Hundreds of flights have been cancelled and train lines were suspended as gales hit Beijing and northern China on Saturday. By 11:30 local time (03:30 GMT) on Saturday, 838 flights had been cancelled at the capital’s two major airports, according to the Reuters news agency. Wind gusts of up to 93mph (150 kph) – the…
Bitcoin could hit $250,000 as early as this year with technology giants such as Microsoft and Apple entering the cryptocurrency space, industry veteran and founder of the Cardano blockchain Charles Hoskinson told CNBC. Crypto markets have been hammered amid a sell-off of risk assets stoked by U.S. President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs” on countries across…
A customer carries merchandise from a Hermes store on Feb. 14, 2025. Scott Olson | Getty Images Europe’s beloved luxury brands may be largely sheltered from the initial effects of sweeping U.S. tariffs, but the risks of a wider economic downturn spell bad news for the sector’s long-awaited recovery. Shares of European luxury stocks LVMH,…
Emirates President Tim Clark warned that the aviation industry is in “uncharted territory” as U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs and trade disputes weigh on global growth and threaten to drive up costs for airlines worldwide. “Right now, we are in troubled times,” Clark told CNBC in an interview recorded March 20 — ahead of…
The Phillips 66 Company’s Los Angeles Refinery in California. Bing Guan | Reuters The oil price outlook is being hit with more bearish forecasts on the back of U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping and market-hammering tariff announcements. Businesses and investors worry that a trade war and lower global growth lies ahead. Goldman Sachs on Thursday…
Tom Espiner BBC business reporter Watch: ‘The country is going to boom’ after tariffs, says President Trump Global stocks have sunk, a day after President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs that are forecast to raise prices and weigh on growth in the US and abroad. The S&P 500, which tracks 500 of the biggest…
King Penguins contemplating the snow on Heard Island, Antarctica. Vw Pics | Universal Images Group | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive and far-reaching “reciprocal tariffs” were signed into effect on Wednesday, hitting over 180 countries, ranging from major trading partners to remote islands. The newly elected White House leader unveiled a raft of…
Cambodian factory workers exit their factory as they take a lunch break in Phnom Penh on March 2, 2020. Tang Chhin Sothy | Afp | Getty Images As European markets tumbled Thursday following U.S. President Donald Trump’s stunning tariff announcements, big retail names selling products ranging from sportswear to jewelry were among the worst performers….
Skoda Kodiaq automobiles on the production line at the Volkswagen AG plant in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on auto imports is expected to hit hard for car brands and countries around the world, with economists warning a small landlocked nation in…
President Donald Trump says new tariffs he is set to announce this week will hit all countries, not just those that have the biggest trade imbalances with the US. The comments come as he prepares to unveil a massive slate of import taxes on Wednesday, in what he has called America’s “Liberation Day”. The measures…
