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A grand new government quarter glimpsed through the Delhi haze

Departing FT bureau chief John Reed on a transformation to match Indiaโ€™s ambition โ€” and the old challenges that remain

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

โ€˜When I fled Russia, I knew it was one-wayโ€™ โ€” director Kirill Serebrennikov on exile, uncertainty and Josef Mengele

Now based in Berlin, the รฉmigrรฉ is juggling work in film, opera, ballet and preparing for his Salzburg theatre debut

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

The rise of the dupes

Consumers, especially from Gen Z, are embracing products that proudly copy โ€” or duplicate โ€” luxury items

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

This 30-year-old founder was so fatigued by dating apps, she started hosting IRL events: โ€˜I got to dating burnoutโ€™

"In IRL events, there's a hell of a lot more accountability, and people behave very differently in person than they do virtually," founder Lucy Rout said.

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

From lipsticks and Labubu dolls to concerts, the 'treatonomics' trend is booming in uncertain times

Spending on mood-boosting products and experiences is proving resilient as consumers seek a morale boost in hard and uncertain times.

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

China reopens Covid toolbox in battle against Chikungunya virus

Foshan mobilises drones, bugs, fish and fumigation teams to stem mosquito-borne outbreak

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

Trump will meet Putin in Alaska and signals Ukraine may need to cede land

US presidentโ€™s comments about territorial concessions to secure peace trigger alarm in Kyiv

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

US licenses Nvidia to export chips to China after CEO meets Trump

Jensen Huang personally lobbied president after he reversed course on sale of H20 chips

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

US foreign policy as it happened: Donald Trump to meet Vladimir Putin in Alaska and signals Ukraine may need to cede land; Armenia and Azerbaijan sign joint peace declaration

US and Russian leaders to meet on August 15 in attempt to broker end to resolve war in Ukraine

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

Trump fires IRS chief after less than two months on the job

US taxation body has lost a quarter of its staff since the president began his second term

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

Trump fires IRS chief after less than two months in the job

US taxation body has lost a quarter of its staff since president began second term

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

โ€˜Hopelessโ€™ UK database prevents public seeing tax-exempt artworks

Historic items including Picassos are available for viewing, but out-of-date HMRC records render many inaccessible

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

White House to issue order โ€˜clarifyingโ€™ tariff on gold bars

Move follows surge in precious metalโ€™s price after FT revealed US levy on imports

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

US high-grade corporate bond market notches up biggest inflows since 2020

Investors remain upbeat despite signs economy is losing momentum

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

Trump pushes ahead with plans to take Fannie and Freddie public

Bank chief executives meet with president to discuss the future of US mortgage groups

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

Ukrainian bonds rally as Trump and Putin gear up for talks

Investors are betting progress in negotiations will revive Kyivโ€™s securities and boost other assets linked to Russiaโ€™s economy

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

Gold futures trade off highs as White House to issue clarification on bullion tariffs

Gold prices fell from a record high Friday after the White House said it will clarify "misinformation" about the precious metal facing tariffs.

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

Instagram's map feature spurs user backlash over geolocation privacy concerns

Instagramโ€™s new map feature is causing concern among some users who worry that it will expose their location to others without their consent.

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

Intel CEO responds to 'misinformation' and Trump threat in letter to employees

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan addressed "misinformation" about his previous roles on Thursday after President Donald Trump called for his resignation.

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

Reeves hopes promise of fairness will cushion potential Budget tax rises

People close to the UK chancellor say she has begun drawing up a list of measures she may tighten in the autumn

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

How Trump has turned tariffs into diplomatic shakedowns

The US president is increasingly tying trade policy to geopolitics, using economic might to bend countries to his will

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

Peers call for UK car finance redress scheme to cover a shorter period

House of Lords committee tells FCA its plan is likely to โ€˜present challenges to both consumers and firmsโ€™

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

Introducing Swamp Notes: The real cost of gutting USAID

Political Fix is on a break this week.

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

Trumpโ€™s tariffs pile pressure on companies to review supply chains

Companies with US presence should gain competitive edge over rivals that manufacture outside the country

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

Germany suspends arms exports to Israel in โ€˜ruptureโ€™ over Gaza

Berlinโ€™s move follows growing debate over nationโ€™s unwavering support for Israel

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

Trump tracker: the latest data on US tariffs, trade and economy

As the president launches a trade war, follow the latest on tariffs and executive orders

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

US-India trade war throws spotlight on Mukesh Ambaniโ€™s Russian oil windfall

Reliance group chaired by Asiaโ€™s richest man has benefited from cheap crude imports now targeted by Donald Trump

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

Trump rebrands trade route in Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal

Zangezur corridor renamed โ€˜Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperityโ€™

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

Two-year UK mortgage rates fall below five-year rates

Markets expect interest rates to fall gradually, rather than rapidly

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

Tariffs take their toll on Jaguar Land Rover profits

Near 50% slide in June quarter underlines scale of challenge facing new chief of Tata Motors-owned carmaker

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

Booking.com chief urges US to make it easier for tourists to visit

Glenn Fogel says long queues at airports can be โ€˜very aggravatingโ€™ ahead of World Cup and LA Olympics

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

Trump warns courts against knocking down tariffs, says duties are 'huge positive' for stock market

The president said a tariff reversal could cause a Great Depression-style economic crisis.

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

A major historical bitcoin cycle that dictates its price might be breaking

Bitcoin's four-year price cycle, which has often had a predictable pattern, has shown signs of breaking or even disappearing altogether.

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

Chinaโ€™s tech dealmaker Bao Fan freed from detention after two years

Disappearance of China Renaissance founder sent chills through the countryโ€™s finance sector in 2023

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

England Lionesses' Jess Carter says social media platforms โ€˜need to do betterโ€™ after facing racial abuse online

England Lionessesโ€™ Jess Carter said online racial abuse is a hate crime: "Prosecute them the way that they should be if this was in the street."

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