1. Republicans present plans to gut US support for clean energy

2. UK unveils ‘backstop’ plan to force pension funds to invest in private assets

3. UK is not ‘a charity’, aid minister will tell MPs as she considers cuts

4. Spring sunshine and late Easter boost UK consumer spending

5. Proxy adviser ISS backs Elliott in fight against Phillips 66

6. FirstFT: US stocks soar after Washington and Beijing agree tariff truce

7. Wall Street stocks soar on US-China tariff reprieve

8. Who blinked first? How the US and China broke their trade deadlock

9. Perplexity nears second fundraising in six months at 14bn valuation

10. London’s transport network disrupted by power outage

11. UK immigration reforms dismantle post-Brexit migration system

12. An uneasy US-China détente on tariffs

13. Migration cuts are a luxury the UK cannot afford

14. Trump says he could join Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Turkey

15. White South Africans fly to US under Trump refugee scheme

16. Trump seeks to lower US drugs prices with tariff threat to Europe

17. Counterterrorism police probe fire at Starmer’s London house

18. Bulgarian who led Russia-backed spy ring jailed for 10 years

19. Hamas says it has released Israeli-American hostage

20. Narendra Modi says India has ‘proved superiority’ over Pakistan in clashes

21. The US Library of Congress is under attack

22. Tariffs are a bet on the free market rather than free trade

23. Tehran adopts modern café society

24. Albanian PM Edi Rama on course to win fourth term in power

25. Saudi Arabia launches AI venture Humain ahead of Trump visit

26. Peter Mandelson: ‘Woke cancel culture went too far’

27. Trump, trade and the special relationship

28. US corporate profits are crumbling from the bottom up

29. US retreats from full-scale trade war with China

30. New pope breaks with Francis to support Kyiv and ceasefire push

31. Israeli siege tipping Gaza into famine, UN panel says

32. Top BoE official urges ‘caution’ over UK inflation outlook

33. UK immigration plan: the key points

34. Trump and the art of the international peace deal

35. From hawk to offender: Berlin’s spending ‘offensive’ saps EU fiscal rule book

36. UniCredit signals selective approach to dealmaking as it hails record quarter

37. US manufacturers struggle to benefit from Trump’s tariffs

38. UK immigration debate ignores the real questions

39. Starmer unveils migration curbs

40. Cobalt Holdings plans London IPO with Glencore taking 10% stake

41. China and US agree to slash tariffs

42. Kurdish insurgent group PKK says it will disband

43. Budget games, taxes and Treasuries

44. Why few are holding their breath for a Putin-Zelenskyy showdown in Istanbul

45. Are investors starting to prefer Europe over the US?

46. Is the UK failing its graduates?

47. Evercore poaches top European Citigroup dealmaker

48. Christine Lagarde under fire from unions over ECB workers’ rights

49. Campaigners sue UK government to stop jet-part exports to Israel

50. UAE to introduce AI classes for children as young as four

51. Scenario planning is getting a stress test

52. Push by private equity and Big Four into law sparks California backlash

53. UK national statistician job should be split, says government data adviser

54. Obsessed with: peas — the pod of small things

55. Low-cost India seen as potential regional hub in data centre boom

56. US tariff policy accelerates deeper structural changes

57. Milei’s high-stakes bid to hobble Argentina’s centre-right

58. The Nigerian companies leading historic shift in oil wealth ownership

59. How Xi sparked China’s electricity revolution

60. Why ‘Make Hollywood Great Again’ makes sense

61. Donald Trump seeks bromance and billions as he heads to Gulf

62. The EU needs a new geopolitical compass

63. Trump defends gift of 747 jet from Qatar as new Air Force One

64. Gold sells off amid reports of trade talks progress

65. Taiwan TV drama to give public a visceral vision of war with China

66. World’s largest EV battery maker CATL to raise at least 4bn

67. Trump vows to lower drug prices in the US by up to 80%

68. UK jobs slowdown hits education and healthcare as spending cuts bite

69. FirstFT: US says ‘substantial progress’ after trade talks with China

70. Chinese companies purge supply chain of foreign parts amid US trade war

71. Hamas to release Israeli-American hostage in bid to secure Gaza ceasefire

72. US claims ‘substantial progress’ after two days of trade talks with China

73. Trump Gulf trip promises good news for US business

74. The myth of the genius hacker

75. OpenAI negotiates with Microsoft to unlock new funding and future IPO

76. Zelenskyy says Russia must agree to ceasefire before holding peace talks

77. UK to end visas for care workers as part of immigration clampdown

78. UK immigration debate needs to drop the numbers game

79. Saudi Aramco cuts its dividend by 10bn

80. US beef prices extend surge as ranchers face thinnest herds in 70 years

81. Are Trump’s tariffs already boosting US inflation?

82. Internal trade barriers are as stifling as tariffs

83. Friedrich Merz’s stumbling start

84. Tariff-fuelled tumult could dent appeal of US assets, watchdog warns

85. Energy prices push chemicals groups to explore exit from Europe

86. Insurers launch cover for losses caused by AI chatbot errors

87. Rush of copper to US because of tariff threat creates shortages in continental Europe

88. Life is too important not to laugh at it

89. Number of UK business owners voluntarily closing hits highest since pandemic

90. Trump has shaken Europe out of ‘lethargic’ habits, says DWS chief

91. The Iranian war veteran leading nuclear talks with the US

92. Latin America wary of US trade backlash as it builds relations with China

93. Why can’t more financial heavyweights write letters like Warren Buffett?

94. UK minister asks Big Tech to help create ‘prison outside prison’ for criminals

95. Australian wine giant spies Americas opportunity from Trump’s tariffs

96. Funds for wealthy investors snap up expensive private equity stakes

97. Students lured to UK universities by ‘fake promises’ from recruitment agents

98. The crafted home: darkly romantic mirrors that marry gilding and bas-relief sculpture

99. Will Universal’s Epic keep the ride going for US theme parks?

100. ‘We tend to innovate first. But the Russians quickly come up with a response’

