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In this article MPC PSX MRO VLO Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Elliott Management has taken a $1 billion stake in Phillips 66 and is seeking as many as two board seats as the company underperforms its peers, according to a Wednesday letter from the activist investor. Phillips 66’s stock rose nearly 6% in
Author Omid Scobie has insisted he never submitted a book with the names of two members of the royal family alleged to have raised “concerns” about the skin colour of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s son. Dutch copies of his latest book, Endgame, have been pulled after they were reportedly named in the translation. But
Actor and director Dean Sullivan has died at the age of 68. Sullivan was the longest-serving member of the Channel 4 soap Brookside, playing Jimmy Corkhill between 1986 and 2003. He died peacefully following a short illness on Wednesday, his agent said. Image: Sullivan (second left) pictured with Brookside co-stars Michael Starke, Claire Sweeney and
Jeff Passan, ESPNNov 30, 2023, 02:39 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Right-hander Nick Martinez and the Cincinnati Reds agreed on a two-year, $26 million contract that includes an opt-out after the first season, sources told ESPN, capping
Metro Bank has revealed plans to cut 20% of its workforce and slash its business hours commitments as part of efforts to save it from collapse. The struggling challenger lender, which announced a £30m cost-cutting plan last month, said it was going further amid wider efforts to shore up its balance sheet. The bank has
Tesla and SpaceX’s CEO Elon Musk reacts during an in-conversation event with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London, Britain, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Kirsty Wigglesworth | Reuters Speaking at the 2023 DealBook Summit in New York on Wednesday, Elon Musk, the owner of social media site X (formerly Twitter), scoffed at advertisers boycotting the platform
Former United States secretary of state Henry Kissinger has died aged 100. He passed away at his home in Connecticut on Wednesday, according to a statement from Kissinger Associates Inc. The veteran politician had major influence on American foreign policy under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Born in Germany in 1923, Mr Kissinger fled
The US’s first wireless charging public roadway has been installed in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood by the City, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), and Electreon. Wireless charging provider Electreon provided inductive-charging copper coils that are installed below the road’s surface. The coils will charge EVs equipped with Electreon receivers as they drive over the road.
Saudi energy minister Abdulaziz bin Salman on Oct. 5, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The influential Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, collectively known as OPEC+, convene to decide next production policy steps on Thursday, in a postponed virtual meeting overshadowed by conflict in the Middle East, internal disgruntlement and the
The ceasefire clock is ticking down and everyone in Gaza knows it. In the calm, people have been flooding to hospitals looking for treatment – almost overwhelming doctors. At a hospital in southern Gaza, a Sky News team filmed as patient after patient was brought in for treatment, many of them children, with undiagnosed illnesses.
In this article CRM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, participates in a conversation on AI and the Future at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week in San Francisco, California, on November 16, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Salesforce shares rose 7% in extended trading on
Hamas has released two Russian-Israeli dual nationals and handed them over to the Red Cross under a separate agreement negotiated between Hamas and the Kremlin. Elena Trufanova, 50, and her mother Irina Tatti, 73, were released on Wednesday afternoon “in response to the efforts of the Russian President”, according to a statement by Hamas. That
Associated Press Nov 29, 2023, 02:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASHVILLE, Tenn. — RFK Racing will enter a third car in next year’s season-opening Daytona 500 for David Ragan, who will pilot the No. 60 Ford as part of a new program for the organization. The #Stage60 program will bring the No. 60 to
A journalist who spotted that a new book appeared to name a royal at the centre of a racism row says he was called by the publisher within an hour of writing his article. Rick Evers, who has been a royal correspondent in the Netherlands for 14 years, told Sky News he published an article
Rwanda may be getting more than the £140m it has already been paid under the controversial deportation deal, despite no flights taking off, MPs have been told. Sir Matthew Rycroft, the top civil servant at the Home Office, hinted more money would be spent but repeatedly refused to disclose the sum – saying ministers had
Nottingham City Council has declared itself effectively bankrupt after issuing a section 114 notice. The Labour-run local authority confirmed the announcement on Wednesday, saying its chief financial officer had decided it “isn’t able to deliver a balanced budget for this year, which is a legal requirement”. As a result of the section 114 notice, all
