Global stock markets have dropped amid alarm over rising tensions between Washington and Moscow over Ukraine.…
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Stock markets fall as Ukraine invasion fears rattle investors
Europe’s stock markets closed sharply lower on Monday, but recouped some losses in afternoon trading on…
Toyota halts donations to Republican election objectors
Toyota has said it will halt donations to members of the US Congress who voted against…
India economy: Seven years of Modi in seven charts
Narendra Modi stormed India’s political stage with grand promises – of more jobs, prosperity and less…
Brexit: UK fashion industry warns it faces threat to survival
More than 400 figures from the UK fashion industry have signed an open letter to the…
Trump takes final swipes at China’s big companies
Donald Trump has taken a final swipe at China and its biggest companies, imposing more sanctions…
UK car industry warns of £55bn no-deal Brexit hit
The UK’s motor industry could suffer production losses of £55bn over the next five years if…
Huawei ‘forging forward’ despite Trump sanctions
Chinese phone maker Huawei said it was doing its best “to survive and forge forward” despite…
Huawei: ‘Clear evidence of collusion’ with Chinese Communist Party
There is “clear evidence of collusion” between Huawei and the “Chinese Communist Party apparatus”, a parliamentary…
Xinjiang: US to block key exports from Chinese region
The US is to block key exports from China’s Xinjiang region due to allegations that they…
Trump or Biden? It doesn’t matter for China’s firms
The Democratic and Republican National Conventions are typically an opportunity for US voters to get a…
US holds off on threatened tariff hike in EU Airbus fight
The US has said it will hold off an a threatened hike in tariffs on $7.5bn…