3 h. ago Bournemouth plan contract talks with Iraola to ward off Tottenham interest

Head coach has taken club close to a European place42-year-old’s deal expires at the end of next seasonBournemouth’s owner, Bill Foley, is planning contract talks with Andoni Iraola next week and there is growing confidence at the club that the in-demand head coach can be persuaded to stay. The Spaniard’s contract expires at the end of next season and Foley wants him to sign a longer deal, despite interest from clubs such as Tottenham. Foley is due to fly to Bournemouth after Easter and meet Iraola to discuss the future, with a new contract on offer.Ange Postecoglou is under huge pressure at Tottenham after losing 17 Premier League games, and only winning the Europa League could keep him in the job. Spurs play their quarter-final second leg at Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday, with the tie finely balanced at 1-1. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Companies are already adding a ‘Trump surcharge’ to bills to deal with tariff price increases

Trump’s economic approval rating has fallen since he announced blanket tariffs on most countries earlier this month

Economics

4 d. ago Tesla stops taking orders in China for two models imported from US

Carmaker removes ‘order now’ buttons for Model S saloon and Model X SUV on its Chinese website amid tariffs warBusiness live – latest updatesTesla has stopped taking orders in China for two models it previously imported from the US, as companies scramble to adapt to prohibitive tariffs imposed in Donald Trump’s trade war.The manufacturer, run by Trump’s close ally Elon Musk, removed “order now” buttons on its Chinese website for its Model S saloon and Model X sports utility vehicle. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Prada buys rival Versace from beleaguered US owner for 1.25 billion euros amid tariffs chaos in biggest luxury deal of the year

The acquisition will create a luxury group with revenues of over six billion euros that could better compete with industry giants such as the French conglomerates LVMH and Kering.

Economics

5 d. ago Prada Group buys rival Versace from its U.S. owner in deal valued at $1.4 billion

The deal comes a month after Donatella Versace stepped down as creative director of the Italian fashion house

Economics

5 d. ago Prada buys luxury fashion rival Versace in £1.1 billion 'Made in Italy' deal

The deal was almost scuppered by the tariff chaos of recent weeks but closed today

Economics

5 d. ago Prada buys luxury fashion rival Versace in £1.1 billion luxury deal

The deal was almost scuppered by the tariff chaos of recent weeks but closed today

Economics

5 d. ago Billionaire Trump backer Bill Ackman mercilessly teased after hailing president’s ‘Art of the Deal’ tariffs climbdown

‘Pigeons have better pattern recognition than you do, Bill’

Economics

6 d. ago Lanarkshire MSPs and pooches seeking votes in bid to be Holyrood top dog

Clare Adamson and Meghan Gallacher are both teaming up with canine companions for the annual Scottish Parliament contest

Politics

6 d. ago Panic buying at Asian supermarkets as shoppers fear Trump tariff price rises

The stores can be a source of comfort for immigrants and foreign students craving the tastes of home

Economics

7 d. ago Apple is worth $1tn less than three months ago – why is it so hard

The iPhone maker has seen an outsize impact on its share price in 2025

Politics

7 d. ago Donald Trump's tariffs could push up price of iPhones but lead to cheaper mortgages

The ongoing fall-out from President Trump's tariff bombshell has implications for everything from pensions to the price of gadgets

Economics

9 d. ago Under Trump and Musk, billionaires wield unprecedented influence over US national security

Government officials and contractors long controlled spy operations. Now the likes of Musk and Bezos are in controlJust days before Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, Blue Origin, the space company owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its New Glenn rocket, named for John Glenn, the Mercury astronaut who was the first American to orbit the Earth. Around 2am on 16 January, the 30-story rocket powered by seven engines blasted off into the Florida night from Cape Canaveral’s historic launch complex 36, which first served as a Nasa launch site in 1962.The flight’s end was marred by a failure to bring the booster rocket back for further use, but the successful launch and orbit still marked a watershed moment for Blue Origin in its bid to compete with SpaceX, the company owned by Elon Musk, for dominance over American spy satellite operations. During the Trump administration, it is likely that both companies will play significant roles in placing spy satellites into Earth orbit, ...

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9 d. ago Brianna Ghey’s mother hits out at potential watering down of Online Safety Bill

Bill could reportedly be softened as part of US-UK trade deal

Events

1 week ago For markets, it’s the unpredictability that’s going to kill you

Investors and companies can adjust to most things when they know the rules but under Trump, the rules keep changing

Events

1 week ago Martin Lewis' 'burning cash' warning for anyone paying over £10 for household bill

Money-saving expert Martin Lewis has urged all Brits forking out more than £10 on a common household bill to search for a better deal, after thousands admitted to paying £30 or more per month

Economics

2 w. ago Energy price cap increase: should you fix your tariff today?

As of 1 April, the energy price cap will rise by 6.4 per cent, which will mean that customers on variable rates will see their prices rise. Is it worth fixing yours?

Economics

2 w. ago 'My parents don't have the money for this': The homeowners facing bills of tens of thousands of pounds to fix their homes

RAAC was discovered in 77 properties in Hirwaun last year and 14 of these are owned by the residents who now face massive bills to deal with the issue

Society

2 w. ago Fossil fuel companies get direct email line to Trump for exemption requests

EPA sets up email address where ‘regulated community’ can request exemption to evade air pollution rulesDonald Trump’s administration has offered fossil fuel companies an extraordinary opportunity to evade air pollution rules by simply emailing the US president to ask him to exempt them.Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set up a new email address where what it calls the “regulated community” can request a presidential exemption from their requirements under the Clean Air Act, which is used to regulate dangerous toxins emitted from polluting sources. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Why Trump’s 25% tariffs on autos could backfire | Steven Greenhouse

Nearly half of the cars sold in the US are imported and Trump’s 25% tariff will add at least $6,000 to the sticker price of the average car, industry experts sayAfter two months of flip-flopping on tariffs, imposing them one day and often suspending them the next, Donald Trump gunned the accelerator of his trade war on Wednesday by announcing a 25% tariff on autos and auto parts imported into the United States. That’s a very big deal, and while the president insists this hefty import tax on cars is going to be good for “anybody who has plants in the United States”, his move – like a car in desperate need of a tune-up – could easily backfire.Nearly half of the cars sold in the US are imported, and Trump’s 25% tariff will add at least $6,000 to the sticker price of the average car, industry experts say. Domestic auto producers will be able to jack up their sticker prices because the new tariffs will make US automakers face considerably less price competition from imported cars. This e...

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