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New York City sues Hyundai and Kia over rising vehicle thefts

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Markets Briefing. Wall Street stocks edge higher led by financials

US was aware of Ukrainian plot to attack Nord Stream, says report

Unconfirmed tip from European ally was cited in a leaked US intelligence document, according to Washington Post

US-bound Air India passengers face tense wait after landing in Russia

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US venture capital giant Sequoia to split off China business

Group plans to break up into three entities following Beijing’s campaign to rein in country’s largest tech companies

Musk and Dimon lead corporate charge to Beijing as ties with US fray

EU considers mandatory ban on using Huawei to build 5G

Brussels concerned lack of action by member states to bar high-risk companies threatens security of entire bloc

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UK to strip Chinese surveillance cameras from sensitive government sites

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Hands on with Apple’s Vision Pro: bringing the metaverse to life

Our FT correspondent is among the first to try the tech giant’s impressive ‘mixed reality’ headset. But does anyone really need it?

Don’t blame the west if the global south goes its own way

Developing countries have agency of their own, including the power to be wrong

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Cryptocurrencies

SEC lawsuits escalate Gensler’s assault on crypto markets

US regulator fires broadside against digital assets market with Binance and Coinbase legal actions

SEC sues Coinbase in widening crackdown on crypto exchanges

Morgan Stanley’s M&A chair Rob Kindler joins law firm Paul Weiss

Veteran dealmaker had advised on major deals during his 17-year tenure at Wall Street investment bank

Warner Bros Discovery chief turns to longtime confidant to save wounded CNN

Hiring of David Leavy as operations chief viewed as sign Warner Bros Discovery CEO is losing patience

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India drops evolution and periodic table from some school textbooks

Educators condemn move by Narendra Modi’s government as threat to science teaching and IT sector

Chipmaker TSMC defends overseas expansion plans

Shareholders question strategy but chair says new foundries outside Taiwan can help it maintain global leadership

Investment Banking

Deal drought raises stakes for boutiques

Bankers expect more consolidation if slump in mergers and acquisitions persists

Shares in fintech Tingo slump after Hindenburg takes short position

Report alleges that Nasdaq listed company is an ‘exceptionally obvious scam’

Merck accuses US of ‘extortion’ in lawsuit against drug price controls

Pharmaceutical group says parts of law are unconstitutional

Global Insight. Australia’s self-image shaken by disgraced war hero

Two points of national pride collided in the scandal over Ben Roberts-Smith

Prince Harry says UK government at ‘rock bottom’

British royal describes ‘incredibly invasive’ articles as he begins testimony in phone-hacking case against Mirror Group

Investor activism

Activists clash with leading German chemical group over board vote

The tussle between proxy agency-backed PrimeStone and Engine and Brenntag over strategy and governance intensifies

Opinion

Instant Insight. Dam breach gives Russia a new weapon in Ukraine war

The humanitarian disaster of catastrophic flooding will draw attention away from the unfolding counter-offensive

Will the 22ers become a new political generation?

The war in Ukraine has the potential to define a European cohort but it’s not yet clear whether it will

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How the digital nomad went corporate

Markets Insight. Opec+ is not on board with Saudi Arabia’s ‘whatever it takes’ message

Lex. Apple: Vision Pro headset looks good but offers no new ideas for VR

Unhedged. In markets, something comes of nothing

How America is reshaping the global economy

Afghanistan’s food crisis could have been avoided

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‘Fear of missing out’ drives retail investors to ride AI wave

Net purchases of US stocks hit highest daily level in three months, VandaTrack data shows

Chris Christie takes on Trump with second presidential run

US prepared to address ‘aggressiveness’ of Chinese military

Hollywood actors seek new deal over use of AI ‘digital doubles’

Marshall Wace picks KKR executive to run US business

Crypto exchange Binance sued by SEC in latest blow from US regulators

US banks prepare for losses in rush for commercial property exit

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Head of the campaign group Republic on why the monarchy should be abolished and the government’s protest laws revoked

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The Big Read. Orlen: is Poland’s energy giant a tool of the government?

Letter from the editor on generative AI and the FT

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Dear Jonathan. How do I leave academia and move into management consultancy?

‘Stream’ and ‘Torch’: the Gazprom-backed militias fighting in Ukraine

Technology

Tech sector’s hopes dim for quick US-UK digital trade deal

Frustrations emerge as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak lands in Washington to meet President Joe Biden over economic ties

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