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GSK to buy cancer biotech Nuvalent for $10.6bn
9 June 2026 @ 6:28 am
Deal ranks as one of UK drugmaker’s biggest as biotech M&A activity accelerates this year
Indonesia unexpectedly raises interest rate to support rupiah
9 June 2026 @ 6:18 am
Central bank’s move at off-cycle meeting follows 0.5 percentage point rise last month
European satellite group Iceye in €1bn funding led by General Atlantic
9 June 2026 @ 5:45 am
Capital raise values Finnish-Polish group at €10bn
EU capitals to rip apart ‘sacrificial lamb’ first draft of new bloc budget
9 June 2026 @ 5:00 am
Also in this newsletter: First discussions on proposals to reduce US tech reliance
Chinese exports climb as AI boom fuels trade
9 June 2026 @ 4:32 am
Imports show strong growth as world’s second-biggest economy shakes off impact of energy shock
FirstFT: SpaceX investors asked to buy Musk’s ‘moonshots’
9 June 2026 @ 4:31 am
Also in today’s newsletter: Hungary’s anti-graft AI and GSK-Nuvalent merger talks
Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies
9 June 2026 @ 4:07 am
South Africa dominates the 2026 rankings as Kenya leapfrogs Nigeria into second place and an Egyptian business tops the list for the first time. Plus: fintechs offer a fix to Africa’s financial problems and a solar success with more than 50mn customers across the continent
Gender divides emerge as big factor in Burnham by-election
9 June 2026 @ 4:00 am
Labour appear to have heavy advantage among female voters following Reform candidate’s contentious comments
Trump and Netanyahu clash over diverging goals in Middle East war
9 June 2026 @ 4:00 am
US president’s frustration with continued Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Iran erupts as he pushes to end the war