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Big investors look to sell out of private equity after market rout
Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Financial services myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.Large institutional investors are studying options to shed stakes in illiquid private equity funds after the rout in global financial markets...
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A bailout for farmers caught in Trump’s trade war is already being discussed. ‘If we don’t get something, it will be quite a disaster”
Trump administration officials and lawmakers are considering aid for farmers as retaliation looms against U.S. tariffs. China and Canada have already levied duties on some of the top U.S. agricultural exports. During Trump's first term, farmers got $23 billion...
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Russia Signals New Talks After Firing Missile Barrage at Ukraine
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessFresh talks between Russia and the US toward a ceasefire in Ukraine are expected as soon as this week, the Kremlin’s negotiator said in a state TV interview that aired hours after Moscow’s forces fired a...
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Why Trump’s tariffs won’t last long
This article is an on-site version of Free Lunch newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Thursday and Sunday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newslettersWelcome back. Two...
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Tariffs will make sneakers, jeans and almost everything Americans wear cost more, trade groups warn
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMNPMN BusinessAuthor of the article:The Associated PressAnne D'innocenzioPublished Apr 06, 2025 • 5 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.Article contentNEW YORK (AP)...
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Wall Street gets rude shock as Bessent plays second fiddle on tariffs
From the moment President Donald Trump unveiled his sweeping tariffs Wednesday through the ensuing market mayhem the following day, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s phone lit up with text messages from executives tied to his former industry.Multiple hedge fund managers...
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EU answer to Trump may involve data use by Big Tech, France says
The European Union’s response to US tariffs could include regulating the use of data by American big tech groups, France’s finance minister said in an interview with the JDD newspaper.“We have several tools at our disposal at the European...
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Labour MP arrested on suspicion of sexual offences and rape
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Dan Norris, a Labour MP and mayor of the West of England, has been arrested on suspicion of sexual offences and...
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US Inflation Is Set to Give Hints of Trump Tariff Pain to Come
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessUS households probably experienced slightly less overall inflation last month, a reprieve that economists view as temporary in the wake of President Donald Trump’s tariff tsunami.Author of the article:Bloomberg NewsVince Golle and Craig StirlingPublished Apr 05,...
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Senate GOP approves framework for Trump’s tax breaks and spending cuts, but 2 Republicans dissent — ‘Something’s fishy’
Senate Republicans plugged away overnight and into early Saturday morning to approve their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts framework, hurtling past Democratic opposition toward what President Donald Trump calls the “big, beautiful bill” that's central to his agenda.The vote, 51-48, fell...
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Brazil corruption: Social security minister latest to quit in major pensions fraud scandal
Brazil's Social Security Minister, Carlos Lupi, has resigned nine days after police unveiled a major corruption scandal which defrauded...