The headlines highlight President Trump's widening trade war through new tariffs impacting gold, auto giants like Toyota, and various consumer goods, alongside his interventions in corporate leadership at Intel, new appointments to the Fed board, and controversial moves opening US retirement plans to crypto.

• What is Apple’s $600bn US investment pledge? — Financial Times -
• Trump Nominates Stephen Miran to Temporarily Join Fed Board of Governors — The New York Times Business -
• Trump calls on Intel chief to resign — Financial Times -

• Opinion | Industrial Policy and the Tragedy of Intel — Wall Street Journal -
• Trump and Putin to meet in coming days, says Kremlin — Financial Times -
• Trump Calls on Intel CEO to Resign Over China Ties — Wall Street Journal -
• FirstFT: China implores officials to cut down bureaucratic excess — Financial Times -
• Trump opens US retirement plans to crypto and private equity investments — Financial Times -
• India Bought Russian Oil. Now It’s a Trade-War Weapon. — The New York Times Business -
• Trump orders regulators to review ‘debanking’ practices — Financial Times -
• Staggering U.S. Tariffs Begin as Trump Widens Trade War — The New York Times Business -
• US hits one-kilo gold bars with tariffs in blow to refining hub Switzerland — Financial Times -
• Stocks End Mixed, as Investors Take Steeper Tariffs in Stride — The New York Times Business -
• Some safe-haven assets have soared against the U.S. dollar. — The New York Times Business -
• Opinion | Trump’s Biggest Economic Threat Is Inflation — Wall Street Journal -
• Here’s the latest. — The New York Times Business -
• Trump’s attack on stats agency echoes strongmen leaders, economists say — Financial Times -
• Swiss Businesses Fear Trump’s 39% Tariff Will Create ‘Worst-Case Scenario’ — The New York Times Business -
• Japan’s Auto Giants Are Expecting Pain Despite Trump Trade Deal — The New York Times Business -
• Trump Delayed a Medicare Change After Health Companies’ Donations — The New York Times Business -
• Trump’s Threat to Hit Chips With 100% Tariffs Raises Big Questions — The New York Times Business -
• Spain shuns US F-35 jets as tensions grow with Washington — Financial Times -
• GM Will Import EV Batteries From China’s CATL Despite Tariffs — Wall Street Journal -
• Trump’s Tariffs Could Raise Prices on Many Consumer Goods — The New York Times Business -
• Effect of U.S. Tariffs on British Companies Is ‘Milder Than Feared,’ Central Bank Says — The New York Times Business -
• What to Know About India’s Oil Trade With Russia — The New York Times Business -
• ‘Never compromise’ or ‘Narendra Surrender’? India’s Modi navigates showdown with US — Financial Times -
• Trump tracker: the latest data on US tariffs, trade and economy — Financial Times -
• India Tariffs Could Make Spices Costlier, Trade Group Warns — The New York Times Business -
• ‘A new world’: Trump’s tariff regime takes effect — Financial Times -
• Trump’s Higher Tariffs Are Here. Now What? — The New York Times Business -
• Southeast Asia Looks for Clarity From U.S. on ‘Rules of Origin’ — The New York Times Business -
• Southeast Asia Looks for Clarity From U.S. on ‘Rules of Origin’ — The New York Times Business -
• FirstFT: A new era for global trade begins — Financial Times -
• European earnings lag behind US as trade war throttles market revival — Financial Times -
• Auto Industry Takes $12 Billion Hit From Trade War — Wall Street Journal -
• Trump Announces Additional $100 Billion Apple Investment in U.S. — The New York Times Business -
• Maersk brushes off US tariffs to lift outlook — Financial Times -
• Modi vows to ‘never compromise’ Indian farmers’ interests in face of 50% US tariffs — Financial Times -
• TSMC’s trade secrets and Trump’s chip tariffs — Financial Times -
• Overturning the global trade system, Trump puts his ideas to the test. — The New York Times Business -
• Trump threatens 100% tariff on chips with carve-out for Apple — Financial Times -
• Toyota warns of $9.5bn hit from Trump tariffs — Financial Times -
• Samsung to produce image sensors for Apple’s iPhone in Texas — Financial Times -
• China’s exports surge ahead of US tariff truce deadline — Financial Times -
• China’s Exports Surged in July as Companies Raced to Beat Trump Tariffs — The New York Times Business -
• Claire’s, Teen Jewelry Chain, Files for Bankruptcy a 2nd Time — The New York Times Business -
• Trump’s new tariff regime deepens global trade war — Financial Times -
• Swiss urged to bring Fifa chief off bench in Trump tariff row — Financial Times -
• Trump Pledged to Bring Back Manufacturing. The Sector Is Sputtering. — Wall Street Journal -
• Trump says Hassett and Warsh are leading contenders for top Fed job — Financial Times -

