Trump says he is cutting off trade talks with Canada
AFP/GettyUS President Donald Trump has said he is cutting off trade talks with Canada "immediately" as the country looks to start enforcing a tax policy targeting big tech companies. The…
Lotus considering shifting UK production to US, BBC understands
Theo LeggettBusiness correspondent, BBC NewsSportscar maker Lotus is considering ending production at its home in the UK in favour of setting up a new plant in the US, the BBC…
Government jobs support plans ‘a mess’, DWP officials tell BBC
Plans to help benefits recipients into work 'a mess', say DWP officialsMichael BuchananSocial affairs correspondent, BBC NewsGetty ImagesGovernment plans to speed up employment support for people affected by the changes…
Nissan Sunderland to cut 250 jobs as part of global shake-up
Pamela BilalovaBBC News, North East and CumbriaNissan is looking to cut about 250 jobs from its UK factory, as part of a global shake-up in the face of weak sales.A…
Trump tariffs: Nike pledges to cut reliance on Chinese factories
Peter HoskinsBusiness reporterReporting fromSingapore Natalie ShermanBusiness reporterReporting fromNew YorkEPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockNike says US President Donald Trump's tariffs on key trading partners could add around $1bn (£730m) to its costs this year.Company executives…
Benefits U-turn: How much will it cost?
Labour's original plan to reform the welfare system was a hasty effort to try to make billions of pounds of cuts to a rapidly growing bill in order to help…
Keir Starmer u-turns on benefits changes after Labour backlash
PA MediaThe PM was in The Hague this week attending this year's Nato summit, speaking at a media conference on WednesdaySam FrancisPolitical ReporterThe government has confirmed it will make major…
UK car production fell to 76-year low for May as US tariffs hit exports
Tom EspinerBusiness reporter, BBC NewsReutersUK car production sank to its lowest level for May since 1949 as US tariffs hit exports, an industry group has said.Production fell by nearly a…
‘We need these people’: Trump’s migrant crackdown has businesses worried
AFP/GettyAt his 1,200-person cleaning business in Maryland, chief executive Victor Moran carefully screens new recruits to make sure they are authorised to work in the US. Even so, President Donald…
