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Companies sued for ยฃ360mn in damages over Grenfell Tower fire

Kensington and Chelsea council in London launches lawsuits against businesses involved in refurbishing the building

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

Trump tariffs will hit UK economic growth, BoE official warns

Clare Lombardelli says import taxes will โ€˜depress activityโ€™ but impact on inflation is less clear

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

UK financial watchdog cuts fees for first time in more than a decade

Move by FCA reflects record amount of money it will keep from penalties issued to companies

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

Trumpโ€™s self-defeating tariffs on south-east Asia

Forced to choose between the US and China, the likes of Vietnam may opt for Beijing

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

Starmer criticises watchdog for not โ€˜scoringโ€™ jobs impact of welfare reforms

UK PMโ€™s comments will be seen as warning shot across bows of Office for Budget Responsibility

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

Musk slams Trumpโ€™s trade tsar in sign of rift over US tariffs

Billionaire dubs Peter Navarro a โ€˜moronโ€™ as feud over policy intensifies

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

Why the stock market hates tariffs and trade wars

The recent S&P 500 selloff, fueled by fear of the impact of President Donald Trump's tariff policy, was the worst since the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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

Zelenskyy says Chinese men fighting for Russia captured in Ukraine

Ukrainian president demands explanation and accuses Beijing of actively participating in Moscowโ€™s war

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

Crypto firm Ripple to buy prime broker Hidden Road for $1.25 billion

Crypto startup Ripple said Tuesday that it's agreed to buy prime brokerage firm Hidden Road for $1.25 billion in the company's biggest acquisition to date.

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

Why China thinks it might win a trade war with Trump

The countryโ€™s officials vow to โ€œfight to the endโ€

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

Vietnam has been a big beneficiary of global trade โ€” Trump's new tariffs threaten to derail that

Trump's aggressive tariffs are threatening to derail Vietnam's ambitious growth target as diplomatic overtures to Washington are unlikely to shift policy.

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

Treasury Secretary Bessent says China's escalation was 'big mistake,' country playing with 'losing hand'

Japan has been at the forefront of countries eager to negotiate, and the White House expects a multitude of others.

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

Emirates President Tim Clark warns of 'uncharted territory' as tariffs hit global aviation

"It involves a measure of reset to a level that the global economy probably hasn't seen since the financial crisis of 2008-2009," the Emirates president said.

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

China says it will 'fight to the end' after Trump threatens 50% additional tariffs

Trump said he would impose an additional 50% duty on U.S. imports from China on Wednesday, if Beijing does not withdraw the 34% tariff it imposed on U.S. products last week.

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

Market turbulence will not impact Mediobanca deal, Monte dei Paschi CEO says

Monte dei Paschi di Siena downplayed the potential impact of ongoing market turbulence on its 13-billion-euro offer for Mediobanca, telling CNBC it expects to complete the deal this summer.

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

CNBC Daily Open: The Trump administration wants more than 0% tariffs

The Trump administration refused to return the favor when Vietnam and the European Union offered to remove tariffs on U.S. imports.

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

European and Asian defense stocks have rallied this year. A lack of trust in the U.S. could be driving those gains

Increased defense spending typically lifts all arms stocks, however European and Asian defense stocks have been outperforming their U.S. counterparts.

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

CNBC Daily Open: Trump rejects offers to tear down tariffs, threatens more on China

The Trump administration refused to return the favor when Vietnam and the European Union offered to remove tariffs on U.S. imports.

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

Trump says he is โ€˜not lookingโ€™ at a pause in tariffs to allow trade negotiations

Markets swing as Washington says it will kick off trade talks with Japan

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

Trump threatens extra 50% tariff on China in day of wild market swings

US president sticks with plan to โ€˜resetโ€™ global trade but sends mixed signals about negotiations

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

US government debt sells off as hedge funds cut down on risk

10-year Treasury yields jump most in almost three years

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

FirstFT: Trump threatens additional 50 per cent tariffs on China

Also in todayโ€™s newsletter, a top Honda executive resigns, and Singapore start-up Airwallex seeks UK and US banking licences

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

Donald Trump announces โ€˜very high levelโ€™ talks with Iran

US president hints a deal could be made on Tehranโ€™s nuclear weapons programme after meeting Israelโ€™s prime minister

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

Apple's 3-day loss in market cap swells to almost $640 billion

Apple is reeling over concerns that President Donald Trump's tariffs could force the iPhone maker to raise prices or accept lower profits.

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

EU drops bourbon, wine and dairy products from tariffs list against US

โ€˜We are not in the business of tit-for-tat or penny for pennyโ€™, says EU commissioner Maroลก ล efฤoviฤ

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

Elon Musk's brother slams Trump tariffs, calls them 'permanent tax on the American consumer'

Kimbal Musk, the brother of the world's wealthiest person, took to X on Monday to criticize President Donald Trump's tariffs.

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

Tech stocks whipsaw in volatile trading session as Trump stands by tariffs

Shares of Apple, Microsoft and Tesla moved further down on Monday, but Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Nvidia started to regain lost ground from last week.

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

US stocks end slightly lower after turbulent session

Investors continue to assess tariff risks after heavy sell-off last week

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

Where real danger might lurk in chaotic markets

The worry is that wild swings could cause their own damage

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

Trump orders new review of U.S. Steel acquisition by Japan's Nippon Steel

The icnonic steelmaker's pending purchase was earlier blocked by former President Joe Biden.

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

Bitcoin drops to $74,000 before rebounding as cryptocurrencies join global market rout

Bitcoin broke below $80,000 as rattled investors braced for further carnage after Trump's tariffs raised global recession fears.

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

Shopify CEO says staffers need to prove jobs can't be done by AI before asking for more headcount

Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke told employees in a memo that artificial intelligence is making its way across the company, including when it comes to hiring.

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

U.S. crude oil losses deepen as Trump tariffs fuel recession fears

U.S. oil prices dropped below $60 a barrel as the global market sell-off on recession fears fueled by President Donald Trump's tariffs escalated.

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

BlackRockโ€™s Larry Fink warns US economy is โ€˜weakening as we speakโ€™

Head of worldโ€™s biggest asset manager says market ructions are โ€˜impacting Main Streetโ€™

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

Did an anonymous X account send markets reeling today?

Journalists really need bulletproof BS meters right now

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