Donald Trump has announced he will be raising tariffs on imports of Canadian goods by an extra 10% because of an anti-tariff advert aired in Ontario.The advert used the words of former US president Ronald Reagan to criticise US tariffs. A furious Mr Trump on Friday cancelled "all trade negotiations" with Canada.Doug Ford, Ontario's premier, said he would pull the advert from Monday, but it continued to run over the weekend, including during the first World Series game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los A ...

Donald Trump has announced that he is ending "all trade negotiations" with Canada.The move is in retaliation for a TV advert in Ontario that opposed US tariffs - and on Truth Social, the president claimed it was factually incorrect. He wrote: "They only did this to interfere with the decision of the US Supreme Court, and other courts."TARIFFS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY, AND ECONOMY, OF THE U.S.A."Based on their egregious behaviour, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED." ...

Apple has lost a landmark lawsuit over fees in the App Store, which could benefit around 36 million iPhone and iPad users in the UK.The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has ruled that the US tech company abused its dominant position by "charging excessive and unfair prices in the form of the commission which it charges developers". Lawyers for Dr Rachael Kent, the academic who brought the case, claim Apple had made "exorbitant profits" by excluding all competition for the distribution of apps and in-app pu ...

Moscow has been quick to shrug off the coordinated sanctions against its two biggest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil."Counterproductive" is how the Russian Foreign Ministry described the measures. It warned the Trump administration that it would fail and accused the EU of being unable to accept that its sanctions don't work.Ukraine war latest: Putin ally's warning over sanctionsIt's a similar response in the papers. "Couldn't you have come up with something better?" asks the Russian tabloid, Komsomolskaya ...

网络中断事件概述 - 沃达丰公司发生大规模网络中断 影响宽带、4G和5G服务 持续时间较短[1] - 中断原因并非网络攻击 而是由一家供应商合作伙伴的非恶意软件问题引发 该问题现已被解决 网络已完全恢复[1][2] - 除互联网连接外 沃达丰的应用程序、网站和客户服务也曾中断[2] 事件影响范围 - 网络中断高峰期 有超过13万人向互联网状态检查网站Downdetector报告问题[2] - 大量用户通过社交媒体和新闻媒体询问是否会对受影响客户进行补偿[3] 潜在补偿与索赔 - 根据电信专家说法 若宽带中断超过两天 客户可能有权获得每个日历日9.76英镑的补偿[3] - 对于移动信号中断的补偿取决于具体情况 在极端维修时间过长的情况下 可能有权获得额外退款或账户积分[4] - 考虑到此次中断对大多数人仅持续数小时 客户可能无权索赔[4] - 有行业高管指出 公司可能面临一波赔偿要求 特别是当财务损失或错过截止日期与停机时间直接相关时[5] 相关安全风险 - 有用户报告称 在中断事件后 出现冒充沃达丰的诈骗者致电用户 引导其下载应用程序以获取补偿[7]

网络服务中断事件 - 公司确认其网络出现重大问题 影响宽带 4G和5G服务 [1] - 服务中断始于周一下午 监测网站报告超过130,000起连接问题 [1] - 公司表示正在尽快解决问题 并对客户的耐心表示感谢 [1]

公司人事任命 - 前首相Rishi Sunak被科技巨头微软聘用为兼职高级顾问 [1] - Sunak同时担任旧金山人工智能公司Anthropic的职务 [9] - Sunak离职后还成为高盛的高级顾问 [10] 职责与工作范围 - Sunak将为微软提供关于宏观经济和地缘政治趋势的高层战略视角 [1] - 其工作重点包括上述趋势与创新、监管和数字化转型的交叉领域 [1] - Acoba规定Sunak在明年晚些时候之前不得就政府工作或其合同向微软提供建议 [5] - 其工作被限制在提供战略、宏观经济和地缘政治事务的建议上，且不得与其在唐宁街的活动冲突 [6] 个人安排与背景 - Sunak将把其薪水捐赠给他与妻子Akshata Murty的算术技能慈善机构The Richmond Project [1] - Sunak于2022年10月至2024年7月期间担任首相 [3] - Sunak曾在2001年至2004年间任职于高盛 [10]

