Trump says progress made toward trade deal with Mexico, but ‘Canada must wait’
“Canada must wait. Their Tariffs and Trade Barriers are far too high. Will tax cars if we can’t make a deal!” U.S. President Donald Trump said.
M&S in new phase of store closures
Seven more of the retailer’s clothing shops will shut their doors for the last time on Saturday.
Tesla’s Elon Musk in the hot seat, again
Tesla boss Elon Musk’s claim that he is considering taking the car company private unleashed a torrent of questions.
Markets stage a mid-August pivot, on the watch for fallout from Turkey’s currency crisis
A new air of cautiousness is hanging over markets, and it could continue in the week ahead as investors navigate Turkey’s currency collapse and the fallout across global markets.
Trump doubles metal tariffs on Turkey as lira falls by 20%
Turkey’s currency falls 20% as the US leader announces a doubling of metal tariffs on the Nato ally.
Turkey fallout could continue to hit global markets, as Erdogan ‘hangs tough’
Turkey’s collapsing currency and reeling economy have fallout for other emerging markets and expose vulnerabilities at some European banks, but strategists do not now see it as a trigger for a broader banking or financial crisis.
Elon Musk takes Trump-style Twitter trash talk to the business world
At a quick glance, Donald Trump and Elon Musk couldn’t be more different. But if you dig beneath the surface the similarities between the two charismatic leaders on social media are hard to miss.
There are big doubts about how Musk will pull off the Tesla buyout, but Morgan Stanley may have found a way
Morgan Stanley looks at the various funding options available to finance Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s plan to take the carmaker private.
Soccer clubs in the U.K.’s Premier League are spending huge sums on an unlikely position
Premier League teams spent £1.2 billion buying players in the first shortened summer transfer window.
Facebook says it is committed to Uganda despite social media tax to quash ‘gossip’
Facebook has confirmed its commitment to Uganda as a row rumbles on over a recently imposed tax on social media use in the East African country.