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Scientists are on high alert after threat levels rose for three US volcanoes Thursday, suggesting eruptions may be imminent. The US Geological Survey (USGS) placed Alaska's Great Sitkin on 'Watch' because it is 'exhibiting heightened or escalating unrest' and the state's Mount...

Optimism at the prospect of tax cuts and lighter regulation has given way to anxiety over trade policies READ SOURCE...

The day after the Eaton Canyon wildfire, still reeling from the destruction of her home and her business, Gaby Murguia scrawled a message on the windows of her truck: “Altadena is not for sale.”In the month since historically destructive fires...

As a street market trader at Portobello market, London, I thought the trader’s perspective might be of interest regarding your article (Barter, bid and bag a bargain! Vintage experts on 21 ways to buy secondhand treasures, 13 February).Your guide is...

Not everyone - in mai-baap India, that is - seems to have quite 'understood' what Musk Jrs were doing in the room where Elon met Modi. Some fusty souls even raised their pencilled eyebrows, saying the presence of the Musk-eteers...

A Hermes Birkin bag in a window display at a KaDeWe department store in Berlin, Germany, on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesHaute couture fashion house Hermes on Friday reported a better-than-expected jump in fourth-quarter sales, proving...

Edinburgh Worldwide Trust EWI is the last trust to vote down all proposals from activist investor Saba Capital in a clean sweep for the UK investment trust industry in the battle for control over the companies.Shareholders in the targeted trusts...

Chido Obi-Martin scored a hat-trick in midweek as Man Utd beat Chelsea in the FA Youth Cup (Credits: Cody Froggatt/Every Second Media) Ruben Amorim has warned Manchester United fans they must be ‘careful’ amid calls for Chido Obi-Martin to be...

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsCryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase Global posted an earnings...

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has been told it will add a whole new level of risk if it engages a third-party provider to hold client money. In a highly critical collective response to the SRA’s consultation on consumer protection, the...

On Friday, the benchmark Sensex fell by around 200 points, ending at 75,939. During this market decline, seven stocks in the BSE Energy index reached their 52-week lows. A 52-week low signifies the lowest price at which a stock has...

Artistgndphotography | E+ | Getty ImagesAs millions of Americans gather paperwork to file their returns, many could see a tax form for business payments "for the first time ever," according to the National Taxpayer Advocate.For 2024, if you had more...

Sachin Bansal will become Navi's executive chairman, focusing on strategy. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5. Also in the letter:■ Love, delivered in 10-minutes■ DPDP feedback deadline extended■ Modi-Trump boost tech tiesSachin Bansal assumes chairman role at Navi,...

How low could Trump bring down the U.S. deficit? Deutsche Bank weighs in READ SOURCE...

The Supreme Court has rejected a batch of review petitions by telcos seeking to set aside its 2021 decision that refused to allow ‘rectification” of arithmetical errors/inadvertent additions in the telecom department’s calculation of the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) duesThe...

CrossFi has passed a rigorous AML audit conducted by CityLinkers The audit confirms compliance and boosts trust among potential investors CrossFi’s CEO sees the audit’s success as a result of the company’s commitment to ethics CrossFi, a trailblazer in decentralized...

UK could be hit by 24% tariffs if Trump adds VAT retaliation on topThe UK could be hit by import tariffs of as much as 24% if the Trump administration adds VAT rates on top of tariffs, according to Capital...

Last month Pedro Sánchez, the Spanish prime minister, dropped a grenade that has had reverberations around western Europe. First he announced plans for a 100 per cent tax on homes purchased by non-resident non-EU buyers; then, a week later, he...

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsThe Indian government has increased the security cover...

Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund saw Rs 2,653 crore inflows in January, raising AUM to Rs 57,567 crore from Rs 54,913 crore in December. READ SOURCE...

Graham FraserTechnology ReporterGetty ImagesTwo US lawmakers have strongly condemned what they call the UK's "dangerous" and "shortsighted" request to be able to access encrypted data stored by Apple users worldwide in its cloud service.Senator Ron Wyden and Congressman Andy Biggs...

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After an extended legal and political battle, the widely-used video-sharing platform TikTok made a comeback on Apple’s US App store. After going offline in January, Chinese App Tik Tok started working in US nearly after a month. It reappeared on...

Michigan has joined the wave of other states in the US looking to invest in cryptocurrencies Bitcoin Pepe’s presale approaches $2m two days after launch Michigan proposes crypto investments Michigan’s state representatives, Bryan Posthumus and Ron Robinson have proposed House...

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Is it okay to be pleased that Honda and Nissan have decided not to merge after all? The two Japanese companies last week decided not to follow through on a proposed deal that was met with a fair degree of...

The world’s electricity use will grow every year by more than the amount consumed annually by Japan because of a surge in electric transport, air conditioning and datacentres, according to the world’s energy watchdog.The International Energy Agency has raised its...

Total sales in Scotland increased by 1.8% last month year-on-year READ SOURCE...

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The number of UK first-time buyers jumped by almost 20 per cent last year and accounted for a record share of new...

A HUGE gas field has been discovered that could meet Britain’s fuel needs for ten years, an energy firm claims.Initial findings are set to be announced at a conference for the industry later this month.The event will hear exploiting the...