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“Staring down the barrel at higher costs”: UK businesses grapple with uncertain futures as US tariffs threaten profit margins and market stability.
The European Union’s proposal for the EU-INC aims to create a single company structure to enhance cross-border growth for startups, addressing fragmentation in company laws. The initiative has gained support from over 23,000 in the tech startup community.
Original Factory Shop faces potential closure of all 137 stores, raising concerns about job losses and the future of discount retail in the UK.
The UK’s economic options are severely constrained due to high borrowing and record tax levels, limiting the government’s ability to respond to the economic shock caused by Trump’s tariff announcement.
Global stock markets plummeted overnight, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 falling nearly 8% and US stock market futures indicating further declines, as fears of a trade war escalate following President Trump’s new tariffs.
There have been a few big announcements from China today – the latest outlines new restrictions on US companies.
BBC’s business editor Simon Jack was asked: Is this a stock market crash? Here’s what he has to say:
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