USA: Department store employee hid more than $130m in delivery expenses

US department store Macy’s has said a rogue staffer concealed more than $130m (£103m) in company costs over roughly three years, causing it to delay the release of its latest…

Canada: PM Justin Trudeau says he will work with Trump amid tariff threats

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his country is prepared to work with the US, after Donald Trump threatened to tax imports from Canada. Trump has vowed to impose a…

USA: Woman jailed for fatally shooting neighbour through door

A Florida woman who fatally shot her neighbour through her front door last year has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Susan Lorincz, 60, opened fire on 35-year-old Ajike…

Barbados: Scientists creat biofuel from smelly seaweed could fuel cars

When large swathes of invasive seaweed started washing up on Caribbean beaches in 2011, local residents were perplexed. Soon, mounds of unsightly sargassum – carried by currents from the Sargasso…

USA: Tariffs are a negotiating tactic – ex-Federal Reserve governor

A former governor of the US Federal Reserve system says he believes US President-elect Donald Trump is using the tariffs as a “negotiating tactic”. Randall Kroszne says Trump’s made clear…

Canada: PM Trudeau speaks to Trump about border

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has spoken with Donald Trump, after the president-elect announced plans to impose tariffs when he is in the White House. The pair spoke by phone…

USA: Europe and UK spared from Trump tarrifs for now

Trump is using tariffs as a weapon of diplomacy, even coercion on topics entirely unrelated to global trade. Are the leaders of G20 nations with their own domestic audiences really…

USA. USD climbs while Europe stocks fall in response to Trump tarrif announcement

Donald Trump’s comments on tariffs sent a ripple through currency markets as traders scrambled to get to grips with the move. Initially, the US dollar jumped in value against the…

Mexico: USA needs to stop using drugs- Head Mexican Senate

Mexico may be the US’s top trading partner but that has not shielded it from Trump’s tariff threat. The Mexican government has long been Trump’s whipping boy when it comes…

China: Authorities warn USA against new tariff regime

China has warned Washington that no-one will win a trade war as Donald Trump threatens to impose an additional 10% tariff on goods heading to the United States. This is…