China’s C919 jet faces turbulent skies amid US-China trade tensions
China’s ambition to rival Boeing and Airbus with its homegrown C919 passenger jet is hitting turbulent skies.
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Private rent in Britain now swallows 44% of the average wage
Monthly cost jumps to record £1,385 outside London, and £2,736 in the capital, with hotspots showing hefty rises Average private rents in Great Britain have climbed to record highs, with the amount tenants are being asked to pay in some hotspots rising…
US Boeing workers continue midwest strike after rejecting latest contract offer
Nearly three-month strike includes 3,200 machinists at plants where military aircraft and weapons are developedBoeing workers at three midwest plants where military aircraft and weapons are developed voted Sunday to reject the company’s latest contract…
Reeves to lead trade mission to Saudi Arabia amid human rights concerns
Ministers hope to secure a deal with the Gulf Cooperation Council that could add £1.6bn to the UK economyRachel Reeves will lead a delegation of senior business leaders to Saudi Arabia on Monday as she hopes to deepen the UK’s relationship with a state…
Chinese and U.S. Officials Reach Framework of a Trade Deal
Chinese and American trade negotiators said Sunday that they had agreed to a framework of a deal on tariffs and other issues
Supermarkets tell Reeves tax rises could push food prices higher
Households would ‘inevitably feel the impact’ of a surtax on business rates, say retailers in letter to chancellorFood prices in the UK could climb even further if the chancellor raises taxes on supermarkets at the next budget, the industry has warned….
Trump sanctions have swift impact but will world stop buying Russian oil and gas?
Analysts say president’s war on Russia’s fossil fuel revenues is a chance to bring peace to Ukraine and profit to USDonald Trump’s stated mission to broker peace in Ukraine could come down to this simple question: can the US president convince the worl…
Peer trying to derail UK smoking ban discussed bill with relative at tobacco firm
Lord Strathcarron says he and an in-law ‘high up’ at British American Tobacco discussed bill, which he aims to weakenA member of the House of Lords who is trying to derail the generational ban on tobacco sales discussed the legislation with a family me…
Do populists always crash the economy?
Argentina is counting the cost of its turn to Javier Milei. Politicians from Donald Trump to Giorgia Meloni and Nigel Farage will be closely watching what happens next“Cambio, cambio.” Under the blazing sun, dozens of money changers are hawking US doll…
3 Chinese citizens arrested in Georgia for attempting to buy uranium
Three Chinese citizens have been arrested in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, for attempting to illegally purchase uranium.