Trade war ‘almost inevitable’ as Trump’s steel tariffs start to bite
Countries line-up to target US products with their own retaliatory taxes. HAL WILLIAMS reports
EUROPE, Canada and Mexico are girding their loins for a trade...
Putting Liberty in the driving seat
JOHN Malone is a man of colossal wealth. A simple google search for news on the American billionaire will quickly confirm just how eye-wateringly...
Rise and rise of the budget supermarket
Aldi looks to replicate its monumental success across Europe by opening hundreds of new stores across America, while its almost identical rival Lidl is...
Emirates order keeps A380 in production
Giant airliner’s future had been under a cloud
The Emirates airline has pulled the Airbus A380 back from an early grave with an order for...
Jewel of the Nile loses its sparkle
Fears for a forsaken Egypt as Africa’s fourth largest economy mirrors a Greek tragedy, threatening trade and jeopardising foreign investment
By Darren Parkin
NERVOUS investors are...
Boundary change plan revives controversy in Costa del Sol
Proposals to shift borders within Spain’s Marbella council area are raising land values – and eyebrows. BV’s man-on-the-ground JASON AGNEW has a sniff around.
MARBELLA,...
That’s the spirit!
George Clooney isn’t just a pretty face. It turns out the Hollywood heartthrob is also a shrewd businessman…
By Darren Parkin
WHEN celebrated actor George Clooney...
Drug cartels, weapons, banks and the Greenback — illicit trade continues,...
Major banks are unwittingly laundering drug money to fund international arms deals, a former US Senate candidate tells BV editor HAL WILLIAMS
US BUSINESS intelligence...
There’s platinum in them there stars
Goldman Sachs Group predicts a new top-earner will soon be in our midst
By HAL WILLIAMS
THE American multinational investment bank and financial services company Goldman...
Amazon Overflowing Into New Premises
As if Amazon’s current HQ wasn’t colossal enough, the internet-based retailer is in the market for a second mega-HQ big enough for 50,000 staff....





































