The assassination of Charlie Kirk has ignited calls for retribution and underscored rising political violence, alongside Trump's legal threats against media and California's new abortion pill protection bill.

• American right vows vengeance after killing of Charlie Kirk — Financial Times -
• Opinion | Charlie Kirk Gave Me Purpose — Wall Street Journal -
• FBI releases images of ‘person of interest’ in Charlie Kirk shooting — Financial Times -

• The alarming rise of American political violence — Financial Times -
• California Passes Bill Allowing Omission of Patients’ Names From Abortion Pill Bottles — The New York Times Business -
• Opinion | Don’t Watch the Charlie Kirk Assassination Video — Wall Street Journal -
• Charlie Kirk and America’s inability to escape political violence — Financial Times -
• In the Wake of the Kirk Assassination, a Call for Leadership — The New York Times Business -
• Charlie Kirk’s shooting leads to calls for retribution — Financial Times -
• FirstFT: Trump ally Charlie Kirk shot dead in Utah — Financial Times -
• Trump ally Charlie Kirk assassinated in Utah — Financial Times -
• Trump Threatens to Sue The New York Times Over Reporting on Epstein Drawing — The New York Times Business -
• Charlie Kirk’s killing and the ‘despicable violence’ of US politics — Financial Times -

Persistent US inflation at 2.9% keeps the Fed cautious on interest rate cuts, while Trump's tariffs on Brazil and Vietnam drive soaring coffee prices and prompt Mexico to impose tariffs on Chinese cars.

• Trump asks appeals court to let him fire Lisa Cook before next week’s Fed meeting — Financial Times -
• US to urge G7 to impose high tariffs on China, India over Russian oil purchases — Financial Times -
• US coffee prices surge at the supermarket amid supply crunch — Financial Times -

• Trump’s Tariffs on Brazil and Vietnam Are Making Coffee More Expensive — The New York Times Business -
• CPI Shows Pace of US Inflation Likely to Keep Fed Cautious on Rate Cuts — The New York Times Business -
• US inflation rises to 2.9% in August — Financial Times -
• Mexico to slap 50% tariff on Chinese cars under US pressure — Financial Times -
• In South Korea and Japan, Fury at U.S. Fuels Backlash Over Trade Deals — The New York Times Business -
• ECB holds interest rates steady at 2% — Financial Times -
• Inflation and interest rates tracker: see how your country compares — Financial Times -
• Fed set to lower interest rates despite rising inflation — Financial Times -
• Xi’s new world order won’t run the global economy just yet — Financial Times -
• Misplaced trust in tariff revenues — Financial Times -

OpenAI and Microsoft are nearing a deal for for-profit restructuring, Klarna's IPO shows strong market appetite, and US regulators are investigating AI companions for teens.

• OpenAI and Microsoft sketch out deal to unlock for-profit restructuring — Financial Times -
• Microsoft, OpenAI Truce Clears Hurdle in Path to For-Profit Conversion — Wall Street Journal -
• Why Klarna’s Formerly Flashy Marketing Might Seem ‘More Boring’ — Wall Street Journal -

• US regulator launches inquiry into AI ‘companions’ used by teens — Financial Times -
• Klarna’s Market Debut Shows Wall Street’s Renewed Appetite for I.P.O.s — The New York Times Business -
• Should AI receive a writer’s credit? — Financial Times -
• Technology gets under the beauty industry’s skin — Financial Times -
• Taiwan’s cable concerns and Apple’s AI issues — Financial Times -
• How Oracle’s Larry Ellison rode the AI ‘tsunami’ — Financial Times -
• Larry Ellison’s $100bn day — Financial Times -

Nepal's social media ban backfires as citizens nominate a new leader, Bolsonaro faces a 27-year prison sentence in Brazil, and the UN plans an emergency meeting following a Russian drone incursion into Poland.

• Nepal’s Social Media Ban Backfires as Citizens Nominate New Leader in Chat Room — The New York Times Business -
• Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years in prison on Brazil coup charges — Financial Times -
• UN to hold emergency meeting on Russian drone incursion, says Poland — Financial Times -

• US lifts some Belarus sanctions in return for prisoners release — Financial Times -
• Nepal’s Young Protesters Find an Unlikely Partner: The Army — The New York Times Business -
• German police raid AfD lawmaker’s offices — Financial Times -
• Europe’s top court rejects EU approval for Russian-built nuclear plant in Hungary — Financial Times -
• Will Nato make its red lines clear after Putin’s drone foray into Poland? — Financial Times -
• The secretive corporate empire that captured a breakaway state — Financial Times -
• Israel’s man without a plan — Financial Times -
• Russia tests Nato defences — Financial Times -
• Pacific islands freeze out US and China at annual summit — Financial Times -

The Reeves office hires a planning lawyer for infrastructure projects, while the cost of residential child care soars, and Peter Mandelson faces consequences over Epstein links affecting Starmer's judgment.

