FTSE breaks six-day winning streak to end August deep in the red
L ondon’s FTSE 100 closed in the red on Thursday, bringing a bruising August to an end for the top shares in the City. The index closed down 34.54 points, …
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Wall Street Moguls Win Important Backer in Their Fight Over Hedge Fund Sale
A coterie of high-profile investors, including Bill Ackman of Pershing Square, Boaz Weinstein of Saba Capital Management and Marc Lasry of Avenue Capital Group, is pushing to buy Sculptor Capital, …
How will Friday’s train strike affect each operator?
R ail services are being hit by more strike action. Train drivers who are members of Aslef will walk out on Friday. Here is a breakdown of each operator’s plan: …
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff Calls San Francisco “A.I. Central”
Marc Benioff at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 13, 2023 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff still has faith in San …
Nationwide cuts mortgage prices as BoE economist Pill backs lower rate peak
The country’s largest building society cut 0.15 percentage points off many of its fixed-rate mortgage products, while also introducing reductions for some of its tracker range too. Ashley Thomas, director …
How social media fuels gun violence among teens
By Liz Szabo, KFF Health News Juan Campos has been working to save at-risk teens from gun violence for 16 years. As a street outreach worker in Oakland, California, he …
Campaigners march outside Downing Street against plans to close railway station ticket offices
R MT general secretary Mick Lynch has called the fight to stop the closure of ticket offices at railway stations a “fight for the future of our communities”. Mr Lynch …
The 10 most expensive homes reported sold in Danville, San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton in the week of Aug. 21
A house in Danville that sold for $3.7 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Danville, San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton in the past week. …
Rail strikes to cripple train services on Friday
T rain services will be crippled on Friday because of another strike by drivers in the long-running dispute over pay. Services will be severely affected, starting later and finishing earlier …
Fearing economic disaster, Maui wants tourists to return. But feelings are complicated
By Julia Wick, Jaweed Kaleem, Christopher Reynolds and Emerson Drewes, Los Angeles Times KIHEI, Hawaii — The line at Paia Fish Market usually extends so far down the main drag …