PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - January 5
Jan 5 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Headlines
- UK should seek 'closer alignment' with EU single market, Starmer says
- EU readies tougher tech enforcement in 2026 as Trump warns of retaliation
- PwC 'leans in' to crypto as Trump and lawmakers embrace sector
Overview
- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he wants the UK to seek "closer alignment" with the European Union's single market, as he vowed that he would still be in Downing Street in a year's time.
- The EU is intensifying its challenge to Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, Meta META.O, Apple AAPL.O and Elon Musk's X in 2026, in regulatory moves that are expected to lead to renewed clashes with U.S. big tech groups and U.S. President Donald Trump.
- PwC decided to "lean in" to cryptocurrency work after years of taking a more cautious stance, following the U.S. government's embrace of digital assets, according to the firm's U.S. boss Paul Griggs.
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