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Panama Canal fees hit record high as El Niño and Iran war choke shipping
Financial TimesTue Aug 11 2026

Panama Canal fees hit record high as El Niño and Iran war choke shipping

Falling water levels caused by weather phenomenon could limit transit slots through crucial maritime passageway...

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How investors killed AstraZeneca’s $400bn megadeal
Financial TimesTue Aug 11 2026

How investors killed AstraZeneca’s $400bn megadeal

Tie-up with US rival Bristol Myers would have marked return to big pharma mergers...

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Will failure in Iran reshape how the US fights?
Financial TimesTue Aug 11 2026

Will failure in Iran reshape how the US fights?

Veterans and voters have punished past administrations for costly wars, but these days many Americans don’t seem to care...

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Humans cannot remain passengers in the back of the AGI car
Financial TimesTue Aug 11 2026

Humans cannot remain passengers in the back of the AGI car

A sense of fatalistic inevitability about the technology’s evolution is triggering something close to despair...

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US fires on ship it says violated Iran blockade
Financial TimesTue Aug 11 2026

US fires on ship it says violated Iran blockade

Central Command says Panama-flagged vessel ‘ignored repeated warnings’ from American forces...

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Volatility tumbles as markets shrug off Middle East risks
Financial TimesTue Aug 11 2026

Volatility tumbles as markets shrug off Middle East risks

Investors warn of complacency as Vix ‘fear gauge’ falls to prewar levels even as oil rises back to about $90 a barrel...

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