Peter Hoskins

Merlion, United Kingdom

Facts-based easy-going Mr Nice-Guy™. Appears irritated by fake stuff. Swears more in real life. Immigrant not expat. Opinions may be worthless, yet still mine.

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Trump and Starmer to unveil deal to cut tariffs

3 weeks 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.
Maker of Pegasus spyware told to pay $167m for WhatsApp hack

3 weeks 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.
US and UK to announce deal to reduce tariffs

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

Trump plans to announce that the US will call the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf, officials sayPresident Donald Trump plans to announce next week that the U.S. will refer to the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf or the Gulf of Arabia.
Trump and Starmer expected to unveil deal to cut tariffs

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

NowTokyo Reuters — Toyota Motor forecast a 21% profit decline for the current financial year on Thursday, as the strain from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs and an appreciating yen take some of the shine off strong demand for hybrid vehicles. The world’s top-selling automaker expects operating …
Maker of Pegasus spyware told to pay $167m for WhatsApp hack

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

Maker of Pegasus spyware told to pay $167m for WhatsApp hackPeter Hoskins & Tom GerkenBusiness & technology reportersGetty ImagesThe 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.
Maker of Pegasus spyware told to pay $167m for WhatsApp hack

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

4 hours agoCongress erupts over Trump's billion-dollar crypto dealA $2 billion crypto deal involving President Trump's family and a foreign government is threatening to derail bipartisan stablecoin legislation that …2 hours ago'Wind theft': The mysterious effect plaguing wind farmsAs wind farms expand, some can accidentally "steal" each others' wind – causing worries over some countries' energy transition to net zero.
US and China to start talks over trade war this week

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Peter Hoskins |Laura Bicker

US and Chinese officials are set to start talks this week to try to deescalate a trade war between the world's two biggest economies. Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng will attend the talks in Switzerland from 9 to 12 May, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer will represent Washington at the meeting, their offices announced.
Trump tariffs: US president eases car import taxes after firms raised concerns

1 month ago | bbc.com | Peter Hoskins |Natalie Sherman

The president said the move would give companies relief while they adjust their supply chains.
US lays out plans to hit Chinese ships with port fees

1 month ago | bbc.com | Tom Espiner |Peter Hoskins

US lays out plans to hit Chinese ships with port feesTom Espiner and Peter HoskinsBusiness reporters, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThe Trump administration has unveiled its plan to impose port fees on Chinese ships as it tries to revive shipbuilding in the US and challenge China's dominance of the industry. The US Trade Representative's (USTR) announcement is less severe than a plan floated in February to hit vessels produced by China with fees of up to $1.5m for each American port they visited.
Asian stocks see their worst drop in decades after Trump tariffs

2 months ago | bbc.com | Peter Hoskins

Asian markets from Tokyo to Sydney plunged amid increasing fears of a global economic downturn.