Investing News - Follow News of The Trade

UK PM: US must compromise to get UK trade deal

The US must lift restrictions on UK businesses if it wants a trade deal with the UK, Boris Johnson has said.Travelling to the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, the PM said there were "very considerable barriers in the US to British businesses".Mr Johnson said he had...

Six people injured after lightning strike

Six people have been injured after two lightning strikes at the season-ending Tour Championship in Atlanta.Play was suspended at 4.17pm local time because of thunderstorms in the area and at 4.45pm there were two lightning strikes close to the 15th green at East Lake...

Florida car-park killing: Gunman guilty as ‘stand your ground’ defence fails

Media playback is unsupported on your device A white man who shot and killed an unarmed black man over a parking dispute in the US state of Florida has been found guilty of manslaughter.Michael Drejka, 49, shot Markeis McGlockton after a fight broke out over a...

Christian Coleman charged under anti-doping rules

American sprinter Christian Coleman has been charged under anti-doping rules with missing three drugs tests, says the US Anti-Doping Agency.Usada has confirmed the 23-year-old has been charged with failing to "properly file his whereabouts information".Coleman, who...

Nasa said to be investigating first allegation of a crime in space

Nasa is reported to be investigating a claim that an astronaut accessed the bank account of her estranged spouse from the International Space Station, in what may be the first allegation of a crime committed in space.Anne McClain acknowledges accessing the account...

Airport security: 3D baggage scanners could end liquid restrictions

All major UK airports must introduce 3D baggage screening equipment before the end of 2022, the government says. Ministers say the technology will boost security, speed up pre-boarding checks, and could end the restrictions on travelling with liquids and laptops.The...

British Airways strike causes five days of flight cancellations

The British Airways strike next month is to cause at least five consecutive days of flight cancellations.BA pilots announced three days of strikes - taking place on 9, 10 and 27 September - in a dispute over pay.Despite the first strikes being on 9 and 10 September,...

US-China trade war: Trump announces new retaliatory tariff hikes

President Donald Trump has hit back at China by announcing new higher tariffs on imports - escalating a mounting trade war between the two nations.In a series of tweets on Friday, Mr Trump announced an additional tariff increase of 5% on imports from China.The move...

‘First vape death in the US’ recorded in Illinois

A patient has died after developing a severe respiratory disease due to vaping in the first such death in the US, say health officials.The US state of Illinois' health agency said the unnamed patient was between 17 and 38 years old. It comes amid an outbreak of lung...

Ruth Bader Ginsburg treated for cancer

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has received treatment for a cancerous tumour on her pancreas, a court spokeswoman says.She "tolerated treatment well" and the tumour was "treated definitively", the court added in a statement.Ms Ginsburg, 86, has survived...