3 h. ago Global stocks fall as Wall Street heads for further declines

Treasuries rally amid continuing investor gloom over outlook for US economy

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3 d. ago REVEALED: The five countries quietly stockpiling nukes amid fears of WWIII

Tens of thousands of nuclear weapons are scattered across nine nations and a new report has revealed eight are quietly beefing up stockpiles amid fears of WIII.

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4 d. ago Germany bond rout worst since fall of Berlin Wall as Merz promises to boost defences

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz (pictured) outlined plans to exclude military spending from the country's stringent 'debt brake' rule to free up cash.

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4 d. ago Germany's incoming Chancellor pledges to do 'whatever it takes' to boost the nation's defences and moves to lift 'debt brake'

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz (pictured) outlined plans to exclude military spending from the country's stringent 'debt brake' rule to free up cash.

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5 d. ago US consumers warned to brace for higher prices due to Trump’s tariffs

Prices ‘highly likely’ to rise almost immediately, retailers say, after 25% duty hits exports from Mexico and CanadaTrump’s Congress speech – latest updatesAmericans have been warned to brace for higher prices within days of Donald Trump pulling the trigger on Monday, imposing US tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico and hiking tariffs on China.Global stock markets came under pressure again on Tuesday, with leading indices falling sharply – and the benchmark S&P 500 losing all its post-election gains – as Canada, Mexico and China vowed to retaliate, and investors balked at the prospect of an acrimonious trade war. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump administration wants to sell off hundreds of federal properties — including DOJ headquarters

The General Services Administration says the DOJ headquarters building and the FBI building across the street are ‘not core to government operations’ and can therefore be sold off

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6 d. ago Asian shares fall after Wall St retreats on fears over hit to the US economy from Trump's tariffs

Shares have opened lower in Asia after U.S. stocks fell sharply just ahead of a new round of higher tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump

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1 week ago Global stocks slide as tariff threats add to big tech jitters

Equities fall after Trump’s latest trade threats and a Wall Street sell-off led by Nvidia

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1 week ago Global stocks slide as fears grow over tariffs and US economy

Equities fall after Trump’s latest trade threats and weakness in tech stocks

Economics

1 week ago Global stocks rise as investors await Nvidia earnings after DeepSeek knock

The UK’s FTSE 100 moved 62.79 points higher, or 0.72%, to close at 8,731.46.

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1 week ago Drunk reveller smashed bottle over man's head in Edinburgh street brawl

James Mullen left Anton Martin with injuries that "could have been catastrophic". Mullen, 31, was out on October 22, 2022 when he bumped into an ex-partner who got into a disagreement with Martin.

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2 w. ago Inside the life of Citigroup boss Jane Fraser: The British mother who became the 'undisputed $100m Queen of Wall Street'

The 57-year-old Scot became the most powerful female banker on earth after being appointed the first woman to head a major Wall Street bank.

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