Shares in mainland China plunged as traders expressed their disappointment with the lack of new stimulus. The U.S. government’s possible attempt to break up Google weighed on tech. S&P 500 Futures: 5,792.50 ⬇️ down 0.14% S&P 500: 5,751.13 ⬆️ up 0.97% Nasdaq Composite: 18,182.92 ⬆️ up 1.45% Dow Jones Industrial Average: 42,080.37 ⬆️ up 0.30% …
A Bath-based charity has received a donation of tricycles, while Dreams is supporting Shelter with monetary donations this World Homelessness Day, and AVOCADO Foundation is hosting a special corporate edition of its Dragon’s Den event with applications to take part now open. More on these stories, and other corporate partnership news below. Dreams to donate…
Apple released iOS 18 to the general public in September, a week after the company announced its new iPhone 16 lineup, Apple Watch Series 10 and more at its “Glowtime” event. The update brought a lot of new features to your iPhone, like the ability to schedule messages to send later and a more customizable lock screen. And two new features could add an…
As the presidential campaign enters the home stretch, one of Donald Trump’s most dishonest – and effective – attacks is that Kamala Harris is to blame for inflation. That attack makes no sense. Several things caused a surge in inflation, but the US vice-president wasn’t one of them. Blame inflation on the pandemic or on…
Chinese stocks fell sharply on Wednesday, with Shanghai’s benchmark dropping 6.6% and Hong Kong’s index sliding 1.5%. European stocks opened flat, with France’s CAC 40 rising 0.2% to 7,538.08, Germany’s DAX remaining little changed at 19,070.69, and Britain’s FTSE 100 climbing 0.5% to 8,227.54. Futures for the S&P 500 were 0.3% lower, while the Dow…
Hong Kong technology venture-capital (VC) firm MindWorks Capital has finalised a new US dollar fund to invest in start-ups across the Greater Bay Area and Asia, defying an extended slump for China-focused private investments amid geopolitical headwinds. MindWorks closed a US$220 million new fund, with investors including sovereign wealth funds, a university endowment, asset managers,…
China’s stock markets grabbed the headlines on Wednesday, amid a day of mixed results across the region, as share prices plunged over investor scepticism about Beijing’s plans to turn around the country’s struggling economy. Mainland Chinese stocks tumbled, with their Hong Kong peers also in retreat, as investors booked profits after a blistering rally…
Hurricane Milton continues its path toward Southwest Florida as a major hurricane. The NBC2 First Alert Hurricane team is tracking the storm Milton in the Gulf as it is expected to make landfall on Florida’s west coast. As of the 5 a.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Milton has maintained strength as a…
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Line judges are to disappear from Wimbledon as the All England Club has decided to adopt electronic line calling from 2025. The technology will be in place for all qualifying and main draw matches and replace the judges who were responsible for calling shots ‘out’ and ‘fault’ on a serve. Wimbledon’s hand has been forced…