United Kingdom
Oil giant BP braces for shareholder showdown over green strategy U-turn
The BP logo is displayed outside a petrol station that also offers electric vehicle recharging, on Feb. 27, 2025, in Somerset, England. Anna Barclay | Getty Images News | Getty Images Oil giant BP is bracing itself for a shareholder backlash at its annual general meeting (AGM) on Thursday, with a chorus of disgruntled investors […]
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‘Good chance’ of U.K.-U.S. trade deal, JD Vance says, as Trump ‘really loves’ Britain
U.S. President Donald Trump inspected an honour guard during a welcome ceremony at Buckingham Palace in central London on June 3, 2019, on the first day of their three-day State Visit to the U.K. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images The U.K. has a “good chance” of securing a trade deal with America, U.S. […]
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UK economy expands by 0.5% in February, more than expected
People browsing stalls along Portobello Road Market on Feb. 22, 2025, in Notting Hill, West London. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images The U.K. economy grew by a higher-than-expected 0.5% month-on-month in February amid a jump in the services output, official data showed on Friday. Analysts had projected a monthly gross domestic product […]
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World’s first-ever global emissions tax is on the table at crunch shipping talks
Aerial view of containers for export sitting stacked at Qingdao Qianwan Container Terminal on April 5, 2025 in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images The United Nations shipping agency is on the cusp of introducing binding regulations to phase out fossil fuel use in global shipping — with […]
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British carmaker Jaguar Land Rover pauses U.S. shipments over Trump tariffs
Vehicles outside a Land Rover dealership in Tucson, Arizona, US, on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images British carmaker Jaguar Land Rover said it will pause U.S. shipments for a month as it assesses the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on vehicle imports. It comes as disruption from the […]
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Canadians pull back on U.S. trips, threatening to widen United States’ $50 billion travel deficit
Canadians hold an “Elbows Up” protest against U.S. tariffs and other policies by U.S. President Donald Trump, at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 22, 2025. Carlos Osorio | Reuters Canadians are skipping trips to the U.S. and visitors from other countries could soon follow threatening to deepen the United States’ $50 billion […]
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Europe wants to pour billions of dollars into its own defense companies — but market watchers say it may not be able to shut American firms out
New army recruits of the Bundeswehr, Germany’s armed forces, during basic training on Nov. 29, 2022 near Prenzlau, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images As Europe plans to pour billions of dollars into defense, many regional leaders are pushing for the money to be spent locally — but some market watchers say it’s inevitable that […]
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Heathrow Airport had enough power to avoid shutdown after fire, Britain’s National Grid says
A reads “Do Not Travel To Heathrow Airport” at Hounslow Central London Underground station on March 21, 2025. Jaimi Joy | Bloomberg | Getty Images Heathrow Airport had enough power to remain open on Friday, after the London hub spent most of the day closed due to a fire at a nearby electrical substation, according […]
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UK economy unexpectedly shrank by 0.1% in January
Men and women socialize at the end of the day outside The Castle Pub in London, United Kingdom. Robert Nickelsberg | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.K.’s economy unexpectedly shrank by 0.1% month-on-month in January, official figures showed on Friday. Britain’s Office for National Statistics said the fall was mainly due to a […]
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Trump’s approach to Ukraine could be ‘very worrying’ for Russia’s neighbors, former UK PM Cameron says
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron speaks during a joint press conference with Albanian Prime Minister after a meeting in Tirana, on May 22, 2024. Adnan Beci | Afp | Getty Images Former U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday said he is fearful that U.S. President Donald Trump’s approach to securing peace in Ukraine could […]
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