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Steve Coogan wants people to see his new film, The Penguin Lessons, and think about how they might be living in a wealthy cocoon, disengaged from the world.
The film’s central character – a Briton teaching expat children in Argentina – rescues a penguin and tries to help local people persecuted by the rightwing government. Re-enacting a true story, Coogan is showing how it’s possible to be involved in local communities even when the protagonist is an outsider.
Trump’s sweeping tariffs take effect
Investors reel as new levies on the EU, China and other major trading partners come into force
US stocks end higher after Trump soothes Fed independence worries
Wall Street stages relief rally after president says he has no plans to fire Jay Powell
US jobs market better than expected even as hiring slowed in April
The workforce saw an additional 177,000 even as the White House has pressed ahead with sweeping tariffs on imports
Hiring in the US slowed in April, according to official figures, with the workforce adding 177,000 jobs as Donald Trump’s aggressive trade strategy clouded the economic outlook.
As the White House pressed ahead with sweeping tariffs on overseas imports, claiming this would revitalize the US economy, employers across the country continued to add jobs at a steady pace.
FT Live Unhedged: the Trump effect on markets
FT journalists answered subscriber questions at a subscriber webinar on April 23