Bloomberg Markets

Monte Paschi Vows to Keep Up Bids Even If Intesa Takes It Over

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA pledged to keep pursuing its twin offers for Banco BPM SpA and Banca Generali SpA even if it gets bought by Intesa Sanpaolo SpA.

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Bloomberg Markets

Horizons Middle East & Africa 9/14/2026 (Video)

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Variety

China Box Office: ‘Once Upon a Time in the Middle East’ Stays on Top as ‘The Odyssey’ Crosses $100 Million

Dirty Monkeys’ war comedy-drama “Once Upon a Time in the Middle East” held the number one spot at the mainland China box office for the fifth straight frame, collecting RMB52.9 million ($7.8 million) over the Sept. 11–13 weekend, according to data from Artisan Gateway. Directed by Wen Muye (“Dying to Survive”) and starring Shen Teng, […]

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Bloomberg Markets

Fed's Warsh on Trump Collision Course as Rate Hike Looms

The Federal Reserve faces mounting pressure to hike interest rates this week to tame elevated inflation, putting Chairman Kevin Warsh on a collision course with US President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly pressed the central bank to slash rates. Bloomberg MLIV's Mark Cranfield previews Wednesday's decision, and also what to expect from the Bank of England and Bank of Japan. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Financial Times

Can AI’s leaders really put aside rivalry for the common good?

The deep schism between OpenAI and Anthropic has led to a race-like dynamic towards ever more powerful models

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The Guardian Science

Can you solve it? Do you have the brain of an engineer?

Hacks from the hidden world of test engineeringToday’s puzzles test your engineering smarts.The cranberries Continue reading...

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Bloomberg Markets

Xi Pitches AI Vision as Silicon Valley Leaders Tap Brakes

“Bloomberg: The China Show” is your definitive source for news and analysis on the world's second-biggest economy. From politics and policy to tech and trends, Yvonne Man and David Ingles give global investors unique insight, delivering in-depth discussions with the newsmakers who matter. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Bloomberg Markets

Asia Refiners Seek Saudi Updates After Oil Pipeline Closure

Asian oil refiners are waiting for clarity on cargoes due to be picked up at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port of Yanbu, after the kingdom was forced to close a vital pipeline that serves the terminal following drone attacks.

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Bloomberg Markets

Alhasan: Houthis Gain in Yemen Significant for Iran

Oil pushed higher after Saudi Arabia shut a major crude pipeline following attacks, disrupting a route used to bypass the Strait of Hormuz during the US-Iran war. Meanwhile, a planned meeting between Iran and several Gulf nations on creating a temporary shipping lane through the Strait of Hormuz has been postponed. Hasan Alhasan, Senior Fellow for Middle East Policy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies spoke to Bloomberg’s Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East & Africa on the de

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BBC Sport

Ferguson-esque Neil 'ran the show' for Rangers

Peter Lovenrkands believes there were shades of Barry Ferguson in Dan Neil's performance on Sunday as Rangers stormed into the Premier Sports Cup semi-finals at Celtic's expense.

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The Guardian

‘Tidal wave’ of Pfas being launched to satisfy AI industry, campaigners warn

Big manufacturers planning to produce more of the forever chemicals to meet demand from datacentresPfas companies are launching a “tidal wave” of forever chemicals production to meet demand from the AI industry, a campaign organisation has warned.Despite alarm over the chemicals, which have been linked to cancer, a survey of the 10 biggest manufacturers found most had plans to increase production. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Culture

Lenore review – incel’s obsession with online influencer turns into anatomy of dislocated digital-age mindset

Digital-age Australian psychodrama tracks the shut-in mania of dangerously disaffected male fan, but doesn’t get inside his mindIf the parasocial phenomenon is a kind of hell, then Max Wren, protagonist of this Australian digital-age psychodrama, resides in the ninth circle. Self-barricading in a basement room surrounded by screens, working on a documentary about the object of his disaffection (an enigmatic influencer called Lenore), this obsessive shut-in makes Eminem’s Stan look like the Dalai

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The Guardian Culture

A great time with Uncle Junior from the Sopranos: best podcasts of the week

Fans of the show will not want to miss this revealing new series with Dominic Chianese and his son. Plus, a political drama that’s as thrilling as a Bourne novelThe Sopranos star Dominic Chianese (95) and his son Dominic Chianese Jr (62) helm this new series – a cosy father-son catchup, and all the better for it. Choice cuts include Chianese Sr’s admission that he thought the show was a spoof at first, playing his first scene as crime boss Junior for laughs. As for “Jimmy” Gandolfini, he was “in

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The Guardian Culture

End Times Fascism by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor review – the fightback starts here

A sharp analysis of the damage wrought by the reckless super-rich, and progressive toolkit for repairing itThe more power the radical rightwing nationalists of our age accrue, the greater the risk that their destructive brand of politics becomes normalised. We should not, for instance, regard it as normal that the man in charge of the world’s largest nuclear arsenal casually promises “a whole civilisation will die tonight”. We should not accept that history’s first trillionaire is allowed to spr

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The Guardian Culture

We Are Family: photography from Images Vevey 2026 – picture essay

We visited the idyllic Swiss lakeside town of Vevey for its 10th Biennale of photography. Global head of photography Fiona Shields picks out some of her favourite projects on displayDiscover the 50 artworks on display at the 10th edition of the Biennale Images Vevey, 5-27 September 2026Every two years, on the shores of Lake Geneva at the foot of the Swiss Alps, the town of Vevey transforms its public spaces and buildings with 50 installations of artistic projects from 21 countries, which are fre

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Bloomberg Markets

Exxon Boosts 2030 LNG Sales Forecast on Strong Demand Growth

Exxon Mobil Corp. has raised its liquefied natural gas sales forecast, betting on robust long-term demand in Asia and beyond even as the Middle East war prompts some nations to rethink their reliance on the fuel.

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Bloomberg Markets

FTSE 100 Live: UK Stock Futures Rise as Oil Marches Higher

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The Guardian

Monday briefing: What do Reform’s record-setting donations mean for the party – and our politics?

In today’s newsletter: As Labour MPs scramble to realign later today around a bill that could stop donations like this in their tracks, a look at new game-changing donations to a party engulfed in financial scandalsGood morning. Nigel Farage has a confirmed talent for upending the laws of political gravity, and this weekend has been no exception, as he declared himself “humbled” by two donations of £36m each from cryptocurrency tycoons Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne.I’d shoehorn a joke about

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BBC Sport

Flex your football brain with our daily quizzes

Test your ball knowledge with today's Who Am I?, Five in Five and Brainteaser.

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Variety

‘Pretenders’ Review: A Superb Portrait of Chrissie Hynde and Her Legendary Band Captures Their Incandescence…and Tragedy

Hynde, though she had the feelings of punk in her bones, was the most romantic songwriter of that entire scene. I don’t mean romantic as in "love songs," but as in conjuring the majestic romanticism of life. Just listen to "Kid," a song so happy and sad at the same time that it’s worthy of the Beatles.

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