Donald Trump slams Jeremy Corbyn and says Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal a block to US trade October 31, 2019 US President Donald Trump has waded into the UK General Election debate, saying Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn would be “so bad” for Britain. Yet Trump also warned Prime Minister Boris Johnson that “certain aspects of” his Brexit deal mean the US “can’t make a trade deal with the UK,” despite the Trump administration wanting to. [...]
Live: Donald Trump wades into General Election debate in Nigel Farage interview October 31, 2019 US President Donald Trump has waded into the UK General Election in typical style, saying Jeremy Corbyn would be “so bad” for Britain. Read more: General Election: Jeremy Corbyn pledges to go after ‘greedy bankers’ In an interview with Brexit party leader Nigel Farage on London’s LBC radio, the President said: “Your country has tremendous [...]
US lawmakers vote to start next stage of Donald Trump impeachment inquiry October 31, 2019 The US House of Representatives has voted to move to the next stage of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. Read more: Donald Trump turns fire on Democrats as impeachment inquiry begins The vote gives lawmakers the right to quiz senior officials at dramatic public hearings into Trump’s attempts to make [...]
US and China set to announce new location for trade deal signing October 31, 2019 President Donald Trump has said the US and China will soon announce a new site at which they will sign “phase one” of a trade deal, after Chile cancelled a summit where the two sides were set to put pen to paper. Read more: Donald Trump reveals ‘phase one’ trade agreement with China Trump tweeted: [...]
UK consumer confidence at six-year low ahead of election October 31, 2019 Brits’ confidence in the economy fell back to its joint-lowest in six years this month, a survey showed today, as yet more Brexit uncertainty increased consumers’ gloom. Read more: Fourth time lucky as MPs back Boris Johnson for December election The consumer confidence index from market research institute GfK fell to minus 14 in October. [...]
Profit jumps at Facebook despite regulatory pressure October 30, 2019 Facebook has beaten third-quarter earnings forecasts despite the social media giant facing intense scrutiny from US lawmakers, sending shares up over five per cent in after-hours trading. Read more: Facebook abandons appeal against £500,000 Cambridge Analytica fine Profit at the world’s largest social media firm grew 19 per cent to $6.1bn (£4.7bn) in the three [...]
UK set to delay Huawei 5G decision until after election October 30, 2019 The UK government is set to once again delay a decision on whether Chinese telecoms giant Huawei should be part of the construction of the UK’s next-generation 5G networks until after the December General Election. Read more: Huawei revenue rises as US crackdown fails to halt growth A decision is now unlikely to be made [...]
US Federal Reserve lowers rates again but signals it is done cutting October 30, 2019 The US Federal Reserve took the axe to interest rates for the third time in a row today, just hours after data showed the US economy slowed in the third quarter. Read more: US economic growth beats expectations with Fed poised to cut rates Fed president Jay Powell struck a more cautious tone than at [...]
Private equity firm Epiris to sell TI Media for £140m October 30, 2019 British private equity firm Epiris will sell Country Life magazine owner TI Media to Bath-based media company Future for £140m, it announced today. Epiris bought TI Media, then called Time Inc UK, from US media group Meredith in February 2018 in a deal thought to be worth around £130m. Under Epiris, TI Media undertook a [...]
Election will not break Brexit deadlock, say majority of Brits October 30, 2019 The majority of Brits think the upcoming General Election will not break the Brexit deadlock as Prime Minister Boris Johnson hopes it will, a new poll has found. Read more: Fourth time lucky as MPs vote for December General Election MPs voted overwhelmingly for a 12 December election yesterday. Johnson is set to campaign on [...]
