Beijing responded swiftly on Tuesday to the tariffs President Trump had promised, announcing a fusillade of countermeasures targeting American companies and imports of critical products.Mr. Trump’s 10 percent tariff on…
Donald Trump's new US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has been praising 'President Trump's adept ability to negotiate'. But as Trump's latest tariff announcement triggers a to-and-fro with various allies and…
The Securities and Exchange Commission is moving to scale back a special unit of more than 50 lawyers and staff members that had been dedicated to bringing crypto enforcement actions,…
Toy making giant Mattel says it may increase its prices in the US to make up for the impact of Donald Trump's tariffs.It comes after the US president imposed 10%…
Ed ButlerBusiness reporter, BBC NewsReporting fromAccra, GhanaGetty ImagesCashew nuts, which grow from beneath cashew fruits, are a big export crop for GhanaThe Accra street vendor looks at me, bemused.I'm trying…
Updated / Wednesday, 5 Feb 2025 12:02 Moana 2, Disney's animated sequel, topped $1 billion in box office proceeds in January, becoming the fourth Walt Disney Animation film to reach…
Just a day ago, Donald Trump was threatening a multi-front trade war with Canada, Mexico and China that would take the global economy into uncharted territory.Twenty-four hours later, we're in…
A migrant chef with no English was put to work for around €25 a day at a Chinese takeaway while working up to 73 hours a week to pay off…
Michael RaceBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThe trade war between the world's two biggest economies has escalated after China hit back against the introduction of tariffs by the US with measures…
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that Dublin continued to have the highest disposable income per person nationally at €32,393 in 2023. It was followed by Cork at…
Tom GerkenTechnology reporterGetty ImagesAustralia has banned DeepSeek from all government devices and systems over what it says is the security risk the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup poses.DeepSeek stunned the…
A journalist with an "extraordinary sense of entitlement and a huge sense of self-importance" is already "well compensated" for his on-air work, a tribunal has decided. A Workplace Relations Commission…