UK chancellor John Healey inherits tricky finances
Financial Times
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The US has said it will hit Canada with tariffs of 50 per cent on a wide range of goods, Chinese regulators are considering tightening export controls on AI and semiconductor technologies, and UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham picked John Healey as Britain’s new chancellor.
Plus, a US federal judge paused Paramount’s $110bn acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery and the London Stock Exchange will launch round-the-clock trading next year.
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https://www.ft.com/content/0b507e93-877f-4cf7-904b-639eb390c4bf?syn-25a6b1a6=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US to hit Canada with 50% tariffs on wide range of goods
https://www.ft.com/content/6049a031-9e9b-464c-97bb-414da04d5a6a?syn-25a6b1a6=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">China weighs tighter export controls on AI models and chips
https://www.ft.com/content/740f0449-f367-46e0-92a6-43251f56f974?syn-25a6b1a6=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Burnham stuns Labour MPs by choosing Healey as new chancellor
https://www.ft.com/content/ce24c3cb-4643-43f1-8cfd-688056a434ec?syn-25a6b1a6=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US judge pauses Paramount’s $110bn Warner Bros acquisition
https://www.ft.com/content/11a512f3-22b8-407f-b913-7ebea1c90d03?syn-25a6b1a6=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">London Stock Exchange to launch round-the-clock trading next year
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