PRESS DIGEST-Financial Times - September 7
SPY•Financial Times top stories for September 7
The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
- Far-right AfD surges to first place in German state elections
- Trump envoys hold talks with Zelenskiy in Kyiv after meeting Putin in Moscow
- Jaguar Land Rover plans up to 4,000 job cuts as Chinese rivals pile on pressure
- UBS demands new junior bankers show AI proficiency
Overview
- The Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged into first place in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, exit polls showed, putting a far-right party within reach of power at the state level for the first time since World War Two.
- Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover is planning to cut as many as 4,000 jobs over the next two years as the British carmaker slashes costs in response to pressure from cheaper Chinese rivals.
- U.S. peace envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Sunday as the Trump administration renewed its push to end Russia's four-and-a-half-year war in Ukraine.
- UBS is demanding that prospective junior investment bankers show proficiency in AI as a hiring requirement.
