Major acquisition deals by Goldman Sachs and Brookfield, significant media merger talks between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, and the unfolding bankruptcy of First Brands dominated the financial news.

• Goldman Sachs to Acquire Industry Ventures for Up to $965 Million — Wall Street Journal -
• The Paramount and Warner Bros. Assets That Would Make a Media Behemoth — Wall Street Journal -
• Goldman Sachs buys investment group Industry Ventures for $1bn — Financial Times -

• First Brands’ C.E.O. Steps Down, While Its Accounting Is Questioned — The New York Times Business -
• Polaris to Sell Indian Motorcycle Business to Private-Equity Firm — Wall Street Journal -
• Beyond Meat Debt Deal Rattles Investors — Wall Street Journal -
• Allwyn’s bet on US gaming growth needs shareholders to gamble — Financial Times -
• Starboard builds stake in Keurig Dr Pepper after unpopular Peet’s deal — Financial Times -
• Billions of Dollars ‘Vanished’: Low-Profile Bankruptcy Rings Alarms on Wall Street — The New York Times Business -
• First Brands founder Patrick James steps down as CEO — Financial Times -
• Brookfield to Acquire Rest of Oaktree for $3 Billion — Wall Street Journal -
• Allwyn, OPAP to Create $18.6 Billion European Gambling Giant Through Merger — Wall Street Journal -
• Big Yellow shares soar on Blackstone takeover interest — Financial Times -
• The Former Banker Betting on Unprofitable Business of Flood Insurance — Wall Street Journal -
• The Rules of Investing Are Being Loosened. Could It Lead to the Next 1929? — The New York Times Business -
• India set for blockbuster IPO month with $5bn in listings — Financial Times -
• Canal+ Gains 94% of South Africa’s MultiChoice After Takeover Offer Closes — Wall Street Journal -
• Shawbrook Expects London IPO in November — Wall Street Journal -
• Jefferies says First Brands losses can be absorbed — Financial Times -
• Paramount Circling Warner Bros. Discovery After Rebuffed Approach — Wall Street Journal -

Samsung's strong earnings rebound, OpenAI's massive chip spending and Broadcom deal, and Ford's production cuts due to supply chain disruptions highlighted key movements in the tech and auto manufacturing industries.

• Samsung Expects Strong Earnings Rebound in Third Quarter — Wall Street Journal -
• TSMC’s stock market rally is a triumph of need over fear — Financial Times -
• Apple TV Subtracts the + in a Quiet Rebrand — The New York Times Business -

• Measuring risk in the AI financing boom — Financial Times -
• OpenAI extends chip spending spree with multibillion-dollar Broadcom deal — Financial Times -
• UK’s Wayve in talks with SoftBank and Microsoft for $2bn fundraise — Financial Times -
• Factory Towns Revive as Defense Tech Makers Arrive — The New York Times Business -
• The AI trade: do geopolitics matter? — Financial Times -
• Who owns OpenAI? Blockbuster deals complicate investor payouts — Financial Times -
• GM’s Rare-Earth Gamble Pays Off as China Tightens Magnet Exports — Wall Street Journal -

New UK worker rights leadership, debates around planning bill amendments, and the Dutch government's intervention in a Chinese-owned chipmaker marked significant policy and regulatory shifts across Europe.

• Former Blair adviser appointed to lead new UK worker rights agency — Financial Times -
• UK planning bill amendments added with new powers to tackle ‘blockers’ — Financial Times -
• Carmakers and motorists clash over post-Brexit law in ‘dieselgate’ case — Financial Times -

• Labour and Tories ‘locked in a race to the right’, says Scottish First Minister — Financial Times -
• How can Nigel Farage and Reform UK balance the books? — Financial Times -
• Chopin-mania grips Poland as pianists battle it out — Financial Times -
• Farage tells crypto conference ‘I am your champion’ — Financial Times -
• The EU must find a regulatory reverse gear — Financial Times -
• Submit your questions to Chris Giles: As governments tighten their belts, what could that mean for me? — Financial Times -
• UK appoints weapons chief to fix wasteful defence spending — Financial Times -
• Macron calls for ‘stability’ as opposition threatens no-confidence vote — Financial Times -
• Which promise should Labour break? — Financial Times -
• Lloyds to take extra £800mn charge over car finance mis-selling — Financial Times -
• France will soon test the boundaries of the EU’s backstop — Financial Times -
• Scores of MEPs hold side jobs in sectors where they steer EU laws — Financial Times -
• Japan opposition in talks to challenge Takaichi after coalition collapse — Financial Times -

Ford's production challenges, LendingTree CEO's sudden death, and Michelin's slashed guidance revealed individual company struggles, while Samsung and LG Electronics showed resilience in their quarterly outlooks.

• Ford Cuts Production of Five Trucks, SUVs After Aluminum-Supply Disruption — Wall Street Journal -
• Robinson says Musk is paying his legal costs in counterterrorism trial — Financial Times -
• Major Media Outlets Rebuff New Pentagon Press Policy — Wall Street Journal -

• Doug Lebda, LendingTree C.E.O. and Founder, Dies in ATV Accident — The New York Times Business -
• Taylor Swift’s new album smashes sales records in first week — Financial Times -
• LendingTree CEO Dies in ATV Accident on Family Farm — Wall Street Journal -
• Tire Maker Michelin Slashes Guidance as North American Sales Slump — Wall Street Journal -
• Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk — Wall Street Journal -
• Fastenal Posts Higher Revenue Despite Industry Slowdown — Wall Street Journal -
• LG Electronics Guides for Smaller-Than-Expected Earnings Setback — Wall Street Journal -
• ‘The Stella show’: the executive at the heart of BYD’s global push — Financial Times -

Trump's push for more natural gas exports, OPEC's cautious demand forecast, and China's vast solar panel deployment underscored critical developments in global energy markets and resource management.

• Trump Wants More Natural-Gas Exports and Lower Energy Prices. It’s Going to Be Tricky. — Wall Street Journal -
• Why China Built 162 Square Miles of Solar Panels on the World’s Highest Plateau — The New York Times Business -
• Greenpeace threatens to sue Crown Estate for pushing up UK energy prices — Financial Times -

• How mega batteries are unlocking an energy revolution — Financial Times -
• Russia’s coal miners buckle under sanctions, weak prices and war — Financial Times -

The Nobel Prize in Economics for innovation-driven growth and warnings about loosening investment rules offered broader perspectives on economic theory and potential market risks.

• Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt Share Nobel in Economics — The New York Times Business -
• Economics Nobel Prize awarded for explaining innovation-driven growth — Financial Times -
• Mamdani Seeks to Charm New York’s Most Powerful Capitalists — The New York Times Business -