2 w. ago Trump live updates: China refuses to budge as deadline looms for 104% tariffs threat

Beijing says it will ‘fight to the end’ rather than submit to president’s trade war aggressions

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2 w. ago China vows to ‘fight to the end’ against latest Trump tariff threat

Beijing accuses US of blackmail and adding a ‘mistake on top of a mistake’ as Wednesday deadline for latest levies loomsTariff market reaction –live updatesChina’s government says it will “fight to the end” if the US continues to escalate the trade war, after Donald Trump threatened huge additional tariffs in response to China’s retaliatory measures.On Tuesday, China’s commerce ministry accused the US of “blackmail” and said the US president’s threats of additional 50% tariffs if Beijing did not reverse its own 34% reciprocal tariff were a “mistake on top of a mistake”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Why TikTok could be banned in the US this weekend as sale deadline looms

TikTok users in the US could see the app 'go dark' for the second time this year

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3 w. ago Amazon, OnlyFans creator and crypto company bid for TikTok as deadline looms

Zoop, a startup run by OnlyFans founder Tim Stokely, reportedly partnered with a cryptocurrency company to make a late-stage bid

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3 w. ago TikTok set for €500m fine over sending EU data to China as US sale deadline looms

Ireland’s data protection commission is said to have found TikTok's owners fell foul of GDPR laws by sending users' data to China, amid fears the video sharing app poses a national security threat

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3 w. ago Martin Lewis warns of looming deadline for anyone who worked from home during pandemic

Those who worked at home could claim up to £140 to cover extra costs such as water, heating and electricity

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3 w. ago Trump to consider final proposal on TikTok future as US ban deadline looms

Owner ByteDance required to find non-Chinese buyer for video app’s American operations by SaturdayDonald Trump is preparing to consider a final proposal to decide the future of TikTok before a deadline for the app to find a non-Chinese buyer or face a US ban.The US vice-president, JD Vance, the commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, the national security adviser, Mike Waltz, and the director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, will meet in the Oval Office on Wednesday to discuss the issue, Reuters reported. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump to consider final proposal on TikTok as US ban deadline looms

Owner ByteDance required to find non-Chinese buyer for video app’s American operations by SaturdayDonald Trump will consider a “final proposal” over the sale of TikTok’s US operations on Wednesday, according to reports, as a Saturday deadline looms for the Chinese-controlled app to find a buyer.The White House is finalising plans for a deal involving US investors, possibly including the tech firm Oracle and the private equity firm Blackstone, CBS News reported. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Deadline looming to take action which could boost state pension entitlement

A deadline of April 5 has been set for people to fill gaps going back to 2006, but people can also fill in a callback request form by this date.

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3 w. ago Trump aides draft proposal for 20% tariffs on ‘most imports’ to US as Liberation Day deadline looms: Live

Trump’s team says it is still weighing options as the president prepares to announce a sweeping round of reciprocal tariffs that threatens to trigger U.S. recession and a global trade war

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3 w. ago Looming Trump tariff deadline sparks fresh fears of higher costs worldwide

Donald Trump’s tariff policy has sent ripples through the financial markets as investors assess what the impact will be on global trade.

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4 w. ago Labour vows to rewrite Hillsborough Law 'at pace' as anniversary deadline looms

The government has promised a rethink on a law preventing future state cover-ups

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