14 h. ago Three killed after small plane crashes into Nebraska river leaving no survivors

Investigators are scouring the Platte River after a small plane plunged into the water, leaving no survivors

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26 h. ago UK firms put the brakes on investment plans post tariffs, survey finds

Larger businesses are more likely to be expecting a squeeze from new global trade policy, according to a survey carried out by HSBC UK.

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3 d. ago No end in sight for hiring market slump, says recruitment giant Hays

Hays said conditions are set to remain ‘challenging’ into its 2026 financial year, as firms continued putting the brakes on hiring.

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3 d. ago Hong Kong post office to stop shipping parcels to the US after Trump’s tariffs

Hong Kong’s post office will stop shipping parcels to the United States

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3 d. ago Hong Kong post office will stop shipping parcels to the US over tariffs

Hong Kong’s post office will stop shipping small parcels to the United States after Washington announced plans to charge tariffs on small-value parcels from the southern Chinese city

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4 d. ago Heartbreaking cause of plane crash that killed family of six in upstate New York tragedy

NTSB investigators have offered an update into the plane crash that wiped out the family of neuroscientist Michael Groff on Saturday in a horror accident over upstate New York.

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6 d. ago Trump warns exemptions on smartphones, electronics will be short

The US president has said no one is ‘getting off the hook’, as he promises to launch a national security investigation into the semiconductor sectorThe exemption of smartphones, laptops and other electronic products from import tariffs on China will be short-lived, top US officials have said, with Donald Trump warning that no one was “getting off the hook.”“There was no Tariff ‘exception’, Trump said in a social media post on Sunday. “These products are subject to the existing 20% Fentanyl Tariffs, and they are just moving to a different Tariff ‘bucket.’” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump says there will be NO tariff exemptions in dramatic reversal that'll hit Americans hard

President Donald Trump blasted China in a social media post on Sunday where he said there were no tariff exemptions after electronics were not included in a notice on Friday.

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8 d. ago $2,150 for an iPhone? Trump tariffs are ‘category 5 price storm’

US is not set up to supply mobile phones and would cost estimated $30bn to move just 10% of chain from ChinaThe AI-generated video of tired-looking Americans making mobile phones, which circulated widely on social media this week, was a pointed vision of a post-tariff world. But Donald Trump wants it to become reality for Apple.The iPhone maker is one of the biggest victims of the US president’s realignment of the global trading order because its flagship product is assembled in the epicentre of Trump’s protectionist ire – China. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago My courtesy car almost killed me: Motorist accuses hire firm of playing 'Russian roulette' with his life after he was given SUV with dodgy brakes and failing safety systems

Public relations manager Paul Smith was given a sleek Cupra Formentor sports SUV by corporate fleet firm Auxillis while he waited for his Audi Q2 to be fixed following a crash last month.

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9 d. ago Two men killed in plane crash after aircraft smashes down onto UK racetrack

An investigation has been launched after a plane crash killed two men when the aircraft came crashing down over a UK race track – residents have described a 'dull mood' after the incident

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9 d. ago Investing in climate adaptation is not just good for the planet, it’s good business | William Ruto and Patrick Verkooijen

Climate denialism should not blind investors and governments to the very real opportunities to be found in financing solutionsAmong the many shocks currently facing the international development community is the new direction of the US administration on climate, and the implications worldwide for mitigation and adaptation efforts.This is not uncharted territory. While a withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement is undoubtedly a setback, it no longer carries the same level of disruption as it did. The global community has become more resilient and will continue to advance climate action. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ayrshire housing association announces plan to invest £11m in home makeovers

Ayrshire’s leading social housing providers launched the detailed Business Plan of what they will deliver over the next five years

Economics

1 week ago Microsoft halts $1 BILLION project amid rising costs from Trump's tariffs

Microsoft backtracked on its plans to invest $1billion in an Ohio project, as analysts warn Trump's tariffs on tech equipment suppliers could hurt efforts to build AI infrastructure in the U.S.

Economics

1 week ago Trump reportedly to cut grant for key US steel project in Vance’s home town

Outcry as CNN reports president to stop funds for program that would have created jobs in Middletown, OhioDespite promises to bolster the US manufacturing industry, the Trump administration is reportedly planning to cut a key program that invests in some of the biggest manufacturing industries in the US, including in JD Vance’s home town of Middletown, Ohio.Donald Trump is looking to slash a $500m grant from the Biden administration that was slated for Cleveland-Cliffs, a steel manufacturing giant in America’s rust belt, according to reporting from CNN. The grant was intended to help the company upgrade its ageing blast furnaces, so they would be powered by hydrogen, natural gas and electricity instead of coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump reveals his tariff endgame in bombshell post as Warren Buffett is forced to issue extraordinary denial

The post claimed that the president is hoping the tariffs will force the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates, allowing it to cheaply refinance trillions of dollars worth of US debt.

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2 w. ago Trump tariffs come into effect in ‘seismic’ shift to global trade

‘Baseline’ 10% import levy takes effect at US seaports, airports and customs warehouses on Saturday, with some higher tariffs to begin next weekUS customs agents began collecting President Donald Trump’s unilateral 10% tariff on all imports from many countries on Saturday, with higher levies on goods from 57 larger trading partners due to start next week.The initial 10% “baseline” tariff took effect at US seaports, airports and customs warehouses at 12.01am ET (0401 GMT), ushering in Trump’s full rejection of the post-second world war system of mutually agreed tariff rates. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Stock market closes week in bloodbath as Trump’s tariffs cause historic two

Friday’s stock market comes after a historically bad day as investors react to Trump’s tariff plan

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2 w. ago Dow Jones has lost 2,000 points on Friday as stock bloodbath continues in wake of Trump’s tariffs

Friday’s stock market comes after a historically bad day as investors react to Trump’s tariff plan

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2 w. ago Stock markets continue to fall as fears over Trump’s trade war dragging down the economy fuel sell

Friday’s stock market comes after a historically bad day as investors react to Trump’s tariff plan

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