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Brazilian Coffee Prices Hit 47-Year High

Prices for arabica coffee rose by about 71 percent this year.

Business - Inc. - 6 hours ago

UK borrowing costs hit highest level this year as gilt sell-off intensifies

Bond markets unnerved by scale of extra borrowing in chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget

Business - Financial Times - October 31

HMRC investigations into serious tax fraud and avoidance hit six-year low

UK revenue authority says its teams are focusing their work on the highest-impact cases

Business - Financial Times - November 10

All-New Kindles Hit Their Lowest Prices Of The Year For Black Friday

Amazon recently launched an updated lineup of its popular Kindle ereaders, and for Black Friday many of these are now seeing generous price cuts. The brand-new Kindle Colorsoft is still full ...

Tech - GameSpot - November 22

Starmer says migration 'off the scale' after record high last year

The number has since fallen to 728,000 in year to June, the Office for National Statistics estimated in its latest figures.

Renewi Shares Hit Two-Year High on Macquarie Bid

The waste management company has agreed to a takeover proposal from Macquarie Asset Management that values it at around $889 million.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - Yesterday

Russian bomb hits building in Ukraine's 2nd largest city, killing 3, including 2 teens

Russian forces have struck a residential building in Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv, killing three, including two teenage boys, and injuring scores of others

World - ABC News - October 31

Lions are just the third NFL team in 54 years to be hit with this bizarre scheduling quirk in Week 9

The Lions have gone eight weeks without playing an outdoor game

Sports - CBS Sports - November 1

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

First-time home buyers’ share of home sales hits 43-year low, real-estate group says

It has never been this challenging to be a first-time home buyer.

Business - MarketWatch - November 5

Roki Sasaki to be posted to MLB: 23-year-old Japanese ace will hit market through international free agency

The Chiba Lotte Marines have not laid out a schedule for Sasaki's posting

Sports - CBS Sports - November 9

Mark King hit with five-year ban from snooker and heavy fine for match fixing

Player guilty of providing inside information on match Other charges relating to separate incident dismissed Mark King has been banned from snooker for five years after being found guilty of ...

World - The Guardian - November 15

Jake Paul, 27, beats 58-year-old Mike Tyson as the hits don't match the hype

Jake Paul won a unanimous decision over Mike Tyson as the hits didn’t match the hype in a fight between a young YouTuber-turned-boxer and the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion

Entertainment - ABC News - November 16

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 - 6 days ago

2-year-old gorilla dies in Canadian zoo after being hit by door that was accidentally shut by worker

The death of a 2-year-old western lowland gorilla at a Canadian zoo earlier this month was found to be the result of human error, the zoo announced.

Coffee futures hit 47-year high on global supply and EU law fears

Commercial buyers ‘go into panic mode’ to secure high-quality arabica beans

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Net migration to UK hit record high of 906,000 in year to June 2023, revised figures show

ONS says net migration is now beginning to fall but remains high by ‘historic standards’. Net migration to the UK hit a record high in 2023 of 906,000 in a period covering Boris Johnson and Rishi ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Global trade tensions and cyber attacks threaten UK economy, warns Bank of England; Black Friday spending ‘up 11%’ – business live

BoE says global risks remain high, and the outlook has become more uncertain and riskier. Amazon workers in 20 countries to protest or strike on Black Friday The best Black Friday deals on ...

World - The Guardian - 18 hours ago

How Trump tariffs might hit your wallet and the stock market for years to come

Also: Estate planning advice from Warren Buffett and why it is never a good time to buy a car.

Business - MarketWatch - 12 hours ago

Western consumer groups unconvinced by China’s economic stimulus efforts

Falling sales for luxury, beauty and beer companies fuel doubts about Beijing’s attempts to boost confidence

Business - Financial Times - October 31

Trump hits three battleground states

Former President Donald Trump held campaign events in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia on Sunday. Nikole Killion reports.

Trump and Harris make final push to break US election deadlock

Presidential candidates descend on Pennsylvania as polls in most crucial swing state show a dead heat

Business - Financial Times - November 5

How violence became a theme of America’s election

Voters are on edge after a campaign season characterised by ‘unprecedented’ levels of extreme rhetoric

Business - Financial Times - November 4

FirstFT: Bitcoin hits a record high

Also in today’s newsletter, Kremlin denies Putin spoke to Trump last week and America Inc’s new chief executive

World - Financial Times - November 11

Typhoon Man-yi Pounds the Philippines With Rain and High Winds

The storm, a Category 4, regained strength on Sunday afternoon.

World - The New York Times - November 17

The rehabilitation of KPMG in the UK

The years of audit failings and regulatory fines at its UK business are over, but some worry the firm is still losing ground to rivals

Business - Financial Times - November 19

China’s Baidu joins Meta in race to make AI-integrated smart glasses

Launch comes as Chinese internet groups jostle for dominance in hardware

Business - Financial Times - November 13

US hits Russia’s Gazprombank with sanctions

Move in effect bans state-owned bank from global financial system in blow to payments for Moscow’s war effort

Business - Financial Times - November 21

Crypto’s Year of Capitulation Is a Joke

As crypto’s visionaries sell out, a true believer wonders whether the disruptive technology can stay true to its roots.

Business - Inc. - November 11

Slaying Dragons for 20 Years

World of Warcraft was first released two decades ago.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 17

Denzel Washington through the years

Denzel Washington spoke with 60 Minutes three times throughout his career. Dig into the archives with the latest episode of "60 Minutes: A Second Look."

A Year of War Transformed Hezbollah

Israel has decimated Hezbollah’s senior leadership and military infrastructure.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Stellantis hit by sales slide in US and Europe

Fiat, Jeep and Peugeot owner suffers 27% drop in third-quarter sales but signals improvement to US inventory

World - Financial Times - October 31

Workers warned Budget tax rises will hit their wages

Economists say tax rises in the Budget will mean employers have less to give as pay rises.

China warning hits another medical equipment maker

Smith & Nephew shares slumped on Thursday as it became the second health equipment company in a week to warn that Chinese sales were getting hit hard.

Business - MarketWatch - October 31

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