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How will the UK Budget affect you? Bookmark our blog for live updates and expert analysis as Chancellor John Healey delivers his first Budget speech ft.trib.al/A9cbGG7
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Israel’s ‘Houdini’ and his latest escape ft.trib.al/mMTl1pG
Israel’s ‘Houdini’ and his latest escape

Israel’s ‘Houdini’ and his latest escape

Ever the political survivor, Benjamin Netanyahu retains a chance at a fresh term even after the failures of October 7

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Brookfield invested in Mayfair members club months before forced closure ft.trib.al/99mUJf6
Brookfield invested in Mayfair members club months before forced closure

Brookfield invested in Mayfair members club months before forced closure

Maison Estelle has been shut as police investigate an alleged firearms incident involving a member of the exclusive venue

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The Federal Reserve has kept US borrowing costs on hold days before midterm elections despite soaring prices in the world’s biggest economy. The FT’s Claire Jones explains the decision podfollow.com/ft-news-briefi…
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The Fed plays for time (but doesn’t have much) ft.trib.al/LZfqQuy | opinion
The Fed plays for time (but doesn’t have much)

The Fed plays for time (but doesn’t have much)

Plus, tech results and UK bank taxes

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Healey pledges to cut welfare spending before next election ft.trib.al/RAMnv5E
UK Budget 2026: Healey pledges to cut welfare spending before next election

UK Budget 2026: Healey pledges to cut welfare spending before next election

Chancellor promises to set out plans to bring down ‘unsustainable’ bill by end of the year after delivering first Budget

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Security experts have warned that there would be no constraints on Benjamin Netanyahu reviving his plans to launch fresh attacks on Iran while he serves as caretaker prime minister during coalition talks ft.trib.al/QsimYPr
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses his supporters at an election night rally in Jerusalem. Text on image reads: Israel’s inconclusive vote leaves door open to Iran attack (Credit: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)

ALT Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses his supporters at an election night rally in Jerusalem. Text on image reads: Israel’s inconclusive vote leaves door open to Iran attack (Credit: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)

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From immigration measures and welfare reform to the future of UK-EU ties, the prime minister faces a series of challenging issues that could define his time in Downing Street. Can he shake off his reputation as a ‘people pleaser’? ft.trib.al/uiQrFHN
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Why Ghana’s Ananse tales have a story for us all about AI and creativity ft.trib.al/JccEXGt | opinion
Why Ghana’s Ananse tales have a story for us all about AI and creativity

Why Ghana’s Ananse tales have a story for us all about AI and creativity

The ways whole peoples argue, bargain, joke and tell stories will ultimately prove more powerful than the technology — if we interpret the African spider fables correctly

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Israel vote leaves door open to Iran attack ft.trib.al/eOhekf6
Israel vote leaves door open to Iran attack

Israel vote leaves door open to Iran attack

Netanyahu could launch fresh bombing campaign with US while he serves as caretaker prime minister during coalition talks, security experts say

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What’s next for Burnham after the Budget? ft.trib.al/Nj8BmuZ
What’s next for Burnham after the Budget?

What’s next for Burnham after the Budget?

The prime minister faces many challenging issues in the coming months, from resetting UK-EU ties and immigration to welfare reform and energy

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Debt woes throttle European commercial property market ft.trib.al/vcv5RGO
Debt woes throttle European commercial property market

Debt woes throttle European commercial property market

Office transactions slide to lowest level since 2009 in third quarter

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Private equity grows up ft.trib.al/xcAHCwm | opinion
Private equity grows up

Private equity grows up 

The past decade has demonstrated that PE at scale is a differentiated asset class — not a better form of capitalism

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How Flávio Bolsonaro fled Brazil ft.trib.al/Ke8TKRq
How Flávio Bolsonaro fled Brazil

How Flávio Bolsonaro fled Brazil

Facing a money-laundering probe, the losing presidential candidate said he had never thought of leaving. The next day he was gone

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It is too soon to hold a funeral for US tariffs ft.trib.al/0IjxMqL | opinion
It is too soon to hold a funeral for US tariffs

It is too soon to hold a funeral for US tariffs

Import duties are a far bigger deal in next week’s midterms due to their association with an unpopular president

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Healey’s autumn Budget kicks off the gas doom loop ft.trib.al/mJUzvyo | opinion
Healey’s autumn Budget kicks off the gas doom loop

Healey’s autumn Budget kicks off the gas doom loop

Scrapping the standing charge will accelerate households’ move towards alternatives such as heat pumps

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What we learnt about European banking’s almost-fab five ft.trib.al/ZIZIUIh | opinion
What we learnt about European banking’s almost-fab five

What we learnt about European banking’s almost-fab five

UBS, Santander, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas and Standard Chartered’s results showcace region’s various business models — and problems

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Futures contracts tracking the Nasdaq 100 pointed to the tech-heavy index opening 1.3% lower, after Google parent Alphabet and Microsoft reported lower than expected capex ft.trib.al/osJeaLp
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Text on image reads: US tech stocks set to fall after earnings fuel AI spending concerns (Credit: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg)

ALT Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Text on image reads: US tech stocks set to fall after earnings fuel AI spending concerns (Credit: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg)

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US tech stocks set to fall after earnings fuel AI spending concerns ft.trib.al/4C9UtW1
US tech stocks set to fall after earnings fuel AI spending concerns

US tech stocks set to fall after earnings fuel AI spending concerns

Nasdaq 100 to open 1.3% down after Google parent Alphabet and Microsoft report lower than expected capex

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Samsung shares fall despite bullish outlook on AI spending ft.trib.al/za5S8MU
Samsung shares fall despite bullish outlook on AI spending

Samsung shares fall despite bullish outlook on AI spending

Third-quarter profits for world’s largest memory-chip maker fall just short of analyst estimates

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Providing no evidence that the election result had been manipulated, the losing candidate in Sunday’s run-off issued a statement that initially described himself as the ‘true president-elect’ just hours after he arrived in the US ft.trib.al/LYWq2ec
Flavio Bolsonaro steps off a plane after arriving at an airport in Miami, Florida. Text on image reads: Flávio Bolsonaro claims fraud in Brazil’s presidential election (Credit: Ricardo Arduengo/AFP/Getty Images)

ALT Flavio Bolsonaro steps off a plane after arriving at an airport in Miami, Florida. Text on image reads: Flávio Bolsonaro claims fraud in Brazil’s presidential election (Credit: Ricardo Arduengo/AFP/Getty Images)

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