Sport teams safe bets as valuations buck Trump tariff slump Sport Business Valuations of sports clubs have survived “recent market volatility stemming from President Donald Trump’s tariffs”, top analysts have said amid market turmoil as a result of decisions made in the White House. Sports clubs have seen their valuations remain stable, and in some cases rise, despite huge hits elsewhere, including the manufacturing industry – due [...]
Company bosses hit pause on growth plans after tariff shock Economics Top UK business leaders have sounded the alarm on geopolitical tensions, warning that trade uncertainties are threatening their growth prospects. Nearly half of UK chief executives admitted to being “very or extremely concerned” about the impact of tariffs on their company’s operations and sales in the upcoming year. Concerns have led to company chiefs slamming [...]
Porsche: Trump tariffs and China troubles to slash sales and profit Transport and infrastructure Porsche has cut its forecasts for 2025 amid fears over the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on the global car industry. The luxury sports car maker expects to report a profit margin of between 6.5 to 8.5 per cent this year, down from prior guidance of 10 to 12 per cent. Revenue is also [...]
Mid-sized firms target new trade routes after tariff chaos April 27, 2025 A significant proportion of mid-sized businesses still expect to increase exports in the next year despite tariff uncertainty, according to a new survey. BDO’s survey of 500 mid-sized business found almost two in five, or 37 per cent, expect to increase exports over the next year. The findings also suggest business leaders have been planning [...]
Rolls-Royce: FTSE 100 giant worth £60bn after shares rebound April 22, 2025 Rolls-Royce is worth £60bn again after shares in the FTSE 100 giant continued their recovery after President Donald Trump’s tariffs shocked global markets. Shares in the Derby-headquartered group have now risen to more than 700p, giving it a market capitalisation of more than £60.5bn. Rolls-Royce’s shares had been trading at more than 800p before Trump’s [...]
‘Appeasement cannot bring peace’: China warns nations not to bow to Trump trade demands April 21, 2025 China has warned nations not to bow to President Donald Trump in trade negotiations and promised to fire back if deals come at its expense as the country hits back at tariffs imposed by the US. The fresh comments follow reports from the Wall Street Journal that the US would use discussions with key trading [...]
EU pauses counter-tariffs after Trump backs down April 10, 2025 President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has said the European Union will pause their reciprocal tariffs against the US, but warned it will hit back if trade negotiations fail. In a post on X, von der Leyen said: “We want to give negotiations a chance… “If negotiations are not satisfactory, our countermeasures [...]
FTSE 100 live: Market turmoil intensifies as China retaliates April 9, 2025 The UK's blue-chip FTSE 100 slumped more than four per cent today as the global stock market rout that began at the end of last week continued.
FTSE 100: Rolls-Royce shares rebound after losing over £10bn in value April 8, 2025 Shares in Rolls-Royce have started to rebound after losing more than £10bn in value since President Donald Trump’s tariffs were announced. The Derby-headquartered group’s shares had been trading at an all-time high of 812p in the middle of March before plummeting to 635p on Monday. They have now started to rebound and are trading at [...]
Barclays, HSBC, Bank of America bosses hold crisis tariff talks April 7, 2025 Chief executives at the world’s biggest banks have held talks on the fallout of Trump’s tariff onslaught. Bosses from Bank of America, HSBC, Barclays and Citi discussed the global chaos triggered by Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ in a call on Sunday, according to Sky News’ Mark Kleinman. The call was organised by the Bank Policy Institute [...]