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Aerospace & Defence
Airbus to take majority stake in Bombardier’s C-Series jet arm

Aircraft makers say deal will save jobs in UK, Canada and China amid spat with rival Boeing

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The Big Read
How big is the risk of another Black Monday crash?
Banks
Credit Suisse targeted for break-up by hedge fund

RBR aims to exploit impatience with turnround progress and press for three-way split

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Brexit
May backs down from Brexit clash after Merkel rebuff

German chancellor insists talks cannot move on without progress on divorce bill

Companies
McKinsey admits to errors in South Africa scandal

Four-month investigation found mistakes were made but no evidence of corruption

EU trade
Macron pushes tougher EU stance in trade talks

French president takes swipe at Brussels’ approach to Mercosur deal

China Politics & Policy
Xi ally rides infrastructure wave to heart of power
The Chart Doctor
PowerPoint: here’s how to keep your audience awake

Data presentations do not have to be boring or formulaic

Analysis Electric Vehicles
Cobalt stand-off key to future of electric vehicles

Tussle between cobalt producers and Volkswagen highlights a key battle

Middle East & North Africa
Kurds’ independence dreams shattered in Kirkuk

Oil-rich city was critical to Kurdistan Regional Government ambitions for secession

Commercial Property
Asian investors pour record sums into London offices

More than 90% of commercial property deals in quarter involved overseas investors

US tax
Republicans face close budget vote ahead of tax push

Sickness depletes thin support for Senate resolution to margin of one

Technology
Netflix subscriber growth tops estimates

Shares reach new high despite lift in content costs to $7bn-$8bn in year ahead

US Politics & Policy
Trump to meet Japanese Emperor Akihito in Tokyo

Visit will be part of Asia trip also taking in Beijing, Seoul, Manila and Vietnam

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Analysis Industrial Goods
GE’s new leader faces big call on behemoth’s dividend

John Flannery prepares to outline strategy for US’s biggest manufacturer

Americas
IMF crunches the numbers for possible Venezuela rescue

Move could require $30bn a year or more in international help

US Politics & Policy
Tillerson rebuffs claim Trump has ‘castrated’ him

US secretary of state latest official to feature in rumours of rifts with president

Americas
Venezuela elections dogged by fraud claims

Maduro’s embattled socialists win 17 of 23 governorships in defiance of opinion polls

Opinion

FT View
Trump drags Nafta towards breaking point

Stakeholders must hold the line and insist on realistic trade reform

Highlights

FT Wealth
The meaning of money: how to play family dramas

Families can often resemble a play, with each member assigned a scripted role

FT Wealth
Sir Evelyn de Rothschild and wife Lynn on life, politics and chocolate

How chocolate has become the banker’s main connection to the rest of society

Film
The Death of Stalin and the art of screen swearing

How the writers of ‘Veep’ and ‘The Thick of It’ brought their gift for profanity to Stalinist Russia

Markets News

Global Market Overview
Sluggish start for European stocks after US rally

Oil loses steam even as clashes continue in Iraqi Kurdistan

Exchange Traded Funds
State Street escalates price war over ETFs

New business for exchange traded funds operations lags behind its main rivals this year

Analysis Electric Vehicles
Cobalt stand-off key to future of electric vehicles

Tussle between cobalt producers and Volkswagen highlights a key battle

Technology

Technology
PC market set to return to growth in 2018

Windows 10 upgrade by businesses along with growth in China and Russia spark revival

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Softbank’s Uber deal ‘very likely in next week’: Huffington
The Chart Doctor
PowerPoint: here’s how to keep your audience awake

Data presentations do not have to be boring or formulaic

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