Stocks drift as Wall Street hugs record highs; yields climb
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are drifting close to their record heights Tuesday, as momentum slows on Wall Street. The S&P 500 was down 0.1% in afternoon trading after flipping … Read More
Woman fired by literary agency over ‘anti-trans’ comments on Twitter
New York literary agent who ‘stands with J K Rowling’ is fired for retweeting comment that read, ‘being vulnerable to male violence does not make you a woman’ on her … Read More
Google’s UK boss insists tech giant will ‘always pay tax it is required to’
Google’s UK boss insists tech giant will ‘always pay tax it is required to’ and how much is ‘a matter for government’ amid backlash over payment of just £44m in … Read More
The families who dig up their dead relatives
Six feet under-dressed: The families who dig up their dead relatives to put fresh clothes on them, have a hug… and even share a cigarette Every August the Torja community … Read More
Bank profits slump 70% as virus rakes businesses, households
The U.S. banking industry’s second quarter profits fell by 70% from a year ago, the FDIC said Tuesday, as low interest rates and the economic turmoil of the COVID-19 pandemic … Read More
Fury as topless sunbathers are told to cover up their breasts by French police
Outage in France as sunbathing topless women are told to cover up their breasts by French police – as politicians say new rule is ‘a threat to our way of … Read More
Best Buy’s 2Q online sales surge but challenges remain
Best Buy Co. reported that online sales more than tripled in the fiscal second quarter, as shoppers bought computers, tablets and large appliances to help them cook, work and learn … Read More
Kremlin dismisses claims that Putin was behind Alexei Navalny’s ‘poisoning’
Kremlin dismisses ’empty noise’ claims that Vladimir Putin was behind Alexei Navalny’s ‘poisoning’ as France says opposition leader was the victim of a ‘criminal act’ Navalny’s allies have pointed the … Read More
Coronavirus UK: New school rules put pupils in age ‘bubbles’
The NEW school rules for the Class of Covid: How contact sport will be avoided, pupils will be in age group ‘bubbles’ and if two children get sick the WHOLE … Read More
Neighbour vandalises £80,000 Porsche after blaming driver for ‘splashing’ his dog
EXCLUSIVE: Shocking moment vandal deliberately scratches £80,000 Porsche Cayenne before leaving an abusive note blaming driver for ‘splashing’ his dog while out walking in the rain EXCLUSIVE: Neighbour scratched both … Read More
