51 m. ago Trump's tariffs could be tough to crack for a German nutcracker maker focused on the US

U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs threaten to become a tough nut to crack in an unlikely place — a small company whose factory nestled deep in the hills of eastern Germany produces painstakingly hand-crafted nutcrackers that are snapped up by American collectors

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1 hour ago Visas not an issue in UK trade talks, insists India's top diplomat in London amid Trump tariff chaos

Vikram K Doraiswami stressed that his country wanted Indian companies to be able to move staff to Britain ‘more easily’ as part of an agreement, but their focus was on hiring locally

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1 hour ago Trump tariffs will send global trade into reverse this year, warns WTO

World Trade Organization says trade between US and China is expected to plunge by 81% in ‘decoupling’Donald Trump’s tariffs will send international trade into reverse this year, depressing global economic growth, the World Trade Organization has warned.In its latest snapshot of the global trading system, the Geneva-based institution says it had previously expected goods trade to expand by a healthy 2.7% this year. As a result of Washington’s trade policy, it is now forecasting a 0.2% decline. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Retail sales rise 1.4% in March as shoppers stock up on big ticket items ahead of tariffs

U.S. shoppers increased their shopping last month, fueled by a spending spree on foreign-made new big ticket items from gadgets to cars before President Donald Trump’s expansive new tariffs started kicking in

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2 h. ago Trump says Harvard should no longer receive federal funds as university pushes back – US politics live

President doubles down on cutting public funding for leading US university in fresh social media rantDonald Trump has gone on yet another rant about Harvard University on his social media platform Truth Social this morning.It comes as the US education department said it was freezing about $2.3bn in federal funds to the Ivy League school.Everyone knows that Harvard has “lost its way.” They hired, from New York (Bill D) and Chicago (Lori L), at ridiculously high salaries/fees, two of the WORST and MOST INCOMPETENT mayors in the history of our Country, to “teach” municipal management and government.These two Radical Left fools left behind two cities that will take years to recover from their incompetence and evil. Harvard has been hiring almost all woke, Radical Left, idiots and “birdbrains” who are only capable of teaching FAILURE to students and so-called “future leaders.” Continue reading...

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4 h. ago We don't want more visas, says India's top diplomat in London on trade deal with UK amid Trump tariff chaos

Vikram K Doraiswami stressed that his country wanted Indian companies to be able to move staff to Britain ‘more easily’ as part of an agreement, but their focus was on hiring locally

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4 h. ago Beijing slams Trump 'blackmail' after White House document sparks confusion over '245% tariffs' on China

The US President has ordered a probe into potential new tariffs on all US critical minerals imports

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7 h. ago Scramble underway to stop Trump tariffs hitting Britain’s pharmaceutical industry

Donald Trump has warned tariffs on pharmaceuticals would come ‘in the not too distant future’

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7 h. ago UK scrambling to get Donald Trump to slash tariffs to zero, says minister as US threatens medicines levies

Tariffs on Britain’s pharmaceutical industry could deal a severe blow, potentially costing firms billions of pounds

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7 h. ago Trump latest: China warns president to ‘stop whining’ over tariffs after US curbs Nvidia chip sales in trade war

It comes as Donald Trump claims the U.S is taking in ‘record’ tariffs after raising import duties

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7 h. ago Government scrambles to stop Donald Trump levying tariffs on British medical industry

Tariffs on Britain’s pharmaceutical industry could deal a severe blow, potentially costing firms billions of pounds

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8 h. ago UK inflation falls to 2.6%, increasing pressure on Bank to cut interest rates

March annual rate comes before expected rise because of household bills going up this monthBusiness live – latest updatesUK inflation dropped to 2.6% in March, increasing the pressure on Bank of England policymakers to cut interest rates next month.Prices growth was weak ahead of an expected rise in April as households begin to pay higher council tax and utility bills, as well as an uncertain outlook posed by Donald Trump’s tariff war. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Apple airlifted iPhones worth $2bn from India in March as Trump tariffs loomed

Tech giant stepped up production and chartered cargo flights with at least six jets to ensure sufficient inventoryApple’s main Indian suppliers Foxconn and Tata shipped nearly $2bn worth of iPhones to the United States in March, an all-time high, as the US company airlifted devices to bypass Donald Trump’s impending tariffs, customs data shows.The smartphone maker stepped up production in India and chartered cargo flights to ferry 600 tons of iPhones to the United States to ensure sufficient inventory in one of its biggest markets based on concern that the US president’s tariffs would push up costs. At least six cargo jets were used in the operation, which one source described as a way to “beat the tariffs”. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Donald Trump's tariffs puncture US car industry downgraded by Barclays to 'negative'

Goldman Sachs has cut its estimate for automobile sales in the US for this year by nearly 1 million units

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24 h. ago Nato chief in surprise Ukraine visit as US fails to condemn Sumy attack – Europe live

Mark Rutte makes unannounced visit to Odesa and tells Zelenskyy that ‘Nato support is unwavering’The EU has said that “significant joint efforts will be needed” for a successful outcome to trade talks at the end of Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on tariffs.The European Commission, which handles trade policy for the 27 EU member states, was reporting back on a meeting between its lead trade official Maroš Šefčovič and US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick and US trade representative Jamieson Greer in Washington on Monday.The EU will continue to approach these talks in a constructive manner, with a view to identify areas of common interest. It is clear that significant joint efforts will be needed to achieve a successful outcome within the 90-day window.The EU is doing its part. Now it is necessary for the US to define its position. As with every negotiation this must be a two-way street... With both sides bringing something to the table.” Continue reading...

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24 h. ago US tariffs explained: what they are, how they work and who they affect

President Trump’s tariff plan, which included a 10% charge on imports from the UK, has shaken the world’s financial markets

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25 h. ago Trump’s tech tariffs are total chaos – and everyone’s paying the price

From iPhone airlifts to Nintendo delays, Trump’s trade war has thrown the tech world into confusionHello, and welcome to TechScape. Today’s news: Donald Trump’s tariffs spread confusion like a germ, tech takes two kinds of environmental tolls, Meta faces an antitrust trial, and I’ve been watching two excellent pieces of serialized fiction on Instagram and TikTok.OpenAI countersues Elon Musk over ‘unlawful harassment’ of companyFederal workers fear Musk’s ‘efficiency’ agency is using AI to spy on them: ‘They are omnipresent’ Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Donald Trump's trade war tariffs slammed by France for unleashing 'tsunami of destabilisation'

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou hit out at Trump’s America for going ‘over to the side of the aggressors’

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26 h. ago SYLVIA MORRIS: Top savings deals vanish after Trump's tariffs as I predicted

Following US President Donald Trump's tariff announcements, top savings rates disappeared in a flash - which is as I anticipated. Now, here's my advice on which rates to bank while you still can.

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26 h. ago ‘Shock to the system’: farmers hit by Trump’s tariffs and cuts say they need another bailout

With extreme weather and Trump’s looming trade war, US farmers are reeling and resigned to needing another bailoutFarmers across the United States say they could face financial ruin – unless there is a huge taxpayer funded bail out to compensate for losses generated by Donald Trump’s sweeping cuts and chaotic tariffs.Small- and medium-sized farms were already struggling amid worsening climate shocks and volatile commodities markets, on top of being squeezed by large corporations that dominate the supply chain. Continue reading...

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