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As Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s “bromance” broke apart on Thursday, tech industry figures who had backed both men raced to contain the fallout.“Elon isn’t taking calls from anyone,” complained one Silicon Valley financier and major donor to Republican candidates. “Not from people who have billions invested in his companies . . . The Valley is losing their shit.”At stake was an alliance between the tech world and the populist right that not only helped return Trump to office but also one that founders and investors had hoped would herald an era of tax cuts and deregulation, as well as an open door to…

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Nappies are an expanding market, and not just because of babies. Demand from incontinent elders is on the up. Companies such as Kimberly-Clark, which this week announced plans to spin off its international tissues division, stand to benefit from the growth of this high-margin revenue stream. Kimberly-Clark is best known for Huggies nappies, Kleenex tissues and Andrex loo roll. The $45bn US group also happens to be a top purveyor of bladder leakage products, holding more than 50 per cent of the…

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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 worldDonald Trump has intensified his attacks on Jay Powell, calling on the US Federal Reserve chair to slash interest rates by a “full point” after official figures pointed to a weakening labour market. The US economy added 139,000 jobs in May, compared with a downwardly revised 147,000 posts added in April, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. The BLS also revised down the March figures, bringing the average jobs gains for the year until…

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