Economics

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Fri, September 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM EDT 4 min read When President Donald Trump made his “Liberation Day” speech on April 2, announcing sweeping tariffs across a range of sectors, markets reacted sharply. Investors feared a replay of the disruptive trade battles of his first term, and stocks dropped as they tried to assess

Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent BBC Donald Trump swept back into the White House this year promising, among other things, retribution against his perceived enemies. Nine months later, the unprecedented scope of that pledge – or threat – is fully taking shape. He has vocally encouraged his attorney general to target political opponents. He has

Liv McMahon Technology reporter and Graham Fraser Technology reporter Watch: Trump signs executive order approving US-China TikTok deal President Donald Trump says a deal to find a new owner for social media app TikTok in the United States is done and that it has the blessing of China’s President Xi Jinping. On Thursday, Trump signed

Updated Fri, September 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM EDT 2 min read US stocks gained on Friday as investors breathed a relative sigh of relief over an inflation report that came in line with expectations. Wall Street also digested new data signaling souring consumer sentiment and President Trump’s fresh round of punishing tariffs. The Dow

This event, bringing together some sixty governments and numerous civil society stakeholders, highlights crucial water-related issues, such as rising temperatures, overfishing, ocean acidification and the potential for marine energy. A forum for the Blue Economy From June 9-11, 2025, Business France is co-organizing the Nice Business Ocean Forum (NOBF), accredited “Choose France,” alongside the Nice

Hugh Schofield Paris correspondent BBC Some people in France were upset to learn this week that their political chaos was being laughed at… by the Italians. In less than two years France has gone through five prime ministers, a political feat unsurpassed even in Rome’s times of post-war political turbulence. And now, the French parliament

Lisa Louis Business reporter, Paris Lisa Louis French farmer Alix Heurtault worries that the trade deal could make it difficult for her to continue As the ink was drying on one of the world’s biggest trade deals, signed in Uruguay this month, and hailed as a milestone for the global economy, anger was brewing thousands

AFP Many French citizens are struggling with record prices at the pump The French government has announced a one-off payment of €100 (£84; $116) for each citizen whose monthly net income is €2,000 or less, to help counter the surge in fuel and energy prices. The “inflation allowance” will go to about 38 million French

Osmond Chia and Charlotte Edwards business reporters Getty Images US President Donald Trump has announced a new wave of tariffs, including a 100% levy on branded or patented drug imports from 1 October unless a company is building a factory in the US. Washington will also impose a 25% import tax on all heavy-duty trucks