Image copyright Getty Images President Trump has pledged to retaliate after China announced plans to impose a 10% tariff on $75bn worth of goods imported from the US. The new taxes were themselves a response to Mr Trump’s plans for a 10% levy on $300bn of Chinese imports. Wall Street share markets dived after the […]
Image copyright Getty Images Billionaire David Koch, a major donor to the Republican party, has died aged 79. He had been suffering from cancer. The former majority owner of Koch Industries was ranked by Forbes below brother Charles as the 11th richest person in the world. Together they had a huge influence on the conservative […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Only two women make Forbes’ top 10 best-paid actors list Scarlett Johansson has topped Forbes’ list of best-paid actresses for a second year – but is only the eighth highest paid actor overall. The 34-year-old’s income of $56m (£45.7m) lands her below seventh-placed male actor Adam Sandler. She earned […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Some argue Donald Trump has set up Jerome Powell to be the fall guy if the economy slows Donald Trump reacted furiously on Friday after the head of the US central bank spoke about the economic risks of a trade war with China. The president asked if Federal Reserve […]
Image copyright Florida Department of Corrections Image caption Bowles admitted to killing six men in 1994 from Florida to Maryland A serial killer who preyed on gay men along the US east coast has been executed in Florida. Gary Ray Bowles was executed by lethal injection after the Supreme Court rejected a last-ditch appeal. Bowles […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Canada Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland discussed China US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has denied that a Huawei executive is being detained in Canada as a bargaining chip in the US-China trade war. Meng Wanzhou, 47, was arrested in Canada in December at […]
Image copyright Long Beach Police Department Image caption Police seized weapons including an assault rifle California police say a hotel worker may have prevented a mass shooting after the worker reported that a disgruntled colleague had threatened to shoot staff and guests. Acting on the tip-off, officers arrested a 37-year-old man who was found to […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Canada Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland discussed China US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has denied that a Huawei executive is being detained in Canada as a bargaining chip in the US-China trade war. Meng Wanzhou, 47, was arrested in Canada in December at […]
Image copyright Long Beach Police Department Image caption Police seized weapons including an assault rifle California police say a hotel worker may have prevented a mass shooting after the worker reported that a disgruntled colleague had threatened to shoot staff and guests. Acting on the tip-off, officers arrested a 37-year-old man who was found to […]
Image copyright Long Beach Police Department Image caption Police seized weapons including an assault rifle California police say a hotel worker may have prevented a mass shooting after the worker reported that a disgruntled colleague had threatened to shoot staff and guests. Acting on the tip-off, officers arrested a 37-year-old man who was found to […]
