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Tariff deals with foreign governments not a priority for Trump, say US officials

After markets tumble, president reiterates that his policies ‘will never change’ in social media post

Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Crocs' big bet on personalization paid off. Here's how it happened - and what investors are keeping an eye on now.

Crocs made cultural resurgence driven by personalization and celebrity partnerships. But its acquisition of HeyDude could present a threat to future growth.

Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Automakers seek ‘opportunity in the chaos’ of Trump’s tariffs

Ford and Stellantis are offering employee-pricing programs, while Hyundai said it would not raise prices for at least two months to ease consumer concerns.

Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

China says 'market has spoken' after Trump tariffs spark global stocks rout

China's Foreign Ministry on Saturday said "the market has spoken" following the U.S. imposition of sweeping new tariffs.

Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Sotheby’s offers to value cash-strapped councils’ art collections

Critics warn auction house is pressuring struggling authorities into selling public assets

Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

How investors can respond to Trump’s tariffs turmoil

Should you ‘buy the dip’ or cut and run? Risk indicators are still flashing red

Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

In charts: winners and losers from Trump’s new tariffs

Low rates on Ireland, high levies on Slovakia, Asian misery and the strange tale of St Pierre and Miquelon

Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Why Turkey’s youth-led protests offer hope

A new generation is finding brilliant and creative ways to object to the arrest of mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu

Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Your call is important to us . . . please hold

The 1.52bn hours a year Britons spend on personal admin are both enraging and hitting our productivity

Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Direct economics — the great Maga experiment

The arbitrariness of the tariffs is a feature not a bug in the plan to short-circuit the financial establishment

Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Why Canada needs Vancouver Pizza

Long inundated with American culture, Canada lacks a strong culinary identity... until now

Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Mortgage payment shock adds to strain on UK consumers

Rate increase comes at a time when borrowers are already having to tighten their belts

Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

‘We had no idea it would be so popular’ — Dame Mary Perkins

The 81-year-old entrepreneur still goes into work every day

Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Kyiv probes leak of US minerals deal with polygraph tests

Investigation comes amid tense negotiations with Trump administration

Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

US vacation hotspots brace for slump as angry Canadians cancel trips

Trump’s threats of annexation and tariffs hit the country’s largest international tourist market

Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Swamp Notes: The costs of Trump’s tariffs

President Donald Trump’s levies are here. How will they reshape the world?

Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Taiwan’s top security official arrives in US for secret talks

Meeting comes amid mounting tensions between Washington and Beijing

Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

George Santos Should Get Seven Years for Campaign Fraud, US Says

Former US Representative George Santos should be sentenced to more than seven years in prison for committing fraud while campaigning for Congress, federal prosecutors said.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Bloomberg Politics favicon Bloomberg Politics

Canada Minister Wants LNG Canada Doubled, Eyes Western Pipeline Upgrade

Canada’s government supports doubling the scale of an already-huge natural gas project on the west coast and now sees it as “likely,” according to its resources minister, as the country pushes to diversify exports away from a hostile US.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Bloomberg Politics favicon Bloomberg Politics

Freshfields only large firm to sign on in support of legal fight against Trump

The brief supporting Perkins Coie includes more than 500 groups but nearly all are small and medium-sized

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Nuclear Bomb Staffers on Energy Agency’s 8,500-Job ‘Non-Essential’ List

The US Energy Department has identified 8,500 jobs as “non-essential” — including positions that oversee the nation’s stockpile of nuclear weapons — as it prepares to cut employees in response to a mandate from Elon Musk’s government efficiency team.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Bloomberg Politics favicon Bloomberg Politics

Tariff rates Trump ascribes to other countries are vastly higher than World Trade data shows

A report said the trade-weighted average tariff rates in most countries are much lower than the figures used by the Trump administration.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Trump to extend deadline for TikTok deal in the US

Executive order would give video app’s Chinese owner another 75 days to find buyer before American ban takes effect

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Trump’s National Security Purge Spotlights Far-Right Activist Laura Loomer

The Trump administration’s purge of national security officials this week has thrown a spotlight on the president’s ties to far-right activist Laura Loomer and raised questions about the direction of White House strategy as it seeks to end Russia’s war on Ukraine, challenge Iran’s nuclear program and counter China’s rising military might.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Bloomberg Politics favicon Bloomberg Politics

Oil in Freefall Reorders Energy Landscape From US to Middle East

The plunge in oil prices over the past two days following the twin shocks of President Donald Trump’s tariffs and the surprise boost in production from OPEC+ has altered the global energy landscape with stunning speed.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Bloomberg Politics favicon Bloomberg Politics

US Agriculture Head to Visit Vietnam as Trump Teases Tariff Deal

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said she is headed to Vietnam, after President Donald Trump said the Southeast Asian nation is looking to cut a deal to avoid sharp tariffs on their exports to the US.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Bloomberg Politics favicon Bloomberg Politics

US Ordered to Return Man Mistakenly Sent to El Salvador Prison

A federal judge gave the government until the end of Monday to return a man to the US after it said it had mistakenly sent him to a prison in El Salvador in an “administrative error.”

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Bloomberg Politics favicon Bloomberg Politics

Trump’s TikTok Plan Upended by Chinese Objections Over Tariffs

President Donald Trump had nearly clinched an agreement with TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance Ltd. that would spare the popular app from a US ban, but the deal was scuttled after China withheld its approval following this week’s tariff announcement, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Bloomberg Politics favicon Bloomberg Politics

Deripaska applies for source of alleged forged document to be revealed

Sanctioned Russian oligarch asks London’s High Court to compel intelligence unit of CT Group to divulge information

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Cornell, Brown Look to Alternative Funding After Trump Threats

US colleges facing the threat of federal funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s administration are tapping short-term borrowing to preserve cash.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Bloomberg Politics favicon Bloomberg Politics

Microsoft birthday celebration interrupted by employees protesting use of AI by Israeli military

Microsoft's 50th birthday celebration was interrupted by multiple protesters on Friday due the use of the company's AI by the Israeli military.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Big Tech, banks and small caps end week in bear market territory

Fed chief Jay Powell warns that Trump’s levies will slow US growth and increase inflation

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Trump tariffs day 3 as it happened: S&P 500 sheds $5.4tn in 2 days; China announces 34% retaliatory levies on US

Fed chief Jay Powell warns that Trump’s levies will slow US growth and increase inflation

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

US Weather Agency to Preserve Research Websites in Reversal

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency will preserve access to websites tied to its research division, after previously moving to cancel a cloud web services contract that supports many of its pages.

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Bloomberg Politics favicon Bloomberg Politics

Companies pause US IPO plans as Trump tariffs tank markets

Market for public listings had begun to show some signs of life but fallout from levies has forced groups to hold off

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World