Less than six months ago, Federal Reserve officials were wringing their hands about the state of the labor market. No major cracks had emerged, but monthly jobs growth had slowed and the unemployment rate was steadily ticking higher. In a bid to preserve the economy’s strength, the Fed took the unusual step of lowering interest […]
Netflix has increased its subscription prices in the UK, after it raised its charges in the US, Canada, Argentina and Portugal last month. The new UK price for a Standard subscription without adverts, the platform’s most popular plan, has risen by £2 to £12.99 a month, with other packages also increasing. A spokesperson said the […]
It’s the FA Cup fourth round this weekend, and the stakes are high for clubs, players, managers and owners desperate to keep alive their hopes of success this season — such as Manchester United, Tottenham, Marcus Rashford, Ruud van Nistelrooy and, of course, Tom Brady. The fourth round is about heavyweight clashes and the remaining […]
President Trump has so far restrained himself from trying to meddle with the Federal Reserve on matters related to monetary policy during his second term. But some of the more than 50 executive orders he has signed since returning to the White House are leaving an imprint on the central bank. The latest evidence is […]
Experiencing Disney’s tropical-inspired water theme park, the Typhoon Lagoon. ORLANDO – Disney has revealed that the 2024 hurricane season caused a loss of approximately $120 million due to reduced theme park attendance and the temporary shutdown of some operations, according to the company’s quarterly financial report. During an earnings call on Wednesday, The Walt Disney […]
Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband has refused to say whether he personally supports the expansion of Heathrow airport. Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the Labour government would support the airport plans for a third runway last month, in pursuit of her economic growth agenda. As Labour leader in 2010, Miliband reversed his party’s […]
BBC Jacob Kasselia lost a member of his congregation in the attack. “He was simply a good man,” the priest said. In the middle of a grand, high-ceilinged church in Orebro, Sweden, Jacob Kasselia, a Syrian orthodox priest, looked up towards the stained glass windows above him, then back down at his hands. He adjusted […]
During Fox Sports’ Super Bowl pregame show, Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay will make a couple of appearances, sources briefed on the plan told The Athletic. It is not a big role, but it does have some significance because there is always jockeying for position to be the next $100 million NFL TV analyst. […]
Cats that became infected with bird flu might have spread the virus to humans in the same household and vice versa, according to data that briefly appeared online in a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention but then abruptly vanished. The data appear to have been mistakenly posted but includes crucial information […]
The European Union spent last year drawing up secret plans for what the bloc would do if President Trump made good on his threats of imposing higher tariffs on European goods and services. Now, as those threats go from hypothetical to potentially imminent, its plans are coming into broad focus. Hit specific, politically sensitive sectors […]