In this article BRDS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A banner for electric scooter rental company Bird is displayed outside of the New York Stock Exchange as the company goes public via a SPAC on Nov. 5, 2021. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The electric scooter company Bird, once valued at $2.5 billion by
President Joe Biden said there was “no question” Donald Trump “supported an insurrection” in light of Colorado’s legal ruling rendering him ineligible for the US presidency. However, Mr Biden did not comment on the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to remove Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot. Speaking about his likely Republican opponent in next
Associated Press Dec 20, 2023, 01:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — A new monitoring service will help protect tennis players from online abuse and threats, the International Tennis Federation and other governing bodies said Wednesday. In their joint announcement, ITF, U.S. Tennis Association, the All England Club and the women’s WTA tour said
A fire at GM’s Factory Zero EV plant Tuesday night caused the automaker to halt production. No employees or firefighters were injured, but the building was evacuated as a precaution. The fire was non-vehicle related. Fire causes production halt at GM’s Factory Zero EV plant The fire broke out inside the plant Tuesday afternoon, sparking
Hassan came to the UK on a boat across the English Channel. Now he is sleeping rough on a Liverpool housing estate. “Where should I go? What should I do?” he asks me, as he clears out his rain-soaked tent, which he’s pitched under some trees near to a row of semi-detached houses. A sleeping
Dec 20, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The new year is just around the corner, and a fresh start means an opportunity for teams to reset, reevaluate and hunker down for the rest of the season. While many teams have held steady through 2023, others are desperately looking to turn things around. The
In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Todd Haselton | CNBC Several of Apple’s payment features, including Apple Pay, have been experiencing outages since early Wednesday morning, according to Apple’s system status page. Apple Card, Cash, Pay and Wallet outages began at 6:15 a.m. for some users and have yet to be
In this article SPY FDX BABA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Snow covers the Charging Bull sculpture in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., December 17, 2020. Jeenah Moon | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors
“Every time I go to the hospital, I collect one from the play lady,” Oliver says. Oliver Chapman, 11, is softly spoken. And he is obviously quite shy. This explains why he does not make eye contact when he talks. He is talking about multicoloured beads and his small fingers are playing with a long
Christmas travel plans could be under threat as Storm Pia is set to bring winds of up to 80mph to parts of the UK. The Met Office has issued a weather warning for high winds for the northern half of the country on Thursday, bringing the potential for travel chaos in the run-up to Christmas.
The Irish government is to bring a legal case against the UK under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The inter-state case is over the UK’s decision to bring in the Northern Ireland Troubles Legacy Act, deputy premier Micheal Martin has confirmed. The act became UK law in September 2023. It looks to end
George Clooney has said that Matthew Perry’s role on Friends “didn’t bring him joy or happiness or peace”. The ER actor, 62, reflected on his friendship with Perry after he died in October aged 54. Image: George Clooney on ER Pic: Moviestore/Shutterstock He told US publication Deadline: “I knew Matt when he was 16 years
The cost of shipping goods has increased by 45% in the past week as major companies paused activity in the Red Sea global supply artery and chose diversions that can add an extra two weeks to journey times. The most widely used measure of freight cost, the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index (SCFI), rose by almost
The prospect of a Universal Studios theme park opening in the UK has got fans very excited indeed. After financial records and public documents suggesting something was afoot were found by industry news site Orlando Park Stop, the Hollywood giant confirmed the plans in a statement to Sky News. The studio – which, like Sky,
A man will spend the rest of his life in prison after killing a pensioner while released on licence – after he was jailed for two previous murders. Lawrence Bierton has been sentenced to a rare whole-life order at Nottingham Crown Court for murdering 73-year-old Pauline Quinn. Bierton bludgeoned the 73-year-old to death with her
Spring energy bills are projected to ease as energy markets stabilise, according to a closely-watched forecast. Energy bills in the three months from April to June are projected to fall 16% to £1,660 a year for the average user, according to research firm Cornwall Insight. It’s a £268 drop from the energy cap from next
Jeremy Hunt has said the “door is open for constructive discussions” with junior doctors, as they begin three days of strike action in England over pay and conditions. The walk-out started at 7am on Wednesday, after negotiations between the British Medical Association (BMA) and the Department of Health broke down earlier this month. Reports suggested
The rate of price rises significantly slowed again in November to another two year low, official figures show. Inflation stood at 3.9% last month, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), a dramatic fall from the 4.6% recorded a month earlier as price increases slowed in transport, recreation and culture, and food. Economists polled
Be in no doubt, to remove a candidate from an election ballot, a former president no less – it is a quite remarkable moment. A reality check first. There is a way to go here. Appeals will now come against a decision that is as controversial as it is unusual. What’s been decided? In November,
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