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West Virginia expected to hire Rich Rodriguez: Ex-Mountaineer headed back to alma mater after 17-year hiatus
Rodriguez coached the Mountaineers from 2001-07, winning four Big East titles in the processCBS Sports - 10m -
ServiceTitan prices IPO at $71, above expected range, after slow stretch for tech offerings
ServiceTitan said on Wednesday that it priced 8.8 million shares at $71 a piece in its initial public offering.CNBC - 1h -
Budget deficit swells in November, pushing fiscal 2025 shortfall 64% higher than a year ago
For the month, the deficit totaled $366.8 billion, 17% higher than November 2023CNBC - 5h -
Syrian asylum seekers 'terrified' after UK claims paused
The UK government says it is assessing the situation in Syria after the Assad regime's collapse.BBC News - 7h -
Business leaders warn Reeves about the impact of her Budget tax rises
Banking, energy and transport executives voice concerns in meeting with UK chancellorFinancial Times - 10h -
Ro to offer lower-price vials of weight loss drug Zepbound by teaming up with Eli Lilly
It is made possible through a first-of-a-kind integration with Eli Lilly's direct-to-consumer website, and aims to streamline access to the popular treatment.CNBC - 12h -
We can match UK life expectancy by forging a healthier and safer nation
The U.S. trails England and Wales in life expectancy by a 2.7-year difference and finds that the major reasons for the gap are preventable.The Hill - 8h -
Farmers gather in Whitehall in latest protest against UK Budget tax changes
Tractors park up in main London thoroughfare in rally opposing government inheritance tax reformsFinancial Times - 11h -
Skyscraper moment that decided the winner after six weeks of The Rap Game UK
After weeks of intense challenges, the winner of the BBC Three show and £20,000 prize has been revealed.BBC News - 18h -
Small business optimism jumps after election: NFIB
Small business optimism jumped in November, surpassing the 50-year average for the first time in nearly three years, according to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). The Small ...The Hill - 1d -
Luke Littler trends higher than PM on Google in UK this year
The star is the top searched athlete and behind only the Princess of Wales and Donald Trump overall.BBC News - 1d -
Oil prices end higher, lifted by fall of Syria’s Assad and China’s stimulus plans
Oil futures finished higher on Monday after China eased its overall monetary-policy stance for the first time in 14 years, as the nation’s Politburo vowed more forceful measures to boost the ...MarketWatch - 2d -
Woman dies after being pulled from Massachusetts house fire; man expected to survive
One woman has died after she and another resident were pulled from a burning home in Wakefield, Massachusetts, early Sunday morning.NBC News - 2d -
UK business confidence falls to lowest level in almost two years after Labour budget
British businesses lost steam and pulled back on hiring last month, as industry reacted to the Labour government's bumper tax-raising budget, new data showed Monday.CNBC - 2d -
Down by the sea: poverty brings Blackpool life expectancy to UK low
Resort town struggles with squalid housing, poor nutrition for children and now, statistics show, earlier deaths. It is a league table that no one wants to top. For the first time in 20 years, ...The Guardian - 2d -
Arteta rues 'small margins' but how reliant are Arsenal on set-pieces?
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta rues "small margins" after the Gunners miss chance to move to within four points of Premier League leaders Liverpool.BBC News - 3d -
Antonio has surgery on lower limb fracture after crash
West Ham striker Michail Antonio has surgery on a lower limb fracture, the club announces.BBC News - 3d -
Storm Darragh live: further disruption expected across UK as strong winds continue
Met Office yellow wind warning across much of England and Wales on Sunday morning, while Northern Ireland faced gusts of up to 80mph overnight. Two men killed by falling trees as Storm Darragh ...The Guardian - 3d -
A rebound is expected after the previous month’s disruptions.
