Next lifts profit forecast to nearly £1bn as retailer defies high street malaise

IMF raises 2025 growth forecast

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Politics - The Hill - October 22

Airbus Revenue, Earnings Beat Forecasts

Airbus posted earnings and revenue above analysts’ expectations, highlighting diverging fortunes with Boeing a week after the beleaguered company reported a multibillion-dollar loss.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 30

Citi and BofA join other big US banks in beating gloomy forecasts

Stronger than expected earnings add to hopes of a ‘soft landing’ for economy

Business - Financial Times - October 15

Exhausted Gazans Defy Evacuation Orders as Israel Presses New Offensive

Many Palestinians are staying put as Israel’s military orders civilians to leave large parts of northern Gaza as it conducts an offensive against Hamas militants.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 15

Brunello Cucinelli Backs Growth Targets as Sales Defy Luxury Slowdown

The fashion concern said its performance improved in both its retail and wholesale channels, with increased revenue across all its markets, in particular in the Americas.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 17

Marc Marquez defies mosquito mishap to clinch comeback win at Australian MotoGP

Six-time champion Marquez fought back from 13th to win fifth title Jorge Martin finishes second as Ducati secure top five places Spain’s Marc Marquez has recovered from a nightmare start in ...

World - The Guardian - October 20

Bring on the Vegas glitz! How Roma families are defying their persecutors with bling palaces

Keen to show off their newfound riches, and to kick back at a society that suppressed them, Roma families are filling rural Romania with exuberant symbols of wealth – boasting gilded turrets and ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

Patriot by Alexei Navalny review – the man who dared to defy Putin

This remarkable memoir by the bold and fearless Russian opposition leader describes an extraordinary life, from a childhood in the shadow of Chornobyl to surviving a novichok attack and his final ...

World - The Guardian - October 27

Viktor Orbán defies EU in backing Georgia’s contested election result

Hungarian prime minister shows support for Kremlin-friendly ruling party in Caucasus nation

World - Financial Times - October 29

Prada continues to defy luxury slowdown as Miu Miu sales boom

Italian group bucks gloom but warns that conditions in Asia are becoming ‘more challenging’

Business - Financial Times - October 30

Boohoo Names New CEO, Defies Frasers' Bid to Install Ashley

Boohoo named Dan Finley as its next chief executive officer, spurning major shareholder Frasers’ attempts to install its owner Mike Ashley at the helm.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 1

Shooting survivor defies the odds after taking bullet to the brain

A first date ends in a shooting. One makes it out alive. Doctors say the chances of recovery are low. How did Chris Smith defy the odds?

Life of Janey Godley, comedian who defied her tragedies by cracking jokes

The comedian Janey Godley, who chronicled her struggles in unflinching detail, has died after a long illness.

Fox News defies the odds in a US election many voters tuned out of

Murdoch family’s cable channel has bucked a trend of news fatigue and splintering audiences

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Investors cheer Trump’s economic agenda, defying gloomy media

Donald Trump winning the popular vote and control of Congress was not the only shocker this week; the stock market response was almost as stunning.

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

El Salvador gets $1bn US-backed loan from JPMorgan to refinance debt

Deal linked to promise of river conservation is latest example of increasingly popular ‘debt for nature swaps’

World - Financial Times - October 17

Trump gets record donations from big oil but far less than $1bn he wanted

Republican ex-president has received $14.1m oil and gas industry making it his fourth-biggest source of cash. Donald Trump has raised more money from the oil and gas industry than at this stage ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

Democrats pick apart Trump victory: ‘How do you spend $1bn and not win?’

Party operatives and strategists search for answers after Kamala Harris’s defeat and look for lessons to be learned. US election 2024 – latest updates US election results 2024: live map and ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

‘It was a deflating experience’: the novelists who nearly gave up

With earnings having dropped by 60%, it is harder than ever to keep going as a writer – even if your work gets rave reviews. The 2022 publication of A Hunger , Ross Raisin’s fourth novel, was his ...

World - The Guardian - October 14

King's Australia tour gives a real sense of him being back in business

Eight months after his cancer diagnosis was revealed, this royal tour is important for Charles - and the monarchy.

Georgia’s Marquee Win Was Nearly Overshadowed by an Officiating Scandal

Texas students pelted the field with objects after a pass interference call on Saturday evening.

Sports - The New York Times - October 21

Why mortgage rates are back up to nearly 7%

The average 30-year mortgage rate has surged over the course of October, returning to highs last seen in the summer.

Business - MarketWatch - October 24

Ecclestone big six lifts England to competitive total

Watch as Sophie Ecclestone hits the first six of the day before being dismissed next ball, as England post 141-7 against West Indies during their Women's T20 World Cup match in Dubai.

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