The Independent Business

Hong Kong firm strikes deal to bring ports on both sides of Panama Canal under US control

Didi Tang and Alex Veiga — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:40:38 GMT

Marco Rubio told President José Raúl Mulino that Panama had to reduce Chinese influence over the canal or face potential retaliation from the United States

Taiwan downplays national security concerns after Trump and TSMC’s $100bn semiconductor deal

Shweta Sharma — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:16:32 GMT

Opposition leaders raise concerns over country’s defence after deal with US

Abrdn re-rebrands as aberdeen after four years of jokes and ‘corporate bullying’

Karl Matchett — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:35:06 GMT

The group is the parent company of the popular interactive investor platform

The share prices most affected by Trump’s tariffs as stock markets tumble

Karl Matchett — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:17:00 GMT

Several of the world’s biggest companies saw their share prices tank in the aftermath of the US president’s proclamation

Vodafone bids to take on Elon Musk’s Starlink after ‘world’s first’ space video call

Karl Matchett — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:45:25 GMT

Margherita Della Valle is close to her second anniversary as chief executive