Cars are parked at a Tesla dealership. The car manufacturer Tesla presents its business figures for the past quarter after a decline in deliveries. Sebastian Gollnow | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The European Union on Tuesday said planned tariffs on Tesla vehicles being imported from China would be cut to 9% from 20.8%, while also
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Hollywood actor Michael Madsen has been arrested in California on a domestic violence charge. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said it received a call shortly after midnight on Saturday from a woman saying “her husband pushed her and locked her out of the house”. Madsen, who starred in Quentin Tarantino films Reservoir Dogs, Kill
Sir Keir Starmer has vowed his government will do “everything we can” to preserve jobs at the steelworks in Port Talbot. The prime minister was visiting South Wales, the region where the site is based, to walk around Alltwalis wind farm with the new First Minister of Wales, Eluned Morgan. The pair have been showcasing
Super Blue Moon, a rare astronomical event, occurred on August 19. The much anticipated event was seen in the night sky after almost a year, as the previous Blue Moon was seen on August 30, 2023. But what exactly does that mean? Despite the exciting name, the Moon is not blue, and the change in
The comedian whose joke was voted the funniest at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has said it isn’t the best one in his show and it isn’t the sort of gag he most enjoys. Mark Simmons took this year’s award for his gag with: “I was going to sail around the globe in the world’s smallest
Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 16, 2024. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you
Twenty-two people were on board the superyacht that sank off the coast of Sicily in the early hours of Monday. The British-flagged vessel named Bayesian was carrying 12 passengers and 10 members of crew when it got into difficulty at around 4.30am, the Italian coastguard said. A man is confirmed to have died, while six
On today’s episode of Quick Charge, Elon Musk has a lot of fans in the Russian war criminal demographic, Unplugged Performance wants to sell you an idea, CASE debuts an all-electric backhoe, and the city of Oakland converts 100% of its school bus fleet to electric. We’ve also got the rumored return of Actually Smart Summon
One of Britain’s leading arts and crafts retailers is on the brink of being sold to a specialist investor whose executives have backed chains including Paperchase and Tie Rack. Sky News has learnt that Modella Capital is in advanced talks to buy Hobbycraft from the private equity firm Bridgepoint. City sources said a deal could
British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter are among six tourists missing after a luxury yacht sank in a tornado off the coast of Italy. One person has been confirmed dead – believed to be the vessel’s cook – while four of the missing passengers are British and two are American, according to
The Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of six hostages in an overnight operation in Gaza. It comes as the US secretary of state Antony Blinken called on Hamas to agree to a “bridging” proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza after it gained the backing of Israel. Speaking after a meeting with Israel’s
An emotional Joe Biden wiped away tears as he prepared to deliver a farewell speech to his party’s members. Ahead of what’s been billed as the outgoing president’s swansong, Mr Biden was introduced to the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago by his daughter Ashley. A visibly moved Mr Biden was greeted by
Republican Presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Aug. 17, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump is countering the kickoff of the Democratic National Convention, and Vice President Kamala Harris’ recently unveiled economic agenda, by laying
The Kremlin’s threats of retaliation are a bluff, Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has claimed, with his country’s forces now said to be in control of 90 settlements in the Russian border region of Kursk. The Ukrainian president told a gathering of diplomats that troops have gained over 1,250 square kilometres in Russia since the surprise
Photo: Zum An Oakland, California, school district is the first in the US to transition to a 100% electric school bus system with vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. Student transportation platform Zum has provided Oakland Unified School District with a fleet of 74 electric school buses and bidirectional chargers, and the buses made their debut last week
In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Getty Images Twenty years ago, as Morgan Stanley banker Michael Grimes was helping lead the public offering for the young company behind the Google search engine, one of the most anticipated of the decade, he was among the first people offered a new email service.
Pensioners are being urged to check if they are eligible for the winter fuel allowance after universal payments were scrapped. Last month Chancellor Rachel Reeves said that the tax free benefit, to help older people with higher heating costs during the colder months, would be limited to those on pension credit. The surprise move was
The woman who died following a stabbing in Manchester has been named as 43-year-old Alberta Obinim. A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the incident in the Gorton area near Longsight, which happened at around 11.20pm on Sunday, Greater Manchester Police said. Two other people, a 17-year-old girl and 64-year-old man,
British tech billionaire Mike Lynch is missing off Sicily’s coast after a yacht sank, Sky News understands. One person is dead and six others are missing after a UK-flagged superyacht named Bayesian sank off the coast of Sicily in a storm. Follow live: Superyacht sinks latest Sky News also understands the yacht is owned by
It feels like a very long time ago that Joe Biden was the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee. In fact, it’s only four weeks since he stepped aside, paving the way for his running mate, Kamala Harris, to take centre stage. Instead of closing out the Democratic National Convention (DNC), a four-day gathering of thousands of