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Trump says $175bn β€˜Golden Dome’ will be completed during his term

Tax and budget bill being debated in Congress includes $25bn for the project

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Rayner proposed big tax increases in memo to Reeves

Deputy prime minister’s ideas suggest deep divisions at top of UK government over economic policy

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

What CEOs from auto, housing, travel and ad markets are saying about tariffs, consumer spending and the economy

The chief executives from Carvana, Pinterest and homebuilder Taylor Morrison provide key reads on consumer spending at the CNBC CEO Council Summit.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Russia-Ukraine war not near end, 'do not understand Trump's affinity for Putin': Former Vice President Dan Quayle

Trump has made no effort to use his leverage to force Putin into a deal, and the Russian leader has "no desire" to see war end, says former V.P. Dan Quayle.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

UK and EU ratchet up pressure on Israel over Gaza offensive

International criticism of the military campaign in the Palestinian enclave increases

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Julius Baer hit by $157mn loan loss in latest blow to turnaround efforts

Swiss lender’s chief risk officer Oliver Bartholet to β€˜retire’ at the end of the year after series of scandals

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Why Walmart decided to say it would raise prices β€” and risk Trump’s fury

Analysts say Walmart's thinner margins and price-sensitive shoppers may have influenced the company's decision to speak out.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Google launches $250 per month 'VIP' AI subscription service

The newest tier, which is more expensive than ChatGPT's premium service, comes as Google seeks to further monetize its AI products.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Funder of landmark Mastercard case hits out at court over β€˜unreasonable’ return

Litigation finance firm owned by US hedge fund Elliott warns outcome could deter industry from backing other claims

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Rubio says US may impose sanctions on Russia if no progress on peace deal

Secretary of state defends Donald Trump’s handling of call with Vladimir Putin

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Google launches Veo 3, an AI video generator that incorporates audio

Google on Tuesday announced Veo 3, an AI video generator that can also create and incorporate audio.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Google offers β€˜AI mode’ in β€˜total reimagining of search’

Chief Sundar Pichai also reveals autonomous agents at annual event as tech giant seeks to re-establish AI leadership

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

UK services trade data β€˜of limited value’ says statistics regulator

Review finds that monthly Office for National Statistics figures are often subject to large revisions

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Tron founder Justin Sun says he's the top $TRUMP meme coin holder

Chinese-born crypto billionaire Justin Sun says he’s now the top holder of the Trump-themed $TRUMP meme token β€” securing him a seat at a private dinner with the president.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Vladimir Putin’s manipulation of Donald Trump

If the US president is walking away from Ukraine, other allies must step up

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Tracking Ukraine’s battle against Russia in maps and charts

A visual guide to the war

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Chinese direct investment in Europe rises for first time in 7 years

Report shows pivot to greenfield projects, but 10bn FDI in 2024 still far below 2016 peak

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Top US state Republicans urge SEC to consider delisting Chinese companies

Letter asks regulator to protect American investors from opaque Chinese reporting policies

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Reform mayor backs pro-green investment partnership

Luke Campbell joins northern partnership with clean energy focus despite party’s anti-net zero stance

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Microsoft-backed UK tech unicorn Builder.ai collapses into insolvency

Once high-flying group founded by Sachin Dev Duggal says its was unable to recover from β€˜past decisions’

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Trump pressures Republicans to pass β€˜big, beautiful’ tax bill

President tells members of Congress they will face significant increase in taxes if they fail to pass the legislation

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

More than 120 countries back treaty to share vaccines in pandemics

WHO agreement aims to close resource gaps that undermined Covid response

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

UK imposes sanctions on British accountant over Russia shadow fleet deals

John Michael Ormerod was allegedly involved in the procurement of oil tankers

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Thames Water freezes executives’ β€˜retention payments’ after backlash

Crisis talks with regulator and government led to agreement to pause controversial payouts

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Musk says he will spend a β€˜lot less’ on politics

Donald Trump’s biggest donor has already pulled back from White House role

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

23andMe sale grafts a happy ending on to a glum tale

Being spliced on to Regeneron will free the genetic testing company from its fatal dependence on sporadic revenue

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Battery giant expects China truck market to be 50% electric by 2028

CATL founder Robin Zeng’s forecast heralds sweeping disruption of global market in heavy goods vehicles

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

EU to impose €2 tax on low-cost items in blow to Temu and Shein

Brussels plans handling fee on billions of small packages imported mainly from China

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

EQT offers €220mn injection to help salvage care group ColisΓ©e

Swedish buyout group looks to strike debt restructuring at one of two troubled French portfolio companies

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Qatari PM denies jumbo jet gift to Trump is bribery

The plain story is a ministry of defense to department of defense transaction," Qatar's prime minister said of the prospective plane gift.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

UK and European Union agree to post-Brexit reset deal

The U.K. and European Union finally agreed to reset relations Monday after Britain's acrimonious exit from the EU in 2020.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Ambitious Gen Z lead the return to office β€” here's how they are using it to get ahead

Gen Z has been called out for shirking the office, but new research finds that young workers are in the office more than any other generation.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Australia cuts policy rate to 2-year low as inflation concerns continue to recede

Australia's central bank has cut its policy rate to 3.85% as inflation concerns in the country continue to recede.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Trump wants a 'one-stop shopping' deal with South Korea on trade and defense, but there is a cost

South Korea could pay its dues by investing more in its forces, an analyst said, which would allow U.S. troops stationed in the country to focus more on China.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

China cuts benchmark lending rates for the first time in 7 months in Beijing's growth push

The People's Bank of China trimmed the 1-year loan prime rate to 3.0% from 3.1%, and the 5-year LPR to 3.5% from 3.6%.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International