The chips are down to close out August. A range of chip stocks slid Friday, weighing on the major U.S. equities indexes in the last trading session of the month. China concerns weighed on the sector, but that wasn’t the only factor that pulled shares lower. The tech sector led losses on the S&P 500…
The current global economic climate has caused chaos for just about every automaker; from dwindling EV demand to unpredictable legislation shifts and a global tariff war, it’s not a good place to be for any automaker, let alone niche ones like Lotus. The British sports car maker is finding this out the hard way, as…
Hong Kong police have arrested a man for allegedly tricking his date into footing a restaurant bill of more than HK$80,000 (US$10,264) after he went to the bathroom and never returned at Mandarin Oriental Hotel. A police source said the woman met the man, who claimed to be a 26-year-old lawyer, through messaging app Telegram…
Finnish escalator company KONE annouced opening of new headquater in China. Finnish elevator and escalator manufacturer Kone has announced it will establish its southern China headquarters in Shenzhen to strengthen its presence in the Greater Bay Area. The new base in Qianhai will include a research and development centre and a logistics hub, with operations…
‘No morality:’ Historic Pittsburgh church victim to multiple break-ins A local church was targeted by thieves several times in the last week. The Pastor at St. Augustine Church – St. Padre Pio Parish in Lawrenceville says it appears to be the same group each time. On Friday, August 22, the group got away with $1200…
Tea is the second-most-popular app in the US and according to the company, it boasts a community of over 4.6 million women sharing and reading stories about people they have dated. It is the latest in a long line of online platforms developed for crowdsourcing dating intel. From Don’t Date Him Girl in the mid-late…
Van Morrison: Later … With Jools Holland 9.10pm, BBC Two It’s been 30 years since Van Morrison first performed on Later – and it was far from his last. Jools Holland celebrates one of his favourite artists by looking back at his most memorable visits, including the 1999 Hootenanny and the 25th anniversary celebration at…
In a setback to Donald Trump, the federal appeals court ruled on Friday that the US President had no legal right to impose sweeping tariffs on almost every country, but allowed them to remain in place for now, giving him time to take the fight to the Supreme Court. US President Donald Trump wears a…
UK bank shares fell sharply after calls for a new tax on banking profits. Traders and investors reacted to suggestions that a windfall tax could raise up to £8bn a year. The proposal came from the think tank Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), which said it could reclaim taxpayers’ money spent supporting banks. The…
Only five Premier League clubs have refused to litter the opposition box with a single long throw-in this season. The kicker? Rory Delap’s son, Liam, plays for one of them. That is Chelsea, joined by Fulham, Manchester City, Sunderland and West Ham United as the quintet of clubs who must have missed the memo circulated…