48 m. ago Trump mulling $2,000 ‘dividend’ for Americans to share money made from tariffs

Donald Trump has suggested giving $2000 to Americans using his tariff money, although the Supreme Court is still deciding whether his tariffs are even legal

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7 h. ago Investors could face a bonfire night surprise on Trump tariffs

The legal tussle over the president’s trade policy is a result of the way he wields power

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13 h. ago Where’s the missing $17 trillion? Lawmaker says Trump must reveal what he’s done with new investment bonanza he keeps boasting about

President has repeatedly claimed his global tariffs have caused companies to expand operations or move business to the U.S.

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18 h. ago Lady Gaga gives UK fans a night to remember with a show featuring a massive skull, an even more massive ballgown and some surprise guests from Netflix hit Wednesday

Launching the UK leg of her tour in front of 20,000 fans, the American superstar, famous for big wigs and meat dresses, delivered a tour de force with the energy levels of a fancy dress rave.

Sport

19 h. ago Why a coffee brand made from defecated beans has dodged Trump’s tariffs

A peculiar brew made from coffee beans defecated by a bird has defied Brazil’s coffee sales downturn

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21 h. ago Donald Trump 'considering easing' Scotch whisky tariffs after intensive talks

The Bloomberg news organisation is reporting a special deal could be done on whisky.

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41 h. ago Nike warns $1.5 billion in Trump tariff costs could hinder struggling sports giant’s comeback

Executives also predict sales decline this quarter after Nike posted surprise increase in the last quarter

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60 h. ago Australian film producers and experts call Trump tariff proposal ‘bizarre’ and impossible to enforce

US president threatens levy on all foreign-made films, but experts point out that the industry is global and Australia is intertwined with HollywoodFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government has vowed to fight a proposed 100% tariff on Australian-made films after the US president, Donald Trump, posted on his social media platform that he planned to go ahead with the huge levy “on any and all movies made outside the United States”.Industry experts have described the proposal as bizarre and virtually impossible to enforce, given the global nature of film, with production, financing and post-production often spread across several countries. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago How's that 'Special Relationship' going, Keir? Donald Trump vows 100% tariffs on foreign

The US President announced the crackdown on Monday, claiming Hollywood had been 'stolen' by rival nations.

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3 d. ago UK trade deficit in goods hits record £56.6 billion after 'liberation day' Trump tariffs

However, the huge deficit in trade of physical goods was offset by a record surplus in services, says ONS

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3 d. ago Trump takes his tariff war to the movies announcing 100% levies on foreign

President Donald Trump is slapping a 100% tax on movies made outside the United States – a vague directive aimed at protecting a business that America already dominates

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3 d. ago Trump makes new threat of 100% tariff on any movie made outside of the US in potential hammer blow to UK film industry

Trump did not specify when or how the tariff could be enacted, but if he follows through with the threat, it would mark the first time he has imposed a levy on a service rather than a raw good.

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3 d. ago Trump threatens ‘100% Tariff’ on all foreign and Hollywood movies filmed outside the US: ‘Candy from a baby’

Trump blames California for ‘stolen’ U.S. movie industry as theaters still limp through recovery from Covid

Culture

3 d. ago Trump takes on IKEA as new furniture tariff means a 'bad day' for Sweden

The world's favourite Swedish flat pack provider could be at risk in the US as president Donald Trump has threatened a large tariff penalty to any businesses outside of his country

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3 d. ago Trump renews threat of imposing steep tariffs on films made outside the US

Trump claims he’ll impose 100% tariff on ‘any and all movies’ made abroad but doesn’t give details or timelineUS politics – latest updatesDonald Trump on Monday renewed his threat of imposing steep tariffs on films made outside the United States, claiming his country’s industry has been “stolen” by others.Trump’s remarks come shortly after he threatened a slew of new tariffs to be imposed this week on branded pharmaceutical products, furniture, as well as heavy trucks respectively. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago ‘Candy from a baby’: Trump threatens all foreign and Hollywood movies filmed outside the US with ‘100% tariff’

Trump blames California for ‘stolen’ U.S. movie industry as theaters still limp through recovery from Covid

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6 d. ago Trump jokingly asked Rolex executives if tariffs would’ve affected US Open invite, CEO says

Rolex CEO stressed US president’s remarks were made ‘in jest’ in letter to Elizabeth Warren, who had raised concerns Donald Trump asked Rolex executives if he would have been invited to watch this month’s US Open final from the luxury watchmaker’s VIP box had he imposed steep tariffs on Swiss exports weeks earlier.The US president’s remarks were made “in jest”, stressed Jean-Frederic Dufour, the Rolex CEO, in a letter to Elizabeth Warren, the US senator who had raised questions about the decision to invite Trump – including whether the conglomerate was seeking to “curry favor” with the administration. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump jokingly asked Rolex executives if tariffs prompted US Open invite, CEO says

Rolex CEO stressed US president’s remarks were made ‘in jest’ in letter to Elizabeth Warren, who had raised concerns Donald Trump asked Rolex executives if he would have been invited to watch this month’s US Open final from the luxury watchmaker’s VIP box had he imposed steep tariffs on Swiss exports weeks earlier.The US president’s remarks were made “in jest”, stressed Jean-Frederic Dufour, the Rolex CEO, in a letter to Elizabeth Warren, the US senator who had raised questions about the decision to invite Trump – including whether the conglomerate was seeking to “curry favor” with the administration. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Democrats release tranche of Jeffrey Epstein records, including diaries and flight logs – US politics live

Partially redacted documents mention Steve Bannon, Peter Thiel, Elon Musk and Prince Andrew‘Dangerous abuse of power’: lawmakers sound alarm over Comey indictmentWell, the president is awake.Donald Trump has posted the following on his Truth Social social media network:JAMES COMEY IS A DIRTY COP. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!Whether you like Corrupt James Comey or not, and I can’t imagine too many people liking him, HE LIED! It is not a complex lie, it’s a very simple, but IMPORTANT one. There is no way he can explain his way out of it. He is a Dirty Cop, and always has been, but he was just assigned a Crooked Joe Biden appointed Judge, so he’s off to a very good start. Nevertheless, words are words, and he wasn’t hedging or in dispute. He was very positive, there was no doubt in his mind about what he said, or meant by saying it. He left himself ZERO margin of error on a big and important answer to a question. He just got unexpectedly caught. James “Dirty Cop” Comey was a destroyer of ...

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6 d. ago Kitchen sink drama: Trump’s latest tariffs leave experts scratching heads

President places new duties on cabinets, vanities and sofas but national-security justification prompts puzzlementDonald Trump has often cited national security when announcing new tariffs. America and its military can not run without steel and computer chips. The nation’s food and drug supply must be protected. But have you considered the security implications of your kitchen sink?Announcing his latest wave of tariffs on goods from overseas – a 50% levy on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, and 30% on upholstered furniture, to be enforced next month – Trump once again cited the top priority of any president. Continue reading...

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