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US President Donald Trump's 25 percent tariffs on cars and light trucks will be in addition to tariffs already in effect

Trump's auto tariffs spark global outcry as price hikes loom

The BBC relies on a licence fee paid by every UK household that watches live TV

Iconic broadcaster faces crossroads

BBC launches survey on its future ahead of funding review

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has repeatedly expressed optimism that US tariffs on Mexican goods can be averted

Citing North-American trade agreement

Mexico seeks 'preferential treatment' on US tariffs

US consumers will be hard in the wallet with importers having to pay a 25 percent tariff for cars produced outside the US

25 percent for all cars

Trump tariffs to hit European automakers hard

Walmart's Mexico chief said new store openings could generate around 5,500 jobs

Walmart to invest billions in Mexico despite US tariff threat

Deutsche Bahn's CEO says the rail operator is facing its worst crisis in three decades

Crisis-hit German rail operator reports another massive loss

Vapour rises from chimneys at British Steel's Scunthorpe plant

'Challenging market conditions'

Tariff-hit British Steel confirms furnace closures

Tech giants have been loathe to discuss the potential for new uses of AI to destroy jobs

'Stop Hiring Humans'

AI's impact on jobs, tech's touchy topic

Trump earlier this month said the United States was in talks with four groups interested in acquiring TikTok, with the app facing an uncertain future in the country

Ban to be reinstated?

China rebuffs Trump offer of tariff concessions if Beijing agrees TikTok deal

Japanese automakers account for around 16 percent of car imports into the United States

Number one investor

Japan warns of 'significant impact' from US tariffs

The textile industry is Lesotho's largest employer with more than 35,000 workers

'Lost for words'

Lesotho fears Trump shake-up could tear threadbare economy

UK town motors on as historic Vauxhall plant to shut

An Emarketer analyst believes advertisers might be resigning themselves to the inevitability of vile content on social media platforms like X, formerly Twitter, as they pull back on moderating content

Unsustainable motivator

Market tracker expects brands' fear of Musk to boost X ad revenue

With the White House's 'Liberation Day' on April 2 approaching, investors have been bracing for a wave of sweeping levies on imports

Expected US tariff blitz

Global stocks drop ahead of Trump auto tariff announcement

With Elon Musk's dive into politics and rising competition, is Tesla running out of gas?

Pole position under threat

Tesla troubles: Speed bump or early signs of impending crash?

Schneider Electric generates more than a third of its revenue in the United States

Amid tariff war

France's Schneider Electric announces $700 mn investment in US for AI and energy

St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem is a voting member of the US central bank's rate-setting committee this year

Opposite effect

Trump tariffs could push up inflation: senior Fed official

Canadian and American flags fly on the Canadian side of the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Canada on March 8, 2025

'All-in-Canada'

Canada PM Carney details fund to protect auto industry against Trump

Britain's annual inflation rate unexpectedly slowed in February

'Economic uncertainty'

UK slashes growth forecast, cuts public spending

The added spending was because Sweden faces a 'completely new security situation,' Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said

'Biggest rearmament since Cold War'

Sweden to boost defence spending $30 bn over a decade

A store offers Apple products by displaying the latest models they sell to provide a user experience in Jakarta on February 26, 2025

Investing in local infrastructure

Apple says Indonesia iPhone sales ban ends in April

An employee waits for customers at a Mixue Ice Cream & Tea store in Hong Kong on March 26, 2025

Largest food and beverage chain

China drinks chain Mixue profits spike 40% in 2024

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) said his country and Japan had ' more to gain from integration than from protectionist practices'

Lula says Mercosur, Japan to discuss trade deal

People attend the SEMICON China semiconductor exhibition in Shanghai on March 26, 2025.

Urging cooperation

China chip insiders eye stronger global ties despite trade tensions

The United States added dozens of entities to a trade blacklist, in part to disrupt Beijing's artificial intelligence and advanced computing capabilities

National security concerns

US imposes trade restrictions on dozens of entities with eye on China

The decision to create a digital euro -- essentially an electronic form of cash backed by the ECB -- has not been made yet and any possible launch would be years away

ECB's digital euro sparks flurry of online misinformation

Banks in the eurozone have called for looser regulations to boost competitiveness

Fearing instability

ECB pushes back against calls for looser bank rules

US President Donald Trump said he would 'look into' the use of the Signal app and has put on a united front

Amid mounting pressure

Trump downplays firestorm over leaked Yemen air strike chat

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