Stock markets suffer sharp drops after Donald Trump announces sweeping tariffs
Stock markets around the world fell on Thursday after Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs – with some economists now fearing a recession. The US...
Stock markets suffer sharp drops after Donald Trump announces sweeping tariffs
Stock markets around the world fell on Thursday after Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs – with some economists now fearing a recession. The US...
There were no winners from Trump’s tariff gameshow
Donald Trump flourished his list of tariffs like a gameshow host in the White House Rose Garden on Wednesday – but there were no...
Trump trade war escalation sparks global market sell-off
Donald Trump’s trade war escalation has sparked a global sell-off, with US stock markets seeing the biggest declines in a hit to values estimated...
‘A genius actor’, ‘firecracker’, and ‘my friend’: Tributes paid to Top Gun star Val Kilmer
Actors, directors and celebrity friends have paid tribute to Val Kilmer, after he died aged 65. The California-born star of Top Gun, Batman and...
Elon Musk calls reports he will step back from government role ‘fake news’
Elon Musk has called reports that he will leave his government role in the coming months “fake news”. A senior White House official previously...
Who is Cory Booker? The Democrat who broke record for longest Senate speech (and why it’s not a filibuster)
A Democratic senator has delivered the longest ever speech in the US Senate in protest against Donald Trump. Cory Booker, 55, took to the floor...
Donald Trump’s tariffs will have consequences for globalisation, the US economy and geopolitics
For decades, trade and trade policy has been an economic and political backwater – decidedly boring, seemingly uncontroversial. Trade was mostly free and getting...
Eight OPEC+ producers accelerate crude oil output hikes, pushing oil prices 6% lower
A view shows the logo of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) during the United Nations climate change conference COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan...
Luton Airport expansion plans approved by transport secretary
The expansion of Luton Airport has been approved by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander. She said she has approved the airport’s expansion plan, despite the...
NHL playoff watch: Who will emerge from the Eastern wild-card chaos?
Open Extended Reactions The final day of the regular season is exactly two weeks away, but the race for the final Eastern Conference wild-card...
Plaid raises funding at $6 billion valuation, enabling some employees to cash out
Zach Perret, CEO and co-founder of Plaid, speaks during the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., on Jan. 31, 2020....
Drug dealer admits killing boy, 7, in cannabis gummies lab explosion in Newcastle
A man has admitted manslaughter after two people, including a seven-year-old boy, died in a house explosion caused by gas cannisters used to make...
New photos show moment of North Sea crash – as report says neither ship had ‘dedicated lookout’
Newly released photographs show the moment two ships collided in last month’s North Sea crash. It comes as a preliminary investigation has found that...
Here’s where Apple makes its products — and how Trump’s tariffs could have an impact
Apple’s iPhone 16 at an Apple Store on Regent Street in London on Sept. 20, 2024. Rasid Necati Aslim | Anadolu | Getty Images...
Island home only to penguins hit by tariffs – and other things you may have missed on ‘Liberation Day’
No one expected penguins to bear the brunt of Liberation Day. But among the barrage of tariffs set out by Donald Trump, the US...
Ohtani’s walk-off pushes Dodgers to historic 8-0
Alden GonzalezApr 3, 2025, 01:43 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A....
‘Reason he’s here’: Crochet delivers for Red Sox
ESPN News Services Apr 2, 2025, 10:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Garrett Crochet gave the Boston Red Sox an immediate return...
Death of Gardner’s son pinned to carbon monoxide
Associated Press Apr 3, 2025, 12:53 AM ET SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Carbon monoxide poisoning was the cause of death of the teenage...
Do Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariff numbers add up?
Donald Trump’s Rose Garden “Liberation Day” moment was a set piece event for the ages – an historic day he believes will kickstart a...