Exports of clothing and footwear from the U.K. to the EU have dipped from £7.4 billion ($9.4 billion) in 2019 to £2.7 billion in 2023.

That figure would cover the cost of 13 border-related programs to deal with physical checks on plant and animal imports and safety and security declarations. 

The law requires select EU companies to mitigate against business practices like forced labor, pollution, and various other human rights abuses.

New restrictions on meat and dairy brought into the U.K. from Europe could add as much as £2 billion to total import costs.

The agreement was signed by six Northern European nations in the face of concerns over increased risks to underwater energy infrastructure in the region.

The Odesa region is home to Ukraine’s largest ports, where most of the country’s grain is shipped for export.

These two giants of the world economy may well be on very different economic paths. In short, the U.S. has secure access to cheap energy and Europe does not.

President Xi Jinping’s consolidation of power has only worsened worries that extend far beyond the auto industry.

The surge in supplies is sending prices lower, as the continent weans itself off Russian energy.

Italy’s Guardia di Finanza is alleging that Pfizer’s unit, Pfizer Italia Srl, transferred excess capital to affiliates in the U.S. and the Netherlands to avoid taxes on profits