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Brent crude edges up, but concern over demand limits gains

Just a couple of weeks after OPEC and its partners agreed to implement another round of production cuts, the cartel is ready to extend these cuts as worldwide...

Elon Musk promises Tesla will pay customers who miss federal tax credit

Timeline for the vehicles Xpeng is already taking orders for the G3 and claims that it is ready to start deliveries. Rather, it will drop down to $3,750 start...

Trump has discussed firing Fed Chairman Jerome Powell

With the equity markets in free fall, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke with the chief executive officers of the six largest USA banks, who confirmed they...

Democrats, Trump Blame Each Other for Government Shutdown Chaos

Trump's demand for a $5-billion US-Mexico border wall - a pillar of his election platform - has been rejected by Democrats and some Republicans. White House B...

Trump blasts Federal Reserve as stock plunge worsens

Monday saw the Dow fall more than 2 percent early in the day, before it bounced back to recover almost all of its losses - before falling again to end the day d...

Mega Millions jackpot up to $321 million, drawing is Christmas night

Many stores that sell lottery tickets are open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The next drawing is December 25 at 11 p.m. Officials said: "Although the ...

Chinese companies boycott Apple to support Huawei

But one has gone a step further. Chinese companies are offering their employees subsidies for buying Huawei smartphones and boycotting Apple products. While...

Shopping, banks, skiing and more: What's open and closed during Christmas

Most grocery stores will be open during the day on Christmas Eve but closing before 6 or 7 p.m. CVS pharmacies are typically open 24 hours a day, but may ...

Trump may throw Mnuchin under the bus over stock market

Mnuchin "confirmed that they have not experienced any clearance or margin issues and that the markets continue to function properly", the Treasury Department sa...

Christmas opening times for Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Lidl and Aldi 2018

While some businesses - like Sheetz - are running promotions on Christmas Day , other businesses that are ordinarily open around the clock - like Walmart - w...

EE to replace Huawei core 4G network technology from ESN

According to reports, while the $3 billion project would be equipping emergency services with top-of-the-line communications equipment from a different vendor, ...

Oil plunges 6% as economic slowdown fears grip market

Oil prices dropped on Monday, nearing their lowest level this year, in line with another decline across global stock markets , which came under pressure from ...

Trump's budget director predicts government shutdown could last into 2019

The government shutdown adds to uncertainties spooking global stock markets after a tumultuous week in which respected Defence Secretary James Mattis resigned...

Houston Grocery Stores Open on Christmas Eve and Day

What's open on Christmas Day? . All 24-hour stores will have those regular hours as well. Walgreens: Many stores open until Midnight Christmas Eve . As ...

Which stores are open on Christmas?

Here is everything that you need to know about the opening times for Tesco, Sainsbury's, Lidl and Aldi during the Christmas period. In 2016, Walmart c...

U.S. Treasury Secretary talks to bank CEOs amid Wall St. jitters

At the end of Friday's session, the Nasdaq was down almost 22 percent from its record high close in late August and formally in a bear market. The Dow lost mo...

Couple held and later cleared over Gatwick Airport drone disruption 'feel violated'

Although no further arrests have been made, Sussex Police have denied that the hunt for the perpetrators was "back to square one" following their release. "The ...

Federal Reserve raises interest rates, slightly lowers projection for USA economic growth

Policymakers have offered little reaction to Trump's string of taunts, with Fed Chairman Jerome Powell saying the political noise does not factor into their d...

BMW faces criminal investigation in Korea over engine fires

The carmaker, which has recalled 1.6 million vehicles worldwide over the issue, has seen its sales in Korea fall about 10 percent during the first 11 months o...

Federal Reserve is the 'only problem our economy has'

Last week, Trump was reportedly considering firing Fed Chairman Jerome Powell after the central bank hiked rates for the fourth time this year. On Sunday...

Japan court extends Ghosn detention by 10 days

The 64-year-old is considered one of the most powerful figures in the global automotive business. Ghosn and another executive Greg Kelly were arrested on Nove...

Businesses open on Christmas Day

It's the most wonderful time of the year once again and, in the interest of keeping the stress away, hopefully you've already got all your holiday shopping done...

‘Christmas miracle’: Costa Rican fisherman rescued after 20 days at sea

Their salvation came on Friday in an unexpected form: a massive cruise ship with 11 decks, a dining room, cafe, and specialty grille, four bars, a "vitality spa...

Steven Mnuchin calls bank CEOs after Fed interest hike

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin phoned the heads of the largest U.S. banks on Sunday to make sure they had enough cash in expectation of a jittery market op...

Last minute Christmas shoppers fill stores

To accommodate last-minute shoppers, many stores have extended hours. Liquor Marts will be closing at 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve , and will be closed for Chr...

Man finds a $10000 surprise inside designer bag

Thursday, according to the West Side Rag online blog . He couldn't read it - and couldn't find a subway agent - so he took the bag home and later found somet...

Shoppers scrambling to finish their Christmas shopping

Hordes of people are expected to descend on Perth today for the last shopping weekend before Christmas. "It's a wonderful thing to see the kids smiling", Ponc...

Birmingham Airport suspends all flights

One plane travelling from Amsterdam to Birmingham was forced to circle above the runway, and is running at least an hour delayed. Air passengers have been p...

S&P hits 16-month low as Wall Street slides

Navarro's comments added to already-mounting concerns over political uncertainty and the possibility of a slowdown in economic growth. "(Williams' comments) h...

Today will be the busiest flying day of the holiday season

For numerous passengers, the wait at the checkpoint only seemed to be about ten to 15 minutes. "We noticed during the Thanksgiving holiday period that Century...