PRESS DIGEST-Financial Times - May 22

Headlines - Estée Lauder ‌and Puig end merger talks to create beauty powerhouse - Transport for London voices concern over robotaxis as ministers invite bids - ‌WM Morrisons blames UK government policy for shutting ‌100 lossmaking stores - Ending tax loophole for oil groups will fund cost of living package, says Reeves Overview - U.S. cosmetics maker Estée Lauder and ⁠Spanish perfumery ​Puig ended ⁠merger talks. - London’s transport authority has raised concerns about congestion and ⁠job losses from the rollout of robotaxis in the UK capital, ​as ministers open applications for operators of the self-driving ⁠vehicles for the first time.


Reuters | Updated: 22-05-2026 08:11 IST | Created: 22-05-2026 08:11 IST
PRESS DIGEST-Financial Times - May 22

The following are the ​top stories in the ​Financial Times. Reuters ‌has not ​verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Headlines

- Estée Lauder ‌and Puig end merger talks to create beauty powerhouse - Transport for London voices concern over robotaxis as ministers invite bids

- ‌WM Morrisons blames UK government policy for shutting ‌100 lossmaking stores - Ending tax loophole for oil groups will fund cost of living package, says Reeves

Overview - U.S. cosmetics maker Estée Lauder and ⁠Spanish perfumery ​Puig ended ⁠merger talks.

- London's transport authority has raised concerns about congestion and ⁠job losses from the rollout of robotaxis in the UK capital, ​as ministers open applications for operators of the self-driving ⁠vehicles for the first time. - WM Morrison is to shut ⁠100 ​lossmaking convenience stores in a move that puts hundreds of jobs at risk, as the supermarket blames UK ⁠government policy for adding significant cost increases.

- British finance minister Rachel Reeves ⁠said ⁠she would stop multinationals, including oil and gas firms, from reducing their tax liability by using ‌corporate ‌structures that involve foreign branches. (Compiled by ​Bengaluru newsroom)

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