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FINANCIAL TIMES
Sunday, 4 May 2025
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
Singapore’s ruling party sweeps to victory as voters opt for stability
 
PAP’s 16th consecutive win comes as Donald Trump’s tariffs rattle trade-reliant financial hub
 
 
Warren Buffett devotees say farewell at poignant Omaha ‘pilgrimage’
 
Berkshire shareholders witnessed the end of an era at the legendary investor’s annual meeting 
 
 
Warren Buffett to step down from Berkshire Hathaway after six decades
 
‘Oracle of Omaha’ announces plans to retire from his sprawling conglomerate at historic annual meeting
 
 
The great regenerator: how Nigel Farage keeps bouncing back
 
Despite his friendship with Donald Trump and the fallout from Brexit, the Reform leader is thriving
 
 
Labour and Tories hunt for a way to counter Farage’s Reform
 
Insurgent party’s phenomenal success is threatening Britain’s political status quo
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
Albanese’s Labor wins landslide victory in Australian election
 
Opposition crashes to worst defeat in 80 years after voters reject proposals championed by Donald Trump
 
 
US ability to defeat China in Taiwan threatened, top Indo-Pacific commander warns
 
Admiral Samuel Paparo says Beijing is outpacing Washington in weapons systems production
 
 
What must Ukraine give up for peace?
 
As Putin looks back to 1945, a deal that formalises the loss of Crimea could project Russian power into the heart of Europe
 
 
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 
 
 
Can you run a company as a perfect free market? Inside Disco Corp
 
For over a decade, a $20bn manufacturer has been conducting a radical experiment. No one has a boss or takes orders. Their decisions are guided by one thing, an internal currency system called Will
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
Saudi-led Opec+ expands production despite falling oil prices
 
Oil cartel agrees to add 411,000 barrels a day for the second consecutive month
 
 
Reeves’ pension overhaul smacks of ‘desperation’, says shadow chancellor
 
Mel Stride’s comments come as funds warn plans to make them invest more in UK could leave members worse off
 
 
Private equity’s bind should prompt an investor rethink
 
Returns are likely to be lower in a world of weaker growth, higher interest rates and a slump in dealmaking
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
Warren Buffett sells stocks for tenth quarter in a row
 
Veteran investor says ‘trade should not be a weapon’ in dig at Donald Trump’s tariffs policy
 
 
Law firms face backlash over deals with Trump as judge blocks Perkins Coie order
 
US judge says clients may have ‘reservations’ about law firms that reached deals with the government
 
 
Bordeaux wine producers slash prices as wealthy collectors stay away
 
Falling demand hits centuries-old ‘en primeur’ system under which fine wine is sold before it is bottled
 
 
Killer fungi to spread as climate heats up
 
A warming world accelerates rise of infection-causing species in echo of television series ‘The Last of Us’
 
 
Is UK house price growth a thing of the past?
 
We could be in line for a bump in prices — but property is not going to be the money spinner it once was
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
Thirty-six is the new 60
 
And I’m positively old
 
 
Can Belgian wine become as famous as Belgian beer?
 
Belgians have always been savvy wine drinkers, and now they can shop local 
 
 
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