‘Drastic’ Dave to serve up new vision for Guinness maker Diageo Retail It’s been a rocky 12 months for drinks titan Diageo and Sir Dave Lewis will be looking to cure the firm’s long-running hangover when he serves up his future vision next week. Diageo’s stock has tumbled over 15 per cent in the last 12 months with a notable drop in November after operating profit growth [...]
UK and Trump in new tariff discussions as businesses sound alarm Economics The UK is in discussions with the US over President Trump’s latest tariff salvo, a cabinet minister has confirmed, as businesses sound the alarm about the increased rate. President Donald Trump raised his base global tariff rate to 15 per cent on Saturday after the US Supreme Court struck down the authority he used to [...]
Rolls-Royce: Shares in FTSE 100 giant rocket Business Shares in FTSE 100 giant Rolls-Royce are on the march and have now recovered more than half the value they lost in the wake of President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements. Shares in the Derby-headquartered group are now trading at around 734p, up more than 10 per cent since the start of trading today. That is [...]
China imposes 34 per cent reciprocal tariffs on US goods April 4, 2025 China has announced it will impose reciprocal tariffs on US good after US President Donald Trump unveiled huge customs taxes yesterday, 2 April. The reciprocal tariff on US goods will be 34 per cent, the Ministry of Commerce said on Friday. As of 2 April, America has a 54 per cent tariff on Chinese goods [...]