UK Edition

Financial TimesFriday, 23 October 2026

Click image to view full size

Meta and AI spending plans trigger steep US tech selloff as investor fears grow

● Platform's shares fall 7% ● Flight to US Treasuries ● Oil prices surge ● French bond yields soar

Also on the front page

Politico and Telegraph owner pitched deal to buy European arm of TikTok

Also on the front page

Houthi attacks US orders staff to leave Saudi

More from Financial Times

Front page image reproduced for the purpose of critical review and commentary — about our editorial use.