UK jobs market stabilises before Budget
Figures suggest recent upswing in economy is starting to underpin employment
Alberta voters reject separation from Canada, early results show
Referendum in oil-rich western province had threatened new turmoil for Mark Carney amid stand-off with Donald Trump
UK labour market rebounds with stronger employment
Unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped to 4.7% in three months to August
Indonesia expels key stocks in bid to fend off MSCI downgrade
Global index provider has repeatedly raised concerns over investability in south-east Asia’s largest economy
South Korean data centre builder tumbles 32% on trading debut
Shares in Elice sink in Seoul, adding to rising concern about AI valuations
It’s time to give individual shareholders direct votes on climate change
As corporates and fund managers retreat on green commitments, we must use technology to give savers and investors a say on policies affecting the planet
Australian bank cuts 2,500 jobs as sector outlook sours
NAB reduces workforce by 6% to adjust to ‘evolving operating environment’
FTAV’s further reading
AI; homeschooling; skulls; cars; and opening lines
Waiting for good IPO
Anthropic’s shrinking window to list
EU shifts Arctic strategy towards security as threats rise
Also in this newsletter: Italy warns against power grab on EU foreign policy
What has actually battered the bond market?
A fixed-income whodunit
FirstFT: AI debt fears spark default insurance trading surge
Also in today’s newsletter: UK weighs EU options and luxury retailers looted
Japan ‘months’ from running out of critical rare earth as China squeezes supply
Tokyo asks US to help convince Beijing to ease chokehold on yttrium and avert manufacturing shutdown
The Goldman scions atop Evercore and Perella Weinberg
Peter and John Weinberg are grandsons of the legendary Sidney Weinberg and their respective roles have been in the spotlight
Transcript: Can Big Tech calm investors’ AI jitters?
Marc Filippino talks to Ben Hall, Richard Waters and Krishn Kaushik
Musk beat Sweden’s unions — but not the Swedish model
Sweden has one of the most pro-technology labour movements anywhere in the world
Louis Vuitton and Hermès among luxury retailers looted in French riots
Authorities are working to stop stolen goods being resold online through platforms such as Vinted, Amazon and eBay
Romania to form a government after six months of crisis
Prime Minister Luca Niculescu expected to receive parliament’s backing for his minority administration on Tuesday
Microsoft gives data centre hopefuls a pre-IPO reality check
The US tech giant calling time on its Nscale deal exposes faultlines running through this fast-growing area of the AI sector
Virgin Media O2 owners push CMA to reconsider £2bn broadband deal
Liberty Global and Telefónica argue that BT’s acquisition of TalkTalk has materially changed competition in the UK market
Angela Rayner’s local council rejects her new planning law
Tameside joins at least two other authorities in refusing to hand over more decisions on applications to local officials
Is Andy Burnham’s devolution push an agenda for growth?
The prime minister’s plan to decentralise power relies on local cities having the capacity to govern their own affairs
The battle of the knee replacement robots
Smith & Nephew is trying to fight back against Stryker’s innovation in orthopaedics with a new artificial joint
Farmers look to ‘plough everything’ after failing to receive green subsidies
Funding for England’s sustainable farming scheme ran out within six hours of the window opening