The battle against inflation could receive a boost – if a big fall in global oil costs is sustained. Brent crude futures fell by 4% on Tuesday to levels not seen since July on the back of data that suggested demand would continue to slide in China – the world’s second biggest economy. Brent was
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Marc J. Spears Nov 7, 2023, 02:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Monday he will “take responsibility” for the lack of intensity apparent in recent NBA All-Star Games — a realization he came to after speaking with 13-time All-Star Chris Paul. Silver, speaking to ESPN’s Andscape, said
In this article UBER Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT CEO of Uber, Dara Khosrowshahi, speaks onstage during GE The Lean Mindset: The Pursuit Of Progress Event at Chelsea Industrial on September 06, 2023 in New York City. Ilya S. Savenok | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Uber reported third-quarter results Tuesday that missed analysts’ expectations
Several vehicles travelling along a stretch of road in Caerphilly have been hit by “bricks and patio slabs” as police investigate a spate of incidents in recent weeks. Two drivers whose cars have been struck in the past month have spoken to Sky News, and there are several further reported incidents on social media. Gwent
A Donald Trump supporter who bear-sprayed at least eight police officers during the US Capitol riots has been jailed for three years. Edward Rodriguez was identified by members of the so-called Sedition Hunters – an online community of investigators helping the FBI and police find people who allegedly committed crimes during the riots on 6
Tougher sentences for the country’s most serious offenders and a crackdown on grooming have taken centre stage in the first King’s Speech in decades. The King struck a personal note when he began his speech – the first by a king in over 70 years – by acknowledging the “legacy of service and devotion to
Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will have “overall security responsibility” in Gaza for an “indefinite period” after its war with Hamas. The Israeli prime minister’s comments are the clearest indication of his country’s plans to maintain control over the Gaza Strip, which is home to 2.3 million Palestinians. Mr Netanyahu told ABC News that Israel should
Kia’s first dedicated electric car is getting a makeover. The Kia EV6 was spotted with a new facelift, including several design upgrades. Kia revealed the EV6 in March 2021 as its first dedicated EV alongside sister company Hyundai’s IONIQ 5. The EV6 saw a positive response from buyers and journalists for its long-range capabilities, spacious
After six months of falls house prices across the country are on the rise again, according to analysis from part of the UK’s biggest mortgage lender. Last month, for the first time since March, the cost of buying a house increased as the number of properties on the market shrunk, according to the Halifax house
A technician holds a semiconductor wafer at a manufacturing plant. Ponywang | E+ | Getty Images The recent earnings calls of the world’s two largest memory chipmakers signaled that weak demand may have finally bottomed out. Samsung’s operating profit in the third quarter jumped 262.6% as compared to the second quarter. This followed a 85.15%
Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff WriterNov 6, 2023, 06:55 PM ET Close Nick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers and the NFL at ESPN since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In his 10 years
The Lebanese foreign minister has told Sky News that discussions with Hezbollah and its Iranian funders have left him “less pessimistic” about the outbreak of a wider war in the Middle East region. “No one wants war,” Abdallah Bou Habib told us from his office in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. “And I don’t think they’ll
The legendary Jeep Wrangler is going electric. We will also see an all-electric Grand Cherokee roll out in the next few years. A tentative labor agreement between Jeep’s parent company, Stellantis, and the UAW revealed several new EV models due for production. UAW President Shawn Fain released new labor contract details, including historic wage increases,
The government’s policies for the upcoming year will be unveiled during the King’s Speech on Tuesday, with a pledge to put criminal justice “at the heart” of its plans. The speech – devised by the prime minister, but delivered by King Charles – will include details of a Sentencing Bill to ensure whole life orders
In this article GOOGL GOOG AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Google CEO Sundar Pichai (L), and Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney. Reuters Google is headed back to court for its second antitrust trial in two months, this time in defense of its Android Play Store. While Google continues to argue against monopoly claims
Personal letters confiscated by Britain’s Royal Navy 265 years ago before they could reach French sailors during the Seven Years’ War have been read for the first time. Written between 1757 and 1758, the billet-doux (love letters) were meant for the crew onboard the Galatee, a French warship captured by the British. The wives, fiances,
Five people – including two children – have been killed and six others injured after a car crashed into a pub’s outdoor dining area in Australia. Four people, including a boy, two men in their 30s and a woman in her 40s died at the scene after a BMW SUV mounted a kerb and drove
This is King Charles’s first King’s Speech as monarch. This matters to him, not only because he knows the world will be looking to see if he does something differently (he won’t – continuity matters), nor because it could be an opportunity to say something about his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in a new
Associated Press Nov 5, 2023, 12:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Pitcher Nick Martinez has become a free agent after the San Diego Padres and the right-hander declined options for 2024 and 2025. San Diego turned down options at $16 million annually and Martinez declined options at $8 million a year. Martinez
Elon Musk announced his new company xAI which he says has the goal to understand the true nature of the universe. Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Meet Grok, the first technology out of Elon Musk’s new AI company, xAI. Grok, the company said, is modeled on “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” It