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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The US economy added 227,000 jobs in November, a sharp rebound after the previous month’s total was dragged down by hurricanes and...

Grace Cary | Moment | Getty ImagesAfter decades of building your nest egg, you will eventually have to start taking required minimum distributions, or RMDs, from pretax retirement accounts. The first RMD can be tricky, according to financial experts.Since 2023,...

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2024 was a landmark year for the cryptocurrency market. It was a year when the market matured, barriers to the institutional investing world came down, and international regulations started to pave the way for digital currencies to enter the mainstream...

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Sir Keir Starmer will next week launch a major six-month review of all government spending, with ministers told to make their case...

One day, a VIP kid in Delhi was taking a very difficult exam. At the end of the test, the prof asked all students to put their pens down and hand in their tests. The young man kept writing, although...

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featurePlymouth and Cardiff games off, Liverpool issue warningTwo Championship games have been called off due to Storm Darragh – Plymouth v Oxford and Cardiff v Watford. All other games...

TikTok faces a US ban after it lost an appeal on Friday against a law requiring the video-sharing app to divest from its Chinese parent company by January 19. The potential ban could strain US-China relations just as President-elect...

PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse, Color of the Year 2025.Courtesy: Pantone"Mocha Mousse" was dubbed 2025's color of the year by the Pantone Color Institute, which described the shade as "a warming, brown hue imbued with richness."Leatrice Eiseman, Pantone's executive director, said...

David Sacks is the former PayPal COO and founder of Yammer, a SaaS company He will work on a legal framework providing the crypto industry with the clarity it wants US President-elect Donald Trump has announced that David Sacks will...

Crypto Daily - has broken through the $100,000 psychological barrier on December 5, trading at around $102,605 at the time of writing. The milestone event has allowed the first cryptocurrency to achieve a market capitalization of over $2 trillion, underscoring...

The US added 227,000 jobs in November, with 54,000 added jobs in healthcare, 53,000 leisure and hospitality jobs, and 33,000 government jobs added in the month.The unemployment rate increased to 4.2%, from 4.1% in October.The final jobs report of 2024...

The ongoing bull cycle has caused a notable rise in activity in the crypto market. For Bitcoin, CryptoQuant projects a $146,000 cycle high. In the meantime, the firm predicts Ethereum to follow a historical pattern in its MVRV Ratio to...

The FBI has warned against straight texting (Picture: Getty) The FBI have issued a warning as America undergoes one of the largest intelligence compromises in US history. A massive cyberattack on telecommunication companies such as AT&T and Verizon has led...

Anthony Gordon and Alexander Isak starred against Liverpool(Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has admitted he’s likely to make changes to his side for the Magpies’ trip to Brentford this weekend. Howe’s side earned a spirited...

ExchangeRates.org.uk - Although muted against the Pound (GBP) the Euro (EUR) managed to firm against several of its counterparts on Thursday despite the publication of some lower-than-expected domestic data.The latest Eurozone retail sales index fell from a previous reading of...

Investing.com -- Wall Street is seen treading water Friday ahead of the release of the widely-watched monthly US jobs report for clues of future Federal Reserve policy. Bitcoin slips back below $100,000, and its dominance could be threatened, while investors...

Pair come to preliminary agreement that Direct Line's board is 'minded' to back By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 08:37 GMT, 6 December 2024

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureUK house prices hit new record high of £298,083 says HalifaxCanalside properties in Ancoats and New Islington areas of Manchester, one of the fastest growing places in the UK....

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Berkeley Group, one of the UK’s largest housebuilders, has bought its first new sites in more than two years as it bets...

The average price of a house in the UK has hit a record high after a fifth successive month of increases in the value of properties, Britain’s biggest mortgage lender has said.Halifax’s monthly house price index found that the cost...

The insurance company Direct Line has accepted an improved offer from its bigger UK rival Aviva, in a deal valuing the business at £3.6bn.Aviva, the UK’s largest insurer, has succeeded in reaching a preliminary agreement to take over Direct Line...

Signage for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Mumbai, India, on Friday, April 5, 2024. Dhiraj Singh | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesIndia's central bank expectedly kept the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 6.50% on Friday as it struggles to contain...

Investing.com-- Bitcoin fell in Asian trade on Friday after a short-lived rally past the coveted $100,000 level, as anticipation of more cues on U.S. interest rates spurred some profit-taking. The world’s biggest cryptocurrency surged to record highs on Thursday amid...

Investing.com-- Gold prices rose slightly in Asian trade on Friday as investors sought more cues on U.S. interest rates from key payrolls data due later in the day, while geopolitical jitters helped spur some safe haven demand.  The yellow metal...

AN ULTRA-rare supercar has sold for an eye-watering price at an auction.The luxury 12-cylinder engine Pagani Zonda 760 LM Roadster recently sold for £8.67 million at a Sotheby's auction.6An ultra-rare Pagani Zonda LM Roadster recently sold for £8.65 million at...

Getty ImagesCould AI supersede traditional gift giving inspiration?Like many of us at this time of year, Josie Hughes wracks her brain to think of gifts for friends and family.However, last month she decided to try a different approach.Being familiar with...

Speaking on BBC Question Time, which was broadcast from Lincoln this week, Leader of Reform UK Nigel Farage blasted Sir Keir Starmer's delivery as "bland and scripted" READ SOURCE...

STEVE SIDWELL was a do-anything midfielder for Fulham and Brighton.But even he must have been surprised when he nearly added Mary Poppins to his repertoire.4Steve Sidwell failed to defend adequately when Storm Darragh struck4Sidwell accepted his fate and even moaned he had...

With Christmas just around the corner, one major supermarket is getting ready to slash the prices of vegetables to just 15p.Sainsbury's has revealed the exact date they will slash the cost of veggies including potatoes and carrots just in time...