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Trump to fire US labour statistics boss after weak jobs report
1 August 2025 @ 6:34 pm
President says he will replace Bureau of Labor Statistics head with ‘someone much more competent and qualified’
Trump says he will reposition nuclear submarines after ‘provocative’ Russian comments
1 August 2025 @ 6:30 pm
US president blasts ‘foolish and inflammatory’ statements by Dmitry Medvedev
Reuben brothers in talks to invest in consortium circling OnlyFans
1 August 2025 @ 6:05 pm
David and Simon Reuben in discussions to invest in consortium led by LA investment firm Forest Road
David Cameron’s former chief of staff to join UK Foreign Office
1 August 2025 @ 5:59 pm
Ed Llewellyn will be a political director and adviser to David Lammy
Americans face price hikes for luxury watches after Trump’s Swiss tariffs
1 August 2025 @ 5:48 pm
Manufacturers and dealers are threatened by increased levy in a market worth more than $5bn
Top Brazil judge vows to continue Bolsonaro trial despite US sanctions
1 August 2025 @ 5:44 pm
Alexandre de Moraes says supreme court expects to reach a verdict in former president’s case later this year
How carmakers are becoming the biggest losers in Trump’s trade war
1 August 2025 @ 5:42 pm
The so-called Big Three of Ford, GM and Stellantis say the new tariff regime will cost them a combined $7bn this year
Switzerland in ‘shock’ at 39% US tariff blow
1 August 2025 @ 4:55 pm
New duty level on Swiss goods one of highest in the world and exceeds 31% rate outlined by Donald Trump in April
Trump’s highly political tariffs
1 August 2025 @ 4:50 pm
Brazil is an egregious example of how trade levies are being shaped by presidential whim
OpenAI secures $8.3bn in latest huge fundraising
1 August 2025 @ 4:30 pm
Dragoneer fund will invest $2.8bn in one of the largest start-up cheques ever written by a company