**President Trump’s actions dominate headlines, ranging from a commemorative coin and H-1B visa fees to stalemates over government funding, and also include pressure on tech companies and decisions on drug pricing**.

• Treasury Plans to Mint $1 Commemorative Trump Coin — The New York Times Business -
• Trump and Democrats deadlocked over government funding as shutdown drags on — Financial Times -
• Groups File Suit Over Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee — The New York Times Business -

• Trump’s attacks cast a chill on what Wall Street says — Financial Times -
• Apple Takes Down ICE Tracking Apps in Response to Trump Pressure Campaign — The New York Times Business -
• Apple Drops ICE-Tracking Apps From App Store — Wall Street Journal -
• Why Are H-1B Visas Suddenly a Big Deal? One Reason: Tech Jobs Disappeared — The New York Times Business -
• It’s a Bad Time for Trump’s Plan to Cut Back on Corporate Reporting — The New York Times Business -
• Democrats can’t win the shutdown — Financial Times -
• Trump threatens permanent spending cuts as US shutdown continues — Financial Times -
• Jobs Report Withheld by Shutdown Leaves Economists Guessing — The New York Times Business -
• FDA Approves Generic Version of Abortion Pill Mifepristone — The New York Times Business -
• Government Shutdown Leaves Wall Street Without Jobs Data — The New York Times Business -
• Investors could face a bonfire night surprise on Trump tariffs — Financial Times -
• Inside Pfizer’s Drug-Pricing Deal With the Trump Administration — Wall Street Journal -
• Trump administration demands universities sign up to ‘compact’ in return for funding — Financial Times -

Global attention spans Trump's call for peace in Gaza amidst an ongoing humanitarian crisis, Pakistan's strategic port offer to the US, and geopolitical tensions reflected in Indonesia's TikTok ban and Finland's legal challenges over Baltic Sea cables.

• Trump tells Israel to stop bombing Gaza after Hamas agrees to release hostages — Financial Times -
• Pakistan courts US with pitch for new Arabian Sea port — Financial Times -
• Italy paralysed as Gaza protests mount pressure on Meloni — Financial Times -

• India’s push to join the nuclear power club — Financial Times -
• Indonesia suspends TikTok’s licence over refusal to share protest data — Financial Times -
• Finland unable to prosecute alleged Baltic Sea cable-cutters, court rules — Financial Times -
• Luxembourg’s Grand Duke abdicates in favour of son — Financial Times -
• EU plans to hand Deripaska-linked assets to Raiffeisen — Financial Times -
• Babiš plots his return to power as Czechs head to the polls — Financial Times -
• Japan’s ruling party edges towards picking youngest leader in a century — Financial Times -
• China’s visa scheme for global tech workers draws backlash at home — Financial Times -
• What remains of Gaza? — Financial Times -
• India moves to internationalise rupee — Financial Times -

The UK grapples with the aftermath of a Manchester synagogue attack, debates over leaving the ECHR, and the Conservative party's political struggles, alongside the historic appointment of the first female Archbishop of Canterbury and economic challenges faced by mothers.

• What we know about Manchester synagogue attacker Jihad Al-Shamie — Financial Times -
• Victim killed in Manchester synagogue attack was shot by police — Financial Times -
• Badenoch announces plan to leave ECHR — Financial Times -

• Are the Tories facing oblivion? — Financial Times -
• The Manchester tragedy and antisemitism in Britain — Financial Times -
• Sarah Mullally named first female Archbishop of Canterbury — Financial Times -
• UK retail investors face delays before they can buy regulated crypto assets — Financial Times -
• Clear visions for tax reform exist — Reeves just needs to back one — Financial Times -
• UK mothers lose average £65,000 in pay after having first child — Financial Times -
• Home secretary urges activists to cancel Palestine Action protest after Manchester attack — Financial Times -
• Can This Isolated British Island Keep Its Economy Afloat? — The New York Times Business -
• Why yesterday’s terrorist attack felt inevitable — Financial Times -
• Manchester’s Jews left in fear after ‘inevitable’ attack strikes at heart of community — Financial Times -
• Shadow chancellor: Reform would be a ‘danger to the economy’ — Financial Times -
• Green leader calls for BoE to end interest payments to commercial banks — Financial Times -

The business world sees labor rights advances for gig drivers in California, retail struggles leading to Rite Aid's closure, re-evaluation of film franchise budgets, ongoing debates around EV adoption and infrastructure, and calls for stronger financial regulation.

