UK bans EU cheese and meat imports to prevent disease spreading
The UK government has brought in a temporary ban on holidaymakers bringing in cheese and meat products from the EU in a bid to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease.…
Tariffs will hit US economy and raise prices, says Fed boss
US economic growth will be hit and prices will rise for consumers as a result of new tariffs on goods entering the country, the head of America’s central bank has…
Nvidia shares plunge amid $5.5bn hit over export rules to China
Shares in Nvidia plunged on Wednesday after the computer chip giant said it would be hit by $5.5bn (£4.2bn) in costs due to the US government tightening its export rules…
‘Getting Instagram to fix my account was almost traumatising’
When wedding dress designer Catherine Deane saw her company’s Instagram account get hacked, she says it was “devastating”. “It felt like the rug had been pulled from under us. Instagram…
Global breakthrough to tackle shipping emissions
Countries have agreed a global deal to tackle shipping emissions, after nearly ten years of negotiations. The agreement covers the vast majority of the world’s commercial shipping and means that…
US coffee shops worried about bitter price hike after tariffs
The price for a cup of coffee in the US is going up as tariffs put the squeeze on local café and bakery owners. Some US businesses say the queues…
Chris Mason: British Steel law rushed through Parliament but it is just a stop gap
There was a moment where all they could do was wait. Government officials were holed up in a Premier Inn down the road from British Steel’s steelworks in Scunthorpe and…
Trump exempts smartphones and computers from new tariffs
US President Donald Trump’s administration has exempted smartphones, computers and some other electronic devices from “reciprocal” tariffs, including the 125% levies imposed on Chinese imports. In a notice, US Customs…
‘I can’t keep up’: Trump’s changing tariffs leave shoppers feeling paralysed
When his camera stopped working on his iPhone recently, New Yorker Richard Medina didn’t waste any time. With the threat of tariff-fuelled price hikes on smartphones bearing down, he quickly…
Faisal Islam: Trump’s iPhone olive branch is a significant trade war retreat
Well, well, well. In a US customs messaging note quietly slipped out in the early hours of Saturday, a series of numbers were listed as exempt from the 125% tariff…