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Oil giant BP posts 49% drop in first-quarter profit on weaker crude prices
British oil and gasoline company BP (British Petroleum) signage is being pictured in Warsaw, Poland, on July 29, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images British oil giant BP on Tuesday posted slightly weaker-than-expected first-quarter net profit, following a recent strategic reset and a slump in crude prices. The beleaguered oil and gas major posted […]
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HSBC announces share buyback of up to $3 billion as first-quarter results top expectations
Branch of HSBC bank on 15th January 2024 in London, United Kingdom. HSBC Bank plc is a British multinational banking and financial services organisation. HSBCs international network comprises around 7,500 offices in over 80 countries globally. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images) Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images Europe’s largest lender […]
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American liquor exports hit record high in 2024, driven by tariffs
FILE PHOTO: Workers package bottles of Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select Tennessee Whiskey at the company’s distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee, U.S., on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. spirit exports reached a record $2.4 billion in 2024, driven in large part by tariff concerns and ongoing global trade disputes. […]
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Chipotle to expand to Mexico amid Trump trade war with U.S. neighbor
Chipotle Mexican Grill logo is seen in Manhattan, New York, United States of America, on July 6th, 2024. Beata Zawrzel | Getty Images Chipotle Mexican Grill will open its first location in Mexico early next year as the latest stage in its international expansion. The company announced Monday that it has signed a development agreement […]
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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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