Aviva has struck a definitive agreement to purchase Direct Line for £3.7 billion, creating one of the largest motor insurance providers in Britain. The FTSE 100 insurer will pay 275p per share for the FTSE 250-listed company, representing a 73.3 per cent premium to Direct Line’s share price before talks emerged in November. The acquisition, set for completion by mid-next ...
BMW has acknowledged that more than 100 of its high-end vehicles were sold to Russian customers, breaching international sanctions imposed after the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. The German carmaker attributed the sales to a handful of rogue employees at its Hanover branch, who have since been dismissed. BMW, along with other major German manufacturers like Volkswagen, Porsche and Mercedes, halted ...
London’s iconic black cabs could all but vanish by 2040, warn long-serving cabbies who have seen their ranks thin by a third in the past decade. At the heart of the crisis are mounting pressures to switch to electric vehicles, an ageing workforce reluctant to invest in pricey new taxis, and city-wide “anti-car” measures that drivers say make it harder ...
Johnson allies urge Trump to intervene as messy speaker battle threatens to delay 2024 certification
Allies of Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., are urging President-elect Trump to publicly reaffirm support for the House GOP leader to avoid a messy, protracted battle that could delay the certification of his own victory. ‘If we have some kind of protracted fight where we can’t elect a speaker — the speaker’s not elected; we’re not sworn in. And if we’re ...
Iran has recruited young children to commit attacks against Israeli and Jewish targets across Europe, a new trend amid several blows to Iranian proxies in recent months and dwindling influence in the Middle East. The troubling pattern includes incidents in Sweden, Belgium and Norway as Tehran has expanded its proxy war against Israel into Europe. In Stockholm, a 15-year-old boy ...
A group of four NATO leaders and a representative from the European Union on Sunday said they agreed it was time to invest more in defense spending as Russia remains a chief security threat in Europe amid the war in Ukraine, and as Western leaders brace for the incoming Trump administration. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis argued the era of ...
The White House is concerned that Iran’s weakened position will prompt the regime to pursue a nuclear weapon, and national security adviser Jake Sullivan is coordinating with the Trump team on this concern. Iran has suffered a year of setbacks amid Israeli assaults on its proxy forces and a pull-out from Syria amid the takeover by Sunni Muslim forces, hostile ...
When quickly glancing at the StockCharts Technical Rank (SCTR) Reports Dashboard panel, one stock that popped up on Monday, albiet briefly, was Meta Platforms, Inc. (META). The stock has a year-to-date performance of over 70% according to the StockCharts Symbol Summary page and, after its recent pullback, the stock could be one to consider adding to your portfolio. You can ...
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is calling out the Biden administration for spending over a trillion taxpayer dollars on ‘government waste’ this year, including on a bearded lady cabaret show, Arabic Sesame Street, and ‘girl-centered climate action.’ The Kentucky senator released his annual ‘Festivus’ report that details different ways in which the current administration spent taxpayer dollars throughout the year. The ...
The gaming industry is at the forefront of technological innovation, constantly seeking new ways to deliver more engaging and realistic experiences. One of the most transformative advancements in recent years has been the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into game design, particularly through AI-powered 3D model generation. This technology has revolutionized the way developers create characters, environments, and assets, allowing ...