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All newsletters | Read in browser Sunday, 19 July 2026 Good morning. Here are the top stories from the FT       Top Headlines from the UK Edition   US strikes Iran after two American troops are killed in Jordan   Battle for control of Strait of Hormuz escalates after Tehran launches attack on Gulf states     Burnham scraps new digital ID scheme   Incoming prime minister says money saved will go towards tackling cost-of-living crisis     Zelenskyy considers sacking commander-in-chief as protests swell   Crisis engulfs military after Ukrainian president dismissed his popular defence minister     My journey down the rabbit hole at the Conspiracy World Cup   Accusations of foul play have swirled around this year’s tournament — but England fan Gideon Rachman still can’t get enough     Ageism: the silent but deadly threat to your retirement   For Gen X, financial planning needs to involve career planning       Top Headlines from the International Editions   UK seeks extradition of Andrew and Tristan Tate after arrest in Miami   Crown Prosecution Service announces fresh charges of rape and sexual exploitation against social media influencers     Trump to fund Maga-aligned projects in Europe as he reorders US aid   Objectives include countering ‘censorship’ from EU regulations and supporting ‘national sovereignty’     Traders are increasingly betting against SpaceX just weeks after IPO   Shares of Elon Musk’s rockets and AI company have slipped below their listing price for the first time     In one-child China, she thrived. The unravelling came later   The story of a life shaped by a radical social policy     The next crash: why this time might not be different   Stock markets are not only ignoring the obvious threats, but seem imbued with extreme optimism       Markets   Chart of the Week: Chips are nearly five times as volatile as the broader market   Semiconductor stock roulette     The London IPO market isn’t as bad as it looks   It is easy to look enviously at New York, but the UK is on course to enjoy its best year for new listings since 2021     Asia AI bets power record equities run for Wall Street banks   Investments in semiconductors fuel growth in regional revenues for US banks     Superdrug owner considers delay to planned London IPO   Hong Kong-based AS Watson was aiming for a dual listing this autumn     Data errors mar UK regulator’s new short selling disclosure rules   Findings raise questions over the quality of the FCA’s information       Companies   Telecom Italia backs Poste Italiane takeover bid   Cash and paper offer would give state-controlled postal service full control of telecoms group     Law firms brace for second fight with Donald Trump over capitulation deals   Department of Justice tells top firms their leaders must sit for depositions over agreements they reached over a year ago     Rise of delivery apps takes a bite out of sales for Big Pizza   Large corporate chains lose their edge as services such as DoorDash and Uber Eats level the playing field     Britain’s system for avoiding electricity blackouts faces scrutiny   National Energy System Operator’s task made more difficult by climate change and increasing use of renewables     How to fix the housing crisis   Deregulation isn’t enough. Nor is government intervention. We need both       Opinion   Your odyssey to see ‘The Odyssey’ matters   The extremes that film fanatics are going to in order to watch Nolan’s latest tell us something     How Tour de France can fix its penny-farthing-shaped pay problem   A fairer distribution of prize money among the cyclists would make this event’s wheels go round more smoothly     How long until there is a US markets reckoning over Trump’s damage?   The patience of the bond markets will ultimately wear thin     Exit, pursued by a capybara   What do silly-season stories tell us about the state we’re in?     Eben Sadie: ‘Culture, not science, makes wine’   South Africa’s pioneering winemaker, a driving force behind the country’s new wave of winemaking, talks research, instinct and succession               Follow the FT   Unsubscribe | My Account | Manage Portfolio | RSS | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help   © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2026. All rights reserved. You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. This email was sent by a company owned by Financial Times Group Limited (FT Group), registered office at Bracken House, 1 Friday Street, London EC4M 9BT. Registered in England and Wales with company number 879531.