Today is not just polling day, it's also the first time a general election has taken place in December since 1923. So to ensure as many people as possible turn up to vote – despite the less than ideal weather conditions – parking app JustPark are offering free parking to all voters nationwide that are […]
New tariffs on over $100 billion of Chinese goods are due to take effect on Sunday, but the Trump administration is sending mixed signals on delaying them as the United States and China keep haggling over a trade deal. American officials have recently hinted in public remarks that President Trump could pause the new tariffs, […]
MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Mexican business leaders on Wednesday began poring over texts of a new stricter trade deal with the United States and Canada, looking for details of how more intrusive enforcement of labor rules in Mexico would affect their operations. Moises Kalach, a leader of the CCE business lobby, which represented Mexico’s private […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has taken a glass-half-full view of the U.S. economy but the trouble may be that the glass has gotten smaller and has a few cracks. Over the next week it risks losing a few drops as deadlines approach for the United States to impose new tariffs on […]
After being the victim of crime twice in recent months, Westmeath farmer, Jimmy Brady, now sleeps with a loaded gun in his bedroom at night. Mr Brady, who operates a beef and dairy farm outside of Delvin, had a quad bike stolen from a shed in his yard in September before having a jeep taken […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – From a denim plant in rural Georgia to a St. Paul, Minneapolis loudspeaker maker, nagging uncertainty over when President Donald Trump’s trade wars might end, if ever, is confounding many U.S. manufacturers. A strong consumer base is keeping the U.S. economy humming, but businesses are struggling to make crucial investment and hiring […]
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s markets watchdog AMF said on Tuesday it had fined U.S bank Morgan Stanley (MS.N) 20 million euros ($22 million) for manipulation of sovereign bonds. AMF said the fine related to manipulating the price of 14 French government bonds (OAT) and 8 Belgian bonds (OLO) on June 16 2015, and also of […]
The UK economy is stagnating , according to the last official check ahead of the election. Figures published by the Office for National Statistics showed gross domestic product (GDP) was flat with no growth in the three months to October. This compared to the 0.3% recorded in the period to September. Commenting on the latest […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday after data showed Chinese exports declined for a fourth straight month, sending jitters through a market already concerned about damage to global demand by the trade war between Washington and Beijing. Brent futures LCOc1 settled down 14 cents, or 0.22%, at $64.25 per barrel, after gaining […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – General Motors Co (GM.N) confirmed on Monday it agreed to loan $40 million to an electric vehicle start-up to facilitate the acquisition of its shuttered Lordstown Assembly plant in Ohio. Lordstown Motors Corp, which is 10% owned by Workhorse Group Inc (WKHS.O), bought the plant and equipment for $20 million in November […]