监管动态 - 英国竞争与市场管理局（CMA）认定谷歌在通用搜索和搜索广告服务中具有“实质性且根深蒂固的市场力量”，并赋予其“战略市场地位” [1] - 该认定赋予CMA对谷歌英国服务运营方式的更大控制权，可能采取的补救措施包括要求修改其在英国的搜索引擎（如引入“选择屏幕”）以及赋予出版商更多权力 [2][4] - CMA表示将很快开始就可能的补救措施进行磋商，旨在通过相称的行动“改善数字市场的竞争，推动英国经济的创新、投资和增长” [3][5] 市场地位 - 谷歌在英国搜索市场占据主导地位，其平台处理了英国超过90%的搜索量 [1][5] - CMA的认定范围不包括谷歌的Gemini AI助手，但包括其他AI功能，如AI Overviews [2] 公司回应与潜在影响 - 谷歌警告英国避免实施“繁重”且成本高昂的监管，认为此类认定可能带来价格上涨、抑制创新和增长等 unintended consequences [1][5][7] - 公司高级总监指出，避免繁重监管使英国能比其他国家和地区更早获得最新产品和服务，并引述其他司法管辖区的类似监管已使企业损失估计1140亿欧元（约合992亿英镑） [6][7] - 谷歌认为部分被讨论的干预措施将抑制英国创新和增长，可能减缓基于AI的深刻创新时期的产品发布，并可能导致企业被迫向客户提高价格 [7][8]

黄金价格表现 - 现货黄金价格首次突破每盎司4000美元的历史记录，周三早间交易于4035美元 [1] - 自1月特朗普2.0时期以来金价稳步上涨，当时价格约为2600美元 [2] - 期货数据显示2025年剩余时间内黄金的上涨势头将持续 [1] 黄金价格上涨驱动因素 - 作为对美国贸易战及由此导致的全球经济放缓的对冲，贸易战打击了许多传统增长型股票和美元的需求 [5] - 更广泛的经济和地缘政治不确定性，如中东紧张局势和对美国政府债务水平可持续性的担忧 [5] - 本周法国政治危机和美国政府持续停摆的影响 [6] - 自夏末以来，黄金成为对美股人工智能驱动科技股繁荣可能破灭的集体对冲 [6] 人工智能领域风险 - 人工智能领导者如英伟达以及大力投资AI能力的公司预计在生产力和利润方面将获得巨大回报 [9] - 麻省理工学院近期报告发现，95%已将AI整合入运营的企业尚未看到任何投资回报 [9] - 英国央行在其最新金融稳定报告中指出AI泡沫潜在破裂是重大风险 [10] - 国际货币基金组织总裁表示当前估值正接近25年前互联网牛市时的水平，若出现大幅修正可能拖累全球增长 [10][11] - 标普500指数约35%的市值以超过10倍销售额的价格交易，显示估值过高 [8] 市场情绪与行为转变 - 机构、央行和零售投资者均将价格下跌视为买入机会而非涨势衰竭迹象 [14] - 市场情绪已转变，半年前在关税新闻中达到的3000美元水平已被超越 [14] - 集体行为创造了自我强化的周期，每次动能暂停都会遇到新的买盘 [14] - 黄金已从传统的不确定性对冲演变为可称为信念交易的资产，其价值超越价格，反映对政策可信度的更深层怀疑 [15]

The London-listed media company which produces Formula One motor racing’s official podcast series is exploring a sale following a fresh set of approaches from potential buyers.Sky News has learnt that Audioboom Group is working with advisers to explore the terms of a potential takeover of the company. J Goodwin & Co, a firm founded by prominent media industry banker Jonathan Goodwin, is understood to be overseeing talks with prospective buyers.Audioboom has a market capitalisation of close to £100m, after a ...