Boris Johnson says he believed “implicitly” that he was following COVID rules after a committee of MPs said it would have been “obvious” the rules were being broken around him at Downing Street gatherings. He also suggested that Sue Gray, who led an earlier civil service report into parties and has just been appointed Sir Keir
DogecoinDOGE/USD dropped 7% in the last 24 hours, as major cryptocurrency firms continue to distance themselves fromSilvergate CapitalSI . What Happened:CoinGlass data showed that over $4.54 million worth of DOGE was liquidated within the last four hours. OKX alone saw liquidations worth $2.10 million, followed by Binance with $1 million. Across the crypto market, liquidations
Major Wall Street indices closed in the green on Thursday after Treasury yields dropped from earlier highs following comments from a Federal Reserve official. In his latest remarks, Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic argued for quarter-point hikes and said he preferred a "slow and steady" course of action for the central bank, according to
NEW YORK Citigroup is cutting hundreds of jobs across the company, with the Wall Street giants investment banking division among those affected. The cuts amount to less than 1 per cent of Citigroups 240,000-strong workforce, according to people familiar with the matter. Employees across the firms operations and technology organisation and United States mortgage-underwriting arm
A new documentary about the warbetween Russia and Ukraine includes comments from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. What Happened: February 2023 marked the one-year anniversary since Russia invaded Ukraine in what Russian President Vladimir Putin called a special military operation at the time. A new documentary called Year that takes a look at the year anniversary
close video Polcari’s mega-cap stocks that will weather Wall Street’s storm Guidestone Capital Management CEO David Spika and SlateStone Wealth chief market strategist Kenny Polcari discuss if investors should stop calling a market bottom and start buying stocks on “The Claman Countdown.” The U.S. stock market likely faces further losses this year, with equities under
President Biden on Thursday said he would not veto legislation Republicans have championed that would undo parts of a District of Columbia crime bill, reflecting how the White House is trying to navigate the politically charged issue of crime. And that decision has put Biden in a bind. If he were to veto it, he
Ian King speaks to AJ Bell about how more British companies are listing on the US stock market. Plus, hear from the pharmaceutical company Indivior’s chief executive about efforts to tackle an opioid crisis. And find out more about the Black Founders Fund – a scheme aimed at tackling the lack of black talent in
The famous Prussian general Clausewitz famously opined: “No one starts a war or rather, no one in his senses should do so without first being clear in his mind what he intends to achieve by that war and how he intends to conduct it”. Putin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine over a year ago initiated a
Through its joint project, MaterialLoop, Audi is proving you can turn old cars into new ones. The project aims to “close the loop” on materials, such as steel, aluminum, plastic, and glass, recycling them to build new cars and significantly reduce emissions and waste. Gas-powered cars emit around 4.6 metric tons of carbon dioxide each
Evidence strongly suggests it would have been “obvious” to Boris Johnson COVID rules were being breached at Downing Street gatherings he attended, an inquiry into whether he misled parliament has said. MPs on the cross-party Commons Privileges Committee were tasked with investigating whether Mr Johnson misled parliament over partygate allegations after Sir Keir Starmer tabled
Energy suppliers have been asked to prepare for government support to households to be maintained at the current level in April, ahead of a final decision expected to be announced in the budget. Sky News understands the government has asked suppliers to prepare for two scenarios; the current effective cap of £2,500 for typical annual
Tennessee has become the first US state to ban public drag performances. The state’s Republican governor Bill Lee signed the bill, which classifies the performances as adult cabaret, into law on Thursday. While the word “drag” does not appear in the bill, it changes the definition of adult cabaret in Tennessee’s law to mean “adult-oriented
7:18 PM ET Canada Soccer and its women’s national team players have reached an interim funding agreement, the sport’s governing body said Thursday. The terms of the deal, which is retroactive to last season, reflect that of the men’s national team, Canada Soccer said, with per-game incentives and results-based compensation. A final collective bargaining agreement
A US man has died from a brain-eating amoeba – possibly after rinsing his nose with tap water, health officials have said. The Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County confirmed the death in a news release on 23 February but gave no details about the victim. The naegleria fowleri infection was thought to be
Norway’s government has apologised to reindeer herders following protests over a wind farm built on land they have used for centuries. Activists, mostly teenagers, started demonstrating a week ago and have blocked several government buildings in the capital Oslo. They say the presence of the 151 turbines violates the rights of the Sami people and
Ford unveiled Thursday a new business unit called Latitude AI, designed to develop automated driving tech for future vehicles. The division will initially focus on a hands-free, eyes-off driver assist system to improve safety and the driver experience. In 2017, Ford injected $1 billion into Argo AI, a self-driving startup, along with Volkswagen, in a
BlocPower is electrifying this Brooklyn, NY building Lisa Rizzolo | CNBC BlocPower, a Brooklyn-based climate tech company, has closed on a nearly $155 million fundraising round that will be used to expand and finance community decarbonization projects like it already has undertaken in Menlo Park, California, and Ithaca, New York. The round, which includes more
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Elon Musk speaking at Tesla Investor Day. Courtesy: Tesla Tesla shares continued sliding Thursday, a movement that began the prior day during the company’s investor day event, which provided investors with a long-term vision but lacked detail on new products or services. The electric vehicle
In this article MP ON 4AIM-IT WOLF TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Model Y cars are pictured during the opening ceremony of the new Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022. Patrick Pleu | Pool | via Reuters Shares in some chipmakers dipped on Thursday after electric vehicle maker