President Trump has big ambitions for the global trading system and is using tariffs to try to rip it down and rebuild it. But the European Union is taking action after action to make sure the continent is at the center of whatever world comes next. As one of the globe’s biggest and most open […]
Parliament will be recalled on Saturday to debate an emergency law to save British Steel’s plant in Scunthorpe from imminent closure. Downing Street said legislation would give ministers powers to “protect” the Lincolnshire site, which employs 2,700 people. The move stops short of fully nationalising the company at this stage, but No 10 says “all […]
A shift in the atmosphere Ms. Petrova’s return flight from Paris landed in Boston on the evening of Feb. 16. As the plane sat on the tarmac, she texted back and forth with Dr. Peshkin, trying to confirm how she should handle the package in customs. But by then, the passengers were already filing off […]
When Congress voted to normalize trade relations with China at the beginning of this century, U.S. manufacturers braced for a stream of cheap goods to begin flowing into U.S. ports. Instead, they got a flood. Imports from China nearly tripled from 1999 to 2005, and American factories, with their higher wages and stricter safety standards, […]
The United States landed in Group D alongside Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago and Saudi Arabia in Thursday’s Concacaf Gold Cup draw, while champions Mexico were placed into Group A with Costa Rica, Suriname and Dominican Republic. Following the group stage of the 16-team tournament that kicks off on June 14 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, […]
Tesla has stopped accepting new orders in China for two car models that it imports from a factory in the United States, after the Chinese government imposed steep tariffs on American imports. On Friday, Tesla’s website in China removed the “order” button from the Model S sedan and Model X sport utility vehicle. Customers still […]
James Diamond BBC News, Bristol Mike Gilmore BBC News, Bristol Reporting fromThe Downs, Bristol BBC The number of van dwellers in Bristol has quadrupled in the last five years Plans to move one of the UK’s biggest van-dwelling communities are under way amid growing tensions with people who live nearby. At least 60 caravans and […]
The UK economy grew by more than expected in February, according to the latest official figures. The economy expanded by 0.5%, with the services sector having a strong month, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Economists had predicted growth of just 0.1%, but the ONS said several factors contributed to the surprise rise which […]
The head of the United Automobile Workers union voiced partial support on Thursday for the Trump administration’s tariffs, saying targeted duties on other countries could help bring some manufacturing jobs back to the United States. But the union’s president, Shawn Fain, described President Trump’s across-the-board global tariffs as “reckless.” In an address to U.A.W. members […]
The White House on Thursday clarified that China faced a minimum tariff rate of 145 percent on all imports to the United States. A day earlier, President Trump had said that he was increasing tariffs on China to 125 percent after Beijing retaliated against his previous levies. On Thursday, the White House explained that the […]