In this article XOM CVX EQNR-NO SHEL-GB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Shell logo is displayed outside a petrol station in Radstock on February 17, 2024 in Somerset, England. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images British oil giant Shell on Thursday reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter profit, boosted by higher refining margins
Goldman Sachs is removing a cap on bonuses for London-based staff, paving the way for it to resume making multimillion pound payouts to its best-performing traders and dealmakers. Sky News can exclusively reveal that the Wall Street banking giant notified its UK employees on Thursday that it had decided to abolish the existing pay ratio
The race is on to find a new SNP leader and first minister of Scotland. Humza Yousaf announced he was stepping down on Monday after little more than a year in the hot seat. He intends to remain in the two posts until a successor is found. Former deputy first minister John Swinney is the
Russia has denied allegations of breaching the international chemical weapons ban by deploying chocking agents against Ukrainian troops. The Kremlin on Thursday responded to claims by the United States that it had used choking agent chloropicrin against Ukrainian troops – the same agent used by German forces against Allied troops during the First World War.
In this article UMGP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Taylor Swift attends the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Neilson Barnard | Getty Images Universal Music Group, the record label for top music artists including Taylor Swift, struck a new licensing agreement with TikTok, putting an
A man has appeared in court charged with murdering 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin, who was killed during a sword attack in London. Marcus Aurelio Arduini Monzo, a Spanish-Brazilian national from Newham, east London, was also charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of grievous bodily harm, aggravated burglary, and possession of a bladed article,
Beyonce will be included as a new entry in the latest edition of the French encyclopaedic dictionary Le Petit Larousse. The American popstar will feature alongside celebrities including Cate Blanchett, French actor Omar Sy, Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan, and French rugby captain Antoine Dupont in the 120th edition of the popular dictionary. More than 150
Hywind floating offshore wind turbine by U.S. Department of Energy is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0 The US announced two proposals for offshore wind sales that could generate more than 18 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy – enough to power more than 6 million homes. New US offshore wind auction areas The offshore wind auction areas
One of the world’s leading economic authorities has warned the UK that borrowing should remain expensive until the rate of price rises eases further and stays there. Interest rates, which are at a post-2008-era high of 5.25%, should stay there, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Money latest:Tips for plane upgrades;
After a night of heavy rainfall and thunderstorms, the UK could see its warmest day of the year so far, the Met Office has said. Following on the back of two severe storm warnings covering parts of southern England and Wales, Thursday could reach 24C – the warmest day of 2024 so far. Thunderstorms hit
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 1, 2024, 07:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DORTMUND, Germany — Borussia Dortmund don’t need a star to sparkle. They don’t have Vinícius Júnior, Harry Kane or Kylian Mbappé — the talismans of this year’s other Champions League semifinalists — but the players they do have, they use effectively. Now, seemingly against
Polls are to open for the local elections across the country, with the added extra of a by-election on the same day. Over 2,600 council seats are up for grabs across 107 councils in England, along with 10 mayoralties in major cities and combined authorities, and 25 London Assembly seats. A total of 37 police
In this article XOM PXD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A view of the Exxon Mobil refinery in Baytown, Texas. Jessica Rinaldi | Reuters The Federal Trade Commission will wave through Exxon Mobil‘s roughly $60 billion acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources after reaching an agreement with the energy giant, a source familiar with the
Another night of violence has unfolded in Georgia as police have fired tear gas and stun grenades at protesters opposing a so-called “Russian law”. The “foreign agents” bill would require organisations that receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad to register as agents of foreign influence. Georgian critics say the bill is inspired
In this article UNH Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty on Wednesday told lawmakers that data from an estimated one-third of Americans could have been compromised in the cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare, and that the company paid a $22 million ransom
Today’s Green Deals feature more limited-time discounts than ever before, headlined by Hiboy’s latest sale that is taking up to $729 off EVs and bundles, led by the EX6 Step-Thru Fat-Tire e-bike at $850. It is joined by three tool-specific 1-day Best Buy deals, with the biggest of them being the Greenworks 80V 18-inch Cordless
The new Co-op Live in Manchester has been hit by further problems before it’s even fully opened – with tonight’s gig being cancelled as concertgoers were already in the arena. A post shared on social media at 6.40pm read: “Due to a venue-related technical issue, tonight’s A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie show will no longer
The US central bank, known as the Fed, has again kept interest rates high – at 5.25% to 5.5%. It comes despite the bank signaling in January that interest rate cuts were around the corner. Money latest: Bitcoin suffers nightmare month – and it’s just got worse Progress in bringing down rates and making borrowing
Violent clashes engulfed the campus of a university in Los Angeles as tensions bubbled up nationwide over the pro-Palestinian student protests. An encampment of dozens of tents had occupied the main lawn at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus for almost a week, as pro-Palestinian students sought to highlight their cause – but
The Scottish government has survived a vote of no confidence at Holyrood. Scottish Labour pressed ahead with its motion despite Humza Yousaf announcing earlier this week his intention to stand down as SNP leader and first minister. It failed by 58 votes to 70. The Scottish Greens voted against the motion, with party co-leader Patrick