“If you look over there, you can see the propaganda sign. It reads ‘unite China under one country two systems,’” a fisherman told me. I was standing surrounded by old rusted anti-tank spikes on the beach of Kinmen, an island administered by Taiwan, but geographically a part of China’s Fujian province. At this closest point,…
We’re grading the deals ahead of Monday’s MLB trade deadline. How do these moves impact the pennant chase and which ones are going to move the needle for the postseason contenders? Let’s get into it: Dodgers Acquire LHP Tarik Skubal From Tigers Dodgers: A+Tigers: C+ Who else is involved: The Tigers received three prospects, outfielder…
By the end of the day on Wednesday, all 32 NFL teams will have logged one training camp practice. And by the end of Wednesday, anyone could win the Super Bowl. Sure, it’ll probably be the Los Angeles Rams. And it almost definitely won’t be the Cleveland Browns. But, theoretically, it could be anyone. And looming over every…
Signage for SBI Funds Management Ltd. at a news conference in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, July 9, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images India’s biggest public market offering this year, SBI Fund Management, has garnered bids worth 2.97 trillion rupees ($30.7 billion), underscoring the liquidity available in the market ahead of the much larger…
A fight between challenger Conor Benn and champion Ryan Garcia has finally been officially announced. The bout has been building for several months. Garcia captured the WBC belt with a dominant unanimous decision victory over Mario Barrios in February before immediately identifying Benn as his preferred first defence, while the Brit has repeatedly welcomed the…
Good morning, happy Friday and welcome to FirstFT. In today’s newsletter: The largest-ever US listing by a foreign company OpenAI and Google sell AI models to blacklisted China groups Apollo buys European low-cost airline easyJet for nearly $8bn A profile of Trump’s ‘enforcer’ Todd Blanche You can listen to today’s top news stories in the…
