(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes were set for a muted open on Thursday as data showed a staggering recovery in the labor market, while investors were cautious ahead of remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell amid a recent…
DU sends cease-and-desist letter to a startup hiring students for virtual campus tours
The University of Denver sent a cease-and-desist letter to a startup company that’s employing undergraduate students to give virtual campus tours to prospective Pioneers. The startup, LiveCampusTours by Nylie, claims the private university is trying to stifle student speech to…
Budget 2021: Chancellor accused of ‘not levelling with people’ over plans
Rishi Sunak “isn’t really levelling with people” about painful cuts that will be needed to repair the public finances, according to budget analysis by a respected economic think-tank. Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) director said “Santa Sunak… looks more like…
Opinion | Mexican Women Are Fed Up and López Obrador Doesn’t Get It
MEXICO CITY — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is in the middle of a political storm. His party nominated Félix Salgado Macedonio, who has been accused by five women of rape and sexual harassment, as a candidate for governor of…
‘What have you been drinking?’ Merkel’s meeting with German leaders descends into chaos
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Mugshots of drug user with crack pipe up bum show horror transformation
The Daily Star’s FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inbox Mugshots of a woman found with a glass crack pipe up her bum reveal her horrific transformation due to drugs in just…
Exxon and Macquarie in $11.7 billion U.S. lawsuit over gas contract
FILE PHOTO: A logo of the Exxon Mobil Corp is seen at the Rio Oil and Gas Expo and Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil September 24, 2018. REUTERS/Sergio MoraesHOUSTON (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp is suing Australia’s Macquarie Energy…
Lufthansa reports smaller than expected net loss in fourth-quarter
FILE PHOTO: Planes of German air carrier Lufthansa are seen at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany, February 12, 2019. REUTERS/Kai PfaffenbachBERLIN (Reuters) – Deutsche Lufthansa on Thursday posted a smaller-than-expected net loss in the fourth quarter and forecast an operating…
Market close: Inflation and interest rate worries drive NZ sharemarket down
The worry about rising inflation and interest rates reared its head again and drove the New Zealand sharemarket down more than 1 per cent. The S&P/NZX 50 Index fell 134.75 points or 1.09 per cent to 12,224.50 following another increase…
Budget 2021: Polls suggest public approve despite looming tax rises
Rishi Sunak’s spend now, tax later budget has received a broad welcome from voters, according to two snap opinion polls carried out after the chancellor’s statement. Households and businesses are facing the biggest tax burden since the 1960s after the…