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The US consumer is slowing

But only a little

Ring cameras; AI; brain hacking; comedy panel shows; watchdogs; Bloomberg; ICE; cyclists; private markets; and vetting

Police were called to an incident at a secondary school in British Columbia

Cristina Criddle talks to Calder Quinn, Giada Pistilli, Alaina Winters and others

Also in this newsletter: Why the EU’s carbon trading system is not obsolete after all

Well, your chief marketing officer’s money anyway

Lawmakers reject proposal by Republican leadership that would have blocked votes to challenge president’s trade policy

Also in today’s newsletter: ‘Buy European’ push and Syria’s untapped gas reserves

Michela Tindera talks to Amelia Pollard and Costas Mourselas

Andrea Pignataro’s heavily indebted fintech empire has been hit hard by a sell-off of its bonds

Marc Filippino talks to Jude Webber and Camilla Palladino

Israeli prime minister wary of a possible US-Iran deal as president continues to waver on threats of military action

Paul Friend’s exit follows FT investigation into offshoot of North London Collegiate School

A big part of female graduates’ decision to have children depends on how they expect their husbands to behave

Brian Leveson rejects barristers’ criticisms that move will erode right to fair trial in England and Wales

Biggest label will offload royalty services business to allay competition concerns

State oil boss says Chevron, ConocoPhillips, TotalEnergies and Eni are interested in exploration

Protectionism cannot be a recipe for European success, says Ulf Kristersson

UK oil major’s valuation as a multiple of expected ebitda is lower than its European peers and the gap is widening

The scheme is, as critics claim, a tax on the majority of British graduates — it’s time the state did the honest thing

The expected rise in claims comes at the same time as a fall in the cost of property insurance

Trump administration has pressured Ukrainian leader to hold both votes by May 15 or risk losing security guarantees

Key notes | Despite a star-studded guestbook, this classic riad hotel is bucking the trend for soaring room rates

From JMW Turner to Joan Miró, artists have long admired its power — now a London exhibition celebrates the money-spinning hue