FTSE drifts into the red as Trump tariff ruling boosts Wall Street The FTSE 100 London’s top index finished down by 0.11%, or 9.56 points, to close at 8,716.45. Evening Standard · May 29, 2025
Trump’s ‘Liberation day’ gets axed: Here are the goods free from tariffs and the products still facing price hikes Most of the tariffs implemented by President Donald Trump were struck down by the three-judge panel Wednesday. The Independent UK · May 29, 2025
‘Unreasonable’: China blasts Trump’s ‘lie’ after U.S. revokes student visas, accuses Washington of discrimination China not ready to take this lying down. We Got This Covered · May 29, 2025
Concerns About Rising Global Oil Supplies Weigh on Crude Prices July WTI crude oil (CLN25 ) today is down -0.58 (-0.94%), and July RBOB gasoline (RBN25 ) is down -0.0126 (-0.61%). Crude oil and gasoline prices today gave up an early advance and turned lower, with gasoline falling to a 3-week low. Crude prices retreated today amid concerns about a... Barchart · May 29, 2025
Judge throws out murder charge against Michigan officer who struck a fleeing man A judge has dismissed a murder charge against a Michigan police officer who struck a fleeing man with his unmarked SUV The Independent UK · May 29, 2025
Trump tariffs derailed by law firm that received money from his richest backers Previous backers of libertarian Liberty Justice Center include billionaires Robert Mercer and Richard Uihlein The Guardian - US · May 29, 2025
Transportation Sec. Pleads With Liberals to 'Clean Up' Public Transportation, Gets Ridiculed: 'It's Literally Your Job' Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy, who first gained national attention as a "Real World: Boston" cast member, said liberals should clean the subways if they want more people to use them. Latin Times · May 29, 2025
Dems press Trump on "crypto con" dinner House Democrats are criticizing the president for exploiting his office for personal profit Salon · May 29, 2025
The global right wants to own ‘pro-child’ rhetoric. It doesn’t care about actually helping children From tax breaks to baby bonds, pronatalists are pulling out all the stops – but bribery won’t build a healthy society, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2025
Russia and Ukraine in spat over proposed June peace talks after Trump pushes deadline on Putin The Kremlin said Kyiv’s calls for Russia to release its ceasefire memorandum before talks in June were ‘non-constructive’ The Independent UK · May 29, 2025
Top Democrat demands answers on Trump’s major crypto investors Jamie Raskin calls for investigation into private dinner for $TRUMP buyers amid concerns over president’s crypto ties The Guardian - US · May 29, 2025
Worry among Chinese students as US announces plans to revoke some visas Secretary of State Marco Rubio said visa rules would also be tightened to increase scrutiny of applicants from China and Hong Kong. Euronews · May 29, 2025
Why has Elon Musk quit Donald Trump’s administration? Elon Musk steps down from his government efficiency role after clashing with Trump over US federal spending policies. Al Jazeera · May 29, 2025
What To Know About The Court of International Trade's Decision to Halt Trump's Tariffs A federal court ruled that federal law did not grant Trump the "unbounded authority" to tax imports from nearly every country across the world. Here's what you should know. Latin Times · May 29, 2025
Salon · May 29, 2025 Trump destroyed USAID. What happens now? State Department records show that aid cuts have led to violence and instability around the world
Barchart · May 29, 2025 Goldman Sachs Thinks You Should Buy Apple Stock Before June 9 This article examines why Goldman Sachs is urging investors to buy Apple stock ahead of its June 9 WWDC event.
The Independent UK · May 29, 2025 World drug-fighting leaders get unprecedented 3rd term in move critics call ultimate bait and switch The president and vice president of the World Anti-Doping Agency have been reelected to unprecedented third terms in a move the agency’s critics say undercuts its promise to make meaningful governance reforms after years of doping scandals
The Independent UK · May 29, 2025 Judge orders Trump to stop blocking international students from Harvard Boston judge delivers another blow to administration’s attempts to stop foreign student enrollment while commencement ceremonies were underway just miles away
The Independent UK · May 29, 2025 Federal judge extends order blocking Trump administration ban on foreign students at Harvard A federal judge has extended an order blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to bar Harvard University from enrolling foreign students
We Got This Covered · May 29, 2025 ‘Rule of law has never been so meaningless’: Trump – busy pardoning criminals – allows ICE to detain and humiliate U.S. veteran’s daughter Is Trump really that blind to the plight of Americans?
Latin Times · May 29, 2025 White House Demands 'Less LGBTQ Graduate Majors' Amid Ongoing Feud With Harvard White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has come under fire for stating that the Trump administration wants less "LGBTQ graduate majors" from Universities and more skilled workers following developments in the administration's legal battle against Harvard University.
Evening Standard · May 29, 2025 OPINION - What does Trump’s tariff blockage mean for the UK? ...The Standard podcast Listen here on your chosen podcast platform.
The Guardian - US · May 29, 2025 Judge expands order protecting Harvard from Trump block on enrolling international students Injunction comes after judge issued block last week, when White House escalated battle against university
Evening Standard · May 29, 2025 Melania Trump slams 'false' rumours son Barron rejected by Harvard amid funding feud The First Lady denied claims that Donald Trump cut $100 million worth of contracts with the Ivy League school for turning down his youngest child
Fortune · May 29, 2025 e.l.f. CEO says customers were 'quite positive' about the beauty giant raising prices due to tariffs: 'We’re not trying to pull anything over on anyone' The budget beauty company will raise its prices by $1, starting Aug. 1.