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India’s Licence Raj offers America important lessons

Even when a protectionist system is dismantled, its problems can endure

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

Give commerce a chance in eastern DR Congo

Truce with Rwanda is a test case for Donald Trump’s transactional diplomacy

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Head of Royal Navy sacked after conduct β€˜fell far short’ of expected standards

Admiral Sir Ben Key exits after investigation into inappropriate behaviour

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Crying for a lost Labour government

If the double act is no longer working, the core problem may not be Reeves

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Senior UK judges order probe into false MI5 testimony

Security service misled court over agent accused of domestic abuse

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Investors fret over talk of AstraZeneca US move

Drug group chief Pascal Soriot frustrated with UK but shareholders worry about country losing FTSE’s largest company

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Clean energy stocks jump after tax on solar and wind projects is removed from Trump's big bill

The tax was ultimately struck from the final version of the bill, a modest win for an industry that is under attack from the Trump administration.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Microsoft to cut 4% of staff in new wave of lay-offs

Latest firings take job losses to 7% of computing group’s workforce since January

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Blame game engulfs Labour over botched welfare reforms

Political judgment of Starmer and close allies in doubt after U-turn on planned cuts to benefits

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Banks say Trump’s β€˜big beautiful bill’ could boost the U.S. economy – despite deficit concerns

In a letter Sunday, the American Bankers Association said it "strongly supports" many provisions within the bill for the "much needed tax relief" they offer.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Paramount agrees $16mn settlement in Trump’s lawsuit against CBS News

Agreement comes as Shari Redstone’s company and Skydance face deal deadline

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Shares of health insurers fall sharply as patient care costs jump

Centene said it was hit by higher Medicaid costs related to behavioural health, in-home care and high-cost drugs

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Chipmakers get larger tax credits in Trump’s latest β€˜big beautiful bill’

The latest version of President Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill" provides larger tax credits to semiconductor manufacturers building plants in the U.S.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Tesla deliveries fall for second straight quarter

Electric-vehicle maker grapples with increased competition and blowback from Elon Musk’s political activism

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

UK halts resettlement scheme for Afghans who worked alongside British forces

Arap programme suddenly ended as government says 95% of new applications are ineligible

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Podcast: The Wolf-Krugman Exchange

With huge economic and political shifts taking place, what will replace the old world order?

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

The Wolf-Krugman Exchange: Testing economic guardrails

Can US democracy and the postwar economic system survive the Trump administration?

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Bumble chief criticises staff for β€˜freaking out’ over London job cuts

CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd warns β€˜dating apps are feeling like a thing of the past’

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Which UK taxes are expected to rise in the autumn Budget?

Chancellor faces some unpalatable options in the wake of Labour’s costly retreat on welfare

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

UK borrowing costs spike amid doubts over finance minister's future

U.K. government borrowing costs spiked amid question marks over the political future of Finance Minister Rachel Reeves and Britain's fiscal credibility.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

A bare-bones deal is Europe's best hope in trade talks with the U.S., sources say

The U.S. and EU are down to the wire to strike a so-far elusive trade agreement by early July.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

London stock market could face its biggest blow yet if AstraZeneca exits

AstraZeneca is the most valuable company listed on London’s FTSE 100 index.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

China's Honor launches new challenge to Samsung with thin foldable smartphone and a big battery

Honor launched the Magic V5 on Wednesday, it's latest foldable smartphone that will initially launch in China and then overseas markets.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Amazon deploys its 1 millionth robot in a sign of more job automation

Amazon announced its millionth worker robot, and said its entire fleet will be powered by a newly launched generative artificial intelligence model.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Santander doubles down on UK presence amid Spain's banking M&A turmoil

Santander is bolstering its British foothold with the proposed acquisition of TSB, despite the recent underperformance of its own U.K. branch.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: A slowing economy meets a fast future

There are signs that China's rapid urban growth is starting to spread to smaller cities and even rural areas.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

UK's popular sausage roll seller plunges 15% as heatwave hurts sales

Shares of the bakery chain plunged around 15% Wednesday after the company said unseasonably hot weather had hit customer footfall and dented sales in June.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

CNBC's UK Exchange newsletter: UK's millionaire exodus spells more trouble for Labour

The U.K.'s super rich a punitive new tax regime, with potentially severe consequences for the country.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Xpeng defies China’s EV price war with steady sales as Tesla and local rivals try to keep pace

Chinese electric car startup Xpeng is keeping up sales momentum against its rivals amid a fierce price war in China.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Tesla shares drop on Musk, Trump feud ahead of Q2 deliveries

Tesla shares dropped 7% from Friday's closing price of $323.63 to the $300.71 close on Tuesday ahead of the company's second-quarter deliveries report.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Is Trump’s β€˜big, beautiful bill’ a political curse for Republicans?

A legislative win for the president could hurt his party given the tax and spend measure’s low popularity

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Figma files for IPO on NYSE, plans to 'take big swings' with acquisitions

Figma filed its IPO prospectus on Tuesday, as the design software vendor looks to raise money and awareness to take on Adobe.

Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

NHS hospitals can use any approved medical kit under plans to cut admin

Ten-year plan for health service will include β€˜innovator passport’ to prevent duplication of testing

Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Abolish β€˜triple lock’ on UK pensions to prevent financial cliff-edge, says IFS

Millions of private sector workers will see sharp drop in living standards under current system, study finds

Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

US banks announce big shareholder payouts as Fed eases stress tests

Wall Street titans to raise dividends and buy back shares on back of lighter oversight

Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World