Billionaire Michael Bloomberg files paperwork for US presidential bid November 21, 2019 Billionaire Michael Bloomberg has filed a statement of candidacy for US President in the latest sign the former New York City mayor will join a crowded field of Democrat candidates. Read more: Billionaire Michael Bloomberg considers possible presidential run The filing with the Federal Election Committee means the media mogul is able to raise funds [...]
Republicans acquit Donald Trump in impeachment trial February 6, 2020 President Donald Trump was acquitted yesterday in his Senate impeachment trial, saved by fellow Republicans who rallied to protect him nine months before he asks voters in a deeply divided America to give him a second White House term. The businessman-turned-politician, 73, survived only the third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history – just like [...]
FTSE 100 heading for worst week in three years October 4, 2019 THE FTSE 100 is braced for its worst week in more than three years following a mass investor sell-off in the wake of mounting global uncertainty. The blue-chip index, which edged up 0.3 per cent this morning, has shed roughly 4.7 per cent in value over the last week. Read more: Trump says he wants [...]
US economy adds 136,000 jobs in September as unemployment rate falls to 50-year low October 4, 2019 The US economy added more than 130,000 jobs in September, with unemployment falling to its lowest rate in half a century. After a week of warning signs about a global financial slowdown, the US reported today that roughly 136,000 jobs were made last month. Read more: Global stocks bleed red The unemployment rate, which has [...]
Ukraine introduces martial law as it warns of possible Russian invasion November 27, 2018 Ukraine has imposed martial law on parts of the country vulnerable to an attack by Russia following the naval clash between the two countries on Sunday. Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko said there was an “extremely serious” threat of a Russian land invasion after Russia injured six Ukrainian sailors at the weekend and seized three of [...]
Russian and Ukrainian markets shaken as feuding escalates after naval clash November 26, 2018 Russian and Ukrainian assets have both tumbled after the Ukrainian Navy said the Russian military had opened fire on several of its ships, wounding six sailors and subsequently seizing the vessels. The Ukrainian hryvnia tumbled as much as 0.61 per cent against the dollar, and government bond yields jumped after a significant price fall. Russia’s [...]
Flawed cyber insurance policies could lead to years of litigation January 17, 2019 The majority of cyber insurance policies on the market are riddled with flaws and may not pay out in the event of a data breach or hack, according to new research. A review by insurance governance company Mactavish of dozens of off-the-shelf cyber policies identified a litany of flaws. Mactavish chief executive Bruce Hepburn said: [...]
Novichok culprit charged in Skripal poisoning case named as Russian colonel September 26, 2018 One of the two suspects in the case regarding the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury in March has been revealed as a Russian colonel, according to reports. Ruslan Boshirov, who was charged alongside Alexander Petrov with the attempted murder of the Skripal pair by British police, was named [...]
Putin calls Novichok attack victim Skripal a ‘scumbag’ October 3, 2018 President Vladmir Putin has labelled ex-spy Sergei Skripal, who nearly died after being poisoned with Novichok in an international incident earlier this year, a “scumbag” and traitor. “Imagine: suddenly someone goes and betrays your country. What do you think about him? Anyone here from any country? He’s just a scumbag, and that’s it,” Putin said [...]
Ukraine is set for a new lease of life: A country at war tries to return both to normality and the bond markets July 24, 2017 Ukraine’s prospects are looking up. Two years ago, the country’s then finance minister Natalie Jaresko was seeking fiscal aid. The economy was shattered by war with Russia, which saw GDP plummet by 9.7 per cent in 2015. Things look rather different for her successor. Oleksandr Danylyuk, a former executive with consultant McKinsey in London, took [...]