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What is on Rachel Reeves’ menu for raising UK taxes?

Chancellor could extend freeze on personal thresholds or impose fresh levies on wealthy to fill fiscal hole

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

The Hong Kong stock market’s tentative revival

City’s standing as a global financial hub still faces several hurdles

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

Macron urges Britain and France to move on from Brexit and work ‘side by side’

French president says two countries have ‘special responsibility’ for the security of Europe

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

Tech founders call on Sequoia Capital to denounce VC Shaun Maguire's Mamdani comments

Shaun Maguire, an outspoken Trump supporter, is getting publicly criticized for recent posts about New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.

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

Trump’s trade deals try a creative way to hobble China

To appease the world’s biggest market, countries must anger the world’s biggest trader

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

How Trump’s trade deals take aim at China

To appease the world’s biggest market, countries must anger the world’s biggest trader

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

Trump administration looks to ban Chinese groups from buying US farmland

Move prompted by concerns purchases are undermining national security

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

Trump’s assault on American greatness

In just six months, the US president has made huge strides in advancing his agenda

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

Denmark and Finland reject more common EU debt

The two countries back joint borrowing to boost defence spending, but oppose it for other purposes

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

How British Museum secured chance to host Bayeux Tapestry’s return to UK after 900 years

Loan of the 70m-long celebration of the 1066 Norman invasion was sealed after weeks of high level diplomacy

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

Recruiter: I've placed over 1,000 people into jobs–here's the no. 1 'closing technique' to nail your interview

The unemployment rate for recent graduates reached 5.8% in March, up from 4.6% a year earlier, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

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

Post Office ‘maintained the fiction’ that Horizon IT system worked, inquiry finds

Damning report says at least 6 sub-postmasters have died by suicide over flawed software scandal

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

Norman Tebbit, Conservative politician, 1931-2025

A former airline pilot and key ally of Margaret Thatcher whose uncompromising views won him admiration and antipathy

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

WeightWatchers plans menopause programme as it recasts itself for Ozempic era

Weight loss company emerges from bankruptcy with plans to deepen push into women’s healthcare

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

VC behind ‘996’ work culture debate says 5-day weeks won't build billion-dollar startups

"When you go to the Valley now, and when you go to China now, they are working seven days a week in the fastest-growing companies," says 20VC founder Harry Stebbings.

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

The declining dollar faces more headwinds after posting worst first-half return in 52 years

The U.S. dollar faces a variety of headwinds heading into the second half of the year that could have important investing implications.

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

Trump announces steep tariffs on 14 countries starting Aug. 1

President Donald Trump, in social media posts, shared screenshots of signed form letters dictating new tariff rates to the leaders of 14 countries.

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

Trump's tariffs overshadow the pomp and pageantry as Macron meets King Charles

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife will be treated to the best of British pomp and pageantry during their three-day state visit to the U.K.

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

Japan calls Trump's latest tariff salvo 'regrettable' as nations scramble to deal with fresh deadline

Trump shared screenshots of letters detailing new tariff rates for over a dozen countries, allowing room for further negotiations before the renewed deadline of Aug. 1.

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

Australia unexpectedly holds policy rate as it awaits more inflation data

The RBA said it was waiting for "a little more information to confirm that inflation remains on track to reach 2.5 per cent on a sustainable basis."

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

Tariffs, declining real wages, slowing growth: Japan's central bank has its work cut out

Latest wage data highlights that inflation could be taking a substantial bite out of incomes in Japan, despite incomes in the country rising.

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

Samsung expects second-quarter profits to more than halve as it struggles to capture AI demand

According to the smart estimates, Samsung was expected to post an operating profit of 6.26 trillion won ($4.57 billion) for the quarter.

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

Trump renews threat to hit trading partners with steep tariffs

White House extends deadline for ‘reciprocal’ levies from July 9 to August 1

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

CoreWeave CEO calls Oracle a 'formidable competitor'

In a Monday interview with CNBC's Jim Cramer, CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator described what makes his company different from peer Oracle.

Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Prisons’ chief inspector seeks more power for governors unable to even ‘buy a washing machine’

Charlie Taylor warns of ‘staggering’ level of Whitehall control as report flags rising violence and use of drones

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

Trump administration denies staff cuts hampered Texas flood alerts

Senator Chuck Schumer calls for investigation into National Weather Service as death toll surpasses 100

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

The great dealmaker is conspicuously short of trade deals

Donald Trump issues threats—and grants deadline extensions

Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

FirstFT: Donald Trump threatens Japan and South Korea with steep tariffs

Also in today’s newsletter, Jane Street to fight India manipulation charges, and Iran’s president says Israel tried to kill him

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

Brics nations hit back at ‘emperor’ Trump over tariff threats

Host Brazil criticises US president as being ‘very irresponsible’ for vowing extra levies on states aligned to the group

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

UK seeks to rein in employers’ use of ‘gagging clauses’

Weinstein whistleblower welcomes changes that will help workers speak out against sexual harassment

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

Tesla shares sink after Musk says he will launch new political party

Billionaire’s intervention, which he claims is needed to combat ‘one-party system’, rattles investors

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

Tesla loses $68 billion in value after Elon Musk says he is launching a political party

Elon Musk said he would form a new political party called the "America Party."

Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Downing Street leaves door open to higher UK taxes on the wealthy

Treasury says it will protect ‘working people’ ahead of what is set to be a painful autumn Budget

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

'F1' is Apple's highest-grossing theatrical film ever

Apple's "F1: The Movie" nears $300 million at the global box office, the highest-grossing haul of a film ever released by the studio.

Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

UK officials hopeful steel industry will avoid 50% US tariff

Deadline for countries to sign deals with Trump expires on Wednesday

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