Gold hits record high as Trump threatens new steel and aluminium tariffs; BP shares jump after activist Elliott takes stake – business live

UK Steel fears “devastating blow” from Trump tariffs Trade body UK Steel has warned that the imposition of US tariffs on UK steel would be “a devastating blow” to the industry. UK Steel director general, Gareth Stace, says: The US …

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Trump pauses plan to impose 25% tariff on Mexico after Sheinbaum agrees to deploy troops to southern US border – live

Tom Phillips Donald Trump has pulled back from the brink of a trade war with Canada and Mexico, postponing sweeping new US tariffs on goods from its two closest economic partners by one month. It is the third time in …

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Trump inauguration live: president pardons January 6 rioters and exits Paris climate agreement in slew of executive orders

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed Donald Trump and their relations with the US during a lengthy phone call on Tuesday. Citing …

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California fires live: LA issues new evacuation order as thickening smoke prompts ‘health emergency’

LA fire department issues new immediate evacuation The LA fire department issued a new immediate evacuation order at 7pm local time on Friday for the Palisades fire. It affects the following areas: It covers Sunset Boulevard north to Encino Reservoir …

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Canada leaders agree to unite against Trump tariff threat amid reports of retaliatory measures

Canada’s federal government and the premiers of the 10 provinces have agreed to work together against a threat by US president-elect Donald Trump to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian imports, with one official saying the country was already examining possible …

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