Best FTSE 100 shares to buy ahead of BoE interest rate decision
The FTSE 100 index has done well this year as it jumped to a record high of £8,910 this month. It has jumped by almost 80% from its lowest level…
BT Group share price hits key level: can it surge to 200p?
BT Group share price has done well this year, mirroring the performance of other popular UK stocks like Lloyds and Rolls-Royce. It jumped to a high of 162.90p on Tuesday,…
Klarna, nearing IPO, plucks lucrative Walmart fintech partnership from rival Affirm
Swedish fintech firm Klarna will be the exclusive provider of buy now, pay later loans for Walmart, taking a coveted partnership away from rival Affirm, CNBC has learned. Klarna, which just disclosed its intention to go…
AI that can match humans at any task will be here in five to 10 years, Google DeepMind CEO says
LONDON — Artificial intelligence that can match humans at any task is still some way off — but it’s only a matter of time before it becomes a reality, according…
What’s next in the Russia, Ukraine ceasefire talks?
Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Tuesday to stop attacking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, but the 30-day ceasefire still leaves many significant issues unresolved. The temporary truce did not include any…
Trump fires Democratic FTC commissioners
President Donald Trump fired two Democratic commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, both of whom now say they plan to sue to get their jobs back. The firings…
Zelenskyy wants details after Trump-Putin call, lays out ‘red line’ for Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he needs more details about peace proposals following President Donald Trump’s call with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, warning that ‘For us, the red line is the…
Successful legal challenges to Biden’s pardons over autopen signature ‘vanishingly low’: Turley
Concerns are mounting around former President Joe Biden’s use of an autopen to sign presidential pardons and other official documents across his four years in office, though the chances of…
Judge blocks Trump’s EPA from terminating $14 billion in ‘green bank’ grants after accusations of fraud
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from terminating $14 billion in grants awarded to three climate groups by the Biden administration. U.S. District Judge Tonya Chutkan…
Iran trying to bolster its ‘battered deterrence’ with response to Trump threats against Houthis, expert says
Iran is trying to bolster its ‘battered deterrence’ after a general vowed to respond ‘decisively and destructively’ to any threats in the wake of U.S. strikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels,…