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Why Beijing is not backing down on tariffs

Business 2025-04-15 18:00
Amid a trade war with the US, our China correspondent explains why Beijing doesn't need to change tactics.
Why Beijing is not backing down on tariffs

Trump exempts smartphones and computers from new tariffs

Business 2025-04-15 18:00
It follows concerns that tech prices could skyrocket, as many gadgets are made in China, with the US president saying he will give more detail on Monday.
Trump exempts smartphones and computers from new tariffs

Chris Mason: British Steel law rushed through Parliament but it is just a stop gap

Business 2025-04-15 18:00
For all of Saturday's drama, the government's intervention so far is just a stop gap, writes our political editor.
Chris Mason: British Steel law rushed through Parliament but it is just a stop gap

'I can't keep up': Trump's changing tariffs leave shoppers feeling paralysed

Business 2025-04-15 18:00
The rapid change of Trump's tariff policy has shoppers wondering if they should stock up or just wait this out.
'I can't keep up': Trump's changing tariffs leave shoppers feeling paralysed

'A stab in the back' - car workers in Canada hit out at US over tariffs

Business 2025-04-15 18:00
The car industry in Windsor, Ontario, has employed generations of Canadians but now the future is uncertain.
'A stab in the back' - car workers in Canada hit out at US over tariffs

We're treated like peasants, say tenants in fight over mouldy homes

Business 2025-04-15 18:00
Residents enlist health professionals and lawyers after suffering from mouldy and damp homes for years.
We're treated like peasants, say tenants in fight over mouldy homes

Faisal Islam: Trump's iPhone olive branch is a significant trade war retreat

Business 2025-04-15 18:00
Exempting electronics from US tariffs is a stunning about-turn by the Trump administration after 10 days of chaos.
Faisal Islam: Trump's iPhone olive branch is a significant trade war retreat

Engineering giant Wood backing £242m takeover bid

Business 2025-04-15 18:00
The board of the Aberdeen-based firm says it would be "minded to recommend" the latest takeover deal.
Engineering giant Wood backing £242m takeover bid

Why did the government take control of British Steel?

Business 2025-04-15 18:00
An emergency law has handed control of the UK's only remaining plant making virgin steel to the government.
Why did the government take control of British Steel?

The curious case of why a billionaire wants to buy Royal Mail

Business 2025-04-15 18:00
From the end of April, the 500-year-old Royal Mail will be controlled by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky who co-owns a football club - but why does he want it?
The curious case of why a billionaire wants to buy Royal Mail