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FirstFT: How Elliott spawned a new army of activists 
Also in today’s newsletter: corporate AI users’ staff hires and Maersk raises profit guidance
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Paul Singer’s activist hedge fund factory
Elliott Management alums have founded at least seven hedge funds since 2020
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Labour can reform welfare without ‘high noon’ showdown, says McFadden
Britain’s work and pensions secretary hopes a jobs-first drive to cut the benefits bill can avoid another backbench rebe
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Putin ties himself to ruling party as war fatigue bites
United Russia is campaigning with the president for the first time in nearly 20 years
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What would multilateral ‘AI arms control’ look like?
Given the competition, it’s debatable whether a US-China safety deal is even possible
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Magnificent Seven stocks shed $2.3tn in Wall Street tech rotation
Investors switch to soaring chipmakers benefiting from hyperscalers’ vast AI spending
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Heavy corporate AI spenders add staff faster than peers
Study of 22,000 US companies challenges fears that generative AI will trigger broad job losses
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Elliott’s acolytes: how Paul Singer’s hedge fund became a spinout factory
The vaunted investor has spawned a small army of new firms mirroring Julian Robertson’s ‘Tiger cubs’
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How the great wealth transfer is rattling Wall Street
Tens of trillions of dollars are moving between generations — and younger heirs feel little loyalty to traditional advis
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A different type of G7 central bank divergence
Fragmentation risks economic and financial instability unless accompanied by government action
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Quarter of UK water groups underspend investment allowances as network creaks
Utilities failed to use maximum allowed despite arguing that higher bills were needed to fund improvements
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Private developers lag behind public sector in fixing cladding issues
Replacing dangerous material could take a decade as there is ‘no incentive to complete’, says new research
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US Supreme Court blocks firing of Fed governor
In separate decision, justices said President Donald Trump can sack top regulator
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AI speeds the march of China’s factory robots into new sectors
Artificial intelligence is enabling the spread of automation to traditional industries
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The young Chinese choosing life in ‘ghost cities’
Urban castaways are making homes in half-empty towers left over from the world’s biggest housing boom
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EY staff charged with accessing Australian prime minister’s bank details
Two men aged 21 and 25 were on secondment to country’s largest lender when alleged incident occurred
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Amazon is now the biggest foreign investor in India’s AI sector
Also in this newsletter, weaponised drones made in India
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Investigation into maternity care in England finds ‘overall system failure’
Government accepts proposal to appoint a national maternity and neonatal commissioner
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UK regulator waters down landmark crypto rules
FCA eases capital and disclosure requirements after complaints that incoming digital assets regime was too onerous
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‘Tooth fairy’ payout nears £5 as UK childhood finances overtake inflation
Annual survey also shows the average child gets £10 per week in pocket money
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