49 m. ago US to boost tariffs on China and push ahead with Canada and Mexico levies

Donald Trump says tariffs on America’s biggest trading partners to go into effect on March 4

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60 m. ago New blow for the electric car revolution: Audi EV mega factory closes for good in Belgium due to tanking global demand with 3,000 jobs cut

Audi first announced plans to restructure the Brussels plant back in July, with suggestions that it was considering an early end to production there sparking huge protests in the months since.

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3 h. ago Ontario heads to polls for snap election in face of looming Trump tariffs

Premier Doug Ford called for the early vote, arguing he needs ‘strong mandate’ in case of US-Canada trade warVoters in Canada’s most populous province head to the polls on Thursday to elect a new premier who may have to face the task of preserving Ontario’s economy in the face of punishing US trade tariffs.Doug Ford, the Progressive Conservative party leader who has been the province’s premier since 2018, called the snap election last month, arguing that he needs a “strong mandate” to steer the province through any trade war with the US. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Carmakers lead European stocks lower after Trump’s tariff warning

US president has threatened 25% duties on EU imports

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9 h. ago Now Donald Trump slaps 25% tariffs on imports from the European Union after claiming the bloc was created to 'screw' the US over

Donald Trump last night announced he would slap 25 per cent tariffs on imports from the European Union.

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10 h. ago Donald Trump vows to slap 25% tariffs on imports from the European Union

Donald Trump, who will meet Keir Starmer today, said the bloc was established just to "screw" the United States of America as he announced the massive levy last night

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15 h. ago Now Donald Trump slaps 25% tariffs on imports from the European Union

Donald Trump last night announced he would slap 25 per cent tariffs on imports from the European Union.

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17 h. ago Coffee shops renaming Americanos ‘Canadianos’ in protest at Trump tariffs

The trend of renaming the popular drink has taken hold across the country

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17 h. ago Trump says EU was ‘formed to screw US’ and tells Europe to shoulder Ukraine security

Donald Trump announced 25 per cent tariffs on the EU to come “soon” during cabinet meeting

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20 h. ago Trump vows to slap 25% tariffs on EU and claims bloc was ‘formed to screw US’

EU said it will reply ‘firmly and immediately’ to ‘unjustified’ trade barriers, signaling it’s ready to retaliate against leviesDonald Trump has threatened to slap 25% tariffs on the European Union, claiming the 27-country bloc was “formed to screw the United States”.Speaking at his first cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the US president said he would soon release details of the latest tariff threat. “We have made a decision and we’ll be announcing it very soon. It’ll be 25%,” he said. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago US stocks fall as consumer confidence sinks most in four years

Oil prices drop while government bonds climb on worries Donald Trump’s tariffs will hit economy

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51 h. ago Apple to invest $500bn to build servers and hire 20,000 people to boost AI

Apple's investment in the US comes as the company has been under pressure from President Donald Trump to move its manufacturing back home and avoid tariffs on its products made in China

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51 h. ago Bitcoin live updates: Crypto price tumbles to $89k after Trump tariffs create market panic

Markets plunge almost 8% over worries about hacks and memecoins

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52 h. ago Fears UK faces £24bn trade attack from Donald Trump after US President says 'reciprocal' tariffs against VAT WILL go ahead

The US President doubled down on his proposals yesterday as he met with France 's Emmanuel Macron in the White House .

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3 d. ago Apple announces $500 billion US investment including huge AI factory

Official announcement comes after Donald Trump and Tim Cook were rumoured to have met – and ahead of potentially substantial tariffs on Apple’s products

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3 d. ago Scotch whisky eyes Indian market expansion to counter Donald Trump tariff threat

UK Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said he wanted "more bottles of Scotch whisky on countertops in Delhi" as he flew to India for trade talks.

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5 d. ago Trump considers tariffs to counter digital services taxes on Big Tech

President orders probes into levies imposed by EU, UK and Turkey on US companies

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6 d. ago South Korea calls on Trump administration to exclude their country from trade tariffs

The state-run Korea Development Institute has downgraded its growth forecast for the national economy to 1.6% in 2025

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6 d. ago Macron beats Starmer in race to meet Trump at White House despite 'Special Relationship' and US

The French leader has warned Trump not to be ‘weak’ in talks with Putin

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6 d. ago South Korea seeks exemption from Trump’s proposed tariff hikes

South Korean officials have asked the Trump administration to exclude their country from U.S. plans to impose aggressive tariffs on trade partners

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