The UK’s blue-chip stock index hit a record high on Friday, as rising hopes of interest rate cuts this year drove down government borrowing costs. Almost every share on the FTSE 100 rose on Friday, as a fall in the value of the pound boosted multinational companies listed in London and propelled the index above…
Dame Joan Plowright, a legendary British actress of the stage and screen, has died … this according to her family. The actress — who was best known for her work in the 1992 film, “Enchanted April,” for which she earned an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe award — died peacefully Thursday surrounded by her…
After the first 20 minutes, the water temperature seemed to increase at a fairly constant rate of 0.0006 degrees Celsius per second. This increase in temperature means there is an increase in thermal energy, which we can calculate as: Here m is the mass of the stuff (in this case, water), and C is the…
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In a week that’s been pretty crummy for Evgeni Malkin, he finally got some positive news … his Stanley Cup rings have been found. The Allegheny County Police Dept. said Thursday the championship bling that Malkin had thought was stolen in a burglary at his Pennsylvania home over the weekend was discovered. Cops say the…
Hungarian Integrity Authority Ferenc Biro said he thought the attack on him was intended to discredit his organisation Police in Hungary have raided the offices of the Integrity Authority, a state body that overseas the use of EU funds. The chief prosecutor has announced that its chairman, Ferenc Biro, is suspected of corruption and abuse…
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin rejoined the crypto rally on Friday amid reports that President-elect Donald Trump could release an executive order making crypto a national priority as soon as day 1 of his new term. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by nearly 2% at $102,639.13, according to…
Stage and screen legend Joan Plowright has passed away. She was 95 years. News of Plowright’s death comes courtesy of a statement from her family. English actress Joan Plowright, UK, 17th October 1975. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Joan Plowright’s Cause of Death The statement revealed that Joan passed away at a retirement home…
The sign of the 7th China International Import Expo is seen with the skyline of the Lujiazui Financial District in the background on Nov. 2, 2024, in Shanghai, China. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up…
Katharine Birbalsingh has been showered with praise and her advice sought by policymakers around the world after the academic successes of the state school she founded in a deprived area. Now, the headteacher of Michaela community school in north-west London is locking horns with the government over a new issue: the height of boys’ trousers….
