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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Lesotho’s trade minister has warned that the country’s textiles industry, a major exporter to brands such as Levi’s and Wrangler in the US, risks having to “fold” if Donald Trump presses ahead with 50 per cent tariffs.Mokhethi Shelile told the Financial Times that a national “state of disaster” declared this week would allow the government to fast track the creation of 60,000 jobs in other sectors over two years, as it prepares for the end to the pause on the so-called liberation…

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.One of Japan’s largest producers of baby food is to close its business as inflation bites and births in its home market plunge to the lowest level since records began.Kewpie, producer of the nation’s best-loved brand of mayonnaise, and whose famous logo resembles a chubby baby, will cease production of 72 items that have long delighted picky infant consumers, including sea bream rice porridge, pumpkin purée and banana pudding.The move, which has triggered a petition from thousands of dismayed parents across the…

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Images: Supplied Huawei unveiled its latest flagship devices, the HUAWEI Pura 80 Series and the HUAWEI MatePad 11.5, at a product launch event in Dubai under the theme “Fashion Next”. The event also marked the announcement of the XMAGE Awards 2025 and Huawei’s return to the Grand Palais in Paris for Paris Photo 2025. The HUAWEI Pura 80 Series drew immediate attention with its advanced imaging technology and distinctive design. The Pura 80 Pro and Pura 80 Ultra feature a one-inch Ultra Lighting HDR camera paired with Ultra Chroma pixel-level colour calibration, offering high-resolution clarity and faithful colour reproduction. Huawei…

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Donald Trump’s tariff threats are just part of a much wider shift. Gillian Tett explains why commerce is being subordinated to statecraft — and how we can adapt Source link

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The oldest members of Generation Z (born between 1997 and 2012) have barely entered their prime home buying years, and the youngest of them won’t even qualify for a mortgage until the year 2030 at the earliest. Even so, Gen Zers recently represented some 13% of mortgage applicants and 3% of buyers. Among older Gen Zers (those age 19 to 27 in 2024), 26% already owned a home. Here’s how they’re buying homes—and where. Key Takeaways Despite high interest rates and housing prices, Gen Z is finding ways to buy homes.Many are getting help from family members or taking second…

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Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldUS stocks’ record highs obscure the risks Donald Trump poses to the world’s biggest economy, according to big investors and senior bankers who have warned over growing “complacency” in the markets. Senior executives from Amundi to JPMorgan Chase said buoyant markets were pricing in too much confidence that the US president will back down from policies most likely to threaten the country’s financial stability. “It is for me pretty clear that there is some complacency around the Taco trade,” said…

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.UK patients are less likely to receive advanced treatments for lung cancer than counterparts in similar countries, potentially contributing to Britons’ lower survival rates, according to the first study of its kind. The research found that in parts of Canada, just over half of patients in the later stages of the disease received chemotherapy, compared to 45 per cent in Norway but only 43 per cent across the UK. In Northern Ireland, the proportion stood at just 23 per cent. Radiotherapy use was…

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to launch a “concierge service” to smooth the way for international financial services companies moving to and expanding in the UK, part of her efforts to boost the City of London.Reeves will use her Mansion House speech next week to set up a “single front door” for investors, helping them to navigate issues such as visas and regulation, in a recognition that Britain is locked in a fierce battle for business with centres such as Paris, Singapore and…

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