EU member states give green light on US trade talks despite French resistance April 15, 2019 The European Union has voted to kick off trade talks with the US in the face of French resistance, it announced today. Read more: US threatens tariffs on $11bn of EU goods A meeting of member states today voted overwhelmingly to give the European Commission, which deals with trade policy, the green light to start negotiations [...]
Boeing should rebrand 737 Max jet after deadly crashes, tweets Trump April 15, 2019 Boeing should seek to turn around the fortunes of its 737 Max jet by rebranding the model, according to US president Donald Trump. Read more: Boeing to reduce 737 model production in wake of crashes In an early morning tweet from Washington, Trump offered the world’s biggest jet manufacturer a slice of his unique wisdom, [...]
Another chapter ends in the surreal adventures of Julian Assange April 12, 2019 It is false and defamatory to suggest that Julian Assange lives, or has ever lived, in a basement, cupboard, or under the stairs. The same applies to suggesting that the Wikileaks co-founder filed a lawsuit against Ecuador over laundry, used a skateboard in the Ecuadorian embassy, or failed to look after his cat. And so, [...]
EU officials given go-ahead to negotiate with Trump on tariffs April 11, 2019 Officials from the European Union have provisionally agreed to opening formal trade talks with the US in a bid to cool an escalating spat between two of the world's largest economies. A meeting of ambassadors today gave the EU Commission clearance to negotiate with its counterparts in the US, sources told Reuters. The commission was [...]
Warner Bros files copyright complaint against Trump’s Dark Knight Rises re-election tweet April 10, 2019 Warner Brothers is taking legal action against US President Donald Trump after he posted a video on Twitter that used music from The Dark Knight Rises. Read more: Mueller report to be released 'within a week' Trump yesterday posted the two-minute promotional video, seemingly as part of his 2020 re-election campaign, accompanied by the caption “MAKE [...]
Mueller report into Trump campaign to be released ‘within a week’ April 9, 2019 US attorney general William Barr has said he will be in a position to release the Mueller report to the public within a week. Read more: Mueller just gave Democrats the key to taking down Trump Last month Barr said the special counsel’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election showed that the president [...]
Alec Baldwin says beating Trump in 2020 presidential race would be ‘so easy’ April 9, 2019 Actor Alec Baldwin has tweeted that he could easily beat President Donald Trump in the 2020 race for the White House. Read more: Trump says economy would 'rocket' if Fed cut rates Baldwin, who has impersonated Trump multiple times on Saturday Night Live since the 2016 election, told his 1.11m followers the victory would be [...]
Oil prices rise as US president Donald Trump asks Opec to push them down March 28, 2019 Oil prices rose this afternoon after US President Donald Trump called on Opec to increase exports, saying prices were getting too high. International standard Brent crude was trading down to $66.55 at around 1.20pm this afternoon. Read more: Oil prices give back gains after hitting 2019 highs But after a Trump tweet ten minutes later, [...]
Best 5 US stocks for an ISA March 28, 2019 | City Talk By Rodney Hobson from interactive investor. Brexit makes investing overseas especially attractive now, argues our commentator, author and columnist. Rodney Hobson is an experienced financial writer and commentator who has held senior editorial positions on publications and websites in the UK and Asia, including Business News Editor on The Times and Editor of Shares magazine. [...]
Mueller just gave Democrats the key to taking down Trump March 28, 2019 Five years ago, Republicans set up a congressional committee to investigate the deaths of four Americans in a 2012 attack on the US embassy in Benghazi, Libya, focusing particularly on the role of then secretary of state Hillary Clinton during the crisis. Two years later, it had spent $7m, produced an 800-page report, and questioned [...]