12 h. ago Gold races to record $4,100 as Trump's softer tone towards China eases trade war fears

Bullion raced to $4103 an ounce - taking gains for the year to a 57% - as nervous investors continue to look for somewhere safe to park their cash.

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26 h. ago European stocks and US futures rise as Trump takes softer tone on China

US president strikes more conciliatory tone after threatening Beijing with 100% tariffs

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38 h. ago 'This is a perfect recipe for a civil war', expert warns as Hamas fighters take to the streets amid fears of violence

Some 7,000 gunmen have been called on by Hamas to reassert control over areas of the enclave that were vacated by Israeli forces during the two-year-long war.

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3 d. ago ‘Gateway to hell’: young reporter’s harrowing two years in besieged Gaza

Malak A Tantesh’s grim experience of living with perpetual fear and uncertainty amid Israel’s war after 2023 Hamas attackIt is six o’clock in the morning on Saturday 7 October 2023. Half awake, I call out in a hoarse voice to my two sisters who are sleeping on their beds next to me: “Enas, Remas, wake up – you have school.”We were not to know it yet, but this was the day when everything would change. The day when horrific events across the border in Israel would lead to a war that became a gateway to hell itself. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago FTSE 100 falls from record highs as Lloyds and HSBC struggle

The FTSE 250 ended up 11 points, 0.1%, at 22,052.83.

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5 d. ago ‘A fatal blow’: Italian producers fear effects of Trump’s ‘war against pasta’

US president’s threat to impose 92% tariffs targeting major manufacturers put family-run firms in the firing line as well“It’s a real pity,” laments Antonio Rummo of Donald Trump’s latest target in his ever-evolving tariff war: Italian pasta. Rummo is the sixth-generation grandson of the founder of Pasta Rummo, who opened a wheat mill in Benevento in southern Italy in 1846, using the family’s three horses to lug grain from the surrounding Campania region and Puglia to produce fresh pasta.“Demand for premium pasta in the US has been growing,” says Rummo. Appreciated by consumers for a traditional processing method that guarantees it will cook to al dente perfection, sales of Pasta Rummo have been thriving. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Footsie and gold soar to record highs as investors shrug off Bank of England's AI 'correction' warning

On a record-breaking day on financial markets, the FTSE 100 rose 0.7%, or 65.29 points to an all-time high of 9548.87, while bullion hit $4,059 an ounce.

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5 d. ago Bank shares lift London's FTSE 100 to record, gold soars above $4,000

Bank shares lift London's FTSE 100 to record, gold soars above $4,000  Reuters

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6 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 08 October: Lloyds rallies on car loan update, index and gold at record

Lloyds Banking Group shares today rose during a record-breaking session for the FTSE 100 index.

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6 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 08 October: Index at record as gold tops $4000, Lloyds shares rise

Lloyds Banking Group shares today rose during a record-breaking session for the FTSE 100 index.

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6 d. ago WW3 fears as Russia threatens to strike 14 UK locations to panic Britain

A senior ally of Vladimir Putin has warned that Europeans should 'cr** themselves with fear' as the threat of World War Three looms after Russia threatened to strike various parts of the UK

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6 d. ago Russia's World War 3 threat to UK as Putin ally says 'burn down satanic island'

Kremlin propagandist Vladimir Solovyov has stirred up more World War Three fears with a tirade against the UK which he has branded a "satanic island" which Russia should "burn down"

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7 d. ago Safest place in your home if Russia bombed UK as Putin's pal sends horror WW3 threat

A Russian senator has plotted out 23 locations in the UK that 'could be destroyed', sparking fresh World War Three fears. Security experts have shared advice for Brits, should the worst happen

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7 d. ago UK's FTSE 100 retreats from record high; Mondi slumps after results

UK's FTSE 100 retreats from record high; Mondi slumps after results  Reuters

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7 d. ago London's FTSE 100 retreats from record high; Mondi slumps after results

London's FTSE 100 retreats from record high; Mondi slumps after results  Reuters

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1 week ago Sandberg’s superb strike denies Chelsea as Manchester United hold WSL leaders

Chelsea and Manchester United both maintained their unbeaten starts to the Women’s Super League season, although the defending champions’ 100% winning record was brought to an end by an entertaining contest between the top two.The result extended United’s agonisingly long wait for a first WSL victory over Chelsea but they will have taken great encouragement from their performance, on a night when both teams created plenty of chances to win and the home side showed they may well have the qualities to mount a serious title challenge. Continue reading...

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1 week ago FTSE 100 Live 03 October: Index back at record amid IPO cheer, JD Wetherspoon falls on results

London’s IPO market got a double boost today as Princes Group confirmed plans for a listing and trading started in Beauty Tech Group.

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1 week ago Lithuania tells citizens to start building bomb shelters as fears grow of war with Russia

The country, which borders Belarus and Russia's Kaliningrad enclave, has been urging its residents to prepare for more than a year.

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1 week ago Katie Ledecky and Her London Gold in the 800 Freestyle: The Race That Started It All

Katie Ledecky and Her London Gold in the 800 Freestyle: The Race That Started It All  Swimming World

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1 week ago FTSE 100 Live 02 October: Tesco strong run continues, index fades after record start

A Tesco profit upgrade today continued the strong week for London investors.

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