The latest speculation economic and corporate political news from around the world, pay-walled for the rich and privileged.
US strikes on Yemeni port killed dozens, Houthis claim
18 April 2025 @ 2:13 pm
Raids on Friday were deadliest in Trump administration’s bombing campaign against Iran-backed movement
‘We had to buy them’: old emails haunt Zuckerberg in high-stakes trial
18 April 2025 @ 1:22 pm
Meta founder’s antitrust defence rests on showing that TikTok is rapidly expanding in his main market
Placate or retaliate? Starmer and Carney are both right on Trump
18 April 2025 @ 12:00 pm
The long goodbye to the US-led world order means leaders must tread carefully
Trump will abandon Ukraine peace talks ‘in days’ without progress, warns Rubio
18 April 2025 @ 11:55 am
US secretary of state’s warning came hours before JD Vance expressed optimism a breakthrough was close
German finance minister Jörg Kukies: ‘We’re all affected’
18 April 2025 @ 11:30 am
The former Goldman Sachs banker on the impact of US tariffs, and his role in structuring Friedrich Merz’s €1tn spending plan
Can New York’s property revival survive tariff turmoil?
18 April 2025 @ 11:00 am
2025 pointed to a pick-up following the city’s lengthy post-pandemic malaise — but the top-of-year glow now has to be filtered through a new lens
OpenAI and start-ups race to generate code and transform software industry
18 April 2025 @ 11:00 am
Artificial intelligence groups are releasing models for computer programming that are reshaping coding jobs
Trump administration set to impose steep fees on Chinese ships
18 April 2025 @ 10:21 am
Plan alarms farmers and other exporters while Beijing warns of higher shipping costs and supply chain disruption
FirstFT: Ukraine and US move closer to signing minerals deal
18 April 2025 @ 9:56 am
Also in today’s newsletter, Harvard pushes back against the White House and Yuval Noah Harari on the Trumpian world view
US climate philanthropies fear Trump blow from loss of tax-free status
18 April 2025 @ 9:53 am
Chilling effect on charitable organisations comes as need for funding rises amid Trump cuts