimes

Spotlight

Seven & i Holdings Co Ltd

The Big Read. The takeover fight that could reshape Japan

Couche-Tard’s approach to the owner of 7-Eleven could kick-start a wave of M&A activity in a country that has tended to avoid it

Alternative for Germany

Victory for the AfD raises difficult questions about east Germany

Ghosts from the former GDR stalk an increasingly polarised region

Constanze Stelzenmüller

News

EU plan for buying key commodities centrally is over-reach, warn tech groups

Trading software companies fear project will make Brussels a competitor and believe tender is misconceived

Blackstone Group LP

Blackstone agrees €1bn deal for European warehouse assets

US asset manager expands logistics portfolio with 80% stake in Burstone

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Hong Kong property developer warns of first annual loss in 20 years

Europe must rely less on Chinese technology, Danish PM says

Mette Frederiksen says Copenhagen is also pushing EU for more action against Russia’s ‘shadow’ fleet

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Investcorp ditches co-CEO structure in shake-up

Bahrain-based investment firm hands more power to executive chair Mohammed Alardhi

Brookfield Asset Management Inc

Brookfield puts London Citypoint tower up for sale

Canadian asset manager is seeking at least £500mn for 36-storey building

Turkish economy

Turkey’s economic growth slows to weakest level since Covid crisis

High interest rates meant to cool runaway inflation heaps pressure on businesses and households

Trudeau retreats from Canada’s liberal immigration regime

Business groups raise concerns over measures to reduce the number of foreign workers entering the country

Financial fraud

Nigerian fintech chief fined $250mn after holdings described as a ‘fiction’

Decision against Dozy Mmobuosi by US court comes after civil complaint by SEC against his Nasdaq-listed companies

Amazon and Bezos fund’s influence over carbon credit market raises alarm

Experts warn of ties between Big Tech and philanthropic bodies with groups that set corporate climate standards

Outlook. Americans are losing faith in four-year college degrees

Education experts say the decline in enrolment is spurred by a falling birth rate and student debt crisis

Travel & leisure industry

Hotelier behind Hoxton hotels and Gleneagles warns European development ‘challenging’

Hoxton hotels owner is betting on Americas and Middle East as it plans to open 27,000 new rooms

Space engine start-up in talks for new capital after funding crunch

Opinion

Lex. Global supply chains can’t skirt China rare earths crackdown

Long-term shortage of rare metal antimony, a critical material in the defence supply chain, could pose security risk

America needs someone to connect the economic dots

Should Kamala Harris be elected, she’ll need to focus on systems thinking

Inside Business. New York business elite rally in favour of fashion merger

Why does calling Trump ‘weird’ hurt him so much?

Markets Insight. Trump’s call for a bitcoin strategic reserve is a very bad idea

Vitaliy Katsenelson

Universities, like banks, are too big to fail

Lex. Murdoch’s Rightmove approach may struggle to get a second viewing

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G7 leaders are tying themselves in knots over Ukraine loan

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US News

Big Oil calls on Harris to come clean on energy and climate plans

Democratic presidential candidate has dropped her opposition to fracking but still supports green transition

S&P’s tilt at record high held back by US tech giants

Fed’s preferred inflation measure held steady at 2.5% in July

Trump says he will vote against abortion rights in Florida

Former top US bankruptcy judge in the hot seat over relationship scandal

Brazil’s top court orders suspension of Musk’s X amid fight over accounts

California’s divisive AI safety bill sets up tough decision for governor Newsom

Podcasts

The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes. Rethinking the AI boom, with Daron Acemoğlu

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FT News Briefing. Germany’s far-right AfD makes history

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FT News Briefing. Swamp Notes: Is mainstream media old news for Harris and Trump?

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Life and Art from FT Weekend. Culture chat: Watching ‘Emily in Paris’ despite ourselves

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Venice Film Festival

Review. Nicole Kidman jump-starts the erotic thriller in Babygirl

HTSI. Is this the chicest hardware store in town?

European prime property

Hot property: five homes available to buy in Lombardy

Review. End of the Road — Idles, NewDad and CMAT were highlights of pastoral festival

If I chose to move to London, can I moan about how expensive it is?

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Highlights

The Henry Mance Interview. Google’s James Manyika: ‘The productivity gains from AI are not guaranteed’

Executive wants employers to use technology to increase their top line, not just cut costs

FT Magazine. The great-great-great-great-grandson of France’s last Bourbon king is ready to rule. Seriously

The Big Read. Could T-shirts be the way to industrialise an African nation?

Telegram’s financial future in doubt as chief faces criminal inquiry

China’s debt divide is hurting its economy

Silicon Valley’s elite rattled by prospect of tax on unrealised gains

FT Alphaville. Liz Truss and the LASH

Technology

The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes. Rethinking the AI boom, with Daron Acemoğlu

Will AI affect the economy less than we expect?

The four-wheel cargo bike makers seeking to oust vans from cities

The Henry Mance Interview. Google’s James Manyika: ‘The productivity gains from AI are not guaranteed’

Brazil’s X ban stokes backlash against Supreme Court

The FT View. The Durov case is not about free speech

The editorial board

AI hit by copyright claims as companies approach ‘data frontier’

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