• Fast & Furious & Way Less Expensive. A Star Film Franchise Gets a Reality Check. — Wall Street Journal -
• Gig Drivers Win the Right to Unionize in California — The New York Times Business -
• Centerview to face trial over junior banker’s long hours — Financial Times -

• Rite Aid Closes Its Remaining Stores — The New York Times Business -
• Opinion | Gavin Newsom Tells a Tesla Truth — Wall Street Journal -
• Opinion | GM Changes Its Song and Dance on EVs — Wall Street Journal -
• Opinion | Let the Market Do Its Thing — Wall Street Journal -
• Luxury London apartment building draws influx of US billionaires — Financial Times -
• Tesla Is Sued by Families Who Say Faulty Cybertruck Doors Led to Two Deaths — The New York Times Business -
• The Self-Taught Engineer Going Head-to-Head With Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos — Wall Street Journal -
• Munich airport forced to close after drone sightings — Financial Times -
• Some Workers Are Turning to Pay-Advance Apps for Basic Expenses — The New York Times Business -
• America Keeps Adding EV Chargers. Will There Be More Drivers to Use Them? — Wall Street Journal -
• Jeff Bezos hails AI boom as ‘good’ kind of bubble — Financial Times -
• FirstFT: A weak dollar is dividing companies’ earnings — Financial Times -
• US rush to expand LNG exports heightens fears of global gas glut — Financial Times -
• Christine Lagarde calls for tougher rules on ‘darker corners’ of finance — Financial Times -
• The Explosive, Addictive World of Mystery Toy Collecting — Wall Street Journal -
• Hell Hath No Fury Like a Coffee Drinker in 2025 — Wall Street Journal -
• Want a quick economic win? Look to university spinouts — Financial Times -
• There’s value in value stocks — Financial Times -
• A.I. Is Driving a Stock Market Rally in China, Too — The New York Times Business -
• Silver Lake’s deal spree: bigger, bolder, better? — Financial Times -
• Jim Chanos slams ‘magical machine’ of private credit after First Brands collapse — Financial Times -
• Deutsche Bank needs Germany’s fiscal bazooka to have perfect aim — Financial Times -
• ‘Creators are the new Hollywood’: YouTubers take on the big studios — Financial Times -
• Gulf states rush to load up on foreign debt at lowest premiums on record — Financial Times -
• Home insurers’ latest trick: stealth increasing your deductible — Financial Times -
• Multinationals race ahead as dollar slump divides US stock market — Financial Times -
• India’s Titan tilts at giants of watchmaking — Financial Times -
• Japan showcases become focal point for luxury brands’ visibility — Financial Times -
• Jewellers explore openings after UK-India trade deal — Financial Times -
• L.A.’s Entertainment Economy Is Looking Like a Disaster Movie — Wall Street Journal -
• Paramount Nears a Deal to Buy Bari Weiss’s Free Press — The New York Times Business -
• Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Comes to the Aid of Occidental Petroleum—Again — Wall Street Journal -

Important discussions emerge around the impact of video games on young men, ethical concerns regarding vaccine lawsuits, diverse options for senior living communities, and the enduring legacy of a pioneering labor rights lawyer.

• How Video Games Are Shaping a Generation of Boys, for Better and Worse — The New York Times Business -
• Kennedy’s Ties to Ally Leading Vaccine Lawsuits Raise Ethical Concerns — The New York Times Business -
• Overlooked No More: Bessie Margolin, Lawyer Who Turned Workers’ Hopes Into Law — The New York Times Business -

• The best exhibitions to see in London this weekend — Financial Times -
• What’s Your Dream Senior Living Community? Take the Quiz. — The New York Times Business -
• Baltimore’s Billion-Dollar Plans to Reinvent Itself — The New York Times Business -
• Do I need to get a VPN? — Financial Times -
• Margs, Stars and Classic Cars: Surprising Retirement Communities — The New York Times Business -
• In Los Angeles, you can drink cocktails with Marilyn Monroe’s ghost — Financial Times -

The news notes the passing of Lally Weymouth, a prominent journalist from the Washington Post family, and Leo Hindery Jr., an influential dealmaker in the cable TV industry.

• Lally Weymouth, Who Questioned Dictators and Hosted High Society, Dies at 82 — Wall Street Journal -
• Leo Hindery Jr., Dealmaking Power in the Cable TV Industry, Dies at 77 — The New York Times Business -