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FirstFT: Banks offload Twitter debt

Also in today’s newsletter, the fallout from Trump’s Gaza plan, and Ackman trolls UnitedHealth Group

Financial Times - 8h

Wall Street banks offload $5.5bn in debt linked to Musk’s Twitter takeover

Deal will allow lenders to exit one of the toughest merger-finance transactions in recent years

Financial Times - 20h

FirstFT: Trump calls for US to ‘take over’ Gaza and 2.2mn to be resettled

Also in today’s newsletter, EU’s ‘bazooka’ against Trump’s tariff threat and Alphabet shares drop

Financial Times - 1d

FirstFT: China retaliates against Trump’s tariffs

Also in today’s newsletter, Citi bucks back-to-office trend and the latest blow against USAID

Financial Times - 2d

Investors wade into bank debt as tariffs bite and key bank regulator is replaced

Bank bond spreads against U.S. Treasurys widened and money flowed into most debt issued by major banks on Monday, in a sign that Wall Street is wading into the sector on the heels of President ...

MarketWatch - 2d

Italy makes a meal of bank takeovers

It is hard to escape the feeling that an opportunity for simplification has been missed

Financial Times - 3d

FirstFT: Trump’s trade war rocks global markets

Also in today’s newsletter, America’s corporate bosses cosy up to Musk, and Latam Airlines’ ambitious growth plan

Financial Times - 3d

FirstFT: China’s military builds massive wartime command centre

Also in today’s newsletter, Trump blames Washington air crash on DEI and advice on how to find the perfect partner

Financial Times - 6d

FirstFT: Rescuers search for survivors in the Potomac River

Also in today’s newsletter, SoftBank in talks to invest up to $25bn in OpenAI, and London’s gold shortage

Financial Times - Jan. 30

FirstFT: Fed on collision course with Donald Trump over rate cuts

Also in today’s newsletter, OpenAI accuses DeepSeek of potential copyright breech and a new demography series begins

Financial Times - Jan. 29

FirstFT: OpenAI’s Sam Altman scrambles to respond to DeepSeek threat

Also in today’s newsletter, Treasury secretary Scott Bessent pushes for universal tariffs and Nato’s silence over Greenland threat

Financial Times - Jan. 28

India's banking sector slump

Also in this newsletter: China is building the world’s largest dam and Ashish Gupta’s mantra

Financial Times - Jan. 28

FirstFT: Success of Chinese rival to ChatGPT triggers global stock market sell-off

Also in today’s newsletter, Israel allows Palestinians to return to northern Gaza and investors offload record amounts of PE stakes

Financial Times - Jan. 27

Investors offloaded record volume of private equity stakes in 2024

Booming secondary market as pension funds and buyout groups seek alternative ways to cash out

Financial Times - Jan. 27

FirstFT: US oil output growth to slow despite Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ plan

Also in today’s newsletter, OpenAI in talks to split and the Sackler family agrees $7.4bn opioid settlement

Financial Times - Jan. 24

Trump bashes bank CEOs at Davos: 'Open your bank to conservatives'

President Trump on Wednesday accused two major U.S. banks of discriminating against conservatives during a live event with the CEO of one of those firms. In virtual remarks before a group of ...

The Hill - Jan. 23

FirstFT: US rates could remain on hold for the ‘foreseeable future’

Also in today’s newsletter: Davos gloom, and Trump warns Putin to reach Ukraine ‘deal’ soon

Financial Times - Jan. 23

European banks to reward investors with bumper €123bn in payouts

Dividends have exceeded pre-crisis levels while lenders have topped up returns with buybacks

Financial Times - Jan. 23

Spain's Sabadell bank to move HQ back to Catalonia

Yahoo News - Jan. 22

FirstFT: Trump kicks off big infrastructure shifts with AI project and green rollbacks

Also in today’s newsletter, ByteDance’s $12bn AI plans, and Alex Soros has Lunch with the FT

Financial Times - Jan. 22

FirstFT: Trump renews tariff threats sending shockwaves through global markets

Also in today’s newsletter, Panama responds to Trump’s threat to take back the Panama Canal and Ray Dalio on UK’s ‘debt death spiral’

Financial Times - Jan. 21

Israeli soldier killed by West Bank roadside bomb

Yahoo News - Jan. 20

FirstFT: Trump prepares dozens of executive orders

Also in today’s newsletter, three Israeli hostages released and TikTok restores US access

Financial Times - Jan. 20

Palestinians in West Bank wait anxiously for prisoners to be released

Yahoo News - Jan. 19

Palestinians in West Bank wait anxiously for prisoners to be released

Ninety Palestinians should be freed from Israeli jails in exchange for three Israeli hostages released by Hamas in Gaza.

BBC News - Jan. 19

FirstFT: US officials race to avert TikTok ban

Also in today’s newsletter, manufacturing surge boosts China’s economy and Mark Carney launches bid to become Canada’s PM

Financial Times - Jan. 17

On the Banks of the Nile in Uganda, a Major League Dream Begins

The East African nation might seem like a surprising place for baseball talent to blossom. But for Armstrong Muhoozi, it’s just the start of his journey.

The New York Times - Jan. 16

FirstFT: Netanyahu accuses Hamas of backtracking

Also in today’s newsletter, Biden warns of ‘oligarchy’ in America, and Wall Street banks make bumper profits

Financial Times - Jan. 16

FirstFT: Germany’s economy contracts for second straight year

Also in today’s newsletter, South Korea’s impeached president is arrested and powerful Wall Street dealmaker joins OpenAI board

Financial Times - Jan. 15

Everything to Know About Big Banks Earnings

Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo and other firms are expected to report strong earnings.

Inc. - Jan. 15

FirstFT: ‘Breakthrough’ raises hopes for Gaza ceasefire deal

Also in today’s newsletter, special counsel Jack Smith issues report on election interference, and Amazon plans AI ‘brain’ for Alexa

Financial Times - Jan. 14

These two bank stocks stand out for improvement in 2025

Bank stocks had a wonderful 2024. A lighter regulatory burden and better interest-rate environment might set up another year of gains.

MarketWatch - Jan. 14

FirstFT: Dollar hits 2-year high as interest rate assumptions change

Also in today’s newsletter, China’s trade surplus reached a new record and the reinvention of El Salvador

Financial Times - Jan. 13

Fintech IPOs return with precious little credit in the bank

Hope still wins out over experience as financial disrupters seek to ride the latest wave

Financial Times - Jan. 11

FirstFT: The hottest year on record

Also in today’s newsletter, the resurrection of Andersen Consulting, and hiding savings from a significant other

Financial Times - Jan. 10

Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland to share branches

The move is intended to make it easier for people to access banking services, but some warn it will lead to more branch closures.

BBC News - Jan. 9

FirstFT: Elon Musk moves against Keir Starmer

Also in today’s newsletter, corporate borrowers rush to lock in loans and the growing interest in lunar spectrum

Financial Times - Jan. 9

Wait, how many banks were run in 2023?

More than you’d think!

Financial Times - Jan. 8

Bank of England to relax rules for banks and insurers

PRA’s Sam Woods says burden can be eased without ‘race to the bottom’ on financial regulation

Financial Times - Jan. 8

FirstFT: California declares state of emergency as wildfires rage

Also in today’s newsletter, Facebook ends third-party fact-checking, and analysts turn on Citi’s chief executive

Financial Times - Jan. 8

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