49 h. ago Global stocks rally as Washington and Beijing signal trade talks

Japanese and Australian equities hit record highs after Donald Trump signs executive order to continue talks for 90 days

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6 d. ago South Park doubles down on Donald Trump attack by viciously mocking JD Vance

South Park has been hitting out at US President Donald Trump in the latest series of their hit programme. JD Vance was also mocked in the episode titled Got A Nut

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7 d. ago ChatGPT firm OpenAI could be valued at $500bn in share sale; Honda Motor profits halve as tariffs bite – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsOpenAI takes on Meta and DeepSeek with free and customisable AI modelsProfits at Japanese automarket Honda have halved in the last quarter, as Donald Trump’s trade war hit their earnings.Honda, which is Japan’s second-largest carmaker, has reported quarterly operating profit of ¥244.2bn (£1.24bn) for April-June, missing analyst forecasts of ¥311.7bn.“We’re excited to make this model, the result of billions of dollars of research, available to the world to get AI into the hands of the most people possible.” Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Swiss president to fly to Washington to present ‘more attractive’ tariff offer

Move follows Donald Trump’s decision to hit the country with steep tariffs

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9 d. ago Swiss president under fire after Trump call leads to US tariffs shock

Karin Keller-Sutter accused of mishandling talks as shares dive after Switzerland hit with 39% tariffEurope live – latest updatesUS live – latest updatesThe Swiss stock market has plunged, the cabinet has been holding emergency talks and President Karin Keller-Sutter has been accused of mishandling a vital phone call with the White House after Donald Trump hit the country with a shock 39% export tariff.Switzerland, home to some of the world’s best-known luxury brands, was left stunned after the US president on Friday imposed one of the highest tariff rates in his global trade reset. Industry associations warned tens of thousands of jobs were at risk. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago PETER HITCHENS: Ukraine's the stupidest war in modern history. Darkness is closing in

On July 4, in a phone call with Ukraine's President Zelensky, Donald Trump asked: 'Volodymyr, can you hit Moscow ? Can you hit St Petersburg too?'

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3 w. ago Elon Musk leaps to Donald Trump’s defense following WSJ ‘hit piece’

The Wall Street Journal report alleges that the president wrote the cryptic birthday card two decades ago, wishing that every day ‘be another wonderful secret’

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3 w. ago Chronic venous insufficiency: Symptoms and treatment of condition hitting Donald Trump

The White House confirmed on Thursday that former president Donald Trump, 79, has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency after noticing "mild swelling" in his lower legs

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3 w. ago JD Vance hit with 'emasculating' Epstein attacks as he faces mounting pressure to defy Trump and expose truth

The viral video features Vice President JD Vance during the 2024 campaign telling podcaster Theo Von 'we need to release the Epstein list.' Donald Trump on Thursday hit 'weaklings' still pushing the issue.

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4 w. ago Trump dismisses parliamentary recall idea and praises Starmer’s Brexit efforts

US president says he likes PM ‘even though he’s a liberal’, lauding his handling of trade deal and progress since exit from EUUK politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has said he does not want parliament to be recalled for his state visit to the UK, praising Keir Starmer, and saying that, despite being a liberal, the prime minister was straightening out a “sloppy” Brexit.Speaking in a rare interview with the BBC, the president said he had made trade agreements to lower tariffs on the UK specifically because of his affinity with Britain, saying he believed in its special relationship with the US. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Donald Trump hits out at 'sloppy' Brexit but says it is getting 'straightened out'

Donald Trump is a long-time critic of the EU and championed the idea of the UK leaving the bloc during his first White House campaign in 2016.

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