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Blackstone president warns US risks recession without trade deals

Progress in โ€˜tariff diplomacyโ€™ will determine level of danger for economy, says Jonathan Gray

Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

UK starts hunt for buyer for British Steel

Government stepped in to take control of struggling company but is keen to attract private sector investment

Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Some good news for Northern Ireland

Plus, the Troubles cast a long shadow over education

Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

US vet visits are down. A recession omen, or is price gouging to blame?

Dissecting a dead-cat indicator

Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

OpenAIโ€™s mind-boggling growth masks challenges

As it races towards 1bn users the AI company needs to explain what, exactly, ChatGPT is for

Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Supermarkets call for EU-UK deal on plant and animal exports

Marks and Spencer and J Sainsbury intervene over veterinary agreement ahead of โ€˜resetโ€™ summit next month

Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

ECB cuts rates to 2.25% amid Trump trade war

Growth and inflation set to slow as central bankers prepare for tariff impact

Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

UK bans EVs from some military bases over Chinese spy fears

Concerns that sensors in electric vehicles could be used to gather intelligence

Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Trade war fallout: Cancellations of Chinese freight ships begin as bookings plummet

Canceled freight vessel sailings from China are up and will ripple through the supply chain as the trade war impact on the global economy intensifies.

Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Turkey's central bank surprises with 350-basis-point rate hike

Turkey's central bank surprised markets on Thursday when it raised its key interest rate, the one-week repurchase rate, from 42.5% to 46%.

Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Tariffs-spared Kremlin says a global war trade would still hurt Russia

The Kremlin says it's not immune from the economic aftershocks that could ensue in a potential global trade war.

Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Hermรจs to hike U.S. prices for iconic bags and scarves in response to Trump tariffs

The French luxury giant will look to "fully offset" the impact of blanket 10% tariffs with price hikes from May 1, it said Thursday.

Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

CNBC's Inside India newsletter: Could India be a hedge against trade wars and tariffs?

In the market chaos since April 2 "liberation day", investors are appearing to view India as a hedge against a potential flux in trade flows in the future.

Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

TSMC denies it's talking to Intel about chipmaking joint venture

TSMC denied reports that the semiconductor giant was in active discussions with Intel regarding a chipmaking joint venture.

Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

UBS loses crown as continental Europe's most valuable bank to Santander amid U.S. tariffs

Santander and UBS' shares have diverged over recent months, with the Swiss lender shedding 17.2% in the year to date, while Santander has gained nearly 35%.

Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

TSMC sticks with its revenue forecast after profit tops estimates despite Trump trade worries

TSMC beat profit expectations for the first quarter, thanks to a continued surge in demand for AI chips.

Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

China targets U.S. services and other areas as it decries 'meaningless' tariff hikes on goods

Beijing has wielded a wide range of punitive measures in recent days to strike back at Washington, including steps targeting American services sector.

Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Oil giant BP braces for shareholder showdown over green strategy U-turn

Britain's oil giant recently sought to resolve something of an identity crisis by launching a strategic reset.

Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

CNBC Daily Open: A trade war can be fought without tariffs

Trade barriers can come in many forms. Tariffs are just one. Onerous licensing requirements, export restrictions and fines on shipping are other obstacles.

Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

South Korea warns of growth slowdown as it holds rates to shore up won

The BOK said the decision was taken so it could further assess any changes in domestic and external conditions.

Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Italy's 'Trump whisperer' Giorgia Meloni to meet U.S. president amid trade standoff with Europe

Meloni's visit to Washington makes her the first European leader to meet the president since he announced tariffs on European imports earlier this month.

Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Japan exports growth misses expectations, rising by a modest 3.9% in March as tariffs bite

The growth missed expectations of a 4.5% rise from economists polled by Reuters, and was lower than the 11.4% jump in February.

Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

US House panel probes whether DeepSeek used restricted Nvidia chips

Lawmakers say the Chinese AI group is a โ€˜profound threatโ€™ to national security

Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Former cybersecurity agency chief Chris Krebs leaves SentinelOne after Trump targets him in executive order

A week after President Trump specifically targeted Chris Krebs in an executive order, the former head of CISA has left SentinelOne.

Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

From seaweed burgers to โ€˜upcycledโ€™ potato chips, the high-end food industry is going โ€˜nature positiveโ€™

Waste or lost food cost more than $1 trillion, according to the World Bank. "Upcycled" ingredients could be part of the solution.

Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

UK advertisers cut spending for the first time in four years on tariff turmoil

More companies are reducing ad budgets than increasing them, trade body finds

Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Trump administration halts Equinorโ€™s $5bn New York energy project

Move to pause offshore wind plan is latest in White Houseโ€™s campaign to dismantle Joe Bidenโ€™s cleantech strategy

Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Nvidia says it follows export laws 'to the letter' a day after AI chip sales to China stopped

Nvidia said in a statement that its exports help alleviate the U.S. trade deficit.

Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

FirstFT: Nvidia blindsided by Trumpโ€™s new China chip controls

Also in todayโ€™s newsletter, US imposes sanctions on Chinese refinery, and Chinaโ€™s strong first-quarter growth

Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Israel insists on keeping troops in Gaza buffer zones after any peace

Defence minister Israel Katz says military โ€˜is not evacuating areas that have been cleared and seizedโ€™

Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Four money traps to avoid in a volatile market, according to โ€˜Fast Moneyโ€™ trader Tim Seymour

โ€œFast Moneyโ€ trader Tim Seymour wants to help investors avoid costly mistakes.

Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

US places sanctions on Chinese refinery over Iran oil purchases

Trump administration accuses Shandong Shengxing Chemical of buying crude as it increases pressure on Beijing and Tehran

Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Tech stocks drop as Nvidia, AMD warn of higher costs from China export controls

The chipmaking sector signaled that President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff plans could hamper demand.

Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Tech stocks sink after Nvidia reveals hit from US curbs on sales to China

Chipmaker leads declines as Wall Street sell-off reignites

Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Gerry Cardinaleโ€™s RedBird evaluating takeover of UKโ€™s Telegraph newspaper

Plan would reduce stake of Abu Dhabi-based IMI to overcome objections of British government on grounds of foreign control

Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World