9 h. ago Jaguar Land Rover to axe 500 UK management jobs as Trump tariffs fallout dents sales

British carmaker to offer voluntary redundancy to managers after 15.1% sales drop in three months to JuneUK unemployment rises as jobs market ‘weakens’Business live – latest updatesJaguar Land Rover has said it will axe up to 500 management jobs in the UK, after the carmaker reported a plunge in sales linked to Donald Trump’s tariffs.The British luxury car manufacturer said about 1.5% of its staff in the UK would be affected by the job cuts as part of a voluntary redundancy round for managers. JLR, which is owned by India’s Tata Motors, employs 33,000 people in the UK. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Mulberry raises £20m from shareholders after sales plunge lower

Bosses at the handbag maker said it has made ‘significant progress’ in its turnaround efforts.

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1 week ago Elon unveils clever plan to sabotage Trump as 'America Party' shocks GOP

The rollercoaster of a relationship between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's has hit a new level.

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2 w. ago Trump and Musk’s feud blows up again with threats of Doge and deportation

Reignited quarrel centers around Musk’s opposition to the president’s signature tax bill as it moves through CongressDonald Trump and Elon Musk’s feud reignited this week with the former political allies trading sharp public threats of retribution. The blowup, centered around Musk’s opposition to Trump’s signature tax bill as it moves through Congress, ends a period of rapprochement between two of the world’s most powerful men.Musk posted escalating attacks against Trump’s sweeping spending bill on his social media platform X, calling the legislation “insane” and vowing to form a new political party if it passed late Monday. In response, Trump claimed he could “look into” deporting the South Africa-born billionaire, while also suggesting he could cut government subsidies for Musk’s companies or set the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) on its former leader. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump 'will take a look deporting Elon Musk' after huge beautiful bill row

The spat between Trump and car salesman Elon Musk has taken another dramatic turn after the South African threatened to launch a rival political party if the Orang Manbaby's Big Beautiful Bill passes

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2 w. ago Trump suggests US government review subsidies to Musk’s companies

Rift between two men deepens as Musk criticises White House flagship tax bill

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3 w. ago Tesla’s EU sales slump continues; Eurostar services disrupted after ‘cable theft’ – business live

Six trains between London and Paris cancelled after theft of cables at Lille leave passengers strandedThe price of the world’s first malaria vaccine for children in endemic countries will be reduced by more than half, to less than $5, according to the drugmakers GSK and Bharat Biotech.The vaccine, called Mosquirix or RTS,S, was developed by GSK and the non-profit health organisation PATH, and was the first malaria vaccine to be recommended by the World Health Organization in October 2021. It is one of two malaria shots recommended by the WHO.“As an epidemiologist working in malaria vaccine development and delivery, I have seen the impact malaria vaccines are already having on children in high-burden regions of Africa. As a result of the collaboration between the research community in implementing endemic countries, industry, NGOs and multilateral organisations, the world’s first malaria vaccine is helping to reduce all-cause mortality and hospitalisations of severe malaria among chi...

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3 w. ago Would you hail a 'robotaxi'? Musk bets cabs will give Tesla a lift after boycotts and sales plunge

Elon Musk has long promised to put a fleet of driverless Tesla “robotaxis" on the roads, but fans and shareholders have been kept waiting

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4 w. ago Whitbread sales under pressure amid overhaul and tough UK market

The group saw first-quarter accommodation sales fall 2% while food and drink plunged 16%.

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