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How top lawyers earn their bragging rights on pay

The arrival of US firms has pushed up top UK law firms’ charge-out rates by almost 40 per cent in ...

Why attacking Trump’s character has proven so ineffective

Moral grandstanding is not the best way to convince people to come over to your side

Ken Griffin’s money machine: market maker Citadel Securities

The trading firm is pushing frontiers in markets once dominated by banks — but is not yet regulated like one

Davos entourages will face 10-fold price increase next year

World Economic Forum expands number of passes to cash in on business taking place on the sidelines

Fed to look past US election uncertainty with quarter-point rate cut

Central bank expected to stay the course despite a distorted jobs report and unclear path for economic policy

The demolitions clearing Israel’s ‘first belt’ in Lebanon

IDF decimates towns and villages within 3km of border as it fights Hizbollah

Cruise companies pour money into lucrative private resorts

Passenger numbers and profit forecasts are up as operators respond to a tourism backlash by building their own facilities

TotalEnergies chief warns Trump against cutting climate rules

Patrick Pouyanné says a return to ‘Wild West’ would provoke backlash for oil and gas companies

Harris stakes closing election pitch on joy, warnings and women voters

Vice-president’s campaign enters final stretch with exuberant sweep of swing states

Here’s exactly how much protein you need if you work out

Your needs largely depend on your fitness goals, but you may not need to go as protein-heavy as you think. ...

Iran supreme leader says ‘crushing response’ awaits US, Israel

Without offering more detail, Khamenei said hostile actions against the Islamic Republic “wouldn’t be forgotten.” Read More

Shock poll shows Harris leading Trump in Republican-leaning Iowa

Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa survey suggests surging support among female voters is boosting Democrat

Fed and peers will go ahead with rate cuts after this week’s US election

Central banks responsible for more than a third of the global economy will set borrowing costs in the wake of ...

Apple darling Goodnotes expands to provide AI tools for ‘less technically inclined teachers’

The winner of Apple’s 2022 “iPad App of the Year” award turned one of its meetings rooms into a mock ...

New York City declares drought watch and asks residents to conserve water—’Mother Nature is in charge’

Just 0.01 inches of rain fell last month on the city’s Central Park, where October normally brings about 4.4 inches ...

Spain orders largest peacetime troop deployment after flooding

The new deployments will include 5,000 soldiers and 5,000 members of the police and Civil Guards, bringing the total number ...

Top pollster is now looking at turnout instead of polls and doesn’t believe in the ‘shy Trump voter’ this time

“Trump people are very loud, very vocal, very willing to acknowledge who they voted for or will vote for, and ...

Early voting data shows flood of new Democratic women and Republican men in these swing states

According to NBC, the number of new voters in Pennsylvania and Arizona who cast ballots early already exceeds Biden’s margins ...

5 stocks to buy if Trump wins—and 5 to sell

Trump has traditionally been viewed as great news for banks and fossil fuel companies but a scourge for sectors like ...

5 stocks to buy if Harris wins the election—and 5 to sell

Harris and Trump differ starkly when it comes to renewable energy, but the election could also impact other sectors. Read ...

October surprise: Trump just blew a huge lead, and the Madison Square Garden rally started the drop, says top data scientist

Miller’s numbers show a jaw-dropping swing to Harris that would have seemed unimaginable two weeks ago. Read More

DJT stock’s sudden crash wipes out $2.4 billion from Donald Trump’s wealth in just 3 days

From Wednesday to Friday, shares of Trump Media and Technology, the parent company of Truth Social, plunged 41%. Read More

TGI Friday’s is latest casual dining chain to go bankrupt

The Italian-themed Buca di Beppo, fish taco chain Rubio’s Coastal Grill, and Mexican restaurant chain Tijuana Flats also filed for ...

Iran threatens ‘crushing response’ to Israel’s October air strikes

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei insists Islamic republic will not back down

Spanish death toll rises to 211 after cataclysmic flooding

Interior minister says it is ‘impossible to know the number of missing people’ as rescuers struggle to access areas

House Speaker Johnson walks back comment on repealing CHIPS Act as new factory planned in key GOP district

The New York district is anticipating a large Micron plant. The company received grants of $6.1 billion from the CHIPS ...

Big Oil dials up output growth just as OPEC mulls supply boost

“The near-term outlook for oil and gas feels soft, especially with OPEC poised to move more barrels onto the market.”  ...

Steve Ballmer: the tech billionaire asking if voters want ‘just the facts’

Former Microsoft boss seeks to build better democracy with data

The culture warrior on a mission to rebuild a battered Tory party

Kemi Badenoch’s combative style can alienate colleagues but supporters say she will make life uncomfortable for Labour

Warren Buffett keeps selling Apple stock as Berkshire’s cash pile swells to $325 billion

Berkshire’s Apple stake is now valued at $69.9 billion, down drastically since the end of last year when it was worth ...