US tariff tensions hit Chinese export growth | Business

US tariff tensions hit Chinese export growth | Business

Business live Today’s headlines The agenda China’s export growth slowed to the lowest in six months in August, as Beijing shipped less to the US amid tariff tensions. Exports from China rose by 4.4% year-on-year, according to official figures, less than economists had expected, and down from July’s better-than-expected 7.2% increase. Imports grew by 1.3%,…

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tariffs have cost group billions so far

tariffs have cost group billions so far

MUNICH (Reuters) -U.S. tariffs have cost Volkswagen, Europe’s largest carmaker, billions of euros so far, its chief executive said on Monday, adding that its key brand Porsche was being squeezed in a “sandwich” of duties and a weak Chinese market. “Up to now, it’s several billion euros on our balance sheet that this situation costs…

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John Oliver Rips Into Anti-Vax Mandates, Trump's War On Higher Ed

John Oliver Rips Into Anti-Vax Mandates, Trump’s War On Higher Ed

In his return to Last Week Tonight, John Oliver breezed through recent headlines (hello, Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce engagement) to rip into Florida’s ban of vaccine mandates for schoolchildren and delved into his overarching segment on POTUS Donald Trump‘s ongoing war on higher education. In response to Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo claiming vaccine mandates were…

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