• US multinationals on track for minimum tax reprieve after G7 deal — Financial Times - 16:16
• Lotus reverses plan to shut factory after UK offers fresh support — Financial Times - 12:10
• Golden nuggets: chicken solidifies its dominance of the US food chain — Financial Times - 12:00
• Finland optimistic of building icebreakers for US — Financial Times - 12:00
• Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu weighs his next move after Iran war — Financial Times - 12:00
• Traders bet on rate cuts from Powell’s successor at the Fed — Financial Times - 12:00
• US cycling faces ‘devastating’ consequences from trade war — Financial Times - 12:00
• E.T.F.s Are Booming. Mutual Funds Want In on the Action. — The New York Times Business - 12:00
• E.T.F.s Are Booming. Mutual Funds Want In on the Action. — The New York Times Business - 12:00
• The Oil Tycoon and the Philosopher Threatening Big Oil’s Carbon Capture Plans — Wall Street Journal - 12:00

Discussions cover monetary policy expectations from a new Fed chair, geopolitical tensions including the Israel-Iran conflict, the impact of trade wars on industries like US cycling, European security and defense spending, climate pledges ahead of COP30, and broader political analyses.

• Traders bet on rate cuts from Powell’s successor at the Fed — Financial Times -
• Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu weighs his next move after Iran war — Financial Times -
• Finland optimistic of building icebreakers for US — Financial Times -

• US cycling faces ‘devastating’ consequences from trade war — Financial Times -
• European security and the limits of Trump flattery — Financial Times -
• Iran holds funeral procession for top commanders killed in Israeli strikes — Financial Times -
• Brazil’s COP30 chief warns of tensions over 1.5C global warming pledges — Financial Times -
• Principles must not be the victim of Starmer’s embrace of realpolitik — Financial Times -
• The neocons a generation on — Financial Times -
• Time to give the euro a glow-up — Financial Times -
• Seven years choosing a rifle: Germany faces battle to overcome defence bureaucracy — Financial Times -
• Violeta Chamorro, Nicaragua’s president, 1929-2025 — Financial Times -
• The fight for Europe’s future — Financial Times -

Key financial discussions include the booming E.T.F. market and mutual funds' desire to join, Gen Z's impressive retirement savings habits, advice on setting investment goals for online platforms, the importance of long-term compounding in the stock market, and a reminder that fun doesn't require wealth.

• E.T.F.s Are Booming. Mutual Funds Want In on the Action. — The New York Times Business -
• E.T.F.s Are Booming. Mutual Funds Want In on the Action. — The New York Times Business -
• Gen Z, It Turns Out, Is Great at Saving for Retirement — The New York Times Business -

• Set out your investment goals before choosing an online platform — Financial Times -
• ‘You don’t need to have money to have fun’ — Financial Times -
• How Long-term Compounding Multiplies the Awesome Power of the Stock Market — The New York Times Business -

This section highlights Lotus' factory reversal due to UK support, the growing dominance of chicken in the US food chain, challenges to carbon capture plans, the development of bulletproof 'Superwood', and the story of a meat heir leading JBS.

• Lotus reverses plan to shut factory after UK offers fresh support — Financial Times -
• Golden nuggets: chicken solidifies its dominance of the US food chain — Financial Times -
• The Oil Tycoon and the Philosopher Threatening Big Oil’s Carbon Capture Plans — Wall Street Journal -

• It’s Bulletproof, Fire-Resistant and Stronger Than Steel. It’s Superwood. — Wall Street Journal -
• The 33-Year-Old Meat Heir Feeding America’s Protein Obsession — Wall Street Journal -

Varied reports include Chanel's new arts and culture magazine, workplace etiquette issues, a squash champion's rule-testing, the unlikely rise of line dancing in NYC, the controversy surrounding a Bezos wedding in Venice, wilderness immersion travel, a backlash against a Budapest Pride march ban, and the opening of Cairo's Grand Egyptian Museum.

• Chanel Launches Arts & Culture Magazine in Indie Book Stores — The New York Times Business -
• How to Potty-Train a Co-Worker — The New York Times Business -
• Is Mostafa Asal, Squash World Champion, Testing The Rules, or Cheating? — The New York Times Business -

• The politics of joy — Financial Times -
• Wall Street and Mamdani may yet find common ground — Financial Times -
• How line dancing found an unlikely fan base in New York City — Financial Times -
• Venice is still in peril — this time from the Bezos wedding — Financial Times -
• The fight for Europe’s future — Financial Times -
• No phones, no other people: 12 days of wilderness immersion on Canada’s Bloodvein river — Financial Times -
• Viktor Orbán faces backlash over ban on Budapest Pride march — Financial Times -
• Cairo’s Grand Egyptian Museum has all the makings of must-see destination — Financial Times -