The downside risks of that bet have become clearer in recent days. Trump’s tendency to back off deadlines threatens to weaken his hand, and his use of a novel legal theory to underpin much of his ...

The FTSE 100 Index briefly rose above the record high, hitting 9,016.98 at one stage in morning trading on Tuesday.

The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) was tepid at the opening bell in London, flirting with the 9,000 point mark and all-time highs as tariff ...