A 13-year-old boy has been sentenced to two years in custody at a young offenders’ institution for causing the death of a grandmother by dangerous driving. Marcia Grant was run over with her own car in Greenhill, Sheffield, on 5 April. The offender, who was 12 at the time and cannot be named for legal
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee
Elon Musk has been accused of promoting a long-debunked conspiracy theory which alleged high-profile Democrats ran a paedophile abuse ring from a Washington pizza restaurant. The billionaire posted and later deleted a meme referencing “Pizzagate” on X on Tuesday, NBC News reports. It was an image from TV show The Office, with fake dialogue superimposed
Beyoncé’s mother has defended the star against “racist” accusations she lightened her skin for the premiere of her movie Renaissance. Tina Knowles said she had seen “stupid, ignorant, self-hating racist statements” about Beyoncé “lightening her skin” and “wearing platinum hair wanting to be white”. The mother-of-two, in a statement posted on Instagram, said she was
Suppliers of branded goods including baked beans and pet food have “pushed up prices by more than their costs”, according to the competition watchdog. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been examining 10 product categories in a bid to see if shoppers, already struggling amid the continuing cost of living crisis, are being ripped
In this article GSBD AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT David Solomon, Chairman and CEO, Goldman Sachs, participates in a panel discussion during the annual Milken Institute Global Conference at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 29, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. Michael Kovac | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Apple has given
UK-based automaker Lotus is taking its 2028 electrification goals to another level, announcing a new line of EV charger options to support its growing lineup of all-electric hypercars. The new chargers are are available in China en route to other markets soon. Lotus is a veteran boutique automaker with British roots, but is currently owned
In this article AAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Air Traffic Control tower is seen at the Miami International Airport on September 25, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images American Airlines aims to remove carbon from the atmosphere by working with a startup that stores bricks of plant material underground.
The UK’s largest nursing union is calling for the government to reopen pay negotiations after an offer was made to consultant doctors, in a move that has angered other health unions. The Royal College of Nursing – RCN – has suggested new strikes are “more likely in the future” as a result of yesterday’s announcement.
In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky speaks at the Bloomberg Technology Summit in San Francisco on June 22, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon on Tuesday announced a new chatbot called Q for people to use at work. The product, announced
The Crown has recreated the Princess of Wales’s famous catwalk dress in the second part of its final series. The real-life Kate wore the see-through mesh dress during a charity fashion show, attended by her future husband Prince William, while they were attending St Andrews University. Much written about in the tabloid press and in
Friends, family and dignitaries gathered in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday night to honour former first lady Rosalynn Carter, who died last week at the age of 96. Jimmy Carter, the 99-year-old US president between 1977 and 1981, was in attendance, despite being on hospice care himself, and wore a blue and white blanket which was
ESPN Nov 28, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Champions League soccer is back for matchday five! Europe’s premier club competition returns for 2023-24 with eight matches on Wednesday across the continent, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from all the matches as AC Milan host Borussia Dortmund,
Shiri Bibas and her children, four-year-old Ariel and 10-month-old Kfir are yet to be released and there has been no word of them. Their family has been told they might have been passed on by Hamas to another group in Gaza. Live updates: Hostages handed over in latest exchange; Hamas invites Elon Musk to Gaza
The sale of a new book about the Royal Family has been halted in the Netherlands. Xander, the publishers of the Dutch translation of Omid Scobie’s Endgame, have put sales of the book on hold “temporarily” over what it calls an “error”. They said in a statement: “[We are] temporarily withdrawing the book by Omid
Thai nationals were the single largest group of foreign nationals held by Hamas in Gaza and the highest number killed in Israel – the fact that 17 were quickly freed is considered a diplomatic achievement. Behind the scenes, Thailand officials have been quietly working away at trying to get their citizens freed, attending meetings in
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