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China’s Tariffs on U.S. Agricultural Products Take Effect

Beijing began imposing tariffs on Monday on many farm products from the United States, for which China is the largest overseas market. It is the latest escalation of a trade fight between the world’s two-largest economies. The Chinese government announced the tariffs last week, shortly after President Trump raised tariffs on Chinese products for the […]

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Nation to see renewed risk of severe weather this week

Several rounds of severe thunderstorms will develop across the U.S. beginning Wednesday across the Ark-La-Tex region moving into the southern Plains. However, the larger severe weather threat is likely later in the week. FOX Weather Meteorologist Haley Meier explains how all the ingredients can come together for dangerous weather, including tornadoes.  The FOX Forecast Center […]

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Software bug at firm left NHS data ‘vulnerable to hackers’

Ben Morris Editor, Technology of Business Getty Images Medefer handles around 1,500 referrals a month The NHS is “looking into” allegations that patient data was left vulnerable to hacking due to a software flaw at a private medical services company. The flaw was found last November at Medefer, which handles 1,500 NHS patient referrals a […]

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Trump says US economy in ‘transition’ as trade war escalates

US President Donald Trump has refused to say whether the US economy is facing a recession or price rises in the wake of his administration’s flip-flopping on tariff threats against some of its closest trading partners. Asked if he was expecting a recession this year, Trump said there was a “period of transition” taking place. […]

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Who is Mark Carney, Canada’s incoming prime minister?

Ben King and Robin Levinson King BBC News Reporting fromLondon, UK and Toronto, Canada Watch: Key moments on Mark Carney’s journey from banker to Canada’s PM The former Bank of England boss, Mark Carney, will be Canada’s next prime minister, at least for now. He will need all his experience handling global economic crises as […]

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Lab-grown food could be sold in UK in two years

BBC This lab-grown Wagyu steak is ready to eat, but can’t be sold in the UK because it has not yet been approved Meat, dairy and sugar grown in a lab could be on sale in the UK for human consumption for the first time within two years from now, sooner than expected. The Food […]

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