United Kingdom
This 145-year-old British engineering firm is set to benefit from an onshoring and automation trend — with analysts giving the stock 60% upside
A 145-year-old British industrial company is positioned to capitalize on major trends, including the reshoring of manufacturing and increased defense spending, according to analysts at Shore Capital. London-listed Renold plc , which traces its roots to 1879 and Hans Renold , the inventor of roller chains, is the world’s second-largest industrial chain manufacturer. The company […]
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UK’s Starmer sets out new 2035 climate goal
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks at a press conference, during his visit to the European Commission headquarters on October 2, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain would cut greenhouse gas emissions by 81% by 2035 as he committed the country to a […]
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American interest in moving abroad skyrockets after Trump’s win — here’s how many would actually leave
Americans disappointed with the outcome of the U.S. election took their anguish online, with searches related to moving abroad surging following the results of the presidential race. Google Trends showed that searches related to “leaving the country” and “how to move to …” spiked following the news that Donald Trump would be returning to the […]
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Oil giant Shell posts $6 billion profit beat, launches new share buyback program
The Shell logo is displayed outside a petrol station in Radstock in Somerset, England, on Feb. 17, 2024. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images British oil giant Shell on Thursday posted a small year-on-year drop to a stronger-than-expected third-quarter profit, partly owing to a sharp drop in crude prices and to lower […]
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Why ‘sin taxes’ could play a significant role in Britain’s high-stakes budget
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, two days before the announcement on the first budget of the new Labour government, at Downing Street, in London, on October 28, 2024. Hollie Adams | Afp | Getty Images Britain’s Labour government appears poised to raise “sin taxes” in its […]
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British oil giant BP posts weakest quarterly earnings in nearly four years on lower crude prices
British oil and gasoline company BP (British Petroleum) signage is being pictured in Warsaw, Poland, on July 29, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images British oil major BP on Tuesday reported its weakest quarterly earnings in nearly four years, weighed down by a slump in crude prices and lower refining margins. The energy firm posted underlying replacement […]
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Britain announces major change to fiscal rules to free up billions in spending
Britain’s Finance Minister Rachel Reeves has pledged to make the “necessary”, “urgent” and “incredibly tough” choices to restore the country’s economic stability. Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.K. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves on Thursday confirmed she intends to change the country’s fiscal rules in the October budget, a move designed to free […]
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‘She doesn’t stop talking’: How extroverts unknowingly irritate fellow travelers
My husband — a brooding New Yorker, polite and tolerant of much — broke on the seventh day of our family vacation. “She doesn’t stop talking,” he said. The “she“ is my mother — a bubbly Midwesterner — who can hold court in a room of strangers with the deftness of a small-town politician at […]
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Russia is on a ‘sustained mission’ to create mayhem on Europe’s streets, UK spy chief says
MI5 Director General Ken McCallum. Danny Lawson – Pa Images | Pa Images | Getty Images The head of Britain’s domestic spy agency on Tuesday accused Russian military intelligence of being on a “sustained mission” to cause mayhem in Britain and Europe. In a rare public speech from MI5’s counter-terrorism operations center in London, MI5 […]
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‘Golden Week’ bookings show Chinese travel preferences are evolving
Outbound travel from China is set to receive a much-anticipated jolt as “Golden Week” bookings show changes in where and why Chinese people are traveling. Buoyed by falling airfares, Chinese travelers are booking more overseas trips for the National Day holiday period, which extends from Oct. 1 to 7, according to Fliggy, a major travel […]
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