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US tariffs on coffee and bananas to ease under new trade deals
Danielle KayeBusiness reporter Bloomberg via Getty Images A customer shops at a Costco store in Teterboro, New Jersey, US. The Trump administration on Thursday announced frameworks for trade deals with four Latin American countries, which senior officials said will include tariff relief on coffee and bananas. The Trump administration on Thursday said import taxes on…
Thousands march in Edinburgh calling for action to end poverty
BBC Protestors met outside the Scottish Parliament building Thousands of people have marched through central Edinburgh calling for more action to tackle poverty in Scotland. The Scotland Demands Better demonstration was organised by trade unions and charities to push for more action on poverty ahead of the UK Budget and next year’s Scottish Parliament elections….
Walmart becomes first retailer to hit $1tn market value
Walmart is the biggest brick-and-mortar retailer in the US and is known for its low prices. It has benefited from a trend of higher earners trading down to lower-priced items, as the jobs market cools and inflation persists. Its speedy home delivery offering has also enticed shoppers from households across income brackets.
Christmas gifts wrapped for children across London
Matt Gravellingin Barking and Dagenham BBC Volunteers gathered in Barking to spread some Christmas cheer More than 100 volunteers have gathered in an east London community hall to wrap thousands of Christmas presents for children across the capital, with organisers saying for some, it would be the only gift they would get this year. The…
Families can save £200 a month at Hull community shop
Natalie Bellin Bransholme, Hull BBC Kirsty Armstrong visited the shop on its opening day Families living on a council estate say a new “social supermarket” will help them make ends meet. The shop at North Bransholme Community Centre sells surplus food, with packs of fruit, vegetables and bread costing as little as 20p a time….
Weleda launches inquiry into Nazi camp skin test claims
Weleda, the natural cosmetics company, has launched a study into its links to a Nazi concentration camp following claims an anti-freeze cream it produced was tested on prisoners. A report by historian Anne Sudrow alleges that the Swiss company ordered raw materials from a garden in the Dachau camp. It also made a cream to…
