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Spotify to raise subscription prices outside the US

Moves comes as music-streaming service chases greater profitability as its stock has soared higher

Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

UN agency runs out of food in Gaza as Israelโ€™s siege takes devastating toll

Extreme hunger intensifies as Israeli politicians rebuff calls to allow supplies into shattered enclave

Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Trump claims to have received call from Xi and to have cut โ€˜200 dealsโ€™ on trade

Beijing says there are no active talks and Washington should โ€˜stop creating confusionโ€™

Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Steve Witkoff, the Trump loyalist disrupting diplomacy

The billionaire property investor has been tasked with securing peace in Ukraine and the Middle East

Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Trumpโ€™s chaos has left investors with frayed nerves

Fund managers will have no rest for as long as he is in office with policy predictability in short supply

Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Zonal pricing could undermine Scottish energy sector, warns Forbes

Deputy first minister says uncertainty triggered by electricity market reforms could deter investment

Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Buy now, stock up or delay: Here's what consumers are snapping up or putting off in face of tariffs

Fears of tariff-related higher prices have motivated consumers to buy cars early, but it's also contributing to a hesitance to buy and a hunger for deals.

Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Canadians bombarded with rightwing content on Muskโ€™s X ahead of election

FT analysis finds network of social media accounts attacking Liberal leader Mark Carney

Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Putin and Trump envoy hold โ€˜constructiveโ€™ meeting, Russian official says

Witkoff has talks in the Kremlin as Zelenskyy calls for increased pressure on Moscow to end the war

Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Tariffs restrain the march of the robots

Depressed buyers and global supply chains could delay the adoption of futuristic technology

Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Gatwick chief urges ministers to speed up approval of second runway

Current October deadline for final decision on expansion plans is too long a wait, says airport boss

Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Alphabet expects 'slight headwind' to ads business this year, executives say

The comments come as Alphabet and other tech companies prepare to pay up due to the Trump administration's trade policies.

Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

US sports merchandising group Fanatics plots global trading card expansion

Founder Michael Rubin targets $3bn in collectibles revenue with bet on European sports fans adopting US habits

Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Toyota chair proposes $42bn buyout deal for carmakerโ€™s biggest subsidiary

Japanese company has come under investor pressure to simplify its web of interconnected companies

Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Reform on the march? Our local elections guide

Plus, Starmer pivots to patriotism

Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Inflation job nearly done but tariff risks loom โ€” What European Central Bank members said this week

On tariffs, one central banker said: "In the short run, we will have lower growth. We will probably also have lower inflation."

Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Russia tests U.S. patience as Trump rushes to clinch Ukraine peace deal in first 100 days in office

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to carry out further peace talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday.

Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Trump signs order to boost deep-sea mining, seeking to break China's critical minerals dominance

The practice of deep-sea mining involves using heavy machinery to remove minerals and metals from the seabed, where they build up into potato-sized nodules.

Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

China pledges to ramp up targeted support for businesses as U.S. trade war hits

China plans to help struggling businesses with targeted measures in the face of "increased external shocks," according to a readout of a high-level meeting.

Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

CNBC Daily Open: Markets rise as tech boost offsets trade worries โ€” for now

Trade tensions still lurk, with Intel CFO David Zinsner warning that tariffs and retaliation from other countries have increased the likelihood of a recession.

Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Emerging markets are betting on a post-tariffs winner โ€” and itโ€™s not China or the U.S.

"The acceleration of South-South trade, I think, will take a new dynamism because of the new trade policy of the U.S.," the UN's Rebeca Grynspan told CNBC.

Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

South Korea calls for 'calm, orderly' talks with the U.S. amid hopes of a tariff deal by early July

The deal will reportedly be pursued by July 8, the day U.S. President Donald Trump's 90-day tariff suspension is due to end.

Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Trump asserts trade talks with China are underway after Beijing denies any ongoing negotiations

The statement followed China's denial of any talks with the U.S. and calls for abolishing 'unilateral' tariff measures for resolving trade issues.

Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Alphabet shares rise on stronger-than-expected revenue growth

Alphabet's search and advertising units are still showing strong growth despite AI competition heating up, according to its first-quarter earnings report.

Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Intel issues weak guidance, says it will slash expenses this year

In its first earnings report under the leadership of CEO Lip-Bu Tan, Intel said it plans to slash operational and capital expenses in the coming year.

Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

South Korea says DeepSeek transferred user data to China and the U.S. without consent

South Korea's data protection authority has accused Chinese AI startup DeepSeek of transferring the personal information of users without permission.

Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Trump Organization sells 'Trump 2028' hat and shirt, fueling questions about third term bid

The U.S. Constitution's 22nd Amendment says, "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice." Trump was elected in 2016 and 2022.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

The trade war's wave of retail shortages will hit U.S. consumers in stages. Here's when

Major retailers are warning about empty shelves as a result of President Trump's tariffs on China and wider trade war. How concerned should consumers be?

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

UK regulators have no coherent plan to upgrade water infrastructure, watchdog warns

National Audit Office says Ofwat and environment department do not know state of the assets

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

UK consumer confidence hit by higher household costs and US tariffs

All measures of leading survey drop in April as price rises and Trump import taxes bite

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Alphabet shares rise as Google search boosts profits

Silicon Valley giant says AI is helping engagement in core division despite threat from ChatGPT

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Intel CFO says tariffs increase chance for economic slowdown, recession getting likelier

Intel's revenue forecast included a "wider than normal" range, which the company said was due to uncertainty caused by tariffs

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

FirstFT: Pakistan to suspend peace treaty with India as tensions escalate over Kashmir attack

Also in todayโ€™s newsletter, China tells US to โ€˜cancel all unilateral tariffsโ€™ if it wants talks, and South Koreaโ€™s economy contracts

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Intel to cut jobs and capex as Trump tariffs cloud outlook

US chipmakerโ€™s shares fall in after-market trading as it offers downbeat guidance

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Top Trump official in talks with Paramount over Skydance merger concessions

Negotiations come as US presidentโ€™s legal fight against studioโ€™s CBS News nears conclusion

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World