Discussions focus on AI's growing disruption to jobs, the strategic shifts by tech giants like Microsoft and Google DeepMind in the AI talent war, and Musk's plans to introduce ads to X's AI chatbot, while emphasizing the need for efficient data centers to fuel the AI boom.

• Opinion | AI Is Here, and a Quiet Havoc Has Begun — Wall Street Journal -
• The risk of putting the ‘open’ back into OpenAI — Financial Times -
• WPP Readies Strategy Review for AI Era — Wall Street Journal -

• How more efficient data centres could unlock the AI boom — Financial Times -
• SoftBank’s $2.9bn profits buoyed by Nvidia investment — Financial Times -
• Musk to introduce ads to X’s AI chatbot — Financial Times -
• Apple hit by string of departures in AI talent war — Financial Times -
• Microsoft Raids Google’s DeepMind AI Unit With Promise of Less Bureaucracy — Wall Street Journal -

Key financial news includes the Bank of England's decision to cut interest rates amid inflation concerns, the booming venture capital market with significant IPOs like Firefly Aerospace, and major cryptocurrency investments such as Ripple's acquisition of a stablecoin platform, alongside analyses of sanctions' broader human and economic impact.

• Space Company Firefly’s Stock Zooms in Wall Street Debut — Wall Street Journal -
• Big investor threatens revolt over CoreWeave’s deal for Core Scientific — Financial Times -
• Sanctions can kill as many people as wars — Financial Times -

• Tight BoE vote reflects rising concerns about UK inflation — Financial Times -
• Lessons and limits from Milei’s shock therapy — Financial Times -
• Bank of England cuts rates to 4% in tight vote — Financial Times -
• Capitalism and Its Critics by John Cassidy — lessons from the global economy’s ‘permanent revolution’ — Financial Times -
• Cryptocurrency group Ripple buys stablecoin platform in $200mn deal — Financial Times -
• Inflation and interest rates tracker: see how your country compares — Financial Times -
• Israeli group strikes $35bn natural gas deal with Egypt despite Gaza conflict — Financial Times -
• The venture capital money machine is spinning again — Financial Times -
• As it happened: Bank of England cuts interest rates to 4% in tight vote — Financial Times -
• European industry grapples with shift to green power for factories — Financial Times -
• Renewable energy winners emerge from Trump’s big tax bill — Financial Times -
• The costs of living longer and dying later — Financial Times -
• The Buffett premium — Financial Times -
• Top UK private equity earners dwindle ahead of Reeves crackdown — Financial Times -
• How can business leaders navigate uncertainty? — Financial Times -

This section covers diverse corporate activities, from Disney's settlement with Gina Carano and the Skydance acquisition of Paramount reshaping media, to Uber's ongoing safety challenges, Crocs' declining sales, and Eli Lilly's promising weight-loss pill trial results.

• California Supreme Court Requires New Review of Rooftop Solar Policy — The New York Times Business -
• Disney Settles Suit Brought by Gina Carano Over ‘Mandalorian’ Firing — The New York Times Business -
• Uber’s Festering Sexual Assault Problem — The New York Times Business -

