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FINANCIAL TIMES
Saturday, 3 May 2025
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK hammers Tories and Labour in local election rout
 
Big two parties lose ground while rightwing rival surges in council and mayoral polls
 
 
US stocks wipe out steep losses that followed Trump’s ‘liberation day’
 
Rally in Wall Street’s S&P 500 share index comes after labour data shows 177,000 jobs were added in April
 
 
Dubai draws Swiss family offices tired of tax and regulation
 
A confluence of factors from disclosure requirements to a potential 50 per cent wealth tax is weighing on the country
 
 
‘Apocalyptic’: Tory wipeout as Nigel Farage storms English councils
 
Reform party’s rout in local elections poses huge challenges for Conservatives and Labour
 
 
The Conservative party is losing a fight to the death
 
Britain does not have a populist problem. It has an unpopularist problem
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
Citi del Sol: How the party ended for Wall Street bank’s Málaga experiment
 
‘They sold us the dream but the reality was much more different,’ said one employee 
 
 
Donald Trump calls for $163bn in cuts to ‘woke’ and ‘wasteful’ federal spending
 
Budget blueprint proposes slashing environmental and aid programmes, while boosting support for defence
 
 
Europe’s first grid crisis may not be its last
 
Spain’s blackout serves as a reminder of the fragility of power systems in the age of green energy
 
 
How much exposure to US stocks is too much?
 
The key conversation in asset management now is around the new “neutral” level for portfolios
 
 
Jeff Bezos to sell up to $4.75bn in Amazon stock
 
Share sale disclosed after ecommerce giant warns of impact from Donald Trump’s global trade war
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
Trump’s crypto-friendly stance lures firms to US market
 
Options exchange Deribit is latest company to look at building presence after president’s pledge to make US world’s ‘crypto capital’
 
 
Shell says it would rather buy back its own shares than bid for BP
 
First-quarter profits drop 28% but Shell maintains $3.5bn-a-quarter buyback rate
 
 
US lawmakers urge SEC to delist Alibaba and Chinese companies
 
Heads of congressional panels say Baidu, JD.com and others have military links that pose ‘unacceptable risk’ to investors
 
 
Uh-oh, the Taiwanese dollar is having a mad one
 
Asset-liability mismatches FTW
 
 
Chevron and Exxon profits drop as Trump trade war hits oil
 
Industry contends with weakening demand as US president’s tariffs threaten economic outlook
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
UK military prevented from flying drones over soldiers’ heads
 
Overly cautious regulations and data protection guidelines are curtailing exercises, MPs warn
 
 
US to demand Google break up its online advertising business
 
Justice department asks judge to force Alphabet to sell its ad exchange and publisher server tech after trial victory
 
 
UK retailers under attack: why hackers hit household names
 
M&S, the Co-op and Harrods have all been targeted by cyber criminals in recent days
 
 
French football league settles rights dispute with DAZN
 
Agreement allows Ligue 1 to explore deals with other broadcasters or potentially show games itself
 
 
Directors’ Deals: New RWS chief buys in after profit warning
 
Group is confident AI services will add value
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
An unwelcome surge of rightwing populism in Britain
 
Rise of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK threatens the Labour-Conservative duopoly<