The **luxury sector sees major M&A activity with Kering, as Wall Street grapples with AI disruption, while the UK faces Brexit's economic drag and HMRC targets crypto tax evasion, showcasing varied fiscal and corporate challenges**.

• Bailey warns of long-lasting growth drag from Brexit — Financial Times -
• Gucci Owner Kering Nears $4 Billion Sale of Beauty Unit to L’Oréal — Wall Street Journal -
• The Risk That Built America — The New York Times Business -

• Blackstone says Wall Street is complacent about AI disruption — Financial Times -
• Jeffrey Epstein’s Angry Emails to Billionaire Leon Black — The New York Times Business -
• Free the government’s hands by taking back its fiscal brain — Financial Times -
• HMRC steps up pursuit of unpaid tax on crypto gains — Financial Times -
• Vestas shelves Polish turbine plant amid weak European demand — Financial Times -
• How a Handyman’s Wife Helped an Hermès Heir Discover He’d Lost $15 Billion — Wall Street Journal -

Broadway labor disputes demonstrate ongoing workforce tensions, while US government layoff blocks and student loan cancellations address domestic policy, set against Gen Z's credit struggles and widespread social and cultural commentaries.

• Broadway Actors Reach Deal, but Musicians Still Threaten Strike — The New York Times Business -
• Morocco’s ‘Gen Z’ activists renew protests — Financial Times -
• Police Break Up Lego Theft Ring, Recovering Hundreds of Beheaded Figurines — The New York Times Business -

• 7 a.m. Is Too Early for a Meeting, Right? — The New York Times Business -
• Why Gen Z Has a Hard Time Building Credit — The New York Times Business -
• Moving in Retirement? Here’s How to Minimize Regrets. — The New York Times Business -
• Why are parents behaving so badly on the sidelines? — Financial Times -
• How to be a ‘good gringo’ in Mexico City — Financial Times -
• Judge to Broaden Order Blocking Many Layoffs as Trump Seeks More Cuts — The New York Times Business -
• Education Dept. Agrees to Resume More Student Loan Cancellations — The New York Times Business -

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff's public apology reflects the scrutiny faced by tech leaders in the current corporate landscape.

• The A-List Turned on Marc Benioff. Now He’s Sorry. — Wall Street Journal -