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FINANCIAL TIMES
Saturday, 26 April 2025
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
US judge arrested in escalation of immigration crackdown
 
Wisconsin judge accused of helping a man evade detention by authorities
 
 
Brussels rebuffs UK bid to prise open access to EU single market
 
Post-Brexit ‘reset’ talks intensify ahead of crucial summit next month
 
 
How the US trade war is infecting the global economy
 
The IMF chief warns of a ‘new and major test’ as it cuts growth projections on the back of the Trump administration’s tariffs
 
 
Donald Trump claims to have received call from Xi Jinping and to have cut ‘200 deals’ on trade
 
Beijing says there are no active talks and Washington should ‘stop creating confusion’
 
 
Steve Witkoff, the Trump loyalist disrupting diplomacy
 
The billionaire property investor has been tasked with securing peace in Ukraine and the Middle East
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
Contender to succeed Jay Powell blames Fed for ‘systematic errors’
 
Donald Trump ally Kevin Warsh says US central bank failed to contain worst inflationary bout in a generation
 
 
Spotify to raise subscription prices outside the US
 
Moves comes as music-streaming service chases greater profitability as its stock has soared higher
 
 
Canadians bombarded with rightwing content on Musk’s X ahead of election
 
FT analysis finds network of social media accounts attacking Liberal leader Mark Carney
 
 
Playing ‘whack-a-mole’ with Meta over my fraudulent avatars
 
How is it possible that a company with such huge resources, including artificial intelligence tools, cannot deal with this?
 
 
No crown, no glory: Pope Francis breaks with centuries of funeral rites
 
Simplified ceremonies mark late pontiff’s final push to reform Catholic Church
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
Mohsin Issa to step down as chief executive at UK petrol station chain
 
Private equity-backed EG Group continues to explore potential New York listing
 
 
Directors’ Deals: Bunzl bosses snap up shares after £2bn sell-off
 
Pause in share buyback hits share price
 
 
Stockpickers: Shadow of tariffs hangs over defence stocks
 
European defence spending is rising, but investors need to examine companies’ underlying strengths
 
 
Donald Trump’s chaos has left investors with frayed nerves
 
Fund managers will have no rest for as long as he is in office with policy predictability in short supply
 
 
Zonal pricing could undermine Scottish energy sector, warns Forbes
 
Deputy first minister says uncertainty triggered by electricity market reforms could deter investment
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
Boeing’s return flight highlights America Inc’s exposure to China
 
Aircraft sent back to US illustrate how trade war has disrupted goods flows between world’s two biggest economies
 
 
Trump’s gripe over car ‘bowling-ball test’ dents Japan’s trade hopes
 
Safety test cited as barrier to US exports is not actually carried out
 
 
Dan Loeb’s Third Point builds stake in maker of Tylenol and Neutrogena
 
Johnson & Johnson spin-off Kenvue may become takeover target as activists circle the consumer health group
 
 
Deliveroo opens door to £2.7bn meal deal with DoorDash
 
UK food delivery group valued at £7.6bn in London listing four years ago
 
 
Slovak court revives corruption case against central bank chief
 
Peter Kažimír cannot be shielded from prosecution under revised criminal code, judge rules
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
Tariffs restrain the march of the robots
 
Depressed buyers and global supply chains could delay the adoption of futuristic te