And weak sales of big-ticket items

Plus, the last short sellers standing, European stocks surge, and Nocturnes at Lyndsey Ingram’s Mayfair gallery

Truth.Fi’s ‘American first’ aims share sentiments underlying Vivek Ramaswamy’s approach in founding Strive

The end to self-delusion?

Struggling UK and French groups are on track to skew junk bond market outlook

As Credit Suisse collapse showed, these popular investments often do not work as intended and can magnify risks

US stock futures drop and oil prices rally as president says measures could cause ‘pain’

Experts warn aggressive trade measures against US allies will hurt consumers and roil supply chains

Commodity trader’s forecast indicates energy transition will be slower than anticipated

The weird financial dance between Taiwanese life insurers and US homebuyers

Public flotations could raise more than $23bn in 2025 as local demand keeps valuations high

Zing had fewer than 9,000 active customers in the month before its announced closure

Head of Canadian Teck Resources on fending off a hostile takeover by Glencore and learning from the night shift

Carmakers, food producers and construction will be worst hit and consumers across the US, Mexico and Canada could suffer

US not so exceptional amid a strong start to year for equities on both sides of the Atlantic

Chinese start-up could reorder winners and losers from AI boom

Justice department alleges John Rogers accessed sensitive information including briefings and policy deliberations

Cyber attack discounted as UK high street bank hit by technical difficulties at critical time for many of its clients

Amsterdam likely to be one location for spin-off of ice cream division, with London and New York also under consideration