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In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An employee of the Tesla Gigafactory Berlin Brandenburg works on a production line of a Model Y electric vehicle. Patrick Pleul | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Shares of Tesla dipped as much as 3% Friday morning as the stock faced pressure from supply chain
Sir Tony Blair was warned the Horizon IT system could be flawed before it was rolled out across the Post Office, a document shows. A letter sent to the then-Labour prime minister on 9 December 1998 by a Downing Street special adviser said pressing ahead with the project was a risk because of spiralling costs
“Suspicious” small boats have reportedly approached merchant ships near Yemen despite attacks on Houthi targets by the US and UK. American and British planes, ships and submarines launched dozens of airstrikes across the country overnight in retaliation against Iran-backed Houthi forces for months of attacks on Red Sea shipping. As Houthis threaten a response, the
Getty Images Bitcoin slid on Friday to end what should have been a momentous week for the cryptocurrency, with the launch of 11 bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. after a years long battle for institutional acceptance of the asset. The price of bitcoin dropped nearly 6% to $44,022.22, according to Coin Metrics, pulling most of
The language being used by Biden administration is interesting. “Iran is a primary – if not the primary – enabler or supporter, sponsor of the Houthis and Iran has been involved operationally in the conduct of these attacks,” a Biden administration official said. They don’t talk about Iran directing the attacks against shipping or US
An innocent man who spent 35 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of sexually assaulting a school girl has been awarded more than £1m in compensation. Louis Wright, now 65, was released earlier this month after DNA tests ruled him out as the perpetrator of the 1988 attack on the 11-year-old girl in Albion,
Chesnot | Getty Images Cryptocurrency bulls say bitcoin could surge to more than $100,000 this year after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission made a pivotal step to approve the first-ever U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund. Several crypto investors CNBC spoke with said they see the world’s top cryptocurrency rising in 2024, as the effects
Despite an international coalition providing a protective umbrella over the Red Sea – Op Prosperity Guardian – the Houthi attacks against merchant shipping continued. Shortly before midnight on Thursday, the US and UK launched a wave of attacks on 60 Houthi military targets using over 100 guided munitions, predominantly Tomahawk cruise missiles. The UK contribution
In this article BLK BTC.CM= Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock. Cameron Costa | CNBC Bitcoin exchange-traded funds have arrived after a hard-fought battle between the crypto industry and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock — the biggest asset manager in the world — thinks
George Clooney says he has more fun directing than he does acting because he gets to “boss people around”. The Hollywood star steps behind the camera for his latest project, The Boys In The Boat, a sports movie about an underdog rowing team, thrust into the spotlight of Hitler’s Olympics as they compete for gold.
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJan 12, 2024, 07:05 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The NHL’s 2023-24 regular season is nearing its midway point, offering as many surprises off the ice as in the standings. (Seriously: If the league wants the regular season to be a series of highlight-reel goals
The candidate of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which champions autonomy from China, has won Taiwan’s presidential election. Lai Ching-te, who is the current vice president, is set to replace Tsai Ing-wen, who has served the limit of two terms. With 95% of polling stations declaring, Mr Lai appeared to have an unassailable lead.
US flight safety regulators are to intensify their scrutiny of Boeing in the wake of the mid-air panel blowout a week ago aboard one of the company’s planes. The announcement was made by a top Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) official who is working on the investigation into the scare aboard the Alaska Airlines flight on
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Lord David Cameron has not ruled out the possibility of further strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, arguing the UK must do “what is necessary” to protect its ships. Speaking to NBC, Sky News’s sister outlet in the United States, the foreign secretary said “warnings” issued to the rebels – who had been attacking UK
As VinFast expands its presence in the US, the Vietnamese automaker recently showed off its new DrgnFly electric bike at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. But no sooner did the veil drop than the questions began to swirl about just how close is too close when mimicking other famous e-bike designs. In
An oil tanker anchored in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen’s contested western province of Hodeida on July 15, 2023. Mohammed Huwais | Afp | Getty Images Oil prices rose after Britain and the United States carried out military strikes against targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, as tensions in the Red Sea
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice at the weekend and into next week. The alert, which warns some travel disruption is likely, covers northern Scotland and is in place over Sunday. Another warning for snow and ice has been issued for the whole of Northern Ireland and will
The airstrikes in Yemen expand the war in the Middle East, draw Britain and America in deeper and risk an even wider conflagration. Both countries have chosen a risky option that may not work and could make matters worse. And in the minds of millions across the region, the UK and US will be seen