FirstFT: Bitcoin hits a record high

U.K. government bond yields hit 2024 highs as traders balk at increased debt sales

Benchmark U.K. bond yields hit their highs of the year on Thursday as investors balked at the increased borrowing set out in the government’s budget.

Business - MarketWatch - October 31

This closely watched stock-market indicator hit a 2½-year high. What it says will happen next.

Wall Street was growing more bullish in the final weeks before the Nov. 5 presidential election — a contrarian sign that may suggest limited upside for U.S. stocks.

Business - MarketWatch - November 2

Canucks Brock Boeser Ruled Out Of Game Against Kings After High Hit From Tanner Jeannot

Vancouver Canucks Brock Boeser exited the game midway through the first period.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 8

Dollar hits six-month high as Trump tariff talk fuels inflation fears

US Treasury yields rise as traders scale back expectations for interest rate cuts

Business - Financial Times - November 12

Credit card debt just hit a new high. Here's how to tackle yours now.

The total amount of credit card debt nationwide just keeps climbing. Here's how to get rid of your card debt now.

Walmart hits new highs and Target dives after earnings as rivals diverge even more

Both discounters are contending with price-conscious shoppers, but Walmart reported improving trends with discretionary merchandise.

Business - CNBC - 2 days ago

Deadly bomb cyclone hits Pacific Northwest, bringing high winds and devastating damage

At least two people have died after a bomb cyclone slammed into the Pacific Northwest, snapping tree limbs and damaging homes and roads around Seattle. In northern California, a second powerful ...

Trump picks Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary

Hedge fund manager will be responsible for implementing president-elect’s pledges to cut taxes and raise tariffs

Business - Financial Times - 8 hours ago

‘I wanted a hit!’ Bryan Ferry on recording Slave to Love in Bette Midler’s house

‘Its first performance was at Live Aid. The drummer broke his kit, the bass was in a different tuning, David Gilmour’s guitar wasn’t working – and my mic was inaudible’. I’m not a musical ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

AI startup funding hit a record in the L.A. area last quarter. Here's who got the most money

L.A.-area startups received $1.8 billion in the third quarter, the highest quarterly amount for the region, according to CB Insights. Most of it went to a single company.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 8

Credit card debt hits record $1.17 trillion, New York Fed research shows

Credit card balances rose in the third quarter of 2024, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found.

Business - CNBC - November 13

Shel Talmy, record producer who oversaw hits by the Kinks and the Who, dies at 87

The American-born record producer was an architect of the catchy if rough-hewn sound that drove many a British pop act to stardom in the mid-1960s.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 15

Corporate bond spreads hit a record low last week — and may be an early sign of a bubble

Investment-grade and high-yield spreads tightened to record levels over Treasurys.

Business - MarketWatch - 3 days ago

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