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Starting gun fired on autumn election campaign season
06 September 2026Republicans gather in Dallas, 25th anniversary of 9/11, ECB interest rate decision -
Was Huawei’s rise built on crime? A Brooklyn jury will decide
06 September 2026Five years after finance chief Meng Wanzhou’s release from detention in Canada, the company itself is going on trial -
European SpaceX rival launches rocket into orbit
06 September 2026German start-up Isar Aerospace succeeds in first ever commercial blast-off from Europe -
JLR plans up to 4,000 job cuts as Chinese rivals pile on pressure
06 September 2026British carmaker’s voluntary redundancy programme poses a fresh challenge to UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham -
Inside John Lewis’s secret turnaround plan
06 September 2026Partnership chair Jason Tarry aims to generate hundreds of millions in extra profit from loyalty scheme and retail media -
Insurers pile on risk as payouts fall to lowest level in 20 years
06 September 2026Industry braces for downturn as influx of capital into property and casualty insurance pushes down premiums -
LVMH sheds boom-time gains as luxury ‘feelgood factor’ fades
06 September 2026Pandemic-era rally that turned LVMH into Europe’s most valuable company has gone into reverse as investors doubt luxury recovery -
How the UK can stop accidentally exporting its best tech start-ups
06 September 2026Better give start-ups reasons to stay than make it harder to leave -
Life on the frontline against Ebola
06 September 2026People have frequently turned on the nurses and doctors risking infection to battle fast-spreading epidemic in DR Congo -
The chicken farms that become ‘pathogen sponges’ for superbugs
06 September 2026Pakistan’s poultry houses provide protein for its population but they are also breeding grounds for antibiotic-resistant microbes -
UBS demands new junior bankers show AI proficiency
06 September 2026Graduates and interns hoping to join Swiss bank must show they can use the technology to improve outcomes and efficiency -
‘Unfinished business’: Kalanick revisits robotaxis with new start-up
06 September 2026Atoms gears up for hiring spree and could link with Uber, the company he was ousted from almost a decade ago -
Iran war rebuild boosts world’s biggest air cargo handler
06 September 2026SATS says US energy companies rushing machinery and materials to Middle East to repair damaged infrastructure -
US regulator sues ISS as it steps up scrutiny of proxy advisers
05 September 2026The SEC accuses the firm of ignoring a subpoena as part of its ‘fact-finding investigation’ -
US strikes three Iranian oil tankers in response to attacks on warships
05 September 2026Military action over Strait of Hormuz continues to escalate after pause in six-month-old conflict -
Masked protesters block Dover port roads
05 September 2026Port operator says services back to normal after ‘public order incident’ affected ‘all routes in and out’ -
The NBA drops the hammer on Steve Ballmer
05 September 2026Also in today’s newsletter: skyrocketing US Open ticket prices -
Jefferies fund caught with $500mn exposure to second alleged invoice fraud
05 September 2026Point Bonita, which bankrolled collapsed First Brands Group, emerges as big creditor to Radiant World -
Ryanair’s cuts have done other airlines a favour
05 September 2026Winter months are typically lossmaking for airlines — thus cutting back on services eases the industry’s financial pinch -
Uber picks a side in driver vs robotaxi wars: its own
05 September 2026Since it operates in so many markets, Uber can easily fall into the trap of talking from both sides of its mouth