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Good morning from the Financial Times.
Today is Monday, August 31st, and this is your FT News Briefing.
Soaring demand for natural gas has led to a surge in deal-making,
and consultants are duking it out with their own clients over AI.
Plus, it's Tim Cook's last day as CEO of Apple.
What is Apple without Tim Cook now?
Can Apple survive without the chief diplomat, the politician, essentially, that Tim Cook is?
I'm Victoria Craig, and here's the news you need to start your day.
The U.S.-Iran war has helped ignite a scramble for energy deals as buyers compete for limited global supply.