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    Why is US consumer confidence at a record low?

    08/05/2026 | 26 mins.
    US job numbers are rising and the stock market is booming near record highs. So why are consumers feeling so pessimistic about the economy?
    As a Mexican trade mission visits Canada, the two countries look to deepen economic ties.
    Also Instagram’s direct messages are no longer fully private, and gamers face higher prices as console costs climb.
    [Picture: Customers shop for groceries at a Publix supermarket in Miami, Florida, USA. Photo Credit: CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock
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    Donald Trump warns EU of new tariffs by July 4

    08/05/2026 | 8 mins.
    Last week, the US President threatened to raise the tariff on the import of EU cars to 25% if the European Parliament delayed a new EU/US tariff agreement.
    The annual conference of ASEAN, the grouping of South East Asian states, is meeting in the Philippines with the shadow of the war in the Persian Gulf hanging over the event.
    And at least 11 miners have died after an accident at an artisinal mine in Kenya
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    EU and airlines disagree on fuel shortage concerns

    07/05/2026 | 26 mins.
    As airlines cut flights over high jet fuel costs the EU's transport commissioner says passengers must still be compensated.
    We hear from the Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen on how the industry is responding to rising costs and supply chain issues.
    And would you sue for guaranteed access to a sun lounger on your holidays?
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    Air Asia boss admits high fuel costs are hard to manage

    07/05/2026 | 8 mins.
    Tony Fernandes, the chief executive of the low-cost carrier, has been speaking to the BBC. He says the current high fuel costs are more complex for the airline to manage than during the COVID-19 pandemic. Plus, Danish shipping giant Maersk says it will be able to adapt if charges are introduced for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. And the African nation of Madagascar is struggling to deal with fuel shortages as a result of the war in the Persian Gulf.
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    How Ted Turner changed the media landscape

    06/05/2026 | 26 mins.
    We look back on the life of the CNN founder, Ted Turner, who has died. We hear from Brian Selter, CNN chief media analyst, and Lisa Napoli who was an intern in the network's early days. Also, conflict in the Middle East has driven aluminium prices to a four-year high. So how will this affect the price of cars and canned goods? And with six weeks to go before the FIFA World Cup, how US hotels are seeing fewer bookings than they expected.
    (Picture: Turner Enterprises Chairman Ted Turner participates in a panel at the 2010 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California. Credit: REUTERS/Phil McCarten)

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