Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, October 14, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Volatility and earnings Last week, economic data fed the market’s volatility. Inflation remains red hot, so
After allowing her chancellor to rewrite the government’s energy price plan, Liz Truss has just removed one of her biggest remaining arguments for staying in power. Yes, reversing the Kwarteng income tax cut, abolishing the dividend tax changes and the VAT-free shopping scheme are very politically painful. But abandoning the existing energy price cap scheme
Jeremy Hunt has revealed he is reversing “almost all” of the tax cuts announced in his predecessor’s mini-budget and is scaling back support for energy bills. In an emergency statement, the chancellor said a 1p cut to income tax will be delayed “indefinitely” until the UK’s finances improve instead of being introduced in April 2023
Netflix has defended The Crown as a “fictional dramatisation” after coming under fire for scenes expected to feature in its upcoming fifth series. The big-budget royal drama moves into the 1990s for its next season, covering the period around the break-up of Charles and Diana‘s marriage – starring Dominic West and Elizabeth Debicki as the
Members of K-pop band BTS are to fulfil their requirement to do military service in South Korea, their representatives say. Label Big Hit Music said members of BTS are “honoured to serve” their country. The band – RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook – will reconvene “around 2025” following their service commitment,
Financial markets have reacted positively to the new chancellor’s cull of more costly measures in his predecessor’s disastrous mini-budget. Jeremy Hunt revealed in a televised statement that he would no longer be proceeding with almost all the controversial package, including the reduction in the basic rate of income tax from 20% to 19% from next
Mercedes-Benz has flooded the newswire today, sharing multiple press releases surrounding its EV technology. Today’s news includes more granular details relating to its upcoming EQE SUV, as well as first images and specs for the Mercedes-AMG EQE SUV that will soon join it. There is A LOT to unfold here, so let’s hop right in..
In this article HMC 7267.T-JP 6758.T-JP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Yasuhide Mizuno, the chairman and CEO of Sony Honda Mobility Inc., speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 13, 2022. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Sony-Honda joint venture focused on electric vehicles plans to begin deliveries to
Defence and Security Analyst Michael Clarke assesses the areas Russia currently holds in Ukraine. #Ukraine #Russia #SkyNews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our
CNN’s Bill Weir reports from a solar-powered Florida town that endured Hurricane Ian with no loss of power and minimal damage. #cnn #news
A firefighter who was nine months pregnant and involved in a car accident has been hailed a “true public servant” after she put herself aside and stepped in to help others in the smash. Megan Warfield, a firefighter in the US state of Maryland, was just a week away from her due date when she
Labour has called for Liz Truss to face parliament today after three Tory MPs broke ranks to demand that she quits. The prime minister is facing calls to resign from within her own party just six weeks after entering Number 10, following the economic turmoil in the wake of the mini-budget. Tory MPs Crispin Blunt,
Whodunnit movie Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery has closed this year’s London Film Festival with stars telling Sky News how pleased they are the industry is back in full swing following the pandemic. The follow-up to the 2019 hit Knives Out sees Daniel Craig reprising his role as detective Benoit Blanc. “It’s just wonderful
1:49 PM ET The AP Top 25 college football poll is out after another wild weekend of games. Alabama, which trailed by as many as 18 in the second quarter, lined up for a go-ahead field goal with less than 30 seconds left. But after Will Reichard‘s field goal hooked right, Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker
In this article DIS UPS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Research isn’t exact, but recent polling shows that as many as half of Americans under the age of 40 have a tattoo, and that has implications for the job market. Hinterhaus Productions | Stone | Getty Images The growing battle to attract and retain
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Russia is a dominant player in the global nuclear market. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Russia’s nuclear fuel industry remains conspicuously untouched by European sanctions more than seven months into the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine — much to the dismay of Kyiv officials and environmental campaigners. Despite eight rounds of sanctions, targeted
