Trump tariff refunds begin but consumers likely to miss out

Archie MitchellBusiness reporter PA Media Junk food adverts will be banned on television and online from Monday as part of a drive to tackle childhood obesity. The UK-wide ban will stop food and drinks high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) being advertised on TV before 21:00 and at any time online. It applies to…

The Trump administration will invest $1.6bn (£1.2bn) in a US critical minerals firm, marking officials’ latest push to reduce China’s dominance over the rare earths sector. The agreement with USA Rare Earth, which will give the government a stake in the firm, emerged days after US President Donald Trump claimed to have secured the “framework”…

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK banks myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Lloyds Banking Group will sell more customer data and automate governance checks in a bid to slash technology costs and reinvent itself as “the UK’s biggest fintech”. The high street lender, which has 28mn customers,…

Netflix has offered $27.75 a share, or $82.7bn (£61.2bn) in total, for Warner Bros’ studio and streaming networks – including brands such as Warner Bros, New Line Cinema, and HBO Max – leaving the rest of the firm to be spun off as an independent company.