Hong Kong on Saturday recorded an unusually late “very hot weather” warning for the time of the year that broke the city’s past record in 2017, with the mercury reaching as high as 33.6 degrees Celsius (92.48 Fahrenheit). The Observatory clocked temperatures of up to 33.6 degrees until 12.30pm. The record was last broken seven…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he is full of admiration for Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, calling them the “three geniuses” of tennis. Nadal, 38, is retiring after next month’s Davis Cup finals in Malaga, bringing the curtain down on an incredible career in which he has won 22 Grand Slam titles –…
One of the UK’s top mobile phone experts is urging Brits to dig out any old handsets gathering dust at home – because they could be worth a small fortune. New research from Vodafone suggests there are more than 200 million unused phones languishing in UK homes. According to the study, the average Brit has…
Chinese President Xi Jinping, who inspected the brigade of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) recently, asked Beijing’s strategic missile troops to strengthen their deterrence and combat capabilities. According to Chinese news agency Xinhua, Xi, who is also the chairman of the Central Military Commission, asked the troops to resolutely fulfill the tasks…
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Procter & Gamble — The stock fell 0.8% after reporting weaker-than-expected revenue. The household goods maker posted $21.74 billion in revenue, while analysts polled by LSEG had estimated $21.91 billion. The company attributed the miss to lower demand in China. Adjusted earnings per share of $1.93 topped…
Liam Payne quotes One Direction before demise: ‘I used to be in a boyband’ Liam Payne might have just consciously ended his own life. According to reports by OK! amidst his long and arduous battle with crumbling mental health, he had admitted that loneliness had “nearly killed me a couple of times.” However, his last…
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Although the S&P 500 is up nearly 23% this year, 119 stocks in the benchmark index have lost value (as of Oct. 11), and one is the sixth-largest position in Berkshire Hathaway‘s (BRK.A 0.12%) (BRK.B -0.23%) $300 billion-plus stock portfolio. Berkshire’s CEO Warren Buffett and his team of investing lieutenants are some of the best…
Dow Jones payments giant American Express (AXP) and consumer products giant Procter & Gamble posted mixed earnings early Friday. AXP stock retreated from record highs in trade. PG stock was little-changed, but closed below a key moving average within its current base. ↑ X NOW PLAYING Tesla Earnings Are On The Horizon. These Are The…
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian medical officials say a new Israeli strike in Gaza has killed 11, including three children, hours after another killed at least 10 people. An Israeli strike hit a house in central Gaza early Saturday. The dead are all from the same family and were killed in the Maghazi refugee camp, according…