An all-out trade war with Trump is more likely by the day June 7, 2019 Donald Trump jets back home today after a predictably tumultuous week during which the US President betrayed his ignorance of the NHS, the Irish border and, more amusingly, the existence of Michael Gove. Thankfully the circus witnessed earlier in the week subsided in time for D-Day commemorations, allowing people on both sides of the Channel to [...]
Barack and Michelle Obama sign podcast deal with Spotify June 6, 2019 Former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle have signed on to a multi-year partnership with streaming giant Spotify to produce exclusive podcasts. Obama said he believes podcasts “offer an extraordinary opportunity to foster productive dialogue, make people smile and make people think, and, hopefully, bring us all a little closer together.” The news [...]
Cryptocurrency pioneer pays $4.57m for lunch with Warren Buffett June 4, 2019 Cryptocurrency pioneer Justin Sun has bid a record $4.57m (£3.6m) to have lunch with Berkshire Hathaway’ Warren Buffett, a longtime critic of cryptocurrencies. Read more: Bitcoin hits 10-month high after strong start to 2019 The 28-year old submitted the winning bid during a five-day online charity auction on eBay which ended on Friday. Previous winners [...]
Trump meets FTSE business leaders over breakfast June 4, 2019 Business leaders will sit down for breakfast with US President Donald Trump this morning as part of a bid to strengthen transatlantic relations, as fears over an impending global trade war continue to mount. Representatives from 10 leading companies – five from the UK and five from the US – will break bread at St [...]
Our politicians should rise above Trump’s taunts June 4, 2019 Today marks 30 years since China used brutal force against pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square. Read more: Trump receives royal welcome at Buckingham Palace It is an appropriate time to reflect on our continued good fortune to live in a country where protest movements grow and march without impediment. In this spirit, the anti-Trump demonstrations in the [...]
Neil Woodford’s flagship fund suspends trading to protect investors June 3, 2019 Veteran investor Neil Woodford's flagship fund has suspended trading after a spike in investor redemptions. Link Fund Solutions, which is the corporate director of the fund, said it was "in the best interests of all investors in the fund to suspend the issue, cancellation, sale, redemption and transfer of shares" in the Woodford Equity Income [...]
US manufacturing sector grows at slowest rate in 10 years in May June 3, 2019 The US manufacturing sector grew at its slowest rate since 2009 in May, according to survey data released today, in a sign that the world’s biggest economy is losing momentum. Read more: European stock markets bleed red as Trump takes trade war to Mexico Tariffs were widely blamed for dampening demand and increasing costs, helping [...]
US President Trump greets Queen at Buckingham Palace in UK state visit June 3, 2019 Donald Trump met the Queen for the second time as President this morning as he began a three-day UK state visit to the UK to coincide with the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Trump's first state visit to Britain will see him meet with an array of politicians and royalty and began at Buckingham Palace, where he [...]
Kremlin says it hopes US investor Michael Calvey will be freed June 3, 2019 The Kremlin said it hopes US investor Michael Calvey, who is under house arrest in Russia, will be freed and able to attend an economic forum in St Petersburg this week. Calvey, who founded private equity group Baring Vostok, was detained in Russia in February over embezzlement charges. The businessman has denied wrongdoing and alleges that [...]
‘Stone cold loser’: Trump slams mayor of London Sadiq Khan during state visit June 3, 2019 US President Donald Trump slammed mayor of London Sadiq Khan on Twitter only minutes before touching down ahead of his controversial UK state visit this morning. Read more: Trump touches down in London ahead of controversial state visit Trump tweeted that Khan, who has been highly critical of the state visit, “has done a terrible [...]