Pret A Manger’s global sales surge above £1bn

Stock market surges on Election Day

Major stock indexes and large tech firms showed gains on Tuesday.

Rachel Reeves gives closing speech at UK investment summit – business live

Chancellor says £60bn of investment has been announced at summit, showing confidence in UK economy. Keir Starmer will promise to slash red tape as he hosts investment summit Who will attend ...

World - The Guardian - October 14

Corporate Germany is on sale

German companies have become relatively small and relatively cheap

World - Financial Times - October 18

Junk-rated companies face record refinancing needs above $2 trillion through 2029, Moody’s says

Barring an economic slowdown, market conditions are still favorable, with interest rates expected to continue to come down and investors expected to be receptive to credit markets

Business - MarketWatch - October 14

United shares hit pre-pandemic high after airline forecasts strong finish to 2024, plans buyback

United Airlines said it authorized a $1.5 billion share buyback, its first share repurchase since before the Covid-19 pandemic.

Business - CNBC - October 16

Slot hails 'hardest' win as Liverpool stays above Man City by beating Chelsea 2-1 in Premier League

Liverpool is looking more and more like Manchester City’s main title rival after beating resurgent Chelsea 2-1 to stay top of the Premier League table

Sports - ABC News - October 20

U.S. crude oil prices rise more than 2%, extend gains to above $72 per barrel

Traders increasingly view a supply disruption in the Middle East due to Israel-Iran tensions as unlikely.

Business - CNBC - October 22

2024 World Series: Ticket prices for Yankees vs. Dodgers Game 1 soar above previous Fall Classics

The current get-in price for Game 1 at Dodger stadium is over $1,200

Sports - CBS Sports - October 22

Deutsche Bank's Investment Bank Performance, Provision Releases Lift Profit

Deutsche Bank reported a better-than-expected rise in its third-quarter profit on growth in its investment-banking division and the partial release of provisions linked to litigation over its ...

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 23

College football picks: No. 25 Vanderbilt, No. 24 Navy get chances to punch above their weights

Opportunity comes knocking Saturday for two of the surprise teams in college football

Sports - ABC News - October 23

College football rankings: Penn State sits above Ohio State as Georgia moves to No. 2 in CBS Sports 134

The Buckeyes check in one spot behind the Nittany Lions ahead of their pivotal Week 10 meeting in Happy Valley

Sports - CBS Sports - October 28

10-year Treasury yield closes below 4.3% after Tuesday’s initial selloff fades

Long-dated Treasury yields finished lower on Tuesday after a selloff of U.S. government debt that began during European trading hours faded by the end of the New York session.

Business - MarketWatch - October 29

U.S. crude oil edges lower after worst day in two years

Goldman expects Brent prices to recover to $77 per barrel in the fourth quarter.

Business - CNBC - October 29

10-year Treasury yield rises above 4.3% as traders ignore noisy jobs report

The 10-year Treasury yield rose higher Friday. The October jobs report showed muted job growth in a month that included hurricanes and a major strike.

Business - CNBC - November 1

Will Vinicius Jr. rise above Ballon d'Or snub to be even better? The choice is his

A week after finishing second in the Ballon d'Or, Vinicius has two choices: succumb to the sting of near-victory, or rise above. Which will he choose?

Sports - ESPN - 3 days ago

Cryptocurrencies rise as investors brace for election results, bitcoin briefly tops $70,000

Cryptocurrencies were higher as investors looked forward to results from the U.S. presidential election.

Business - CNBC - 4 days ago

10-year Treasury yield posts huge leap to 4.43% on Trump win, possible GOP Congress sweep

The pop for bond yields comes as the Trump win carries expectations that more tax cuts and steep tariffs could widen the fiscal deficit and reignite inflation.

Business - CNBC - 3 days ago

The S&P 500 breaks 6,000 and the Dow tops 44,000. Here’s why stocks could keep climbing.

The S&P 500 on Friday broke above 6,000 for the first time in history and the Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly crossed 44,000, but both indexes ended the day shy of their milestones to cap a ...

Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday

Nobel economics prize goes to global inequality researchers

Three U.S.-based academics won the 2024 Nobel economics prize for their research into why global inequality persists.

The end of US global dominance presents an opportunity for America

Clinging to hegemony leads only to more costly interventions and strategic failures, as evidenced by recent decades of U.S. foreign policy.

Politics - The Hill - October 15

AI, Aging and Shifts Globalization Will Shock the American Economy

The combination of an aging work force, artificial intelligence and shifts in globalization will challenge America in ways not seen in decades.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 17

Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar

AP Global Top 20 Pollstar Week of Oct. 21

Entertainment - ABC News - October 18

Fragile confidence hinders global economic recovery

Political and economic uncertainties drag on business and household mood, Brookings-FT Tiger index shows

Business - Financial Times - October 20

The global economy has proved surprisingly resilient

But significant downside risks will continue to pose a challenge for policymakers

Business - Financial Times - October 22

TechScape: Elon Musk’s global political goals

Plus: World of Warcraft, polling and cats. • Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here . Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m Blake Montgomery, technology news editor at the ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

IMF warns world to avoid global trade war

Economic fears have been rising over Donald Trump's mega-tariff plan and rising US debts.

Is the UN warning of 3.1C global warming a surprise?

Another dire temperature prediction but it has to be seen in context.

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