Both Trump and Von der Leyen can paint this as something of a victorypublished at 19:12 British Summer Time 19:12 BST Jonathan JosephsBusiness reporter After weeks of tense negotiations between their top trade officials, the EU and US have finally struck a deal. Ultimately it has taken their leaders to sit down face to face…
Investor euphoria is back. Stocks hit a record high each day last week, bitcoin is surging, and meme stocks are once again back in vogue. And while Wall Street isn’t sounding the alarm just yet, some are watching the data with growing unease. Citi’s Levkovich Index, which tracks market sentiment based on hard data like…
Having been second best in Sydney, England were seeking redemption for their World Cup final defeat and knew they faced the toughest of tests. They have done things the hard way throughout the tournament – bouncing back from an opening defeat by France, coming from 2-0 down to beat Sweden in a penalty shootout and…
The brass at La Liga champions Barcelona are engaged in active transfer talks with their counterparts at RCD Mallorca. That’s according to Jijantes, who point towards youngster Jan Virgili as being at the centre of these discussions. Wide-man Virgili is understood to have emerged as a transfer target on the part of a whole host…
Bitcoin’s price surged past $123,000 in early July 2025 as global markets reacted to a 90-day extension of the U.S.-China tariff truce, a development that eased concerns over trade tensions and injected optimism into risk assets. The cryptocurrency’s rally, which pushed it above $105,000 in May and peaked at $123,205 in July, was driven by…
China, Russia, Iran and North Korea tie Concerns over China, Russia, Iran and North Korea partnership 03:48 Russia on Sunday opened a regular air link between Moscow and Pyongyang, a move reflecting increasingly close ties between the two countries. The first flight operated by Russian carrier Nordwind took off from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport carrying over 400 passengers….
A deadline for exclusive talks on a US$23 billion sale of global port stakes by Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison Holdings passed without a deal on Sunday, with analysts expecting complex negotiations to be extended amid intense US-China geopolitical rivalry. The controversial transaction involved CK Hutchison selling stakes in 43 ports, including two…
New Delhi: Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Group has set up a dedicated automotive vertical-JSW Motors. This will be an umbrella platform under which the group will launch passenger cars focussed on new energy vehicles at an investment of up to $3 billion over the next five years with launches set to begin in the second half…
President Donald Trump on Sunday announced a trade agreement with the European Union that would set tariffs at 15%, ending what had been months of uncertainty surrounding trade with the United States’ largest trade partner. The tariff rate is a reduction from the 30% that Trump threatened on July 12 and the 20% he said…
Michigan authorities said Sunday they are seeking to file terrorism charges and 11 charges of assault with intent to murder against a 42-year-old man accused of carrying out a knife attack at a Walmart store. According to the Grand Traverse County Sheriff Michael Shea, a 42-year-old man — identified as Bradford James Gille, of Afton,…