Beijing called on the US and the EU to reconsider their levies on Chinese goods, as the country’s exports reached record highs. Beijing said it was willing to buy more US farm goods, but only if the two sides agreed to slash tariffs; while China recently restarted American soybean imports ...
Oil market shifts to surplus despite disruptionsOil market shifts to surplus despite disruptions
Global oil markets have shifted to a supply surplus, despite months of disruption caused by the war in the Middle East. JPMorgan estimated supply exceeded demand by 1.4 million barrels a day last month, driven largely by Middle Eastern exports returning to prewar levels, while HSBC forecast Saudi output will ...
US trade policy unlikely to shift despite midterm defeatUS trade policy unlikely to shift despite midterm defeat
US tariffs were a drag on Republicans in midterm elections, but President Donald Trump is unlikely to change tack on trade, experts said. Trump has sought to use tariffs to bolster domestic employment and cut trade deficits, but “each of these goals is wrong-headed, and neither has been met,” one ...
France braces for a nationwide general strikeFrance braces for a nationwide general strike
French authorities were braced for a nationwide general strike over public services and cost-of-living concerns, demonstrations that showcase growing pressure on Europe’s social-welfare model. Today’s protests bring together students, labor unions, and the “yellow vest” movement, whose various demands include improvements to schooling, higher wages, taxes on the rich, and ...
Trump blames GOP midterm defeat on the Iran warTrump blames GOP midterm defeat on the Iran war
US President Donald Trump conceded the Iran war was the defining issue that drove a Republican pummeling in midterm elections, though analysts were skeptical that any long-term truce was on the horizon. Oil prices fell for a fourth successive day, with the international benchmark dropping to nearly $93 a barrel ...
Married at First Sight UK cancelled after BBC revealed rape allegationsMarried at First Sight UK cancelled after BBC revealed rape allegations
Three women made allegations about the men they were partnered with. Channel 4 has apologised and said the show’s budget would be reinvested in “distinctive new programming”. ...
Voters’ data center rebuke hits some tech companies harder than othersVoters’ data center rebuke hits some tech companies harder than others
The News In Piqua, Ohio, voters on Tuesday approved a ban on large data centers and recalled the commissioners who backed Meta’s massive project there. In Trenton, less than 50 miles south, a similar ban passed. And outside Columbus, the heart of Ohio’s data center boom, voters in Ashville repealed ...
South Korea says it will expand naval operations closer to strait of HormuzSouth Korea says it will expand naval operations closer to strait of Hormuz
Seoul to seek parliamentary approval to extend anti-piracy Cheonghae unit’s area to about 650km from the vital strait after criticism from Donald Trump on Iran war support South Korea plans to expand the operations of its anti-piracy unit to waters closer to the strait of Hormuz, its defence ministry has ...
Lab-grown meat was supposed to save the world. What happened?Lab-grown meat was supposed to save the world. What happened?
We were promised a panacea for the climate crisis and a way to save our food system. So why is nobody firing up the chicken vats? I went to find out On 5 August 2013, a man and a woman ate a burger. Not just any burger: a world-historic burger, ...
Vance walks Trump tightrope with scathing election critique blaming Iran warVance walks Trump tightrope with scathing election critique blaming Iran war
The vice-president’s blunt assessment of Republican election defeat marked one of the sharpest breaks with a sitting president in recent memory. ...