‘We don’t care’: A defiant China looks beyond Trump’s America
Chinese exporters tell the BBC if the US doesn’t want their goods, “other countries have money” to buy them....
Category : Business
Royal Mail takeover approved by shareholders
The approval of the £3.6bn deal will see the 500-year institution taken over by Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group....
Armagh healthy ready meal firm enters liquidation
The healthy food company’s products have disappeared from the shelves of some of NI’s biggest supermarkets....
Deported gang members get second chance at call centre
In the Mexican city of Tijuana a number of firms are employing people who were removed from the US....
Shops could be forced to accept cash in future, MPs warn
There is no data on how widely cash is accepted which puts the UK at risk of becoming cashless, a report warns....
US economy shrinks as firms import more ahead of tariffs
The world’s largest economy contracted at an annual pace of 0.3% in the first three months of 2025....
Warning electricity meters in 300,000 homes could stop working
Those without upgraded meters could also find their heating stuck on or off, energy watchdog Ofgem warns....
House prices fall in April as stamp duty changes kick in
The slowdown in the market was expected due to the lowering of thresholds at which buyers need to start paying stamp duty....
Starbucks to hire more baristas in bid to win back customers
The move to increase staff numbers comes as the coffee shop giant continues to see sales fall....
Xi’s real test is not Trump’s trade war
The real battleground of the current trade war might be China’s domestic economy...