The government has said its first international investment summit since Labour’s general election landslide has secured a total of £63bn of pledges to plough money into the British economy. The investments announced, which include the £63bn of private-sector promises as well as public investment, include: £6.3bn on datacentres, including a £1.9bn datacentre campus at Didcot…
Harris agrees to first-ever sit-down interview with Fox News Kamala Harris will appear on Fox News for her first formal sit-down interview with the network on Wednesday. The interview, with the network’s chief political anchor Bret Baier, will air Wednesday at 6pm ET. NEW: Kamala Harris has agreed to her first-ever Fox News sit-down interview…
UNIFIL forces patrol the streets in Marjayoun, southern Lebanon, on 12 October. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images UNIFIL forces patrol the streets in Marjayoun, southern Lebanon, on 12 October. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Live feed Israeli attacks on UN forces in Lebanon must stop – Britain,…
Lilly Ledbetter, an equal pay advocate whose lawsuit against her employer inspired the Fair Pay Act of 2009, died Saturday in Alabama at age 86. Ledbetter died of respiratory failure, according to a statement from her family provided to the Alabama news organization Al.com. “Lilly Ledbetter never set out to be a trailblazer or a…
New York City police arrested numerous pro-Gaza protesters outside the New York Stock Exchange on Monday after a demonstration highlighting Israel’s ongoing attacks on Gaza and Lebanon. Demonstrators voiced chants such as “Let Gaza live!” and “Up up with liberation, down down with occupation!” and managed to get inside a security fence outside the exchange…
Christopher Waller, governor of the US Federal Reserve, during a Fed Listens event in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Monday signaled that future interest rate cuts will be less aggressive than the big move in September as he expressed concern…
Rail passengers could be entitled to compensation after Northern was accused of breaking its fare evasion rules to prosecute commuters. The train operator said on Monday all prosecutions of people accused of using a 16-25 railcard to obtain a discount at the wrong time of day were being withdrawn and thousands of previous cases reviewed.…
Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., greets customers during the first day of in-store sales of Apple’s latest products at Apple’s Fifth Avenue store in New York, US, on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images Apple stock jumped Monday after a Wall Street firm touted the iPhone…
Sir Keir Starmer’s pro-business stance signalled to voters that Labour has shifted from the days of Jeremy Corbyn. However, expectations of a Labour government – equality, fairness, and social justice – remain. Voters wouldn’t be impressed by ministers arguing for freedom from regulations that protect against unscrupulous companies seeking to maximise profit at the cost of…
Warren Buffett walks the floor and meets with Berkshire Hathaway shareholders ahead of their annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3rd, 2024. David A. Grogan Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway continued to increase its stake in SiriusXM, now owning 32% of the New York-based satellite radio company. The Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate purchased roughly 3.6 million…
