11 h. ago Wales holiday let rules are putting ‘thousands of jobs at risk’

Short-term holiday let operators must rent out their properties for at least 182 days to meet business rate requirements in Wales

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12 h. ago US’s $2.36tn tourism business fears ‘Trump slump’ over tariff turmoil

Warnings emerge even as effect of economic and political turbulence on the foreign visitors to the US is hard to defineBatman said business was so-so, and King Kong beat his chest in agreement. But neither could predict that it would improve. Gotham’s caped crusader and his muscular ape neighbour could only hope. As with Times Square’s superhero-themed visitor-photography business last week, so it is with the US tourism business at large.The effect of economic and political turbulence on the number of foreign visitors coming to the US is for now hard to define. But both – whether through tariffs, currency exchange chaos, or fears over political ill-winds – are sending chills through the $2.36tn business, the world’s most powerful travel and tourism market. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Home Alone 2 director says he fears deportation if he cuts Trump cameo

‘It’s become this curse,’ filmmaker said

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15 h. ago Home Alone 2 director says he fears he will be deported if he cuts Trump cameo

Chris Columbus calls cameo ‘an albatross’ but worries he’d ‘have to go back to Italy or something’Film-maker Chris Columbus says he has come to regard Donald Trump’s cameo in his movie Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as “an albatross” that he wishes to remove.But, Columbus added, he fears the president’s administration would deport him if he followed through with nixing the scene from more than 30 years ago. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago WW3 fears grow as Trump's tariffs spark China feud – how would you cope with war?

World War Three feels closer than ever, with the war between Russia and Ukraine continuing, Trump's tariffs sparking new tensions with China and Iran developing nuclear tech

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44 h. ago UK retail bosses raise fears of Chinese product ‘dumping’ due to Donald Trump’s tariffs

Companies flag signs of goods being diverted from US to Europe via platforms such as Temu, Shein and Amazon

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44 h. ago UK retail bosses raise fears of Chinese ‘dumping’ due to Trump tariffs

Companies flag signs of goods being diverted from US to Europe via platforms such as Temu, Shein and Amazon

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4 d. ago Trump insists tariff war is ‘doing really well’ as recession fears mount

S&P 500 and Dow Jones rise sharply after extraordinarily volatile week as experts warn of continued turbulenceDonald Trump insisted his trade war with much of the world was “doing really well” despite mounting fears of recession and as Beijing hit back and again hiked tariffs on US exports to China.As the US president said his aggressive tariffs strategy was “moving along quickly”, a closely watched economic survey revealed that US consumer expectations for price growth had soared to a four-decade high. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago White House says there is ‘great optimism’ in the economy despite ongoing market volatility – business live

Markets pick up slightly after earlier falls amid increasing fears of recession while White House insists Trump’s tariffs are ‘proven economic formula’US stocks fall again after rally following Trump’s shock retreat on tariffsWhat are bonds and why have they spooked Donald Trump?The US dollar slumped on Friday as waning confidence in the US economy prompted investors to ditch US assets to the benefit of safe havens like the Swiss franc, yen and euro, as well as gold.The yellow metal recorded a new all-time peak in early Asia trade, and the franc notched a fresh decade high, Reuters reports.There has been a pronounced ‘sell US’ vibe flowing through broad markets and into the classic safe-haven assets, with the USD losing the safe-haven bid. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Weight loss jab supply risk as Trump's trade war threatens drug industry

British industry leaders fear tariffs imposed by President Trump could disrupt the supply and even the price of drugs including slimming jabs Mounjaro and Ozempic.

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4 d. ago Will global climate action be a casualty of Trump’s tariffs?

Clean energy investors likely to pull back from US, but other countries may seize opportunity to speed transitionDonald Trump’s upending of the global economy has raised fears that climate action could emerge as a casualty of the trade war.In the week that has followed “liberation day”, economic experts have warned that the swathe of tariffs could trigger a global economic recession, with far-reaching consequences for investors – including those behind the green energy projects needed to meet climate goals. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Donald Trump's tariff wars feared to send Adidas Samba prices soaring in UK

Adidas Sambas trainers are set to increase after President Trump's brand new tariffs regulations where some of Brits favourite trainers are set to rise as the UK take a hit

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5 d. ago Fund managers quietly fear Trump doesn’t have a tariff plan and that he ‘might be insane’

Some fund managers concerned ‘that the White House is not acting rationally, but rather on ideology. And some even fear that this may not even be ideology’

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5 d. ago US stocks and dollar tumble as Trump fails to soothe economic fears

White House says duties on imports from China to hit 145 per cent

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6 d. ago Petrol to fall below 130p a litre within days as Trump tariffs cause oil price to plunge

Fears that Trump's new trade tariffs could trigger a global recession has sent oil prices plummeting - and drivers will benefit at the pumps.

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6 d. ago Panic buying at Asian supermarkets as shoppers fear Trump tariff price rises

The stores can be a source of comfort for immigrants and foreign students craving the tastes of home

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6 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 09 April: Oil and pharma stocks retreat as heavy selling resumes

Fear returned to the world’s stock markets today after Donald Trump’s swingeing new “Liberation Day” tariffs came into force.

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7 d. ago UK braced as Trump’s tariffs kick in amid fears of widespread economic damage

Countries across the world are braced for economic damage amid fears of widespread economic damage from Donald Trump’s global tariffs.

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7 d. ago PHOTO ESSAY: Miami’s ‘Little Venezuela’ fears Trump's moves against migration

This is a documentary photo story curated by AP photo editors.

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7 d. ago There’s barely a human being on the planet who will be unaffected by Trump’s tariffs misadventure

Editorial: As stock markets calm, the world’s two largest economies are squaring up for a fiscal ‘fight to the end’. We can only hope that, amid all the retaliations and ultimatums, a constructive approach will emerge

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