The Trump administration is actively pursuing Middle East peace deals with Israel approving a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release plan, while facing domestic political challenges like the indictment of NY Attorney-General Letitia James and influencing major financial aid to Argentina, alongside Arctic security pushes with Finland.

• Kushner and Witkoff invited by Netanyahu to deliver presentation to cabinet — Financial Times -
• Israel approves Trump’s plan for Gaza ceasefire and hostage release — Financial Times -
• NY attorney-general Letitia James indicted after pressure from Trump — Financial Times -

• US and Finland agree to build 11 icebreakers in Arctic security push — Financial Times -
• Big Investors Await Windfall From Trump’s Argentina Bailout — The New York Times Business -
• US Treasury intervenes in Argentina’s currency market — Financial Times -
• Opinion | Why Did Business Jump on the Trump Train? — Wall Street Journal -
• Crypto Investor Known as ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Reaches Deal With Prosecutors — The New York Times Business -
• Has Your Scientific Work Been Cut? We Want to Hear. — The New York Times Business -
• US imposes new sanctions on Iranian petroleum exports — Financial Times -
• Trump’s plan for Middle East peace moves forward — Financial Times -
• Trump’s Gaza breakthrough is just the start — Financial Times -
• How to be a macroeconomic dove in Trump’s trade war — Financial Times -
• FirstFT: Israel and Hamas agree to first phase of Gaza peace plan — Financial Times -
• Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed first phase of Gaza peace plan — Financial Times -
• Bessent grilled Fed chair candidates on rates and quantitative easing — Financial Times -
• What Pfizer’s deal with Trump means for global drug pricing — Financial Times -
• What chance for Trump’s Gaza peace plan? — Financial Times -

Inflation reports are still being released amidst a government shutdown, as the Federal Reserve considers further rate cuts to bolster the jobs market, while major banks like HSBC pursue strategic acquisitions and corporate giants such as PepsiCo, Delta, and Wendy's adapt to changing market conditions.

• Inflation Report Will Be Released Despite Shutdown — The New York Times Business -
• A Tough Job for Jerome Powell at the Fed Gets Tougher — The New York Times Business -
• Citi rejects approach for Banamex to focus on IPO of Mexican bank — Financial Times -

• Delta Predicts Premium Seat Sales to Overtake Economy as Soon as 2026 — Wall Street Journal -
• PepsiCo volumes slide as chief cites ‘constructive’ talks with Elliott — Financial Times -
• Lay’s Chips Are Getting a Makeover for the MAHA Era — Wall Street Journal -
• New York Fed’s John Williams Favors More Rate Cuts — The New York Times Business -
• Wendy’s Unveils Turnaround to Revitalize Brand — Wall Street Journal -
• Can the global economy withstand new shocks? You asked, we answered — Financial Times -
• Is it time to get into gold? It depends on your age — Financial Times -
• HSBC offers $13.6bn for 100% control of Hong Kong lender Hang Seng — Financial Times -
• Irish Factory Prospered Because of China’s Babies. Then Nestlé Pulled the Plug. — The New York Times Business -
• Central banks need to learn lessons about supply shocks — Financial Times -
• Quantitative easing is under the microscope — Financial Times -
• Bosses Are Cutting Costs, Just Not the Private Jet — Wall Street Journal -

The energy sector sees the passing of influential oilman Oscar S. Wyatt Jr., arbitration losses for LNG exporters, and Ukraine's efforts to disrupt Russian oil supply, alongside European debates on emissions rules, setbacks for wind power developers like Orsted, and rising global temperatures impacting climate risk.

• Oscar S. Wyatt Jr., Wily Texas Oilman, Is Dead at 101 — The New York Times Business -
• Venture Global loses arbitration with BP over disputed LNG cargoes — Financial Times -
• Opinion | Ukraine is Starving Russia of Oil — Wall Street Journal -

• German Leaders and Auto Chiefs Team Up in Push to Relax Emissions Rules — The New York Times Business -
• In N.J. Governor’s Race, Energy Costs Have Become a Central Issue — The New York Times Business -
• Russian air strikes disable 60% of Ukraine’s gas production ahead of winter — Financial Times -
• Orsted to Cut 25% of Staff as Prospects for Wind Power Diminish — The New York Times Business -
• Rising trend for warmer temperatures shows in latest monthly climate data — Financial Times -
• What’s driving the ‘surprising’ drop in Permian Basin emissions? — Financial Times -
• Why powering business is the real lightbulb moment for Africa — Financial Times -
• Ørsted to cut quarter of workforce after US setbacks — Financial Times -
• Spain’s grid operator warns of renewed blackout risks — Financial Times -
• Japan’s top insurer bets on engineering acquisition to mitigate climate risk — Financial Times -

China is tightening its grip on rare-earth exports citing national security, while NATO considers armed responses to Russia's hybrid warfare, US-Finland enhance Arctic security, and the UK navigates concerns over Chinese threats and EU internal political disputes over budget and migrant policies persist.