101. LLM vs LLB: the case for junior lawyers is undermined by AI

102. An American pope for the global south

103. India and Pakistan announce ceasefire

104. US military leaders wade into fight over tax breaks for critical minerals

105. Roll out the barrel: Scotch makers toast UK trade deal with India

106. Elephants to elbows: US sours antitrust ties with Europe

107. Gaza’s farmers and fishermen eat weeds and turtles as food runs out

108. China and US kick off high-stakes trade talks in Geneva

109. Rachel Reeves prepares to launch Isa review

110. Uber wins multimillion-pound reprieve on disputed UK tax payments

111. ‘It’s just crazy’: Trump’s push to make Hollywood great again

112. Swamp Notes: Trump takes on higher ed

113. Selling of dollar assets signals start of longer-term shift, warn investors

114. Why travel didn’t bring the world together

115. The Englishman who invented haute couture

116. Charity pioneers nature therapy as cost-effective approach to mental illness

117. The Hell’s Kitchen room that monitors every subway train in New York

118. The rise of EV salary sacrifice: is it right for you?

119. What the turmoil in Asian currencies tells us

120. When it comes to backing winners, the UK is not snooker loopy enough

121. George Simion, Romania’s ultranationalist president in waiting

122. France grapples with MeToo legacy ahead of Gérard Depardieu verdict

123. How Trump weaponises uncertainty

124. India and Pakistan: a conflict in the hands of two religious strongmen

125. Pakistan says it launches military retaliation against India

126. ECB’s Schnabel says higher prices from tariffs could limit rate cuts

127. European leaders travel to Kyiv in push for 30-day ceasefire

128. Yamaha looks for sax appeal among China’s ageing population

129. UK hits key figures in Russian oil trade with sanctions

130. The mass delusion of Buffett worship

131. The unanswered questions over Trump’s trade deal with Britain

132. Trump signals openness to cutting China tariffs ahead of Geneva talks

133. Tariffs won’t make Hollywood great again

134. Brace for disorder as the great power shifts begin

135. David Souter, former US Supreme Court justice, dies aged 85

136. Entrepreneurs left in limbo by UK-US trade deal

137. Head of Royal Navy stepped back after probe into relationship with subordinate

138. China’s J-10 ‘Dragon’ shows teeth in India-Pakistan combat debut

139. UK and Switzerland open way for direct rail link

140. Ask Political Fix: Trade, tax and leftwing pacts

141. United Airlines is rising above Newark chaos

142. America’s past is prologue — even for Trump

143. US-UK trade deal squeezes China supply chains

144. Sweden’s national security adviser resigns after hours on the job

145. Weary consumers brace for price rises on everything from diamonds to detergent

146. Free reader event: Building a financial plan

147. Donald Trump says 80% tariff on China ‘seems right’ ahead of trade talks

148. ONS chief Ian Diamond resigns

149. Trump aides give ultimatum to UN over Gaza aid plan

150. OpenAI chief Sam Altman: ‘This is genius-level intelligence’

151. CoreWeave seeks new 1.5bn debt deal after downsized IPO

152. India halts IPL cricket tournament as conflict with Pakistan heats up

153. Big US gambling groups take another hit as punters win

154. UK-US trade deal still leaves Britain facing high tariffs, says BoE governor

155. Ukraine accuses Hungary of running spies on its soil

156. American farmers raise alarm as US cuts funds for UN bird flu fight

157. Ask Shrimsley: Do I tell my friends I voted Reform?

158. US opens foreign investments ‘fast track’ days before Trump Gulf trip

159. German stocks hit record high as trade optimism swirls in markets

160. Win for UK cars will not cushion the probable blow to taxpayers

161. The US-UK trade deal

