Russia’s central bank has raised its key interest rate from 9.5% to 20% in an attempt to shore up the rouble after it plunged to a record low. The currency plummeted after Western nations imposed new sanctions on the country for its invasion of Ukraine. For the latest developments: https://qrcode.skynews.com/skynews/ukraineblog SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel
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Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said much of the town of Lahaina, Maui, is destroyed and hundreds of families have been displaced as wildfires rage across Hawaii’s Big Island and Maui. #Hawaii #Lahaina #Maui #bigisland #wildfires
Less than a week after teasing a new “collectible masterpiece” codenamed the B95, Automobili Pininfarina has just unveiled the EV – which we have learned is called the Barchetta. This extremely limited production run electric hypercar feature blends past and present with an entirely open top and a “world’s first” aero screen design. Such rarity
Since the CNBC Investing Club’s July Monthly Meeting, the stock market has seesawed up and then down on a slew of quarterly earnings results and inflation data. That’s left Wall Street struggling this month. Here’s a look at the best performers from the Club’s 36 holdings from the market close after the July 12 meeting
The CBI, the embattled business lobbying group, is to close a swathe of its overseas offices as part of a cost-cutting drive aimed at ensuring its survival. Sky News has learnt the CBI has informed staff it is to axe its operations in Beijing, Delhi and Washington DC in the coming months. The move will
The energy price cap is set to fall again resulting in cheaper electricity and gas bills, according to a closely-watched forecast. Energy bills in the final three months of 2023 are projected to drop before increasing in 2024, according to research firm Cornwall Insight, as they expect strikes at Australian gas facilities will bring up
In this article SE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Forrest Li, chief executive officer of Sea Ltd., in Singapore, on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Ore Huiying | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Southeast Asian tech giant Sea plummeted this week after missing revenue expectations and saying it would focus on growth over profits
A Labour frontbencher has failed to deny claims the party has watered down its key commitment to strengthen workers’ rights. The Financial Times alleged leader Sir Keir Starmer has scaled back this commitment in an attempt to appease corporate backers, including by diluting his pledge to bolster the rights of gig workers. This would mean
Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander is set to undergo a crucial deboosting manoeuvre on Friday after successfully getting separated from the propulsion module a day before. The deboosting manoeuvre is scheduled today at around 1600 IST. Deboosting is the process of slowing down to position itself in an orbit where the orbit’s closest point to the Moon
Russia has accused Ukraine of targeting Moscow in a drone attack after one smashed into a building causing a “powerful explosion”. It hit the Expo Center complex in central Moscow, which hosts conventions and conferences, in the early hours of Friday. Image: The damaged Expo Center complex in central Moscow Russia’s defence ministry and city
Police in Georgia are investigating threats to members of the grand jury which voted to charge Donald Trump over alleged election interference. The names and addresses of members of the jury were posted on a fringe website that reportedly often features violent rhetoric. Two NBC News reporters who wrote about the grand jury incident also
One of the BBC’s highest-earning presenters has said he is “deeply sorry” after a newspaper report alleged he had shared a sexually explicit photograph with staff. A number of claims were made about Stephen Nolan in The Irish News on Tuesday, including that he had sent the image of reality TV star Stephen Bear in
Retail sales fell for only the second time this year as wet weather led to a surprise 1.2% drop, official figures show. It’s a steep fall from growth of 0.6% in June, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). A contraction of 0.5% had been forecast. Growth in how much people were
The head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency has abruptly resigned – a day after saying he had no regrets about not using sirens to warn residents of wildfires that killed at least 111 people. Maui County Emergency Management administrator Herman Andaya had been heavily criticised by residents and the media over the island’s response
Associated Press Aug 17, 2023, 08:26 PM ET WELCOME, N.C. — Austin Hill has signed a multi-year contract extension to drive for Richard Childress Racing’s NASCAR Xfinity Series program. The team announced the deal Thursday, a day before the series heads to Watkins Glen International Raceway in upstate New York. Hill, 29, leads the Xfinity
The Russian Ministry of Defence says air defence systems shot down three drones over the Belgorod region and another over the Kursk region. It follows claims yesterday by Moscow that a bridge linking Russia to the annexed Crimean Peninsula was targeted by Ukraine. Military Analyst Sean Bell stressed Ukraine’s attacks on the Kerch bridge are
Seattle-based startup VICIS has designed a new helmet that can reduce the impact of blows to the head. Can it make football safer?
Tesloid, one of the premier accessory makers for Tesla drivers, offers a versatile Frunk Cooler and Food Bag designed perfectly for both Tesla Model Y and Tesla Model 3 vehicles. Designed to take full advantage of your Tesla’s frunk, Tesloid’s Frunk Cooler and Food Bag can keep your food cold and fresh for any occasion.
Here’s a rapid-fire update on all 36 stocks in Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust, the portfolio we use for the CNBC Investing Club. Jim ran through each stock during our August Monthly Meeting on Thursday. Apple (AAPL) : Apple didn’t have a perfect fiscal third quarter at the start of the month, but it didn’t need be
There have been over 100 sewage leaks in government buildings across the UK in the past 12 months, data obtained by the Liberal Democrats reveals. Legionella was also discovered in water outlets in HMRC’s Liverpool offices, leading civil service unions to criticise the “unsafe and unsanitary environments” for civil servants. But the government says it