Peter Hoskins

2 weeks ago | aol.com | Peter Hoskins |Natalie Sherman

Talks aimed at cooling tensions between the US and China have ended in a "deal", according to US President Donald Trump. He said China had agreed to supply US companies with magnets and rare earth metals, while the US would walk back its threats to revoke visas of Chinese students. "Our deal with China is done, subject to final approval from President Xi and me," Trump wrote his media platform Truth Social.

3 weeks ago | aol.com | Peter Hoskins |Laura Bicker

China says the US has "severely violated" their trade truce and that it will take strong measures to defend its interests. China's Ministry of Commerce said Washington has "seriously undermined" the agreement reached during talks in Geneva last month, when both countries lowered tariffs on goods imported from each other.

3 weeks ago | sg.yahoo.com | Peter Hoskins |Laura Bicker

Peter Hoskins - Business reporter and Laura Bicker - China correspondent2 June 2025 at 2:53 am·2-min readChina says the US has "severely violated" their trade truce and that it will take strong measures to defend its interests. China's Ministry of Commerce said Washington has "seriously undermined" the agreement reached during talks in Geneva last month, when both countries lowered tariffs on goods imported from each other.

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Peter Hoskins |Henry Zeffman

Peter Hoskins and Henry ZeffmanBusiness reporter and political correspondentDowning Street says Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will make an announcement about a deal with the US on tariffs later today. “The Prime Minister will always act in Britain’s national interest – for workers, for business, for families,” a No10 spokesperson said. The UK government has been seeking an agreement to lower tariffs since President Donald Trump imposed them on almost every country in the world last month.

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Peter Hoskins |Tom Gerken

Peter Hoskins & Tom GerkenBusiness & technology reportersThe Israeli firm behind the Pegasus spyware has been ordered to pay WhatsApp $167m (£125m) for hacking 1,400 people in 2019. Pegasus is malicious software which can be installed remotely on mobile phones to access, among other things, people’s microphones and cameras. NSO Group, which sells the tech, has been accused of enabling authoritarian regimes to monitor journalists, activists and even political figures.