The economic impact of Trump’s budget bill

Republicans in the US House of Representatives narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s major budget bill on Thursday, and BYD has sold more electric vehicles in Europe than Tesla for the first time. Plus, Nvidia builds a buffer to the global trade war, and the US is starting to take the penny out of circulation. Mentioned … Read more

We are flying blind on disease surveillance

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is John Snow Professor of Epidemiology and director of the Center for Infection and Immunity at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Would you step off the kerb at a busy intersection without scanning for … Read more

Apple set to expand India supply chain through $1.5bn Foxconn plant

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Apple’s key contractor is moving ahead with a $1.5bn component plant near Chennai, further expanding the iPhone-maker’s supply chain in India even as Donald Trump demands it return manufacturing to the US. Foxconn, which has … Read more

​Equinor to resume $5bn Empire Wind project after Trump administration reversal

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Equinor’s $5bn Empire Wind project off the coast of New York will resume construction after the US government reversed its month-old order telling the company to halt construction on the development that has been … Read more

Trump administration’s ‘Maha’ report implicates companies in worsening children’s health

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world The Trump administration took aim at “Big Food”, Bayer, Facebook and other companies in its inaugural report on children’s health, which blames poor diet, chemicals and social media for an epidemic of chronic … Read more