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Trump's 'done' deal with China: Trade damage will remain, logistics firms and retailers say

Trump says the trade deal with China is 'done,' but inside the supply chain, the damage will remain, logistics executives say.

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

European stocks are buoyant. Firms still refuse to list there

Another star prepares to move from London to New York

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

Fulbright board quits, claims Trump administration politicized scholarships

The Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board said State Department officials denied awards for a "substantial number" of people for the upcoming academic year.

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

US moves to repeal Biden-era limits on pollution from power plants

Proposals are Trump’s most significant efforts to unpick green regulations since returning to White House

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Small retailers on 'vacation from hell' as they seek clarity on Trump's China tariffs

While President's Trump's 90-day tariff pause has helped boost the stock market after a brutal April, small businesses are still suffering from the uncertainty.

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

US inflation rose less than expected to 2.4% in May

Trade war fuels price pressures ahead of Federal Reserve meeting next week

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Sanctioned far-right Israeli minister threatens retaliation

Finance chief Bezalel Smotrich imposes banking penalties on Palestinians and warns five western states over restrictions

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Chime's IPO will test public market appetite for fintech as companies line up to exit

After a multi-year IPO freeze, fintech companies like Chime are entering the public market with slashed valuations and tempered expectations.

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

U.S. budget deficit hit $316 billion in May, with annual shortfall up 14% from a year ago

The U.S. government drifted further into red ink in May, with a burgeoning debt and deficit issue getting worse.

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Gold is now the world's second-largest reserve asset β€” but central bank appetite is waning

Central banks have built up their gold stores in response to geopolitical tensions, inflation and concerns about the shifting monetary system.

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Trump says China will supply rare earths in 'done' deal

U.S. President Donald Trump said magnets and "any necessary rare earths" will be supplied up front by China as part of a trade agreement.

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Elon Musk says he regrets some social media posts he made about Trump

Elon Musk on Wednesday said he regretted some of the social media posts he made last week during an explosive public dispute with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Pentagon launches review of Aukus nuclear submarine deal

Ending the pact would be a blow to security alliance with Australia and UK

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Chancellor banks on AI to help eke out government savings

Productivity gains pencilled in by departments to help meet cost targets

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Google offers buyouts to employees across the company, including Search

Google's buyouts are being offered to employees in Google's central engineering units as well as marketing, research and communications teams.

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Musk says he β€˜regrets some’ of his attacks on Trump

Billionaire backer of US president acknowledges posts on social media platform X went too far

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

U.S. tariffs on China won't change again, Lutnick says after trade talks

Howard Lutnick said China was slow-walking key measures and the U.S. was retaliating in kind, until President Donald Trump got on the phone with Xi Jinping.

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Rachel Reeves unveils 3% NHS spending boost but cuts other budgets

Home Office and Foreign Office among Whitehall departments facing squeeze in chancellor’s spending review

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

UK spending review - as it happened

Chancellor Rachel Reeves squeezes many departments in long-awaited Labour plan

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Spending review 2025: winners and losers

Big increase for NHS in England as Home Office and Foreign Office face real-terms cuts

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Apollo delays hiring junior bankers after pressure from Jamie Dimon

Private equity group’s boss Marc Rowan said he felt β€˜compelled to agree’ with recent criticism

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Rachel Reeves opens the cheque book

The UK government must now show it can turn investment into growth

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

UK to let Spain check Gibraltar passports in deal with EU

Agreement in effect makes territory part of Schengen free-travel zone and ends years of post-Brexit uncertainty

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Lebanon beneath the drones

The exasperating, frightening noise is a reminder that despite the ceasefire, a kind of war continues

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

EU targets Chinese banks over Russian trade links

Proposed sanctions would be the first time Brussels has moved against third-country lenders supporting Moscow

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Labour has made its big play. Are you not convinced?

We may look back ruefully on this government as one which did essential things but was unable to bank the political credit

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Starmer declines to meet Bangladesh leader tracking down missing billions

Muhammad Yunus says UK should feel β€˜morally’ obliged to support hunt for cash siphoned off during Sheikh Hasina era

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Zara owner Inditex flags slowing summer sales as tariff uncertainty weighs

Zara owner Inditex on Wednesdayposted weaker-than-expected first quarter sales while flagging a slower start to the summer season than last year

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Reeves places a long-term bet on UK β€˜renewal’. Will voters notice?Β 

Spending on many infrastructure projects will not be apparent until after the next election

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

How China beat Trump before the trade battle even started

Beijing has used rare earth controls to win the first skirmishes in the war over commerce

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

GB Energy handed Β£2.5bn bill for funding small modular reactors

Financing nuclear projects will leave state-owned company less cash for backing wind and solar technology

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon warns U.S. economy could soon 'deteriorate'

"Employment will come down a little bit. Inflation will go up a little bit. Hopefully, it's just a little bit," Dimon said.

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Meta launches AI 'world model' to advance robotics, self-driving cars

Meta on Wednesday announced it's rolling out a new AI "world model" that can better understand the 3D environment and movements of physical objects.

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

U.S. inflation rises 0.1% in May from prior month, less than expected

The consumer price index was expected to rise 0.2% in May, with a 12-month inflation rate of 2.4%.

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Nvidia CEO says quantum computing is reaching an 'inflection point'

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says that quantum computing is reaching an inflection point and will start to solve real-world problems in the coming years.

Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International