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Yahoo FinanceRetirement confidence in the US ticks up; new rule for financial advisors is set to start
Two-thirds of Americans reported that they feel confident they have enough money for a comfortable retirement, up a notch from last year.
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Stocks are sending mixed signals, but investors shouldn't 'lose faith now': Morning Brief
Investors face mixed signals from Wall Street — as well as a historical calendar that suggests some chop might be around the corner.
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Tina Fey and Steve Carrell to reunite on The Four Seasons
The Mean Girls writer/producer and The Office alum will begin production later this year on the remake of Alan Alda's critically acclaimed 1981 film of the same name, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The stars will be playing a married couple for the second time. The series reunites Carell with Fey after the duo starred as bored married couple Phil and Claire Foster in Date Night – Shawn Levy’s 2010 rom-com about mistaken identity. Ordered straight-to-series in January after Netflix won the show, The Four Seasons adaptation...
- The Independent
Shoplifting offences soar to highest level in 20 years, new figures show
More than 100,000 more shoplifting offences were recorded in 2023 than the previous year, figures reveal
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Trending tickers: Microsoft, Google, Anglo American, IBM, Astrazeneca, Unilever and Sainsbury's
The latest investor updates on stocks that are trending on Thursday.
- BBC
Rebel Wilson book published in the UK with blacked out text
Some sections of the UK edition of the book, released on Thursday, have been redacted.
- The Guardian
Why is Spain’s prime minister considering resigning from office?
Pedro Sánchez accuses opponents of ‘bullying operation’ conducted against him and his wife, Begoña Gómez
- The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war live: Kyiv to ‘step up long-range missile strikes’ on Putin’s forces after secret US delivery
The missiles were supplied to Ukraine under a secret deal agreed in March ahead of the £76bn US security package
- The Canadian Press
What do weight loss drugs mean for a diet industry built on eating less and exercising more?
NEW YORK (AP) — Ever since college, Brad Jobling struggled with his weight, fluctuating between a low of 155 pounds when he was in his 30s to as high as 220. He spent a decade tracking calories on WeightWatchers, but the pounds he dropped always crept back onto his 5-foot-5-inch frame. A little over a year ago, the 58-year-old Manhattan resident went on a new weight loss drug called Wegovy. He's lost 30 pounds, and has started eating healthier food and exercising — the habits behind many commerc
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Sunderland mourn death of club great ‘the king’ Charlie Hurley at age of 87
The defender won 40 caps for the Republic of Ireland.
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Meta stock slides over 12% after second quarter outlook disappoints
Meta reported its Q1 earnings after the bell, beating analysts' expectations on the top and bottom, but a disappointing Q2 forecast sent shares falling.
- Reuters
UPDATE 1-Chinese military officials met US and Russian naval officials this week
Senior Chinese military officials held separate meetings with U.S. and Russian naval counterparts during a Western Pacific naval symposium in Qingdao this week, a Chinese defence ministry spokesperson said on Thursday. Spokesperson Wu Qian told a media briefing in Beijing that China's naval commander Admiral Hu Zhongming and political commissar Yuan Huazhi had a "deep exchange of views" with U.S. Pacific Fleet chief Admiral Stephen Koehler and Russia's naval commander Admiral Alexander Moiseyev.
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Russian court suspends X5 unit's corporate rights in step toward forced redomiciling
A Moscow region court on Thursday suspended the corporate rights of X5's Russian subsidiary, a step that will effectively force Russia's largest retailer to redomicile from the Netherlands to Russia. Many Russian companies are registered in the Netherlands or Cyprus. The decision by the Moscow region's arbitration court suspends X5's shareholder rights in its subsidiary, X5 Corporate Centre LLC, and transfers X5's shares in the subsidiary to the subsidiary itself, X5 said in a statement.
- Digital Spy
EastEnders airs character exit in early iPlayer episode
EastEnders aired Jade Masood's final scenes in the show's latest episode.
- The Independent
Wales school stabbing - latest: Teenage girl arrested and remains in custody as teachers and pupils attacked
Police and ambulance called out to Amman Valley School in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire
- BBC
SNP's power-sharing deal with the Scottish Greens collapses
It follows the government's decision to scrap key climate targets and its response to a review into gender services.
- Reuters
Kenyan government recommends regulating, not banning, TikTok
Kenya's government has advised lawmakers against banning TikTok over concerns about content shared on the platform, and instead recommended stricter oversight by regulators. A panel in parliament has been considering a petition from a Kenyan citizen to ban the Chinese-owned platform. "Rather than imposing a ban on TikTok, the ministry proposes adoption of a co-regulation model," the information and communication ministry said in an advisory to the panel, which was shared with Reuters on Thursday.
- Evening Standard
Injured Household Cavalry horses undergo operations after six-mile rampage through central London
Three cavalry officers who were injured in the incident are all expected to ‘recovery fully and return to duty’
- Evening Standard
Sainsbury's shoppers left without deliveries as chain hit with technical issue again
Frustrated shoppers said deliveries failed to turn up on Thursday morning
- The Conversation
Why reading and writing poems shouldn’t be considered a luxury in troubling times
Gradually, with more life experience, I have gained perspective and poetic nerve.