From motorbikes to beauty products: EU announces first tariffs to hit back at US
LATEST: EU welcomes Trump’s 90-day pause in tariffs, as stock markets soar. The European Union took its first steps on Wednesday to retaliate against President...
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Pedro Sánchez heads to China and Vietnam in wake of US tariffs storm
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez embarks on a visit to China and Vietnam this week, aiming to expand market access in the wake of US...
Facebook owner Meta closes content moderation centre in Barcelona
Telus Digital, the company responsible for content moderation for Facebook owner, Meta, informed its nearly 2,000 employees on Thursday that it is closing its centre...
EU hits out at Trump’s tariffs, yet keeps door open for ‘last-minute negotiations’
European leaders strongly criticised the latest round of sweeping US tariffs on Thursday, with the European Union signalling its readiness to implement countermeasures while also...
Shares in Spanish retail giant Inditex drop despite another record profit
Spanish retail giant Inditex, the parent company of Zara, reported another record annual profit on Wednesday, yet concerns over potential US tariffs impacting future growth...
Air France-KLM and Lufthansa groups compete for control of Spain’s Air Europa
The Air France-KLM Group has reportedly made a €300 million offer to acquire a controlling stake in the indebted Spanish airline, Air Europa. This proposal...
EU hits back against US tariffs with ‘countermeaures’
The European Commission announced on Wednesday that it would implement ‘countermeasures’ starting 1 April in response to the United States’ decision to impose 25% tariffs...
AI and trade tensions take centre stage at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
The world’s largest wireless technology event began on Monday in Barcelona, with the enthusiasm surrounding AI’s potential to revolutionise devices colliding with concerns over escalating...
Undersea cable linking USA & Spain from FB’s Meta ‘part of plan linking 5 continents’
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta has said it will lay an undersea cable stretching across five continents to carry data, including for developing Artificial...
Trump announces reciprocal tariffs on EU in retaliation to VAT
United States President Donald Trump has announced plans to implement reciprocal tariffs on foreign trade, meaning imports from international trading partners will face taxes equivalent...
