Tariff rates Trump ascribes to other countries are vastly higher than World Trade data shows
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event announcing new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, April 2, 2025....
Massive Steam Plume Spotted at Alaska’s Mount Spurr as Volcano May Erupt Soon
A large steam plume has been seen emerging from Mount Spurr in Alaska, signalling increased volcanic activity. Images shared by the Alaska Volcano Observatory...
Affirm heads for second-worst week on record on tariff worries, Klarna delayed IPO
Igor Golovniov | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Affirm shares have plunged nearly 30% over the past two trading days and are...
Study Identifies Plasma Formation as a Pseudostreamer
A towering spiral of plasma has been recorded extending millions of kilometres from the Sun. The video was taken by the European Space Agency’s...
SpaceX Launches 27 Starlink Satellites on Falcon 9 Rocket, Booster Lands Safely
SpaceX has sent another batch of satellites into orbit. On April 3, a Falcon 9 rocket launched 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force...
Bats Avoid Mid-Air Crashes by Adjusting Their Echolocation During Flight
Bats fly out of caves in large numbers every night. Even though they fly in huge numbers they do not collide. Scientists have observed...
Global markets have given Trump a clear no-confidence vote – and his fickleness is making the problem worse
Global financial markets gave a clear vote of no-confidence in President Trump’s economic policy. The damage it will do is obvious: costs for companies...
Global markets have given Trump a clear no-confidence vote – and his fickleness is making the problem worse
Global financial markets gave a clear vote of no-confidence in President Trump’s economic policy. The damage it will do is obvious: costs for companies...
U.S. energy secretary’s former company crushed by oil sell-off after Trump tariff escalation
Chris Wright, chief executive officer of Liberty Energy Inc. and US energy secretary nominee for US President-elect Donald Trump, arrives for a Senate Energy...
Oil falls to lowest level in more than three years amid recession fears, OPEC+ production hikes
A pump jack operates near a gas turbine power plant in the Permian Basin oil field outside of Odessa, Texas, U.S. February 18, 2025. ...
Russell Brand charged with rape and sexual assault
Russell Brand has been charged with rape and two counts of sexual assault between 1999 and 2005. The Metropolitan Police say the 50-year-old comedian,...
Aussie giant Macquarie swoops for Metcor in £100m deal
Macquarie, the Australian financial giant, has struck its latest British takeover deal with a swoop on Metcor Group, a provider of drainage and maintenance...
Why OPEC+ is accelerating oil production as prices are tanking and tariffs hammer markets
The Phillips 66 Company’s Los Angeles Refinery in California. Bing Guan | Reuters The oil price outlook is being hit with more bearish forecasts...
Last UK blast furnaces days from closure as Chinese owners cut off crucial supplies
The last blast furnaces left operating in Britain could see their fate sealed within days, after their Chinese owners took the decision to cut...
Trump’s tariffs are about something more than economics: power
Tanking stock markets, collapsing world orders, devastating trade wars; economists with their hair ablaze are scrambling to keep up. But as we try to...
UK businesses issue warning over ‘deeply troubling’ Trump tariffs
British companies and business groups have expressed alarm over President Donald Trump’s 10% tariff on UK goods entering the US – but cautioned against...
Israeli airstrike kills at least 27 sheltering at Gaza school, says Hamas-run health ministry
More than 100 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes targeting Gaza, including 27 sheltering at a school, according to the Hamas-run health ministry....
NASA’s SPHEREx Mission Sends First Space Images Before Full Sky Survey
NASA’s SPHEREx mission has sent back its first images from space. This marks an important step before it begins the full survey of the...
Accountancy firm MHA struggles to hit £125m IPO target
The accountancy firm MHA is struggling to hit a £125m fundraising target as part of plans that would see its shares listed on the...
Iceland’s Grindavík town evacuated as volcanic fissure erupts with lava!
A volcanic fissure has emerged near Grindavík on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula after a series of strong earthquakes. Lava has breached the town’s defence barriers....