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Oil prices finish higher for the week as Middle East worries linger

Oil futures climbed Friday, contributing to a gain for the week, with lingering worries over the potential for a wider Middle East conflict helping to put a floor under crude prices.

Business - MarketWatch - October 25

U.S. oil prices score a more than 6% weekly gain on supply risks tied to the Russia-Ukraine war

Oil futures settled higher on Friday, with the U.S. crude benchmark up by more than 6% for the week as traders monitor escalating tensions between Ukraine and Russia, which is among the world’s ...

Business - MarketWatch - 21 hours ago

Weekly quiz: Which celebrity dressed as ET for Halloween?

Test how closely you've been paying attention to what has been going on over the past seven days.

10-year Treasury yield ends with biggest six-week climb in a year as consumer sentiment rises

U.S. government debt sold off on Friday, giving the 10-year yield its biggest six-week advance in about a year, after data showed consumer sentiment rose this month.

Business - MarketWatch - October 25

Rudy Giuliani's prized possessions and treasure hunters cash in: The weekly news quiz

A week of treasures lost and found. Rudy Giuliani was ordered to hand over a number of prized possessions and amateur treasure hunters in the U.K. made millions from their discovery.

Weekly quiz: Which TV Friend lost their on-screen mum?

Test how closely you've been paying attention to what has been going on over the past seven days.

Dr. A's weekly risers and fallers: Morant and Giannis off to disappointing starts

Which fantasy basketball players are on the rise? Whose value is falling? Steve Alexander lays it out in a look around the NBA.

Sports - ESPN - November 4

Why a weekly College Football Playoff rankings show is dumb

Ranking teams before the season ends just opens the committee up to more criticism.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 6

Weekly mortgage demand tanks 11% as interest rates surge higher

Total mortgage application volume dropped 10.8% compared to the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's seasonally adjusted index.

Business - CNBC - November 6

Dr. A's weekly risers and fallers: Hield's hot shooting, Haliburton's struggles continue

Which fantasy basketball players are on the rise? Whose value is falling? Steve Alexander lays it out in a look around the NBA.

Sports - ESPN - November 8

The Pope's online blunder and an animal breakout: The weekly news quiz

America was reshaped by the 2024 election, the Pope made an online blunder, and police try to track down animals on the loose.

CoD Continues To Dominate On Weekly Top-Played Games List

Market research firm Circana has released its list of weekly most-played games for the final week of October in the US, counting from October 27 to November 2. Unsurprisingly, Call of Duty still ...

Tech - GameSpot - November 12

Are Arsenal back and are Everton doomed? – Women’s Football Weekly podcast

Faye Carruthers , Tom Garry , Marva Kreel and Chris Slegg to discuss the WSL games and look forward to the Women’s Nations League. On today’s pod, the panel asks if Arsenal are back as Renée ...

World - The Guardian - November 12

Oil prices settle higher but stay on track for a weekly loss

Oil futures finished higher for a third consecutive session on Thursday, but prices remained lower for the week on the back of strength in the U.S. dollar and the latest forecast from the ...

Business - MarketWatch - November 14

Weekly quiz: How did Beyoncé make music history?

How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world over the past seven days?

Crude oil heads to weekly loss as looming surplus depresses market

U.S. crude oil is down more than 2% this week, while Brent has shed nearly 2%.

Business - CNBC - November 15

Ally McCoist: ‘I used to have sex weekly - now it’s weakly’

The football pundit on bad timekeeping, wanting to escape the rain, and missing out on the World Cup. Born in North Lanarkshire, Ally McCoist, 62, began his professional football career with St ...

World - The Guardian - November 16

Weekly quiz: How did Rafael Nadal say goodbye to tennis?

How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world over the past seven days?

Is nuclear power gaining new energy?

Countries around the world are building new nuclear power stations.

Democrats anxious as Trump gains ground in tight race

North America editor Sarah Smith found warning signs for Harris when speaking to voters on her own tour of battleground states.

Nigeria-based fintech Moniepoint gains ‘unicorn’ status

Company raises $110mn from investors including Google despite slowdown in fundraising for African start-ups

World - Financial Times - October 29

Google’s strong earnings boosted by cloud computing gains

Parent company Alphabet’s shares rise 6% as results show lift from AI demand

Business - Financial Times - October 30

Capital gains tax calculator: how are you affected?

UK chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced an immediate increase in her first Budget

Business - Financial Times - October 30

Republicans Clinch Control of the Senate

After picking up seats in West Virginia, Ohio and Montana and winning an unexpectedly close race in Nebraska, the G.O.P. sealed a majority. Tight races in swing states will determine their margin.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 6

Kamala Harris yet to speak as Trump wins White House

Exit poll data suggests Kamala Harris may have underperformed with female voters.

How Trump gained support among Latino voters

President-elect Donald Trump gained support among Latino voters in the 2024 election. CBS News political director Fin Gomez explains how.

Results: How small gains delivered a big win

How a shift in support among different groups added up to Trump regaining the White House.

Republicans Carry Ballot Gains to State Houses

The Republicans’ election dominance carried into state legislatures, where the party made gains in Minnesota, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Vermont. Democrats, though, broke the G.O.P. supermajority ...

Top stories - The New York Times - November 7

Democratic Latino groups wrestle with Trump's election gains

A group of Democratic-leaning advocates say their polling shows that Trump did not win a majority of Latino men and that Latinos still support progressive policies.

Politics - NBC News - November 14

Republicans made substantial gains in state legislative battlegrounds

Across state House and Senate chambers where partisan control was up for grabs, Republicans were victorious, while Democrats broke a few GOP supermajorities.

Politics - NBC News - November 15

Trump's gains with minority voters fuel GOP optimism

Republicans have made gains with minority voters in the past two elections, a marked shift among some of the most loyal voting blocs for Democrats. The GOP saw an increase in support from Asian, ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Power Rankings: Gonzaga, Auburn, Kentucky make gains

Statement wins helped the Zags, Tigers and Wildcats enjoy massive boosts.

Sports - ESPN - 5 days ago

Hacker gains access to testimony in Gaetz investigations: reports

A hacker gained access to witness testimony related to investigations into former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who resigned from Congress last week after President-elect Trump tapped him for attorney ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Ukraine front could 'collapse' as Russia gains accelerate, experts warn

Moscow's forces have taken more ground since September than they did over the course of 2023, analysts say.

Far right gains traction in EU assembly

Patriots and ultraconservatives push centre-right EPP away from its allies

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

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