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CIA looks to recruit new Chinese spies with social media videos

US intelligence agency seeks to woo prospective assets with the offer of β€˜a better life’

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

How Zelenskyy lured Trump with Ukraine’s minerals

From Trump Tower to the Vatican: inside the tortuous dealmaking to link Kyiv’s resources to US support

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

US watchdog says plan to axe agency would damage global audit quality

Chair of accounting regulator says proposal would upend agreements for inspections in countries from China to the EU

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

The diverging future of AI

Behind the scenes a new generation of more specialised agents is starting to take shape.

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

Activist investor’s play for Upper Crust owner sets stage for takeover

Irenic Capital Management has built a 2 per cent stake in SSP and is pushing UK group to boost profitability

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

Prices in Gaza soar as supplies run out under Israeli siege

World Food Programme warns that some items have risen 1,400% since January’s ceasefire

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

Post-Brexit UK: stuck between an unreliable US and a mercantilist EU

After five years as State of Britain newsletter writer Peter Foster reflects on the UK’s position in the world

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

U.S. Chamber of Commerce asks Trump for tariff exclusions to 'stave off a recession'

President Donald Trump has held up tariffs as a key tool in trade negotiations, but some analysts warn the duties are hurting business and the overall economy.

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

FTSE's winning streak on par with best ever run in 2017; Novo Nordisk rises 2%

The FTSE 100 ended Thursday marginally higher by 0.02%, continuing its winning streak to be on par with its run in 2017.

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

Morgan Stanley weighs move to offer crypto trading on ETrade platform

The bank’s deliberations come as President Donald Trump has taken a friendlier line on crypto than his predecessor

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

Watch for the ripples in otherwise calm bond markets

Despite a broad rebound in US equities since tariffs rattled the world, long-term Treasury yields have not fully followed suit

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

McDonald’s US sales drop by most since height of pandemic

Economic β€˜pressures’ and consumer uncertainty over tariffs reduce traffic at burger chain’s restaurants

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

South Korea turmoil deepens as acting leader and replacement both resign

Education minister takes over as interim leader ahead of June presidential election

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

Citi hires Trump’s former trade chief Robert Lighthizer

Wall Street bank appoints protectionist ex-official to advise clients on how to navigate trade war

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

McDonald’s reports largest U.S. same-store sales decline since 2020

McDonald's narrowly beat on earnings per share for the first quarter, but fell short on revenue.

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

Apple says it will appeal after court finds company, executive lied under oath in Epic Games trial

Apple willfully violated and ignored a 2021 decision that came out of the Epic Games case, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said in a decision on Wednesday.

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

U.S. and Ukraine sign landmark minerals deal after months of fraught negotiations

The minerals deal, long coveted by U.S. President Donald Trump, comes more than three years since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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

Weekly jobless claims surge to 241,000, more than expected, in latest sign of economic trouble

Initial unemployment claims posted an unexpected increase last week in a potential trouble sign for the wobbling U.S. economy.

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

Microsoft shares jump 9% on earnings and revenue beat, uplifting forecast

The company's Azure cloud growth exceeded Wall Street consensus.

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

Tesla denies report that the EV maker is looking to replace Elon Musk

Tesla chair Robyn Denholm wrote on the social media platform X thatthe WSJ report was"absolutely false."

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

Don’t blame imports for the fall in America’s GDP

Why what you’ve read about the trade deficit hurting growth is wrong

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

Why economists should like booze

A martini doesn’t just steady the nerves after a rollercoaster week

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

The risky world of private assets opens up to retail investors

Fund managers smell an opportunity to get even bigger

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

A takeover bid promises consolidation in Italian finance

But more complication, too

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

Why China has the upper hand in its trade war with America

A truce is still possible, but no one wants to be first to pick up the phone

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

Bank of Japan holds rates steady for second straight meeting as Trump tariffs threaten exports

In its policy decision, the central bank highlighted that it will continue to raise its policy rate "if our economic and price forecasts are realised."

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

Japanese and Australian markets rise following choppy trade on Wall Street; most Asian markets closed for holiday

The Bank of Japan held interest rates at 0.5% in its monetary policy meeting/

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

Lars Klingbeil to become Germany's vice chancellor and finance minister, Social Democratic Party says

The Social Democratic Party's Lars Klingbeil has been tapped to become Germany's next finance minister in the incoming centrist coalition government.

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

This startup turns trash into designer objects β€” which have been featured in Vogue

Charlie Rudkin-Wilson's homeware designs are for sale at luxury retailer Fortnum & Mason and have been featured in the likes of Vogue magazine.

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

Auto giants ditch financial guidance as industry reels from Trump tariff chaos

The corporate updates come shortly after Trump imposed a 25% tariff on automotive imports into the U.S. earlier in the month.

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

Microsoft passes its first test on U.S. tariffs with limited product exposure

If rising costs do push businesses to boost efficiency, Microsoft, with its Copilot artificial intelligence assistant, could be helpful, CEO Satya Nadella said.

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

Meta says China retailers are reducing digital ad spend

Chinese online retailers have cut back their spending on Facebook and Instagram ads in reaction to President Donald Trump's tough trade policy with the country.

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

White House moving 'as fast as possible' on India trade deal, Navarro says

Investors and consumers are growing skeptical that Trump can execute a series of bilateral trade agreements in time to avoid crippling U.S. imports and exports.

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

Microsoft shares jump after strong AI demand lifts cloud unit

Profits rise nearly a fifth in March quarter sending stock up as much as 9% in after-hours trading

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Court finds Apple, executive lied under oath in Epic Games trial

Apple willfully violated and ignored a 2021 decision that came out of the Epic Games case, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said in a decision on Wednesday.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International