Emily Hawkins

2 weeks ago | dailymail.co.uk | Jason Groves |Calum Muirhead |Emily Hawkins

Ministers will throw a lifeline to tariff-hit carmakers next week by easing rules on the transition to electric vehicles. The controversial ‘zero-emission vehicles mandate’, which levies heavy fines on carmakers who fail to sell enough electric vehicles, will be watered down to help manufacturers reeling from the imposition of 25 per cent tariffs on exports to the US.

2 weeks ago | dailymail.co.uk | Emily Hawkins

Spare a thought for the billionaires: Zuckerberg tops losses just as he buys DC houseBy EMILY HAWKINS Published: 18:16 EDT, 4 April 2025 | Updated: 18:16 EDT, 4 April 2025 The five richest people in the world lost a staggering £40billion after Donald Trump unleashed a wave of market-spinning tariffs. It was a blow for the biggest loser, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, who shed an incredible £13.9billion from his net worth.

3 weeks ago | thisismoney.co.uk | Emily Hawkins

Computer platform maker Raspberry Pi offered a glimmer of hope to investors that it can regain momentum from its blockbuster listing. Shares in the Cambridge business, which floated in June at 280p, rose more than 10 per cent in early trading yesterday to 523p before closing up 1.5 per cent at 478p. The rally followed a bullish update in which it said sales picked up at the end of last year as stock shortages eased.

3 weeks ago | thisismoney.co.uk | Emily Hawkins

The co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s has launched a bid to buy back the brand in a move that would derail Unilever’s ice cream demerger. Unilever wants to spin off the ice cream arm, which also includes Magnum and Cornetto, with a stock market listing in Amsterdam by the end of 2025. But Ben Cohen is trying to line up investors to buy Ben & Jerry’s, which he set up with his friend Jerry Greenfield in 1978.

3 weeks ago | thisismoney.co.uk | Emily Hawkins

Confidence among British car manufacturers crashed this month due to Donald Trump's trade war threats. The US President plans to impose duties of 25 per cent on car imports from this Wednesday – sparking concerns among vehicle makers. According to the Lloyds Bank business barometer – a survey of morale – confidence among manufacturers has fallen more than in any other sector. Cars are the UK's biggest export to the US and Britain sent 101,000 vehicles across the Atlantic last year, worth £9billion.