UK regulator fines 10 carmakers and two trade bodies over green ad collusion CMA found car firms chose not to compete when advertising what percentage of their vehicles could be recycled
Italy’s Leonardo given £165m UK military helicopter contract Extension to deal over Royal Navy’s Merlin fleet comes as government plans to increase defence spending
EU has a ‘strong plan’ to retaliate on Trump tariffs, says von der Leyen Head of European Commission says bloc would prefer to negotiate but all countermeasures are on the table
Large majority of Europeans support retaliatory tariffs against US, poll finds Survey shows between 56% and 79% across seven countries in favour if Trump introduces ‘Liberation Day’ levies
Trump prepares to unveil reciprocal tariffs as markets brace amid trade war fears President promises he will be ‘very kind’ but critics warn his strategy risks triggering chain reaction and global trade war
Politicians criticise US efforts to make EU firms reverse diversity initiatives Officials in France and Belgium hit out at ‘American interference’ amid growing transatlantic tensions
Will Trump’s ‘liberation day’ be the start of a trade war – or another climbdown? After myriad false starts and much fluctuation, the lingering question is not how far Trump can take his trade wars, but how far he will
Turkish opposition leader calls for weekly rallies and deeper economic boycott Özgür Özel expands call to boycott companies perceived as close to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Le boycott: French customers shun McDonald’s, Coca Cola and Tesla to protest against Trump France has been urged to shun Maga America as #BoycottUSA hashtag spreads, but teenagers say they can’t afford to join the action
End of an era for Canada-US ties, says Carney, as allies worldwide decry Trump’s car tariffs Canadian PM says Donald Trump has permanently altered relations, as countries around the globe insist import taxes are harmful to all, including Washington
Carmaker shares fall after Trump 25% tariff move as Reeves warns against trade war Chancellor says UK not planning retaliatory tariffs on US ‘at the moment’ while PM calls move ‘very concerning’
US wine importers and bars nervously wait for tariff decision: ‘It’s a sad situation’ Many importers halt shipments on chance White House makes good on threat of 200% markup on European goods
Trump’s shuttering of global media agency endangers reporters, staff say Employees who may have to return home countries risk death or imprisonment at hands of authoritarian governments
Tesla’s Europe sales drop nearly 45% amid row over Musk’s Trump links US carmaker’s European market share falls as Chinese rival BYD overtakes it on global revenue, topping $100bn
Trump’s EU tariffs threat could cost 80,000 jobs in Ireland, Dublin warns Irish government also hits back at accusations by US that country is operating a ‘tax scam’