• China unveils sweeping rare-earth export controls to protect ‘national security’ — Financial Times -
• Former top British official says China is a threat to UK national security — Financial Times -
• China Clamps Down Even Harder on Rare Earth Exports — The New York Times Business -

• Nato weighs armed response to Vladimir Putin’s hybrid war — Financial Times -
• Starmer calls for India to have permanent UN Security Council seat — Financial Times -
• EU to probe spying allegations involving Hungarian commissioner — Financial Times -
• Richer EU capitals threaten to cut budget if lawmakers vote against reform — Financial Times -
• EU warns UK must improve NI border checks before veterinary deal is signed — Financial Times -
• Europeans risk cold showers in EU red tape snafu — Financial Times -
• Defence companies sound warning to the UK — Financial Times -
• Syrians return home to a land littered with explosives — Financial Times -

Tesla's self-driving technology faces regulatory scrutiny, Reflection AI secures significant funding in a booming AI market, Intel makes a bold bet on US chipmaking, the NBA returns to China after a six-year rift, and Tata Group confronts internal and cyber challenges.

• Tesla Self-Driving Technology Breaks Traffic Laws. Can the Feds Stop It? — Wall Street Journal -
• NBA returns to China after 6-year rift triggered by Hong Kong protests — Financial Times -
• Tata Group ‘fighting multiple fires’ after cyber attacks and boardroom splits — Financial Times -

• Reflection AI Raises $2 Billion as It Aims to Compete With DeepSeek — The New York Times Business -
• America’s Manufacturing Resurgence Will Be Powered by These Robots — Wall Street Journal -
• How China could pull ahead in the AI race — Financial Times -
• Inside Intel’s big bet to save US chipmaking — and itself — Financial Times -
• Can Ferrari Persuade the Superrich to Buy an EV Sports Car That Won’t Rev? — Wall Street Journal -
• Delta says operations remain on track despite federal shutdown — Financial Times -
• Can Larry Fink save Davos? — Financial Times -
• Business school teaching case study: is sustainability reporting valuable if it is not compulsory? — Financial Times -
• Japan has an ‘enshortification’ problem — Financial Times -

Florida's Publix stores permit open carry of firearms following a state ruling, legal inquiries are launched into First Brands' missing assets, victims of the UK Post Office scandal are set for higher compensation, and discussions emerge on worker's pay protection and Trump's militarization of law enforcement.

• Mandelson won’t return to frontline politics, says Starmer — Financial Times -
• Customers May Openly Carry Firearms in Florida’s Publix Stores, Company Says — The New York Times Business -
• Opinion | Time to Protect Workers’ Pay — Wall Street Journal -

• US justice department launches inquiry into First Brands — Financial Times -
• Trump’s militarisation of law enforcement — Financial Times -
• First Brands shrapnel is spread widely and unevenly — Financial Times -
• Former BBC DJ Tim Westwood charged with four counts of rape — Financial Times -
• Ask what your gym can do for your country — Financial Times -
• Post Office scandal victims in line for higher compensation under scheme shake-up — Financial Times -
• The battle to dismantle Blair’s Britain — Financial Times -
• Nobel Prizes 2025: What to Know — The New York Times Business -
• The art world loves to party — but don’t forget who your real friends are — Financial Times -
• KPop Demon Hunters is storming the charts — but is K-pop’s popularity slipping in its homeland? — Financial Times -
• ‘Gen Z’ protesters in Madagascar call for general strike — Financial Times -
• French political chaos has one clear winner: Marine Le Pen — Financial Times -
• My favourite fonts in Paris – a typographical tour — Financial Times -
• They Found a Hidden Camera in Their Airbnb’s Bathroom. Are They Owed a Refund? — The New York Times Business -
• Tories need a leader who can say sorry — Financial Times -
• Stephen Miller Cited ‘Plenary Authority,’ Then Paused. Conspiracy Theories Started Flying. — The New York Times Business -
• First Brands creditor claims as much as $2.3bn has ‘simply vanished’ — Financial Times -
• Should we put a high price on work visas? — Financial Times -
• ‘Vicious cycle’: the UK’s struggle with soaring food prices — Financial Times -
• Checking in at the Faena New York — the city’s most flamboyant hotel — Financial Times -
• An alternative tour of Istanbul — Financial Times -
• With a new gallery, Sadie Coles is betting big on London — Financial Times -
• How unfair is your council tax? — Financial Times -