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Trump’s upcoming tariffs ‘will be effective immediately,’ White House says newsthirst.

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 21, 2025.  Carlos Barria | Reuters President Donald Trump’s forthcoming tariffs will take effect right after they are unveiled on Wednesday, the White House said. “My understanding is that the tariff announcement will come tomorrow. They…

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Musk’s Doge to fire all local workers and US diplomats from USAID, sources say | Trump administration newsthirst.

Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team is finalizing the dismantlement of the US Agency for International Development, ordering the firings of thousands of local workers and US diplomats and civil servants assigned to the agency overseas, two former top USAID officials and a source with knowledge of the situation said on Tuesday. On Friday, Congress was notified…

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Rebel Energy goes bust leaving 90,000 customers without supplier | Ofgem newsthirst.

A UK energy supplier with about 90,000 customers has gone bust blaming a “perfect storm” of surging wholesale prices and squeezed customers, on the day households face another increase in gas and electricity bills. Rebel Energy, which serves around 80,000 households and 10,000 business customers, will cease trading immediately and leave the industry regulator to…

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