Shares opened higher in Europe on Friday after mostly declining in Asia despite the S&P 500 index’s record high overnight close. Germany’s DAX added 0.4% to 12,400.10 while the CAC 40 in Paris climbed 0.6% to 5,566.15. Britain’s FTSE 100 rose 0.3% to 7,445.33. U.S. shares looked set for a tepid open with the future […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Sacked BBC radio broadcaster Danny Baker has announced he’s to return with a new twice-weekly podcast in 2020. Baker was fired from his 5 Live show over a tweet about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s baby in May. The 61-year-old deleted the tweet and apologised for his “serious error of
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Image copyright Getty Images Bank of Scotland has been fined £45.5m for failing to alert authorities to possible incidents of fraud. The fine relates to suspicious conduct by the Impaired Assets team in 2007 and in particular the activities of its director, Lynden Scourfield. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said the bank knew he had
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Lisbon may be one of Europe’s more affordable capitals, but if you’re in search of a spectacular meal, it’s not difficult to drop 120 euros (about $135) for a three-course dinner (without wine) at restaurants like the Michelin-starred Belcanto. Fortunately, budget travelers can turn to tascas: small, unpretentious restaurants that, back in the early part
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The Bank of England is open to letting new payment services such as Facebook’s upcoming Libra hold funds overnight with the central bank, something historically limited to commercial banks. In prepared remarks to bankers in London, the bank’s governor, Mark Carney, said it “makes sense to consider” extending access to new payment providers, as they
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The Los Angeles Dodgers roughed up Madison Bumgarner and rode their hot-hitting lineup for the first eight innings of Thursday night’s game against San Francisco. It was their clutch fielding that ended up helping them hold on for a 9-8 win. The Giants trailed 9-4 going into the ninth but scored four times to get
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Also, somewhat to my surprise, I think the interviews really showed some of the ways that the leftward lurch of the Democratic Party has been overstated. On the single-payer question, for instance, there was very little “Medicare for All or bust” rhetoric. Even clearly liberal candidates — like Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris and Cory Booker
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Like other presidential hopefuls in Taiwan, Terry Gou has spent the past few weeks working on his public image by carrying toddlers, wrapping dumplings and helping farmers. Unlike the other candidates, he is a billionaire, the chairman of Foxconn, a major Apple supplier that operates vast factories in China. He has also
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A look at what’s happening around the majors today: BACK WHERE IT BEGAN Albert Pujols returns for his first game in St. Louis since leaving the Cardinals to sign a $240 million contract with the Angels before the 2012 season. The slugger won three NL MVP awards and made nine All-Star teams with the Cardinals,
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Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s presidential campaign was forced into a defensive posture this week after he invoked his work with Southern segregationist senators to make a point about bygone comity in Congress. The backlash has posed an early and important stress test on Mr. Biden’s hold on a constituency that has helped
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