The resolution of the Boeing strike, and recovery from storms in the Southeast, are predicted to produce a gain in monthly payroll data.The New York Times - 5d -
Oil prices little changed after OPEC+ delays production increase
OPEC+ is struggling to bring barrels back to the market with prices under pressure from soft China demand and strong U.S. production.CNBC - 6d -
Oil ends lower after OPEC+ again delays phaseout of production cuts
Oil futures finished lower on Thursday after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, as expected, agreed to further postpone a proposed unwinding of production cuts in ...MarketWatch - 6d -
Kroger’s sales growth dinged by lower fuel prices and more — but it says many shoppers ‘feel better’
Supermarket giant Kroger said lower fuel prices and the sale of its specialty-pharmacy business weighed on third-quarter sales, and that it expects fourth-quarter same-store sales to be lower than ...MarketWatch - 6d -
Jaylen expects to hear from NBA after throat-slash dunk celebration
Jaylen Brown admitted he got "caught up in the moment" after throwing down a massive dunk on Isaiah Stewart in Celtics-Pistons.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
UK businesses expect lower margins and higher prices after Budget
Survey finds 54% of companies plan to raise prices in 2025 after national insurance increaseFinancial Times - 6d -
Vodafone boss says prices won't rise after Three 'mega-merger'
The deal, which creates the UK's biggest mobile network, has had to overcome competition concerns.BBC News - 6d -
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Says Inflation Is a ‘Little Higher’ Than Expected
Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, said it was too early for the central bank to start reacting to the tariffs that President-elect Trump had been promising.The New York Times - Dec. 4 -
Oil prices end lower as investors look to OPEC+ decision
U.S. oil futures finished lower Wednesday, as pressure from uncertainty a day ahead of a decision by major oil producers on output levels outweighed support from weekly U.S. data showing a crude ...MarketWatch - Dec. 4 -
Economy cools off after election, ISM finds. Businesses anxious about Trump’s economic plans.
Service-oriented companies in the U.S. grew in November at the slowest pace in three months, reflecting uncertainty about how the incoming Trump administration will affect the economy.MarketWatch - Dec. 4 -
Interest rates forecast to be higher for longer due to Budget
Measures in the Budget will boost growth in the short-term, but interest rates will fall more slowly, it says.BBC News - Dec. 4 -
Lloyds boss warns of UK ‘investability problem’ after motor finance ruling
Sector left reeling after court backs consumer complaints about ‘secret commissions’ on car loansFinancial Times - Dec. 4 -
BoE governor expects four UK rate cuts next year as inflation eases
Andrew Bailey welcomes better than expected fall in price growth in FT interviewFinancial Times - Dec. 4 -
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Australia's third-quarter GDP grows at a slower-than-expected 0.3% amid higher rates and sticky inflation
Australia's economy grew at slower than expected in the third quarter, as elevated borrowing costs and sticky inflation continued to weigh down on the slowing economy.CNBC - Dec. 4 -
Husband of UK royal took own life after ‘adverse effects of medication’
Coroner says evidence suggests Thomas Kingston, who was married to Lady Gabriella, had a ‘lack of suicidal intent’. The son-in-law of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent killed himself after ...The Guardian - Dec. 3 -
EU votes to lower protection status for wolves after farmers push to allow culls
European nations have approved plans to scale back the protection for wolves in a victory for farmers over environmentalists that has caught the political limelight in the European UnionABC News - Dec. 3 -
Microsoft faces £1bn class action case in UK over software prices
It is alleged the tech giant overcharged companies for its Window Server software, used in cloud computing.BBC News - Dec. 3 -
Dozens of Tamils arrive in UK after three years stranded on Diego Garcia
Lawyers and campaigners hail removal of 47 people from remote Indian Ocean island as ‘a big day for justice’. Dozens of people stranded in hellish conditions for more than three years on the remote ...The Guardian - Dec. 3 -
Christian McCaffrey knee injury update: 49ers RB expected to miss six weeks after being placed on IR
The star running back was injured in Sunday night's blowout loss to the BillsCBS Sports - Dec. 3 -
French government teeters after PM Barnier forces through budget
Michel Barnier is unlikely to survive a no-confidence vote, tabled by left and far-right parties.BBC News - Dec. 2 -
2- through 10-year yields finish higher after new Trump tariff threat
Most U.S. government debt sold off on Monday, lifting 2- and 10-year yields off their October lows, after a new tariff threat from President-elect Donald Trump reignited worries over inflation.MarketWatch - Dec. 2
