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America knew the EU was weak. The rest of the world knows it now Ursula von der Leyen meets Donald Trump. To placate the US president’s instincts, Europe has had to bow down and pay up, no fewer than three times.

As artificial intelligence becomes ever more capable, is any job secure?

US goods exports tumble by most since 2020 as Trump’s tariffs disrupt trade Figures are latest to show distortion to trade caused by US president’s ‘liberation day’ trade levies If you still need to improve your English, I have an offer you'll be interested in. 5 or 10 one-hour lessons per month subscription Any lessons not used you keep for the next month access to a personal account with lesson plans,  interactive classes and homework personalised grammar materials and homework Access to learning acceleration mindset training. Price $89 per month for 10 hours, $49 per month for 5 hours.  If that sounds interesting to you book a free trial here https://calendly.com/business-english-mastery/trial-lesson?month=2025-06

Meta invests $15bn in Scale AI, doubling start-up’s valuation The deal values the data-labelling company at $29bn If you still need to improve your English, I have an offer you'll be interested in. 5 or 10 one-hour lessons per month subscription Any lessons not used you keep for the next month access to a personal account with lesson plans,  interactive classes and homework personalised grammar materials and homework Access to learning acceleration mindset training. Price $89 per month for 10 hours, $49 per month for 5 hours.  If that sounds interesting to you book a free trial here https://calendly.com/business-english-mastery/trial-lesson

US and China agree to framework deal to restore trade war truce Delegations to present plan to Donald Trump and Xi Jinping after Geneva ceasefire came under pressure If you still need to improve your English, I have an offer you'll be interested in. 5 or 10 one-hour lessons per month subscription Any lessons not used you keep for the next month access to a personal account with lesson plans,  interactive classes and homework personalised grammar materials and homework Access to learning acceleration mindset training. Price $89 per month for 10 hours, $49 per month for 5 hours.  If that sounds interesting to you book a free rial here https://calendly.com/business-english-mastery/trial-lesson

Main distributor to Amazon’s Whole Foods hit by cyber attack United Natural Foods discloses disruption to its operations that could affect supplies to supermarkets If you need to improve your English, we have a service you'll be interested in. 5 or 10 one-hour lessons per month subscription Any lessons not used you keep for the next month access to a personal account with lesson plans,  interactive classes and homework personalised grammar materials and homework Access to learning acceleration mindset training. Price $89 per month for 10 hours, $49 per month for 5 hours.  If that sounds interesting to you book a free trial with me today https://calendly.com/business-english-mastery/trial-lesson

Russian ruble: The curious case of the world’s best-performing currency this year

US President Donald Trump has doubled down tariffs on steel and aluminium imports to 50%, following his earlier implementation of 25% tariffs less than three months ago. If you still need to improve your English, I have an offer you'll be interested in. 5 or 10 one-hour lessons per month subscription Any lessons not used you keep for the next month access to a personal account with lesson plans,  interactive classes and homework personalised grammar materials and homework Access to learning acceleration mindset training. Price $89 per month for 10 hours, $49 per month for 5 hours.  If that sounds interesting to you book a free rial here https://calendly.com/business-english-mastery/trial-lesson

Elon Musk’s xAI is launching a $300mn share sale that values the group at $113bn, as the world’s richest man returns to his business empire and the race to develop artificial intelligence. If you still need to improve your English, I have an offer you'll be interested in. 5 or 10 one-hour lessons per month subscription Any lessons not used you keep for the next month access to a personal account with lesson plans,  interactive classes and homework personalised grammar materials and homework Access to learning acceleration mindset training. Price $89 per month for 10 hours, $49 per month for 5 hours.  If that sounds interesting to you book a free rial here https://calendly.com/business-english-mastery/trial-lesson

Trump indicates ‘positive’ progress in US-EU trade talks Wall Street up in early trading after US president commends bloc for calling to ‘quickly establish meeting dates’

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Trump China tariff truce ignites stock markets – will it also pump up the president's poll numbers? The world's 2 largest economic superpowers announced a 90-day cooling-off period in their trade war.  If you feel like your English needs some brushing up, schedule a free trial lesson with me by clicking the link below. https://calendly.com/business-english-mastery/meeting