Another brighter than expected set of economic numbers out today indicate the UK has a chance of avoiding a much-tipped recession this year. Consumer confidence climbed faster than forecast to minus 38 points this month, up seven points from minus ...
When Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene called (again) for “national divorce” this week, a common retort among her detractors on Twitter was to claim that so-called red states are heavily dependent on so-called blue states to pay for pretty much everything. ...
Condensation is likely to occur on your windows, especially during the winter, due to temperature differences between the inside and the outside. However, condensation on the surface of the panes may be normal; condensation between the panes is not a ...
The shift to electric cars has continued with combined battery-electric, plug-in hybrid and hybrid electric vehicle production in January rising by almost 50 per cent compared with a year ago. The latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and ...
Interest rates will need to rise again to prevent inflation becoming a persistent problem in the UK, a Bank of England policymaker has warned. A shortage of workers and high wage demands were likely to continue pushing up inflation, acting ...
LOS ANGELES – Harvey Weinstein, the onetime Hollywood titan who came to epitomize a culture of pervasive sexual misconduct by powerful men that ignited the #MeToo movement, was sentenced on Thursday to 16 years in prison for the 2013 rape of an actress in Los Angeles. The sentence, to run ...
NEW YORK – Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s Chief Executive David Solomon faces a reality check from investors on Tuesday as he presents plans to reach key financial goals. At only the second investor day in Goldman‘s 154-year history, shareholders will gather in downtown Manhattan to assess the Wall Street giant’s roadmap after the ...
BENGALURU – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged global financial leaders to focus on the world’s “most vulnerable citizens” as he inaugurated a G20 meeting on Friday, the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Indian leader made direct no mention of the war in his address to G20 finance ministers and central ...
KYIV – The war in Ukraine entered its second year on Friday with no end in sight and Russia isolated at the United Nations in a vote demanding its forces withdraw, while G7 leaders are set to coordinate on more help for Ukraine. As fighting ...
DHAKA – Wearing bright saris and heavy make-up, many of Bangladesh’s transgenders, or hijras, spend their days begging from people stuck in traffic and shopkeepers who give them small change in exchange for lucky blessings. The government recognized hijras as a third ...