As I write, there are a lot of powerful people around the world preparing to make their way to Paris – and a sense that many of them are holding their breath...
Category - Business
Interest rates are expected to be cut by the Bank of England later, in a move closely watched by households and economists. Analysts predict the benchmark rate...
The famous financier Sir Evelyn de Rothschild left the bank which bears his family name after an investigation into sexual misconduct in 2003, it has emerged...
US imports hit their highest on record in December as businesses responded to the threat of tariffs made by President Donald Trump by racing to secure foreign...
Toy making giant Mattel says it may increase its prices in the US to make up for the impact of tariffs imposed by Donald Trump. It comes after the US President...
The Accra street vendor looks at me, bemused. I’m trying to establish how the rather flimsy 30g bag of roasted cashew nuts she’s selling, beside a...
Beauty firm Estee Lauder, owner of cosmetics brands Clinique, MAC, and Jo Malone, is shedding twice the number of jobs than planned, pointing to uncertainty...
Australia has banned DeepSeek from all government devices and systems over what it says is the security risk the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup...
The trade war between the world’s two biggest economies has escalated after China hit back against the introduction of tariffs by the US with measures of...
President Donald Trump has agreed to hold off imposing 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for 30 days, pulling the North American neighbours back from the brink...