Just last month Liz Truss told Britons they could “ride out the storm” in her first speech as prime minister – now she has been warned “the game is up” as rumours swirl of plots to oust her. Tory MPs have started to publicly call for Ms Truss to step down, while former chancellor George
In a statement, the Bank of England said it was “monitoring developments in financial markets very closely in light of the significant repricing of financial assets.” Kwasi Kwarteng declined to comment after the pound dropped to its lowest ever level against the dollar, following the most extensive programme of tax cuts for 50 years. Paul
Putin’s private military company, Wagner Group, struggles with supplies, ammunition, and morale as Russia’s war in Ukraine continues to falter. CNN’s Melissa Bell reports. #CNN #News
Unions are close to organising co-ordinated strike action “very soon” following the “horror story” of the past few weeks, a union boss has told Sky News. Sharon Graham, general secretary of Unite, accused the government of “aiding and abetting” employers earning millions in profits but not handing that to workers. She confirmed Unite, the UK’s
Just Stop Oil protesters have blocked London’s Park Lane and spray painted the front of a luxury car showroom. Demonstrators from the environmental group, who are calling for the government to halt all new oil and gas licences, glued themselves to the road in central London at around 11am on Sunday. One was then filmed
If this was a “normal” party congress then the speech by President Xi Jinping would have been his swansong. But this is not a normal party congress. The speech instead felt more like a consolidation, an enshrining of sorts, of Xi’s vision, Xi’s path and Xi’s China. The party congress is the most important political event
Sir John Major has rubbished The Crown’s reported depiction of Charles trying to force the Queen’s abdication during his time in office as “damaging, malicious fiction”. The next series of the Netflix show is said to include scenes of the then Prince of Wales, played by Dominic West, briefing Sir John (Jonny Lee Miller) against
A senior Tory has accused the government of looking “like libertarian jihadists” and treating the country as “laboratory mice” over the past few weeks. Robert Halfon, former deputy chairman of the Conservative Party and an education minister under Theresa May, said he believes Liz Truss needs to apologise to the public for the economic turmoil
China will never renounce the right to use force over Taiwan, President Xi Jinping has declared at the opening of a major party meeting. China views democratically ruled Taiwan as its own territory, but the island’s government has strong objections and believes sovereignty should be claimed by its people. Speaking at the opening of the
A man suspected of killing six people in a string of murders in California has been arrested by police while “out hunting” for his next victim. Wesley Brownlee was driving in the city of Stockton, where five of the murders took place, and was armed with a handgun, when he was stopped by police officers
The government is pressing ahead to introduce legislation which will require transport workers to run a minimum service when strikes are taking place. It comes after commuters have been plagued by months of travel chaos caused by industrial action by railway workers, who are calling for better pay, working conditions and job security. But trade
I’ve had plenty of fun dumpster-diving through Alibaba’s online electric car catalog over the last few years, finding odd and futuristic EV gems for this weekly column. But never before have we seen something quite so elegant looking as this early automotive era replica, complete with all the bells and whistles you could possibly ask
Even though WTI crude just saw its worst week in more than two months, the oil trade may have more juice left in the tank. Mirae Asset Securities’ Chris Hempstead told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” that he sees the Russia-Ukraine war fallout and OPEC+ oil cuts as key bullish catalysts for oil. “If you look at
8:51 PM ET Eight teams started Saturday still in the 2022 postseason. After today’s league division series games, that number could be cut nearly in half. The Philadelphia Phillies eliminated the Atlanta Braves with an 8-3 NLDS Game 4 victory that had Philly’s Citizens Bank Park rocking. Next, the Seattle Mariners play their first home
The instinct to survive has been honed in those Lyman residents who’ve remained through months of fighting, bombing and Russian occupation. And there are a surprisingly large number of them. #ukraine #skynews #russia SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on
Misty Copeland is the first African American ballerina to perform the lead role in the American Ballet Theatre’s history .