5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday
Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Market leftovers U.S. stocks will have a shortened trading day Friday after the market…
UK transport minister quits in new blow to PM Starmer
Britain’s transport minister Louise Haigh has resigned after pleading guilty years ago to an offence in connection with misleading police over a work mobile phone, in another blow to Prime…
Biden says Trump’s tariff threat against Canada and Mexico is ‘counterproductive’
President Joe Biden on Thursday criticized President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement that he will implement 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, saying that the comments were “counterproductive.” “I hope he rethinks…
Lebanon had ‘no say in the decision to go to war,’ foreign minister says
Lebanon’s foreign minister on Thursday defended Hezbollah’s presence in the region, but said his country had “no say in the decision to go to war” with Israel. Speaking to CNBC’s…
CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: The causes and costs of India’s brain drain
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse and the big businesses behind its meteoric…
Mexico warns Trump tariffs would kill 400,000 U.S. jobs, threatens retaliation
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday Mexico would retaliate if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump followed through with his proposed 25% across-the-board tariff, a move her government warned could kill…
Cambuslang Rangers’ ‘blank month’ claims refuted by fixtures secretary
West of Scotland League fixtures secretary Kennie Young has blasted back at claims from Cambuslang Rangers boss Paul McColl that he ‘doesn’t have a fixture for a month’ after Saturday.…
New AC Milan and Inter Milan stadium to be ‘most beautiful in world’ following San Siro demolition debate
Milan CEO Paolo Scaroni is still in favour of building a new stadium in the same area as the current Stadio Meazza following demolition talks. AC Milan and city rivals…
Fiona Phillips’ husband Martin Frizell’s heartbreaking words after Alzheimer’s diagnosis
TV star Fiona Phillips disclosed her Alzheimer’s diagnosis last year, after grappling with brain fog and anxiety for months. The ex-GMTV anchor received the news a year prior and her…
Undersea cable cuts in the Baltic Sea are stoking geopolitical tensions — here’s what’s going on
Geopolitical tensions are brewing globally over the cutting of subsea cables — critical infrastructure powering cross-border internet connectivity — in the Baltic Sea. The severing of the cables prompted warnings…