Business
Russians hoard record US$500 billion in banks lured by high rates
Russian households have amassed a record amount of bank deposits as they take advantage of historically high interest rates for savings…
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Oil falls 2% from nearly three-week high; focus on tariffs, Russian supply
Oil prices fell 2 per cent on Tuesday, erasing gains from the previous session, as investors watched developments around US tariffs, the…
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The Myth That Democrats ‘Go High’ Is in Desperate Need of Busting
Nate Silver seems somehow unfamiliar with the decade of remorseless political warfare waged by Democrats. Here’s a refresher. Source link
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Virginia's high school abortion scandal sends tremors through governor's race
Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears is borrowing a page from Gov. Glenn Youngkin's campaign playbook by leaning into parental rights…
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Gold hits two-week high as US dollar slips after Trump fires Fed’s Cook
Markets are now pricing in an 83% chance of a quarter-point rate cut at the Fed’s Sep 17 policy meeting, according to the CME FedWatch…
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Shanghai stock benchmark hits new decade high, Hong Kong nears 4-year peak
China and Hong Kong stocks jumped on Monday (Aug 25), led by the rare earth and property sectors, extending the recent bull run as…
Culture
Iron ore hits over one-week high as Rio Tinto suspends work at Guinea mine
Iron ore futures touched a one-week high on Monday (Aug 25) as Rio Tinto suspended activity at its Simandou project in Guinea following an…
Culture
The High Femme Dystopia of Star Amerasu
If the recent embrace of seemingly—and only seemingly—autonomous machines is any indication, something much less chic than the future…
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Japan's 30-year yields hit all-time high ahead of Powell speech
Japanese 30-year government bond yields climbed to a fresh all-time peak on Friday (Aug 22), tracking a rise in US Treasury yields as…
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Sats rises 5.7% to three-week high on Q1 profit growth
Shares of ground handler and in-flight caterer Sats climbed in early trade on Thursday (Aug 21), a day after the group posted higher…
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Hurricane Erin's high waves thrash coast of North Carolina
Watch: International Space Station captures striking view of Hurricane Erin Hurricane Erin is soaking parts of coastal North Carolina as…
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Australia: Shares hit fresh high on mining and banks boost
AUSTRALIAN shares rose to a record high on Thursday, driven by miners and banks, while investors awaited US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome…
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High Wycombe man who shot PC with crossbow jailed
Julita Waleskiewicz BBC News Buckinghamshire Reporting from Amersham Law Courts Brian Farmer BBC News Buckinghamshire Jason King attacked…
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China’s rare-earth magnet exports to US hit six-month high after trade deal
The Asian nation put export controls on the components, weaponising the nation’s 90% grip on global production to squeeze American…
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Tokyo: Nikkei slips from record high as investors weigh Wall Street lull
Japan’s Nikkei share average slipped from a record high to trade flat on Tuesday, as investors weighed Wall Street’s muted overnight…
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Unsold completed new-build inventory is so high this $34B homebuilder is turning to investors
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. As public homebuilders…
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Japan’s Nikkei ends at record high as automakers rise on weaker yen
Japan’s Nikkei share average extended its gains from last week to end at a record high on Monday (Aug 18), as a weaker yen pushed…
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US: Dow hits record high at open on rate-cut optimism, UnitedHealth boost
The blue-chip Dow opened at a record high on Friday (Aug 15), as UnitedHealth’s shares jumped after Berkshire Hathaway raised its stake in…
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Investors chase CNMC Goldmine to new high on record profit, trebled dividend
Shares of CNMC Goldmine soared more than 10 per cent on Friday (Aug 15) afternoonafter the gold producer posted record first-half earnings…
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Japan's Nikkei ends at record high as yen weakens, economy shows resilience
Japan’s Nikkei closed at an all-time high on Friday (Aug 15), as the yen weakened and data showed the nation’s economy was surprisingly…
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Oil prices climb 2% to one-week high as Fed rate cut, Trump-Putin talks loom
Oil prices climbed about 2 per cent to a one-week high on Thursday after US President Donald Trump warned of “severe consequences” if his…
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Japan's Nikkei races to record high, SoftBank leads tech surge
Japan’s Nikkei share gauge powered to an all-time high on Tuesday (Aug 12), driven by sharp gains for tech companies and renewed optimism…
Culture
Clock Twink Speaks! ‘The Gilded Age’ Star Ben Ahlers on Internet Nicknames, ‘Absurd’ High Society and His First Encounter With Christine Baranski
SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers for the Season 3 finale of “The Gilded Age,” now streaming on HBO Max. Now that HBO’s “The…
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Dave Chappelle Screens Unreleased Documentary ‘Live in Real Life,’ About His COVID Comedy Shows, to Raise Money for His High School Alma Mater
In the summer of 2020, several unrelenting months into the COVID pandemic, comedian Dave Chappelle decided he had to do something to bring…