162. How Berkshire has changed

163. The periodic US default freak-out has started early

164. EU backs Ukraine war crimes tribunal in riposte to Putin’s war parade

165. US pushes financial regulators to backtrack on climate risk project

166. China’s He Lifeng: Xi’s ally leading trade talks with US

167. Welcome to the new age of geoeconomics

168. Retailers face 10% hikes to premiums after cyber attacks

169. A lot of companies need to spend a lot of money on themselves

170. BP rivals run the numbers on a takeover of the struggling oil major

171. Canadian tourists snub US and head to Mexico

172. The zero‑sum mindset is no mystery

173. Pension funds should invest more in UK equities, investors tell ministers

174. Until the Democrats are trusted on the economy, they won’t win again

175. Substack gets ‘Trump bump’ as subscriptions soar

176. Postcard from Tokyo: the romance of heavy industry by night

177. Power prices surge in Portugal as it suspends Spain link after blackout

178. Military briefing: India and Pakistan test red lines of nuclear rivalry

179. ‘Lawfare’ in Spain: the cases against the Sánchez family

180. Are you falling foul of IHT gifting rules?

181. Milken’s behind-closed-doors tension

182. China exports jump 8% in April despite tariffs

183. Supersized jewellery factory opening signals more support for ‘Made in Italy’

184. Asian investors fear more volatility after ‘extraordinary’ currencies moves

185. Macquarie warns of ‘intense pressure’ on global trade

186. Chicago in the Vatican: what America’s first pope means for the Catholic church

187. Trump picks Fox News’ Jeanine Pirro as interim top prosecutor in Washington

188. India clinches strategic trade deal with UK

189. Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky sentenced to 12 years in prison

190. FirstFT: India says Pakistani drone attacks ‘neutralised’ as conflict escalates

191. Trump proposes to raise income taxes on wealthy Americans

192. Cars, cows, crops: the winners and losers from Trump’s trade deal with Britain

193. WeightWatchers blames diet drugs and social media for bankruptcy

194. US and UK seal first deal of Trump’s trade war

195. Months of talks, then a late scramble: how the UK finally struck a US trade deal

196. Bulgarian spy helped Wirecard’s Marsalek plan Kabul airlift for CIA, court told

197. ‘Grow up’: The Trump team’s message to Milken money men

198. Britain’s trade deals are a starting point

199. Pakistan’s bellicose army chief is playing with fire

200. Britain’s trade deal with Trump may not be good news for the world

201. New pope elected as white smoke appears over Vatican

202. Corporate share buybacks were a shock absorber in April’s sell-off

203. Bank of England vote split hits hopes for faster interest rate cuts

204. Carvana’s profitable new look is more than just a paint job

205. Experts sent in to rescue Warrington council after damning report

206. How John Swinney revived the SNP in Scotland

207. Mass starvation of chickens at state-backed South African farm sparks uproar

208. PinkPantheress: Fancy That — figurehead of Gen Z pop knows how to tell a story

209. Merz averted disaster, but the knives are out

210. UK regulator to ditch Northern Rock-inspired limits on building societies

211. Bill Gates is giving away 200bn. Can his plans survive in the Trump era?

212. Smiths Group kicks off break-up with move to sell 1bn unit

213. Federal Reserve holds rates steady as it grapples with tariff uncertainty

214. EU threatens tariffs on US cars if talks with Washington fail

215. BoE cuts interest rates by a quarter point to 4.25%

216. EU companies in China see some benefit from Donald Trump’s trade war

217. OpenAI still has a governance problem

218. Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of ‘killing’ children with USAID cuts

