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Pakistanโ€™s bellicose army chief is playing with fire

At a time of crisis, the country is being led by a general not known for his restraint

Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Britainโ€™s trade deal with Trump may not be good news for the world

Starmerโ€™s choice undermines multilateralism and poses risks to the UK

Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Corporate share buybacks were a shock absorber in Aprilโ€™s sell-off

Shake it till it shrinks

Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Bank of England vote split hits hopes for faster interest rate cuts

Debate highlights uncertain outlook for UK growth and โ€˜plethora of risksโ€™ facing economy

Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Carvanaโ€™s profitable new look is more than just a paint job

Under-the-hood tinkering has helped online used-car platform to slash marketing costs and focus on profitability

Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Experts sent in to rescue debt-laden local authority in northern England

Inspectors find Warrington council does not โ€˜recognise severity of the issues it facesโ€™

Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

How John Swinney revived the SNP in Scotland

Also in this weekโ€™s newsletter, Budget restores spending on affordable housing

Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Trump says 10% is floor for tariffs; 'Some will be much higher'

President Trump said the United Kingdom treated the U.S. with "respect," suggesting other nations that didn't will see higher baseline tariffs in trade deals.

Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

EU threatens tariffs on US cars if talks with Washington fail

Brussels also plans to target aircraft, bourbon and wine in latest retaliation proposals

Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

BoE cuts rates by a quarter point to 4.25% in three-way split decision

Monetary Policy Committee split three ways over decision

Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Apple says Epic Games contempt ruling could cost 'substantial sums'

Apple wants a court to pause a decision in its case against Epic Games, and allow it to charge commission on in-app transactions that link out for payment.

Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Mass starvation of chickens at state-backed South African farm sparks uproar

Parliament to summon government-run pension fund manager after starving birds resorted to cannibalism

Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Standard Chartered analyst apologizes for $120,000 bitcoin price call, says target 'may be too low'

"I apologise that my USD120k Q2 target may be too low," Geoffrey Kendrick, head of digital assets at Standard Chartered, said in a tongue-in-cheek comment.

Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Why the Bank of England governor thinks uncertainty is here to stay despite a trade deal

"A U.K.-U.S. trade agreement is very welcome... But the U.K. is a very open economy," Andrew Bailey told CNBC.

Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

PinkPantheress: Fancy That โ€” figurehead of Gen Z pop knows how to tell a story

TikTok was the singerโ€™s launchpad but her ethos is less carefree than it seems

Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Everything you need to know about Romaniaโ€™s one-off presidential rerun

Far-right frontrunner faces pro-EU centrist after last yearโ€™s vote cancellation over alleged Russian meddling

Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Merz averted disaster, but the knives are out

Deep divisions among German conservatives could spell trouble for the new chancellor

Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Trump says U.S. has struck 'comprehensive' deal with UK

"This should be a very big and exciting day for the United States of America and the United Kingdom," Trump said in a social media post Thursday.

Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

UK regulator to ditch Northern Rock-inspired limits on building societies

BoE to scrap limits on lending and treasury activities introduced after the 2008 financial crisis

Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Bank of England cuts interest rates: Here's what it means for your money

The Bank of England's interest rate cut is likely to bring relief to borrowers, businesses and hard-pressed consumers across the country.

Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Why Gen X is the real loser generation

Donโ€™t cry for millennials or Gen Z. Save your pity for those in their 50s

Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

Nintendo forecasts sales of 15 million Switch 2 consoles as it gears up for launch

Nintendo said it expects to sell 15 million units of its new Switch 2 console in the fiscal year ending March 2026.

Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

The EU wants to end all Russian gas imports. Moscow's friends in the bloc say it's a 'serious mistake'

Russia's friends in Eastern Europe say EU plans to end all Russian gas and energy imports are tantamount to "economic suicide" and a threat to energy security.

Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Global turmoil has at least one beneficiary: currency traders

The foreign-exchange market has been reinvigorated by recent events

Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

How Saudi Arabia is cranking up the pressure on its OPEC allies

Will oil prices fall much further?

Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

Trump is a threat to Asiaโ€™s giant insurers

Not just its exporters

Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

Maersk, a bellwether for global trade, cuts container market outlook on U.S.-China tariff tensions

Danish shipping giant Maersk on Thursday posted stronger-than-expected first-quarter operating profit and maintained its full-year profit guidance.

Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

What happens when a hegemon falls?

Why economists are turning to a 50-year-old book on the Depression

Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

China defense stocks surge as India-Pakistan tensions escalate

Chinese defense stocks surged after Pakistan's apparent use of China-made weapons to down Indian jets.

Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

I took a 2-day 'vibe coding' class and successfully built a product. Here are my biggest takeaways

As a seriously non-technical person, I challenged myself to a two-day AI coding boot camp that promised I'd be able to build a fully functional app in 48 hours.

Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Joseph Nye, who coined the term โ€˜soft powerโ€™, dies aged 88

Former dean of Harvardโ€™s Kennedy School of Government served in two US presidential administrations

Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

US scraps Biden-era rule that aimed to limit exports of AI chips

Prospect of overhaul to planned regulation offers relief to semiconductor companies such as Nvidia

Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Iberdrola secures ยฃ600mn loan from UK state fund to upgrade power grid

National Wealth Fund helps finance plan to develop electricity network between Scotland and England

Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Moving NHS โ€˜from analogue to digitalโ€™ will cost ยฃ21bn

Health Foundation says government will have to go beyond existing budget to fund โ€˜big shiftโ€™ in care

Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

UK government on course to breach its fiscal rules, says think-tank

National Institute of Economic and Social Research says targets have become a drag on growth

Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World