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Barcelona step up Rodri interest after Real Madrid talks with Manchester City star stall
Barcelona have stepped up their attempts to hijack Real Madrid’s move to sign Rodri from Manchester City.While City have not given up hope that Spain’s World Cup-winning captain will...
Tell us: has Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey stoked your interest in classics and poetry?
UK poetry sales are on course to reach a record high this year, thanks to the success of Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey.We would like...
Bank of England holds interest rates at 3.75% as inflation fears mount
The Bank of England has kept UK interest rates on hold as fears mount over rising inflation triggered by the Iran war.Against a volatile backdrop in the Middle East...
Fed holds interest rates steady despite Trump’s renewed calls to lower them
The US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, leaving rates unchanged for the fifth time since December despite Donald Trump’s renewed calls to lower rates.Cooler inflation data...
Rising oil prices could force up UK interest rates, say economists
The Bank of England could be forced to tear up its economic forecasts and raise interest rates later this year if oil prices return to above $100 a barrel,...
US stock markets fall amid Iran strikes and potential higher interest rates
US stock markets fell on Wednesday as the US continued strikes on Iran and the Federal Reserve flagged concerns that would warrant higher interest rates.Donald Trump’s declaration at the...
Malta’s ‘trial of the century’ revives interest in murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia
On the steps of the courts of justice in Valletta, there is a bronze statue of Malta’s late president. A bundle of papers in one hand, Guido de Marco...
Conflicts of interest? Trump only has one interest: himself | Robert Reich
In financial disclosures released on Tuesday, Trump reported earning more than $1bn last year from his several cryptocurrency ventures.All told – including other parts of his vast holdings, such...
UK house prices fall for first time this year amid rising interest rates
House prices fell in the UK for the first time this year in May, as rising interest rates triggered by the war in Iran hurt homebuyer demand.The price of...
Oversight chair seeks information from OpenAI’s Sam Altman about potential financial conflicts
WASHINGTON — The chair of the House Oversight Committee has sent a letter to OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman requesting information about potential conflicts of interest between Altman’s personal investments and...