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Wall Street stocks fell for the second day in a row on rising concerns Donald Trump’s tariffs will deal a blow to the US economy. The blue-chip S&P 500 was down around 0.9 per cent on Tuesday afternoon, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite dipped 0.2 per cent. The S&P 500 briefly on Tuesday fell below … Read more
The Magnitude 7 Metals aluminium plant near the banks of the Mississippi is eerily quiet these days, its electrolysis cells dark and devoid of people, its once white-hot smelters cold to the touch. “It breaks my heart, ‘cos I’ve seen it in all its glory,” said Greg Lester, the facility’s manager, gesturing upwards to its … Read more
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This article is an on-site version of our Unhedged newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters Good morning. The big market news over the weekend, if you want to call it that, was a Trump social … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Chinese business & finance myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Chinese bubble tea giant Mixue’s shares surged 43 per cent on their debut on Monday as Hong Kong’s biggest listing of the year to date highlighted investor focus on mainland China’s price-conscious consumers. … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Fintech myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Ramp, the corporate payments start-up backed by Peter Thiel and Thrive Capital, has almost doubled its valuation to $13bn, as financial technology companies rebound from a painful period of lower spending and economic uncertainty. The five-year-old … Read more
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Private equity firms once had a script, of sorts. Buy an asset, load it up with debt, fix it and then flip it. But in recent years, weak M&A markets and soldered IPO windows have … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Europe’s defence sector extended a blistering rally on Monday and the euro surged as investors raised their bets that governments across the continent will have to boost military spending and shoulder more of … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Struggling oil services and engineering company Wood Group, which is a takeover target for Dubai-based Sidara, has tapped advisers to navigate parallel refinancing talks with its lenders as it battles with a heavy debt load. … Read more