The US dollar has surged as Donald Trump is now projected to have won the presidency and will re-enter the White House. Bitcoin has also hit a record high while traders bet on potential tax cuts, increased tariffs, and rising inflation under Trump’s second term. This election result will have a major impact on the…
Getty Images Ohio Republican Bernie Moreno unseated the three-term incumbent Democrat Republicans are projected to have retaken control of the US Senate, after flipping Senate seats in West Virginia and Ohio. The projected results move the Senate to a 51-49 split in favour of the Republicans. Jim Justice, West Virginia’s current governor, is projected to…
Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of major banks climbed on Wednesday as investors look toward Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election and bet it will lead to less regulation for the sector. Citigroup jumped about 8% in premarket trading. Bank of America added 8%, while Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs each…
Myanmar’s military leader Min Aung Hlaing is on his first visit to China since he ousted the elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. The significant losses his regime has suffered in the civil war at the hands of poorly-armed insurgents has raised questions over how long he will remain at…
Girls Aloud are to release their first single since 2012, a new version of their cover of the Pretenders’ I’ll Stand By You with only the vocals of their late bandmate Sarah Harding. The song, entitled I’ll Stand By You – Sarah’s Version, will raise money for BBC Children in Need. It is being released…
In this photo illustration, the Elon Musk’s twitter account seen displayed on a mobile phone screen with a Dogecoin logo in the background. Adrees Abbas | Lightrocket | Getty Images Memecoins surged early Wednesday on the back of election results that showed former President Donald Trump in a strong position to gain a second term….
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Novo Nordisk on Wednesday reported a third-quarter beat on sales of its blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy and narrowed its 2024 full-year growth guidance. Company shares jumped early on Wednesday and were last up 7.7% at 9:02 a.m. London time. The Danish pharmaceutical giant said that its net profit…
Play video content CNN Former President Donald Trump is heading back to the White House — he’s just been declared the winner of the 2024 election, and will become the 47th President of the United States. FOX News was first to call Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris shortly before midnight on the west…
The Nintendo Switch game console store in Shanghai, Feb 25, 2024. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Nintendo on Wednesday said it will allow current Switch games to be played on the hit console’s successor as it looks to drum up excitement among its current user base for the highly-anticipated device. Shares of Nintendo…
Chinese manufacturers of a jumping castle that became airborne, killing six children, have been unable to detail how many pegs are usually supplied with the inflatable equipment. Chace Harrison, Jalailah Jayne-Maree Jones, Zane Mellor, Addison Stewart, Jye Sheehan and Peter Dodt died during end-of-year celebrations in 2021 at Hillcrest primary school in Devonport. Rosemary Gamble,…
