U.S. GDP Increased 3.4% in Third Quarter
The economy grew 3.4 percent in the third quarter, the fastest pace in a year. Strong spending and growth contrast with the poor marks many voters are giving the economy.
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In Moving Gradually, Fed Risks Having to Play Catch-Up to Quell Inflation
Federal Reserve officials are expected to restart rate increases in December, but the cadence of additional moves will depend on the data.
Inflation Accelerated in October, PCE Index Shows
The Personal Consumption Expenditures index picked up in September, according to data released a day after the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold interest rates steady.
Hong Kong police probe HK$40 million jewellery theft from Southern district flat
Hong Kong police launched an investigation into the disappearance of jewellery worth nearly HK$40 million (US$5.1 million) from a woman’s home in the upscale Southern district neighbourhood of Chung Hom Kok. The woman, 56, called police at about 1pm on Thursday, two days after returning to her four-storey, stand-alone block at Bauhinia Garden on Chung Hom Kok Road to discover that a pearl necklace worth about HK$39 million and a diamond necklace worth HK$700,000 had disappeared. She had placed...
Huntingdon train attacker asked 'do you want to die?' as CCTV of terrifying rampage shown
Anthony Williams is on trial at Cambridge Crown Court
Portland Street leak RECAP as major travel disruption to last DAYS with Piccadilly Gardens station shut off
Passengers are warned to expect disruption again on Thursday
China accuses Philippines of setting up ‘obstacles’ to attending Asean defence meeting
China has accused the Philippines of setting up “numerous obstacles” to attending a meeting with defence ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and of violating “basic diplomatic protocols”. The row, which follows years of tension over the two countries’ competing claims to the South China Sea, saw Beijing sending its defence attache to the meeting in Lapu-Lapu in the Philippines – the lowest-ranking Chinese representative at the event since it was first held in 2010. “The...
Pigs facing the firing squad after bringing A-road to a standstill have their bacon saved by online donors
Pigs who escaped onto a busy dual carriageway and brought an A-road to a standstill have been saved from being shot thanks to online donors.
Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine 'will take place in coming days', Zelensky says
A US team is expected to lead the summit in Abu Dhabi, in what would be the first face-to-face negotiations since the American president lifted sanctions on Moscow.
Moment anti-migrant protester hurls petrol bomb at hotel housing up to 500 asylum seekers
Mark Neville wore all black and a balaclava as he clutched a plastic bag close to his chest and crouched down outside the Thistle City Barbican Hotel in Islington, north London, on September 25 last year.
Hong Kong scraps lighting attraction at The Peak after public outcry
Hong Kong authorities have scrapped a controversial plan to install decorative lights along a scenic trail on The Peak to increase the city’s nighttime tourism appeal following a public outcry, promising to restore the natural landscape as soon as possible. The Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau and Tourism Board concluded there was no urgent need to roll out the project after assessing the effectiveness of a watered-down version of the attraction, according to documents they submitted to the...
'Dishonest' homeowner who won £225,000 Thames Water payment claiming her house was 'unsellable' after floods must pay cash back because she'd sold it a month earlier for £780,000
Karen Imber sued Thames Water claiming her home in Woodford Green, Essex, was worthless after being struck with floods of sewage three times between 2006 and 2014.
