Tariff turmoil President Trump’s tariff week has arrived, and the world is none the wiser about what to expect. Among the unknowns: Who will get hit, and by how much? Tariff tensions have fueled a $5 trillion stock market sell-off over the past six weeks, and Goldman Sachs economists have just raised their odds of
Chloe Aslett BBC News, Yorkshire James Balston Ms Clark lived in the converted toilets for a while, but has had tenants since she moved to Scotland. Of all the bizarre items up for sale on Facebook marketplace, a “townhouse” with a price of £70,000 stands out as a particularly unusual listing – not least because
Elon Musk owns the country’s most successful electric car maker in Tesla. His SpaceX rocket company is one of NASA’s biggest contractors, relied upon to service the International Space Station. His social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, dominates public discourse. Now, after spending more than $200 million to elect Donald Trump to a
After 142 years in the business of milling and packaging rice and rice flour, Dainty Foods was on a roll. A surge in demand for precooked and flavored rice made for microwaving had suddenly lifted the fortunes of Canada’s only rice mill. The company was already modernizing its factory in Windsor, Ontario, and had plans
Last Updated:March 18, 2025, 18:38 IST Thailand is reducing its visa-free stay from 60 to 30 days to curb illegal business activities, a move that could impact long-term visitors like digital nomads and retirees. While Thailand remains a welcoming destination for tourists, the government is reinforcing stricter visa regulations to prevent prolonged stays without proper
Tariffs haven’t yet hit the supply chain at Anawalt in Malibu, but the hardware store and lumber seller is bracing for steep price hikes in the coming weeks. The majority of the lumber that the store sells comes from Canada and nearly all of its steel products are made in China, general manager Rieff Anawalt
It’s not clear who will benefit if President Trump follows through on his threat to impose 200 percent tariffs on all wines and alcoholic beverages from the European Union, but it certainly would not be American consumers. The tariff warning was posted by Mr. Trump on social media Thursday in retaliation to 50 percent tariffs
Last Updated:March 07, 2025, 15:14 IST Women entrepreneurs are now leaving a mark across diverse sectors in India with their remarkable contributions and are emerging as a dominant force across industries. International Women’s Day 2025: Women have now broken many old myths and are entering domains previously out of bounds to them. (Image: Shutterstock) Authored
A new quango will be able to sue bosses on behalf of staff and win them compensation in the latest blow to businesses. Little-noticed measures in Labour’s flagship workers’ rights law give the state the power to take companies to Employment Tribunal when employees decline to do so themselves. The cases will be brought by
By JAMES TAPSFIELD, POLITICAL EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE Published: 04:53 EST, 3 March 2025 | Updated: 04:53 EST, 3 March 2025 Businesses are urging more curbs to Labour’s French-style employment reforms amid claims the ‘right to switch off’ will be ditched. Plans to give staff explicit rights to ignore messages outside of working hours are expected