The economy remained 11.7% below its coronavirus pandemic peak in July as the UK emerges from its sharpest recession on record, official figures show The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 6.6% in the month as more parts of the economy awakened from the enforced hibernation of the COVID-19
Month: September 2020
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A line handler helps dock the oil tanker, Texas Voyager, as it pulls into its mooring to offload its crude oil at Port Everglades on April 21, 2020 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Oil futures fell in early trade on Thursday, paring overnight gains, on worries about fuel demand after data
6:43 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The NBA’s Last Two Minute Report from Wednesday’s heart-stopping 125-122 victory for the Toronto Raptors over the Boston Celtics said the officials got one key call wrong — and another one right. The document — which analyzed more than 50 decisions the referees did, or
September 10th, 2020 by Guest Contributor CALSTART’s Drive to Zero program leading global push for zero-emission commercial vehicles. RIYADH — Multiple nations will announce a new commitment to collaboratively grow zero-emission commercial vehicle manufacturing and infrastructure at the 11th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM11). CALSTART’s Global Commercial Vehicle Drive to Zero program — which has brought about this
Boris Johnson is facing a potential parliamentary rebellion after angering both Conservative Remainers and Brexiteers by vowing to push ahead with plans to override key elements of the Brexit withdrawal deal. Despite a demand by the EU to drop proposed legislation – and an accompanying threat of legal action from Brussels if the UK does
The sister of one of 40 men missing at sea near Japan has begged authorities to resume their search, saying she believes her brother is alive eight days after his cargo ship capsized in a typhoon. William Mainprize, a 27-year-old Australian, was a senior stockman on board the football field-sized ship along with 42 others
Oracle CEO Safra Catz delivers a keynote address during the Oracle OpenWorld conference on September 17, 2019 in San Francisco. Oracle CEO Safra Catz kicked off day two of the 2019 Oracle OpenWorld with a keynote address. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Oracle shares rose as much as 6% in extended
The American woman accused of killing Harry Dunn has admitted driving on the wrong side of the road for “approximately 20 seconds” before colliding with the young motorcyclist. A statement released by Anne Sacoolas‘s lawyers said she is “devastated” and “continues to grieve deeply” for Harry’s family. Ms Sacoolas was charged with causing the death
Hackers from China, Russia and Iran are attempting to spy on the presidential campaigns of Donald Trump and Joe Biden, according to Microsoft. The tech giant says that the same group of cyber criminals from Russia that attempted to interfere in the 2016 US election are trying to break into email accounts belonging to staff
Scottish-born Citigroup executive Jane Fraser is to become the first woman to lead a Wall Street bank after being announced as the firm’s next boss. Cambridge-educated Ms Fraser, who began her career at Goldman Sachs in London, will take over from current chief executive Michael Corbat in February. The 53-year-old’s promotion to one of the
The European Union has branded draft UK legislation a “clear breach” of the Brexit withdrawal deal and demanded it be scrapped by the end of the month. The demand follows emergency talks in London on Thursday between European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic and UK cabinet minister Michael Gove, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
Lucid has teased a new electric SUV to be based on the same platform as its newly launched Air electric sedan. We already caught a glimpse of the electric SUV when it was spied on while filming some media content last month. But now Lucid has made it official: their next car is going to
Sebastian Rothe | EyeEm | Getty Images A “dramatic” scaling up of clean energy technologies will be required if the world is to reach its climate and energy goals, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). In a report published on Thursday, the Paris-based body said that while calls to cut greenhouse gas emissions were
Actress Dame Diana Rigg, Bond girl and star of Avengers and Game Of Thrones, has died at the age of 82. She died of cancer, which had been diagnosed in March. A statement from her agent, Simon Beresford, said: “It is with tremendous sadness that we announce that Dame Diana Rigg died peacefully early this
You get two big screen inside the Surface Duo. Todd Haselton | CNBC Microsoft and Samsung are betting that future phones look different than they do now. Samsung’s betting on foldable screens inside phones that can open up to work like a tablet. Microsoft’s testing the waters with the Surface Duo, which looks like a
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