The latest speculation economic and corporate political news from around the world, pay-walled for the rich and privileged.
Starbucks’ profit slumps as costs mount from turnaround effort
29 April 2025 @ 11:56 pm
Revenue at the coffee chain edges up but store operating expenses rise
Top Trump adviser struggled to soothe investors in talks after market tumult
29 April 2025 @ 11:39 pm
Stephen Miran met hedge funds and big asset managers after tariffs sparked Wall Street turmoil
Trump softens car tariffs as he visits industrial heartland in Michigan
29 April 2025 @ 11:02 pm
Executive order comes after industry voiced concerns that US trade war would raise costs
UK preparations for flooding and extreme weather ‘inadequate’
29 April 2025 @ 11:01 pm
Climate Change Committee report warns of threats to farming, infrastructure, health and homes
Ikea aims to lure city dwellers with store on London’s Oxford Street
29 April 2025 @ 11:01 pm
Swedish furniture retailer wants to expand beyond giant out-of-town warehouses
Private acquisitions strip more than $1tn from European equity markets
29 April 2025 @ 11:01 pm
Trend poses ‘much bigger threat’ to region’s capital markets than defections of listed groups to Wall Street, says report
Trump Media auditor says it was wrongly booted from US accountancy group
29 April 2025 @ 10:49 pm
Semple, Marchal & Cooper’s decision to take Donald Trump’s company as a client led to showdown, lawsuit claims
FirstFT: China steps up global propaganda push against US trade war
29 April 2025 @ 9:55 pm
Also in today’s newsletter, Canada’s Carney prepares to take on Trump, and China’s copper stockpiles set to run out
Trump’s first 100 days mark worst for US stock market since Gerald Ford
29 April 2025 @ 8:27 pm
S&P 500 has lost more than 7% since inauguration day in weakest start to a presidency since 1970s
UPS to cut 20,000 jobs as it prepares to halve Amazon shipments
29 April 2025 @ 8:11 pm
Delivery group declines to update its outlook for the year owing to macroeconomic ‘uncertainty’