219. Almost half of England’s higher education providers braced for deficit

220. The foreign landscape of British politics

221. German president warns of Trump’s ‘epochal break’ with postwar order

222. Pakistani drone attacks ‘neutralised’, says India, as skirmishes escalate

223. Early US trade pact is a diplomatic win as Starmer struggles at home

224. Bank of England cuts rates by a quarter point to 4.25%

225. Carlyle earnings signal buyout pioneer is returning to growth

226. Trump’s tariffs will boomerang on US exporters

227. The case for universities

228. China’s ageing population powers the insurance sector

229. Nintendo predicts 15mn Switch 2 sales in tariff-hit first year

230. BlackRock orders managing directors back to office five days a week

231. Heathrow took 7 hours to restart flights after power restored, report finds

232. Now the Romanian leu is kicking off as well

233. Maersk boss says upending global trade with tariffs could take decades

234. Yvette Cooper’s shadow looms over UK trade ambitions

235. Mubadala’s investments surged by a third last year

236. Toyota warns profits set to fall 21% as Trump tariffs take their toll

237. The Fed digs in

238. Swatch investor takes aim at family behind Omega and Longines

239. How the EU deforestation law aggravates the trade dispute with the US

240. FirstFT: Trump worries push Europe to prioritise defence ahead of Nato summit

241. Attack in the heart of Kashmir: Pakistanis voice fear after deadly strikes

242. Trump to announce trade deal with UK

243. UK becomes world’s biggest exporter of unscripted TV

244. Polish women turn on Tusk over abortion rights

245. A resilient US economy can withstand the Trump tariff shock

246. The ants, the grasshopper and Japan’s future

247. EU urged to force Big Tech to vet financial ads for scams

248. What impact will the UK-India trade deal have?

249. Is Japanese anime the next global IP gold mine?

250. Private equity’s cash is burning a hole in its pocket

251. ‘I don’t think anybody went to bed that night’: WWII veterans share their stories

252. The Deserters by Mathias Énard — dual storylines inspired by the fallout of war

253. EU capitals want retaliation against Trump delayed to avoid Nato clash

254. Investors are misjudging Trump’s resolve on tariffs, Pimco warns

255. Trump offers to mediate as India-Pakistan conflict spirals

256. TikTok vs defence: Europe faces a reckoning over the allocation of energy

257. Germany’s Mittelstand arms itself for a new era

258. Conflict puts Pakistan’s economy at risk

259. How can Democrats combat Donald Trump?

260. Global warming reaches 1.58C over 12 months to end-April

261. China’s Xi attacks US ‘hegemony’ ahead of Putin summit

262. Joseph Nye, who coined the term ‘soft power’, dies aged 88

263. Iberdrola secures 600mn loan from UK state fund to upgrade power grid

264. Moving NHS ‘from analogue to digital’ will cost 21bn

265. UK government on course to breach its fiscal rules, says think-tank

266. British chip designer Arm latest to be hit by Trump tariff uncertainty

267. California sues Trump administration over blocked funds for EV charging

268. Denmark summons US ambassador over Greenland espionage report

269. US scraps Biden-era rule that aimed to limit exports of AI chips

270. US wants UK military to focus more on Europe and away from Asia

271. Iranian terror suspects ‘targeted Israeli embassy in London’

272. Millennium in talks with Goldman’ Petershill about stake sale

273. Fed holds rates steady as it balances risks from Trump’s tariffs

274. Why Pakistan can’t afford another conflict with India

275. Alphabet shares slide as Apple seeks AI alternatives to Google search

276. Poland cuts interest rates by half a point ahead of presidential vote

277. UK set to limit permanent residency for some migrants

278. Averting a spiral of escalation between India and Pakistan

279. UK and EU split over youth mobility deal, negotiating document shows

280. Trump’s sovereign wealth fund idea is born of envy rather than sense

281. France and Germany to set up joint security council

282. Lights, camera, inaction: why film tariffs would be a flop

283. Badenoch agreed to trade deal tax arrangement say Indian officials

284. Things are looking up for London’s nightlife

285. Are investors making another run at Hong Kong’s dollar peg?

286. UK regulator to dilute mortgage lending rules

287. Barclays’ AGM disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters

288. UK football regulator must not be seen as a ‘cop’, says David Kogan

289. Geely to take Zeekr private a year after NY float

290. Sánchez says blackout will not change his bet on renewables

291. Take no comfort from America’s Trump backlash

292. What are Reform UK’s main policies?

293. The Warren Buffett approach to climate change

294. Uber allays fears over slowing US consumer demand for ride-hailing

295. Disney lifts outlook on streaming price rises and US parks performance

296. Foxconn strikes landmark deal to make cars for Mitsubishi Motors

297. Venezuelan dissidents escape to US in ‘epic operation’

298. America, América — the history of a continental divide

299. Why you should cheat on your boss

300. EU eyes tariffs on Boeing jets in retaliation plan