• Reeves hires planning lawyer to speed up major infrastructure projects — Financial Times -
• Cost of residential care in England soars to £318,400 a year per child — Financial Times -
• Lobbying firm co-founded by Peter Mandelson prepares to cut ties with him — Financial Times -

• Phillipson faces Powell in final stage of Labour deputy leader race — Financial Times -
• UK health officials seek to reopen drug-pricing talks amid fallout from Merck exit — Financial Times -
• Peter Mandelson sacked as UK ambassador to US over Epstein links — Financial Times -
• The funding crisis reshaping UK universities — Financial Times -
• UK study visa applications drop as immigration changes hit universities — Financial Times -
• Why the Mandelson affair raises questions about Starmer’s judgment — Financial Times -
• Police probe possible arson after fire guts Labour MP’s office — Financial Times -
• Exit Mandelson — leaving questions about Downing Street’s judgment — Financial Times -
• Starmer is still captive to Labour’s contradictions — Financial Times -
• Losing Mandelson is a matter of when, not if — Financial Times -
• Billionaire John Caudwell calls for gambling tax to combat ‘mayhem in society’ — Financial Times -
• UK buy-to-let borrowing costs fall to three-year low — Financial Times -
• Starmer’s fiscal fate hinges on an ‘educated guess’ — Financial Times -

Paramount is preparing a bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, NPR appoints a new editor, and Turkish authorities seize a leading broadcaster, raising concerns about media freedom.

• Paramount Skydance Prepares Ellison-Backed Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery — Wall Street Journal -
• Paramount prepares bid to acquire Warner Bros Discovery — Financial Times -
• Paramount Plans Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery — The New York Times Business -

• NPR Names Thomas Evans as Its New Editor — The New York Times Business -
• How the Emmys Face-Off Between ‘Severance’ and ‘The Pitt’ Sums Up the TV Business — The New York Times Business -
• Trump’s Crackdown on Drug Ads Could Sting TV Networks — Wall Street Journal -
• Turkish authorities seize leading broadcaster — Financial Times -
• Media groups urges Trump to scrap plan to restrict overseas journalist visas — Financial Times -

The collapse of subprime auto lender Tricolor leads to tumbling debt and a DoJ fraud probe, while Aspiration Partners' failure leaves a trail of losses, despite South Korean stocks hitting a record high.

• Debt linked to collapsed subprime auto lender Tricolor tumbles — Financial Times -
• Car lender’s failure hints at what’s under the hood in private credit — Financial Times -
• Aspiration Partners’ collapse leaves trail of losses from Hollywood to Wall Street — Financial Times -

• South Korean stocks hit record high after president delays capital gains tax plan — Financial Times -
• US DoJ probes fraud allegations at subprime car lender Tricolor — Financial Times -

OPEC maintains its oil demand view amid boosting output, while Saudi Arabia emerges as a solar power, and Trump's actions against offshore wind raise sovereign risk concerns.

• OPEC Keeps Oil Demand View Unchanged as It Continues to Boost Output — Wall Street Journal -
• Rushing to Meet AI’s Energy Needs: Oil-Field Servicers — Wall Street Journal -
• Trump’s war on offshore wind raising ‘sovereign risk’ for foreign investors — Financial Times -

• IEA Further Lifts Oil Supply View, Pointing to Larger Surplus Ahead — Wall Street Journal -
• France holds cards in EU climate goal negotiations — Financial Times -
• Oil Giant Saudi Arabia Is Emerging as a Solar Power — Wall Street Journal -

A Hyundai raid will delay a Georgia battery plant, while Trump offers workers a chance to stay, and carmakers race to make EVs roar with mimicked engine sounds.

• Hyundai Raid Will Delay Georgia Battery Plant Construction by Months — Wall Street Journal -
• Trump offered workers in Georgia raid chance to stay, says South Korean president — Financial Times -
• Would You Like the Ear-Shattering Package? The Race to Make EVs Roar — Wall Street Journal -

The Toronto International Film Festival highlights new films like 'Hamnet' and 'Christy', exploring themes from Gaza dispatches to lethal games in an economically wrecked US, amidst high-profile restaurant closings in Los Angeles.

• Shakespeare and Sydney Sweeney are among the standouts at Toronto International Film Festival — Financial Times -
• The Long Walk — lethal games in an economically wrecked US — Financial Times -
• From Ground Zero — dispatches of death, grief and endurance give voice to Gaza — Financial Times -

• In High-Profile Closings, Los Angeles Restaurateurs See Trouble — The New York Times Business -
• Is your cup sake cute enough? — Financial Times -

France attempts to navigate its political quagmire with Macron's new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, as the Paris political class struggles with public finances.

• France tries again — Financial Times -
• Macron’s fixer chosen to tackle political quagmire — Financial Times -