The two blast furnaces at British Steel's Scunthorpe plant are the last of their kind in the UK. Baxter Media/ShutterstockThe two blast furnaces at British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant in England are the last of their kind in the UK. The UK steel industry was once a world leader, powering the industrial revolution. But these days it is in crisis.
Feeling tariff whiplash? You’re not alone. On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs – a 10% levy on nearly all U.S. imports, along with targeted duties aimed at punishing countries he accuses of exploiting American markets.
Countries can target products that they can produce themselves or source from other partners. darksoul72/ShutterstockAmid Donald Trump’s escalating tariff war with China, the world has been left in no doubt. Consistent with his campaign messaging, and going against the overwhelming majority of economists’ advice, it’s clear that the US president still loves tariffs. He is ready to use them as a bargaining tool – and also to change them on a whim.
The idea of raising taxes on rich Americans has caught the Republican Party between its populist ambitions and low-tax instincts.
shutterstock PeopleImages.com - Yuri A/ShutterstockFor many people in the UK work is changing: how we work, what we do and where we do it. The change is faster for some than it is for others – and it’s not always changing for the better.
pxl.store/ShutterstockMillions of UK households are facing what’s been dubbed “awful April” after rising council tax, water bills and broadband costs coincided with the new tax year. It could all start to hurt quite quickly.
It's been a wild ride. iStock/Getty Images PlusWith stock market charts resembling the contours of a roller-coaster ride in recent days, many Americans could be forgiven for eyeing their 401(k)s with a little concern.
A closed entrance to the Social Security Administration headquarters sits empty in Woodlawn, Md., on March 20, 2025. Wesley Lapointe/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesSocial Security is one of the federal government’s biggest programs.
A turbine from the Roth Rock wind farm spins on the spine of Backbone Mountain behind the Mettiki Coal processing plant in Oakland, Md.
The country’s debt is in demand amid the chaos in financial markets spurred by whipsawing U.S. tariff policies.
