President Donald Trump revealed Tuesday evening what he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed during their viral meeting at the Vatican when both were in attendance for the late Pope Francis’ funeral. ‘I was telling him that it’s a very good thing if we can produce a deal, that you sign it, because Russia is much bigger and much stronger,’ ...
President Donald Trump said public entitlements, such as Social Security and Medicaid, will not be touched in the GOP’s contentious new budget bill currently working its way through Congress, during a town hall Tuesday night hosted by NewsNation. Earlier this month, the Republican-led House of Representatives approved $2 trillion in spending cuts. Those cuts did not include any slashes to ...
Greene King chief executive Nick Mackenzie has warned that rising business rates and employment costs are putting huge pressure on the UK pub sector, calling on the government to “level the playing field” and deliver meaningful reform by 2026. Speaking after the October budget, which introduced significant tax changes for hospitality businesses, Mackenzie said Greene King expects to be hit ...
The US economy shrank in the first quarter of 2025, marking its first contraction since early 2022, as a surge in imports ahead of President Trump’s sweeping new tariffs dragged down output, official figures show. Gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.3% on an annualised basis between January and March, according to the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), ending ...
The Senate failed Wednesday to pass a resolution rejecting President Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariff agenda, as several Republicans signaled beforehand they favored halting the relatively new levies, and Vice President JD Vance was called in to break an ensuing procedural tie. The disapproval resolution failed 49-49, with three Republicans joining all Democrats present in attempting to throw a wrench ...
Dame Julia Hoggett DBE, CEO of the London Stock Exchange, and Insiya Jafferjee, co-founder and CEO of Shellworks, have been named this year’s winners of the prestigious 2025 Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Awards, held at a ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London. Now in its 53rd year, the Bold Woman Award is the longest-running international accolade recognising outstanding ...
Families earning £100,000 a year are left with less disposable income than those on minimum wage if they send two children to private school, according to new analysis by financial planning firm Saltus. The introduction of VAT on private school fees has pushed costs sharply higher, leaving even high-earning parents struggling to cover education costs without making significant sacrifices. Saltus ...