44 m. ago Trump hits back at JP Morgan CEO’s defence of Federal Reserve

US president says Jamie Dimon was wrong to suggest he was undermining independence of central bankBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump has hit out at the JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon, saying the Wall Street executive was wrong to suggest he was undermining the independence of the Federal Reserve.The US president and his administration have come under fire for their attacks against the Fed’s chair, Jerome Powell, who is now facing a criminal investigation by the US Department of Justice over alleged “abuse of taxpayer dollars” linked to renovations to the central bank’s headquarters in Washington. Continue reading...

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48 m. ago Developer of New York offshore wind farm is asking a federal judge to spare it from Trump

A federal judge is expected to consider whether to set aside a Trump administration order pausing the construction of a major offshore project for New York

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88 m. ago Klarna issues update for millions of customers as it tries to rival UK banks

The buy now, pay later service has launched instant peer-to-peer payments in 13 countries, including in the UK

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88 m. ago Arsene Wenger can give VAR a helping hand after Newcastle vs Man City farce

FIFA's Chief of Global Football Development is proposing a fundamental change to the offside law and it is one that could help the game avoid the sort of shambles that unfolded in Newcastle

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1 hour ago Barclays Bank's 'vanishing trick' saves you money 'without noticing'

The UK bank has recommended a 'smart' method that customers can use to boost their savings

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1 hour ago What would happen if every state acted like Donald Trump’s America? | Kenneth Roth

In a might-makes-right world, US allies, not to mention the emerging powers of the global south, would begin to hedge their bets in dangerous waysWhat is wrong with resurrecting the prerogative of major powers to claim a sphere of influence in which they dictate and others must follow? That idea informs the “Donroe Doctrine” behind the US invasion of Venezuela to seize Nicolás Maduro. Donald Trump seems to believe that, as the world’s strongest military power, the United States should be allowed to invade other countries at will. Trump’s homeland security adviser, Stephen Miller, says “the real world” is “governed by strength”, by “power”, so we should get used to it.There is a beguiling simplicity to this abandonment of the norms long designed to govern the behavior of states big and small. China has touted it as the reality that its Asian neighbors must live with. Russia, a third-tier power by comparison but still a nuclear-armed regional heavyweight, has periodically treated the ...

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1 hour ago Canada’s ‘Camp Poutine’ kickstarts a World Cup year with a long

A January camp for domestic players allows Jesse Marsch to boost a development system that will outlast his tenureMen have stood broken on her piers. It can be a desolate place, too, especially in winter, which is of course when the lobster boats do the bulk of their fishing. But the weather had improved by the time Canadian men’s national team head coach Jesse Marsch ferried his squad from around the world to Halifax, Nova Scotia, for a training camp ahead of last summer’s Gold Cup. It was the first time the men’s national team had visited the province.But it was not Marsch’s first time in town, having previously kicked off a cross-country coaching clinic – a whirlwind tour meant to share with local soccer communities what he’d done with the national team at Copa América in 2024 – at a local hotel and convention centre. He’d promised, and pitched a vision, to make the national team truly national in a way no coach had before him. And he was delivering, having also made similar coac...

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2 h. ago Economic warfare is now top global risk, warns Davos report... just as Donald Trump prepares to jet in

A 'new age of competition' in which countries use economic policy as 'weaponry' is the biggest risk facing the world according to a survey of leaders and experts.

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2 h. ago Iran threatens to strike US air bases as Trump vows 'strong action' if protesters are hanged: Live updates

LIVEBLOG: Follow the latest developments on the Iranian protests as Donald Trump vows Iran's regime faces 'very strong action' if executions of demonstrators are carried out.

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3 h. ago News | Barratt London buys former Homebase for residential development

News | Barratt London buys former Homebase for residential development  CoStar

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3 h. ago Today at the Masters Snooker 2026: Wednesday order of play, prize money, quarter final draw, trophy, odds, where is Ronnie O'Sullivan?

It’s day four at one of the biggest snooker competitions of the season.

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3 h. ago Cheap Chinese imports to help drive inflation to target, says Bank rate

Alan Taylor sees inflation hitting the Bank’s 2% target by the middle of the year.

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4 h. ago Berwick Bank wind farm secures 'monumental' UK contract backing in huge Scottish energy boost

The contract for difference results deliver the biggest single procurement of offshore wind energy in British and European history.

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4 h. ago Shocking twist in murder of couple slain in front of young kids

Two young children have been left orphaned following the brutal double murder of a husband and wife, and now a huge development in the case has come to light.

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4 h. ago Man Utd could exploit humiliating FA Cup third round exit to arrange stunning £10m Cristiano Ronaldo clash

MANCHESTER UNITED could revisit the prospect of using midseason friendlies to help fill the club’s financial blackhole. The Red Devils could bank around £10million from a mid-season trip to Saudi Arabia, as the club’s FA Cup exit means they have just 17 games left this term. Defeat to Brighton on Sunday meant United exited both...

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4 h. ago Causeway Expands Global Reach with London Office and Appointment of Richard Clarke

Causeway Expands Global Reach with London Office and Appointment of Richard Clarke-Wilson as Director of EMEA Business Development  Yahoo Finance Singapore

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5 h. ago Strong UK offshore wind auction boosts plan to decarbonise by 2030

Demand from developers beat analysts’ expectations

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6 h. ago ‘The settlers brought the violence’: the ethnic cleansing of a West Bank village

Ras ‘Ein al ‘Auja is a small community of about 135 families – and the only one remaining in this part of the Jordan valleyFive decades in the south Jordan valley were ending in a day, and Mahmoud Eshaq struggled to hold back his tears. The 55-year-old had not cried since he was a boy, but as he dismantled the family home and prepared to flee the village where his whole life had played out, he was overwhelmed by grief.While Eshaq’s children loaded mattresses, a fridge, sacks of flour and suitcases of clothes into a truck, masked soldiers escorted a teenage Israeli shepherd down the main village road, where he posed for photos on his donkey, flashing a V sign. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Justice for Jeyasre: how a brutal murder led to a better deal for garment workers in India

After a 21-year-old employee was raped and killed by her supervisor in 2021, campaigners ensured conditions at the factory were overhauled. But its order book never recoveredAsk the women working at Natchi Apparels in the historic city of Dindigul in Tamil Nadu and many will describe the turnaround in their working conditions in the garment factory over the past five years as extraordinary.On 5 January 2021 the decomposing body of Jeyasre Kathiravel, a 21-year-old Dalit woman who was an employee of Natchi, then an H&M Group supplier, was found on a strip of farmland a few miles from her village after she failed to return home following a shift on New Year’s Day. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago China had a record $1.2 trillion trade surplus in 2025, as exports rose 6.6% in December

China’s government says that the country's trade surplus surged to a record of almost $1.2 trillion last year as exports to other countries made up for slowing shipments to the United States

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