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Global cult following keeps Le Creuset simmering
Global cult following keeps Le Creuset simmering

They feature in the Duchess of Sussex's "With Love, Meghan" Netflix cooking show. - Social media success - Le Creuset has 575 retail outlets in the world, with online sales having received a boost from a home cooking craze during the Covid pandemic.

Toyota cites tariffs as it forecasts 35% drop in 2025-26 net profit
Toyota cites tariffs as it forecasts 35% drop in 2025-26 net profit

Japanese auto giant Toyota on Thursday forecast a 35 percent year-on-year drop in net profit for 2025-26 citing Donald Trump's vehicle tariffs among other factors. For the current financial year that began in April, Toyota now forecasts net profit of 3.1 trillion yen ($21.6 billion).

Trump to announce trade deal with UK on Thursday: US media
Trump to announce trade deal with UK on Thursday: US media

Donald Trump will announce a trade deal with the United Kingdom on Thursday, US media reported, after the president touted a "major" upcoming agreement on social media. Trump wrote earlier on Wednesday the "major trade deal" would be announced with a "big, and highly respected country."

Stocks rise further on growing trade deal hopes
Stocks rise further on growing trade deal hopes

Asian stocks extended their rally Thursday on hopes for an easing of trade war tensions as China and the United States prepare for weekend talks and after Donald Trump flagged a "major trade deal" later in the day. Meanwhile, Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that he would announce "a major trade deal with representatives of a big, and highly respected, country" later Thursday.