Finance
Five reasons why interest rates can’t go much higher

It’s decision time for central banks on interest rates again. The US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank (ECB) are set to announce their latest decisions on Wednesday 14, while the Bank of England (BoE) will go a day later. After years of ultra-loose monetary policies, the Fed in particular has been aggressively raising interest […]

Updated: Dec 13, 2022
God of War Ragnarok returns to No.1 as PS5 stock arrives | UK Boxed Charts

Sony’s God of War Ragnarok has returned to the top of the UK boxed charts due to a 32% increase in sales week-on-week. The action adventure game jumped two places to No.1 thanks to the arrival of more PS5 stock at UK retail. The game also features in a PS5 hardware bundle. […]

Updated: Dec 12, 2022
The secret, vibrant life of Paris’s famed Pre Lachaise cemetery

Père Lachaise is world-famous as the resting place of writers, musicians, artists and thinkers. But Benoît Gallot, curator of the storied cemetery, has been sharing pictures of the wildlife that thrives among the tombs and giving a glimpse of another side to the Parisian landmark. The City of Paris banned the use of pesticides in […]

Updated: Dec 11, 2022
US hopeful as November report shows jump in services industry

WASHINGTON D.C.: In November, US services industry activity unexpectedly picked up, with employment levels increasing, indicating economic momentum amidst an anticipated recession next year. A survey by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) released this week showed that the economy created jobs in November and wages increased, while consumer spending also rose in October. The […]

Updated: Dec 10, 2022
Audacy Stock Slumps Again As All-Staff Meeting Chatter Fizzles

Audacy executives virtually ring the Opening Bell for trading on NYSE on April 9, 2021, as “ETM” officially changed to “AUD.” Today, AUD faces a delisting, absent a reverse stock split. As word surfaced that Audacy Corp. conducted a mandatory all-staff meeting at 3pm Eastern, the company’s beleaguered stock further withered on the NYSE, falling […]

Updated: Dec 9, 2022
Four ‘fronts’ in the Ukraine-Russia war to look out for as winter bites

Russia had expected to be victorious long before now. Its initial plan envisaged ground assaults across Ukraine in the first ten days and a rapid capitulation thereafter. But Kyiv did not fall – and Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, refused to leave the capital, saying, “I need ammunition, not a ride,” as he rallied Ukrainians. Russian […]

Updated: Dec 8, 2022
N.J. media’s weed stock photos look like they predate Watergate

Good Wednesday morning! Could New Jersey be New Amsterdam? A lot of states have legalized recreational cannabis in recent years, but only a handful will allow consumption on site — similar to Amsterdam. New Jersey is one of those. So is New York, but let’s ignore that fact for the moment. Right now, neither state has […]

Updated: Dec 7, 2022
India’s coal production surges 11.66 pc to 76 mt in Nov

New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): India’s total coal production increased 11.66 per cent to 75.87 million tonne (mt) during November 2022 from 67.94 mt in November 2021, according to a statement from the ministry of coal. According to the latest figures of the ministry, during November 2022, Coal India (CIL) registered a growth of […]

Updated: Dec 6, 2022
SG of Advanced Technology Research Council

ABU DHABI, 5th December, 2022 (WAM) – Faisal Al Bannai, Secretary General of the Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) in the UAE said that the UAE leadership is closely following technological development in all sectors, especially space, as well as the latest developments in all sectors. During his participation at the Abu Dhabi Space Debate, […]

Updated: Dec 5, 2022
Russia shifts away from dollar and euro

Half of the country’s external transactions are now being made in other currencies, the Central Bank says The share of the US dollar and the euro in Russia’s cross-border payments has fallen by more than a third since the beginning of the year, from 79% to about 50%, the country’s Central Bank announced this week. […]

Updated: Dec 4, 2022