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David Souter, former US Supreme Court justice, dies aged 85

Republican-appointed judge surprised many by siding with liberals during his 19 years on the bench of top court

Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Entrepreneurs left in limbo by UK-US trade deal

Small businesses carrying out โ€˜damage controlโ€™ following Trumpโ€™s tariffs

Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Cargo thieves are attacking the U.S. supply chain at alarming rates

Numerous experts who spoke to CNBC estimate losses from cargo theft are close to $1 billion or more a year.

Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

German stocks hit record high as trade optimism buoys markets

Dax index becomes first major European benchmark to recover all losses sparked by US tariff threats

Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Chinaโ€™s J-10 โ€˜Dragonโ€™ shows teeth in India-Pakistan combat debut

Skirmish is first test of Beijingโ€™s military hardware against advanced western technology

Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Trump suggests cutting China tariff rate to still-high 80% ahead of Switzerland talks

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other U.S. officials are set to speak with counterparts from China at a meeting in Switzerland this weekend.

Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

UK and Switzerland open way for direct rail link

Governments outline plan to encourage train companies to launch services that could cut journey time to five hours

Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

United Airlines is rising above Newark chaos

Chief executive Scott Kirbyโ€™s reputation for frank talking has won investor plaudits and helped boost the airlineโ€™s shares

Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

The U.S. and China are set for icebreaker trade talks. Here's what to expect

Both sides have been looking for pathway to de-escalation, as the economic toll of tariffs have become increasingly difficult to ignore.

Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Trump says 80% tariff on China โ€˜seems rightโ€™ ahead of trade talks

US president stakes out position as Treasury secretary heads to Geneva for negotiations

Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Ukraine accuses Hungary of espionage and plots for incursion

SBU arrests two alleged agents it says were ran by the Hungarian military intelligence service

Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Trump proposes to raise income taxes on wealthy Americans

Move would breach Republican orthodoxy and comes as president seeks to pay for broader fiscal package

Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Americaโ€™s past is prologue โ€” even for Trump

No president is immune to the tides of history

Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

US-UK trade deal squeezes China supply chains

Diplomats say pactโ€™s provisions on strategic sectors is template for Washington

Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Diamonds to detergent: weary consumers brace for more price rises

Donald Trumpโ€™s tariffs are catalysing price increases up and down the aisles. Will consumers swallow them?

Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Free reader event: Building a financial plan

Quiz financial planning experts about pensions, Isas and IHT changes at our interactive webinar

Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Trump team gives ultimatum to UN over Gaza aid plan

US officials threaten funding cuts unless agencies support controversial project

Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

CoreWeave seeks new $1.5bn debt deal after downsized IPO

AI data centre provider returns to investors with potential bond offerings that could reduce cost of borrowing

Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Pandora to Puma: Retailers warn tariffs will push up prices

Household brands including Pandora, Puma and Hugo Boss have all said they are evaluating their pricing strategies in the U.S.

Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

The aluminum sector isn't moving to the U.S. despite tariffs โ€” due to one key reason

Tariffs are reshaping global trade flows and inflating costs for American consumers, but are falling to revive domestic aluminum production.

Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Germanyโ€™s new economy boss has a plan โ€” and it starts with risk, speed and big bets

The German economy has long been sluggish, and little reprieve is in sight.

Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

CNBC's Inside India newsletter: India looks ready for a deal with the U.S. โ€” but at what cost?

U.S. President Donald Trump has, on several occasions, referred to India as the "tariff king," but now New Delhi stands ready to abdicate its throne.

Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Chinaโ€™s exports surge as shipments to Southeast Asian countries offset plunge in U.S. trade

Exports jumped 8.1% last month in U.S. dollar terms from a year earlier, according to data released by customs authority on Friday.

Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

CNBC Daily Open: London markets didn't seem to view the U.K.-U.S. trade deal positively

Specifics of the plan were not announced, but it does seem unbalanced, at least based on the fact that a 10% tariff will remain on all U.K. imports.

Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Shares in Chinese chipmaker SMIC drop nearly 7% after earnings miss

Shares of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, China's largest contract chip maker, fell nearly 7% after an earnings miss.

Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Chinaโ€™s latest stimulus measures fail to impress as investors focus on U.S. trade talks

Beijing's stimulus push came as trade talks with U.S. officials has raised the prospect of partial roll-back of tariffs on Chinese good.

Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street cheered U.S.-UK trade deal โ€” London market, not really

Specifics of the plan were not announced, but it does seem unbalanced, at least based on the fact that a 10% tariff will remain on all U.K. imports.

Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Trump to appoint Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as D.C.'s interim top federal prosecutor

Martin is the second Trump nominee in as many days to be pulled after it appeared they would not have the Senate votes to be confirmed.

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

Robert Prevost is first American pope: Leo XIV

Robert Francis Prevost, Pope Leo XIV, succeeds Pope Francis. Leo spent much of his ministry in Peru and was elected a Roman Catholic cardinal only in 2023.

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

German president warns of Trumpโ€™s โ€˜epochal breakโ€™ with postwar order

Frank-Walter Steinmeier criticises US โ€˜breach of valuesโ€™ underpinning European peace since end of second world war

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

Trump calls Robert Prevost's election as first U.S. pope 'such an honor'

Robert Francis Prevost took the papal name Leo XIV after his election as the first American-born pope in the history of the Roman Catholic Church.

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

FirstFT: India says Pakistani drone attacks โ€˜neutralisedโ€™ as conflict escalates

Also in todayโ€™s newsletter, Robert Prevost becomes first American pope, and US and UK seal trade deal

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

Coinbase shares fall after first-quarter revenue misses Wall Street estimates

Earlier Thursday, Coinbase announced plans to buy Dubai-based Deribit, in an attempt to broaden its international business.

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

Lyft shares rise as company ups buyback to $750 million

Lyft shares jumped 5% after the company lifted its share buyback plan to $750 million in its first quarter earnings report.

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

UK-US trade deal as it happened: Washington and London agree first pact of Trumpโ€™s trade wars; BoE cuts rates and warns of tariff hit to growth

US president promises โ€˜breakthroughโ€™ deal with UK will be first of many as he signals optimism on China talks

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