• Sallie Bingham, Author at the Center of a Newspaper Drama, Dies at 88 — The New York Times Business -
• Crocs shares sink 30% on weak spending and looming end of ‘ugly’ shoe trend — Financial Times -
• Summer Concert Season Off to a Booming Start, Live Nation Says — Wall Street Journal -
• Skydance Takes Over Paramount, and a New Era Begins — The New York Times Business -
• Hailing a Ride on Uber or Lyft? Here’s What to Know to Stay Safe. — The New York Times Business -
• James Leprino, America’s Mozzarella King, Dies at 87 — Wall Street Journal -
• CorMedix to Buy Melinta Therapeutics for $300 Million — Wall Street Journal -
• California Start-Up Will Buy Assets of Bankrupt Swedish Battery Maker — The New York Times Business -
• US battery start-up Lyten buys Northvolt out of bankruptcy — Financial Times -
• After Skydance-Paramount Acquisition, What Will Be the Next Big Media Deal? — The New York Times Business -
• How Ozempic Maker Novo Nordisk Lost Its Shine — The New York Times Business -
• Lawrence A. Bossidy, Who Led a Major Corporate Turnaround, Dies at 90 — The New York Times Business -
• Pill Causes Major Weight Loss in Eli Lilly Trial’s Results — The New York Times Business -
• Deutsche Telekom Shares Fall After German Segment Misses Views — Wall Street Journal -
• Disney’s Thriving Parks Are Buying It Time to Figure Out Streaming — Wall Street Journal -
• It Was a Promising Addiction Treatment. Many Patients Never Got It. — The New York Times Business -
• Help! Delta Deserted Us After an Emergency Landing in the Azores. — The New York Times Business -
• Siemens Beats Market Views With Order Momentum in Mobility — Wall Street Journal -
• Here’s 1,000 words about Tesco’s birthday cake sandwich, none of which concern how it tastes — Financial Times -
• United Airlines Resumes Operations After System Outage — The New York Times Business -
• European boss of Lotus to leave after U-turn on UK plant closure — Financial Times -
• It takes a brave CEO to sell the company’s crown jewels — Financial Times -
• The PE rainmakers down and out in London — Financial Times -
• Why Europe’s flag carriers are flying higher than big US airlines — Financial Times -
• United Airlines Resumes Flights After Tech Problem Prompts Halts — Wall Street Journal -
• McDonald’s Sales Rebound After Burger Giant Hammers Value Message — Wall Street Journal -

Headlines detail the proposed levy on overseas students impacting English universities, the resignation of the UK homelessness minister, and the struggles faced by the UK fishing fleet post-Brexit, alongside regulatory changes boosting crypto investment and the government's approach to asylum services.

• English universities face hit from overseas student levy — Financial Times -
• UK homelessness minister Rushanara Ali resigns — Financial Times -
• Complaints to UK financial watchdog drop after fees shake-up — Financial Times -

• UK fishing fleet stares into a bleak future — Financial Times -
• Met Police warns of ‘criminal consequences’ ahead of Palestine Action protest — Financial Times -
• Why the left can’t compete at populism — Financial Times -
• Serco and Mears see declining asylum hotel businesses — Financial Times -
• UK crypto investors hail regulatory changes as ‘pivotal moment’ — Financial Times -
• The UK ditched its Rwanda plan. The EU is reviving it — Financial Times -

These headlines address China's efforts to curb bureaucracy and restrict Tibetan language use, discussions around the relocation of Gazans by consultants, the economic impact of Mafia crackdowns, and concerns over EU green rules, offering a wider lens on the environment influencing business.

• China tells officials: fewer meetings, shorter memos, cut the speeches — Financial Times -
• The magic of childhood in the Netherlands — Financial Times -
• Right-Wing Influence Shaped the Sydney Sweeney Ad Debate — The New York Times Business -

• BCG consultants modelled relocating Gazans to Somalia — Financial Times -
• The kernels of truth in reports of a millionaires’ exodus — Financial Times -
• Sectarian killing in Syria shakes faith in new regime — Financial Times -
• Rowback on EU green rules will harm companies and investors — Financial Times -
• How a Mafia crackdown drives economic growth — Financial Times -
• The cold war guru whose warnings on Russia still stand — Financial Times -
• China to restrict Tibetan language in college entrance exam — Financial Times -
• Why Taiwanese fear China could take over from within — Financial Times -
• Flash floods cause havoc across Asia even as July temperatures ebb — Financial Times -