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Trump’s “Liberation Day” is set to whack America’s economy
Tue, 01 Apr 2025
A rush of new tariffs will hurt growth, raise prices and worsen...
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Even priests need the free market
Thu, 27 Mar 2025
What clergymen can learn from economists ...
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Can foreign investors learn to love China again?
Thu, 27 Mar 2025
Wall Street still needs more to coax it back. But non-American firms...
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The surging gold price is boosting Central Asia’s economies
Thu, 27 Mar 2025
But foreign investors might want to tread carefully ...
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Nubank has conquered Brazil. Now it is expanding overseas
Thu, 27 Mar 2025
The country’s struggling economy provides a push ...
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Trump’s tariff pain: the growing evidence
Thu, 27 Mar 2025
As “liberation day” nears, American businesses suffer ...
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How Europe can hurt Russia’s economy
Thu, 27 Mar 2025
Even if America lifts sanctions, the old continent has its own weapons ...
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Live music seems recession-proof. Thank ticket scalpers
Thu, 27 Mar 2025
When demand softens, the secondary market absorbs the pain ...
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Even the Trumpiest stocks are suffering
Thu, 20 Mar 2025
Investors may have misjudged which firms would thrive under the new administration ...
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Beneath investors’ feet, the ground is shifting
Thu, 20 Mar 2025
More remarkable than slumping share prices are the forces behind them ...
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US Economy
Has Big Oil changed? | FT Film
Thu, 01 Dec 2022
With the climate emergency, the war in Ukraine, and the global energy crisis, Big Oil is under pressure as never...
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Listen: Millennials on the move
Tue, 26 Jun 2018
The generation’s choice of where to live is redrawing the map of America...
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Trump's first 100 days: the verdict
Wed, 26 Apr 2017
What has been so far Trump's impact on markets, consumer confidence and the economy?...
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Where US interest rates are heading
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
Nick Gartside of JP Morgan Asset Management thinks rates will rise steeply...
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BBC News
UK firms react to Trump tariffs: 'It's a huge blow to Scotland's whisky industry'
Wed, 02 Apr 2025
Business in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland tell us what US tariffs could mean for them....
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Six things that could get more expensive for Americans under Trump tariffs
Wed, 02 Apr 2025
Economists say the president's import taxes could result in higher prices for a range of products in the US....
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How Trump's tariffs might affect the UK and your money
Wed, 02 Apr 2025
The UK has been hit with 10% tariffs by the US, but there is uncertainty of the impact of them....
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Tesla sales plunge after Elon Musk backlash
Wed, 02 Apr 2025
The car maker's sales slide has been attributed to competition and controversy around its boss....
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Three big unknowns ahead of Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs
Tue, 01 Apr 2025
The president is expected to unveil details of his plans for a wider set of import taxes. But what tariffs...
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Heathrow warned by airlines about power supply days before shutdown
Wed, 02 Apr 2025
MPs hear the airport was warned about power supply resilience days before the disruptive closure....
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Trump poised to reshape global economy and how world does business
Wed, 02 Apr 2025
The BBC’s economics editor Faisal Islam explains why a US tariff on goods imported into America is such a big...
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Parents allowed to block children's games and friends on Roblox
Wed, 02 Apr 2025
They are the latest safety measures from the gaming platform, which has faced questions over inappropriate content....
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Trump announces tariffs on NI and Irish goods
Wed, 02 Apr 2025
NI goods entering the US will face a 10% tariff, while those from the Republic will be hit with 20%....
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'National Insurance rise may force us to close'
Wed, 02 Apr 2025
Charities and childcare centres say they are being hit by the tax increase but cannot raise prices....
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