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    President-elect Donald Trump has always been seen as something of a business-friendly president, yet despite that fact, American businesses are already threatening to increase their prices when Trump takes office again in January of 2025.

  • Saudi Arabia cuts oil prices after OPEC+ delays reviving output

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  • Why Is Royal Bank of Canada (RY) Among the Best Bank Stocks to Invest In Now?

    We recently compiled a list of the 10 Best Bank Stocks With High Dividends. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE:RY) stands against the other bank stocks. In 2023, the US banking industry took a major hit, as Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, followed by the downfall […]

  • Air Canada to introduce extra fees in the New Year

    Basic fare passengers flying within North America, and to sun destinations, will have to check-in duffel bags and large backpacks for a fee. Former Air Canada Chief Operating Officer, Duncan Dee, says this might not be a bad thing.

  • Alarm bells ring for 'smartphone king of Africa' as other Chinese brands chase crown

    It is known as the "smartphone king of Africa" and for years has dominated the continent's mobile phone market. But now, Shenzhen-based Transsion Holdings is facing some stiff competition from rival Chinese brands. Transsion is the company behind phone brands including Tecno, iTel and Infinix, which won over African customers with features such as multi-SIM functionality and affordable price points. By 2021, Transsion's brands controlled half the continent's phone market share. But now brands in

  • VW, Stellantis Brace For Another Rough Year in Auto Industry

    (Bloomberg) -- Volkswagen AG and Stellantis NV face painful cutbacks after a tumultuous 2024 with deep, structural changes reshaping the European auto industry. And the next 12 months don’t look any easier.Most Read from BloombergA Chicago Skyscraper Cements the Legacy of a Visionary Postmodern ArchitectNYC’s Run-Down Bus Terminal Gets Approval for $10 Billion RevampKansas City Looks Back on its Long, Costly Ride With MicrotransitAnalysts fear there’s more trouble looming and point to the potent

  • Why is Lithium Americas Corp. (LAC) Among the Best Lithium and Battery Stocks to Invest In?

    We recently compiled a list of the 11 Best Lithium and Battery Stocks To Invest In. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Lithium Americas Corp. (NYSE:LAC) stands against the other lithium and battery stocks. The West Auto Industry Faces Uncertainty with Potential Tariffs and Policy Reversals According to a Reuters […]

  • Why is Rio Tinto Group (RIO) Among the Best Lithium and Battery Stocks to Invest In?

    We recently compiled a list of the 11 Best Lithium and Battery Stocks To Invest In. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Rio Tinto Group (NYSE:RIO) stands against the other lithium and battery stocks. The West Auto Industry Faces Uncertainty with Potential Tariffs and Policy Reversals According to a Reuters […]

  • Why Is HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) Among the Best Bank Stocks to Invest In Now?

    We recently compiled a list of the 10 Best Bank Stocks With High Dividends. In this article, we are going to take a look at where HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE:HSBC) stands against the other bank stocks. In 2023, the US banking industry took a major hit, as Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, followed by the downfall of […]

  • Why Schlumberger Limited (SLB) is the Best Fuel Stock to Buy Now?

    We recently published a list of 8 Best Fuel Stocks To Buy Now. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) stands against other best fuel stocks to buy now. Fuel stocks, often referred to as energy stocks, represent shares of companies involved in the exploration and development […]

  • Princess Beatrice's stepson, 8, to undergo cosmetic 'transformation' – details

    Princess Beatrice's husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi's son has attended a private clinic in London with his mum – see his predicted transformation

  • Trump calls for 'immediate ceasefire' in Ukraine after meeting Zelenskyy in Paris

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday called for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, shortly after a meeting in Paris with French and Ukrainian leaders, claiming Kyiv “would like to make a deal” to end the more than 1,000-day war.

  • King Charles and Queen Camilla release 2024 Christmas card - with unexpected photo

    King Charles and Queen Camilla have shared their Christmas card for this year and it has a sentimental meaning

  • Donald Trump, On ‘Meet The Press,’ Again Pledges To Pardon January 6th Rioters, Says Liz Cheney And Other Committee Members “Should Go To Jail”

    In his first sit-down interview since winning the presidential election, Donald Trump told NBC News’ Meet the Press that he still plans to pardon those convicted for their role in storming the Capitol on January 6, 2021, while he said that the members of committee tasked with investigating it “should go to jail.” “Honestly, they …

  • Fact check: Trump, repeating old lies on ‘Meet the Press,’ falsely claims US is the only country with birthright citizenship

    President-elect Donald Trump repeated numerous false claims during an interview that aired Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” – including his old lie that the US is the world’s only country with birthright citizenship.

  • NYC mayor says police closing in on suspect in UnitedHealth executive's murder, NY Post reports

    Authorities are closing in on the man suspected of killing UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson, New York City Mayor Eric Adams was quoted as saying on Saturday by the New York Post. "The net is tightening," Adams told reporters at a Police Athletic League holiday party in Harlem, according to the Post. Thompson, 50, who became CEO of UnitedHealth's insurance unit in April 2021, was shot in the back around 6:45 a.m. ET (1145 GMT) on Wednesday in what police described as a targeted attack by a masked assailant lying in wait.

  • Syrians stroll through Assad's palaces, take furniture and ornaments

    Video obtained by Reuters showed people entering the Al-Rawda Presidential Palace, as children ran through the grand, formal rooms and men slid a large trunk across the ornate patterned floor. Video of another palace, the older-style Muhajreen Palace, verified by Reuters, showed groups of men and women walking across a white marble floor and through sets of tall wooden doors. The scenes were reminiscent of the fall of Saddam Hussein's Baathist regime in Iraq two decades ago.

  • Catherine Zeta-Jones, 55, looks amazing in twinning look with husband Michael Douglas, 80

    The Hollywood power couple walked the red carpet at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Saudi Arabia

  • Syria’s Assad Is Under Siege and Is Making Overtures to US

    (Bloomberg) -- With Syrian rebels edging ever-closer to the capital, President Bashar Al-Assad is making a last-ditch attempt to remain in power, including indirect diplomatic overtures to the US and President-elect Donald Trump, according to people with direct knowledge of the situation.Most Read from BloombergA Chicago Skyscraper Cements the Legacy of a Visionary Postmodern ArchitectNYC’s Run-Down Bus Terminal Gets Approval for $10 Billion RevampKansas City Looks Back on its Long, Costly Ride

  • Watching with trepidation and glee, Netanyahu orders military to seize Syria buffer zone

    Israeli leaders are watching events across the border in Syria with trepidation, as 50 years of detente were upended in a matter of hours.