NEW YORK (AP) — The world’s richest man was just handed a chance to become history’s first trillionaire.Elon Musk won a shareholder vote on ThursdayRead More

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China’s 84% retaliatory tariffs on US goods, announced on Wednesday, are due to come into effect on ThursdayRead the latest full reportChina and the European Union have exchanged views on strengthening their economic and trade cooperation in response to US tariffs, the Chinese commerce ministry said on Thursday, according to Reuters news agency.In a video call on Tuesday, China’s commerce minister Wang Wentao discussed with European trade and economic security commissioner Maros Sefcovic the restart of talks on trade relief and to immediately carry out negotiations on electric vehicle price commitments, the Chinese ministry statement said. Continue reading...

China’s 84% retaliatory tariffs on US goods, announced on Wednesday, are due to come into effect on ThursdayRead the latest full reportChina and the European Union have exchanged views on strengthening their economic and trade cooperation in response to US tariffs, the Chinese commerce ministry said on Thursday, according to Reuters news agency.In a video call on Tuesday, China’s commerce minister Wang Wentao discussed with European trade and economic security commissioner Maros Sefcovic the restart of talks on trade relief and to immediately carry out negotiations on electric vehicle price commitments, the Chinese ministry statement said. Continue reading...

China’s 84% retaliatory tariffs on US goods, announced on Wednesday, are due to come into effect on ThursdayRead the latest full reportHello, and thanks for following our live coverage of what has been a tumultuous week on global markets, triggered by US President Trump’s shock tariff policy.The upheaval erased trillions of dollars from stock markets and led to an unsettling surge in US government bond yields that appeared to catch the president’s attention.Global markets surged after Trump announced his 90-day tariff pause. The S&P 500 surged 5.6%, while the Nasdaq has jumped over 8%. Trump’s Truth Social statement suggests he has backed down on tariffs on most countries for 90 days, applying instead a 10% tariff.However, Trump’s pause does not apply to China, which has announced new tariffs of 84% on imports of all US goods, up from the 34% previously announced, hours after US tariffs on Chinese products went up to a staggering 104%. China’s retaliation sent stock markets falling further with major indices down in the UK, Germany, France and Spain.China’s 84% tariffs on US imports will come into effect at 12.01pm on Thursday, according to Chinese state news agency, Xinhua.The two countries have traded tit-for-tat tariff hikes repeatedly over the past week. “I want to emphasize that there is no winner in a trade war, and that China does not want a trade war. But the Chinese government will by no means sit by when the legitimate rights and interests of its people are being hurt and deprived,” an official of China’s ministry of commerce said in a statement on Wednesday.Addressing reporters at the White House on Wednesday, treasury secretary Scott Bessent said the latest changes in Donald Trump’s tariffs policy was Trump’s “strategy all along.” He said: “This was his strategy all along, and that you might even say that he goaded China into a bad position, they responded.”The WTO chief said the US-China tariff war could reduce trade in goods between the two economic giants by 80%, pulling down the rest of the world economy. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said that the US-China tariff war could reduce trade in goods between the two countries by 80%.The EU announced 25% tariffs on a range of US imports in a first round of countermeasures. The 27-member bloc has agreed to impose retaliatory tariffs on €21bn (£18bn) of US goods, targeting farm produce and products from Republican states. All member states voted for the retaliation, with the exception of Hungary.Trump’s 90-day pause on tariffs may not exempt the 25% tariff on cars, Ireland’s deputy prime minister has revealed, after a face-to-face meeting with US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick. Simon Harris, the first EU politician to meet anyone in Trump’s administration since the tariffs were announced last Wednesday, said he spoke to the European trade minister Maroš Šefčovič immediately after his bilateral meeting in Washington today.Trump has in particular targeted the pharmaceutical industry, saying: “We’re going to put tariffs on the pharmaceutical companies, and they’re going to all want to come back.” It’s an idea he has raised before.US markets recovered later on Wednesday after Bessent indicated America was open to trade agreements with allies and a subsequent group deal with China. In his first comments since China’s 84% tariff announcement, Trump urged Americans to “be cool”. The US president bragged about countries “kissing my ass” to negotiate tariffs during a Tuesday-night dinner. Continue reading...

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Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit are asking for the public’s help to find 15-year-old Jayden Kelly.The teenager was last seen ThursdayRead More

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - The alleged driver who was involved in a deadly Turnpike crash that killed a 70-year-old woman appeared in court, ThursdayRead More

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans judge ordered actor Shia LaBeouf to return to drug and alcohol rehabilitation and set a $100,000 bond ThursdayRead More

MIAMI (WSVN) - Students and some Miami Police officers were honored for doing the right thing. The awards ceremony was held in Miami on ThursdayRead More

STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of fatally shooting a man and his girlfriend during a home invasion robbery was put to death ThursdayRead More

ORLANDO, FLA. (WSVN) - A sign of the season is lighting up the holidays. Guests gathered for a magical Christmas tree lighting ceremony on ThursdayRead More

STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of the 1979 killing a 6-year-old girl who was abducted from her bedroom was put to death ThursdayRead More

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