Close Brothers, one of the UK’s biggest providers of car loans, has slumped to a £103m loss as it deals with the fallout of the motor finance commission scandal, which it estimates will cost it a total of £200m this year. The lender also scrapped its dividend again. Its shares plunged by 17% on the…
Evan Mobley scored 22 points and Cleveland set a franchise record with 91 in the first half as the Cavaliers romped to a 144-101 win on Sunday over Dallas just hours after the Mavericks traded superstar Luka Dončić to the Lakers for Anthony Davis. Darius Garland added 17 points and 10 assists as the Cavs…
Ana Faguy BBC News Reporting fromPort Huron, Michigan BBC At the end of a waitressing shift, Kristina Lampert used to separate her tips in two piles: Canadian cash and American. But it’s been weeks since she has done that. Freighters, the restaurant where she works, is one of the first places people can grab a…
Killer Mike, the hip-hop artist known for his solo work as well as the duo Run the Jewels, has sued a private security company after he was arrested at last year’s Grammys. The rapper, real name Michael Render, won three awards at the ceremony, for best rap album, best rap song and best rap performance….
BARCELONA — China’s Huawei isn’t the only smartphone maker adding a third display to its devices. At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) trade show in Barcelona, a number of firms were showing off their display technology innovations. The South Korean tech giant Samsung revealed its new “trifold” concept devices at the event: the Flex G…
Drs Producoes | E+ | Getty Images The average 401(k) savings rate, including employee deferrals and company contributions, continued to climb in 2023, a new industry survey reported. In 2023, the average combined savings rate was 12.7%, up from 12.1% in 2022, with employees deferring 7.8% of pay and companies adding 4.9%, according to the…
The NBA’s trade season unofficially starts on Sunday, Dec. 15, when a majority of players that signed contracts in the offseason will become trade eligible for the first time this season. That doesn’t necessarily mean that there will be a flury of trades between now and the NBA trade deadline on Thursday, Feb. 6, but…
Dominic Hughes Global health correspondent Getty Images Escherichia coli bacteria – also known as E. coli, the bug that causes food poisoning – is one of the bacteria that is showing greater resistance to front-line antibiotics More than three million children around the world are thought to have died in 2022 as a result of…
Nov 02, 2024 07:57 AM IST Since the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah erupted last year, at least 2,900 people have been killed and 13,150 wounded in Lebanon. Rescuers searched for survivors Friday after Israeli airstrikes killed at least 52 people and wounded 72 others across northeastern Lebanon, the country’s Health Ministry reported. The wave…
The Australian share market has plummeted, shedding more than $45bn after US markets tanked overnight on recession fears. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 dropped more than 140 points, or about 1.79%, to 7820.1 after jumping off a cliff at the start of Tuesday’s session. The broader All Ordinaries index was down about 1.9%, or 156.4 points, to…
