Author: Lucas

Russia claimed on Sunday that it took control of two more settlements in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region.A statement by the Russian defence ministry claimed that its forces captured the settlement of Rivnopillia, situated about 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) north of the city of Huliaipole, a key front in the southeastern Ukrainian region.The statement also claimed that its forces took control of the village of Mala Tokmachka, located about 9 kilometres (5.6 miles) east of the city of Orikhiv, another key front in Zaporizhzhia.In an earlier statement, Ukraine’s General Staff claimed that Russian forces launched 12 attacks on its positions on the…

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Brits have been urged to protect their savings after rising fears that Rachel Reeves’ budget will launch a major tax gouge on the public. The Chancellor warned that Britain’s taxpayers “all have to contribute” and there are rumours that she is considering raising income tax for the first time in 50 years.Reducing the cash ISA allowance, changing rules around savings in pensions and capping lifetime gifts are also reportedly under consideration. There are a few things you can do to protect your money, but you must consider whether your actions will put your savings under threat if the budget does…

Taiwan Semiconductor is one of the unsung winners of the AI megatrend.Finding top growth stocks and holding them while they capture their market opportunity is a fairly simple investing strategy that has worked for decades. The key is to identify a major growth trend and invest in a company that’s a leader in that area. There are few bigger trends in the stock market right now than artificial intelligence. AI hyperscalers are spending hundreds of billions of dollars to build out their computing capacity, and several companies are beneficiaries of that trend. One example is Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM +0.90%), the…

Dubai: Gold prices in Dubai slipped by nearly Dh15 heading into the weekend, with 24-karat falling back below the Dh500 mark after briefly looking set to hold higher. The drop has given shoppers some … Source link

Blue Islands has become the latest UK airline to cease trading within a matter of weeks after cancelling all its flights and announcing that operations have been suspended.   On November 14, 2025, visitors to Blue Islands’ website were welcomed with the news that all future flights had been scrapped, resulting in many passengers being left stranded.   Blue Islands operated regional flights between UK airports and the Channel Islands, a British archipelago located off the French coast of Normandy.  At the end of October 2025, British regional carrier Eastern Airways also suspended all flights and formally entered insolvency administration on November…

The United States’ chief of naval operations visited the shipyards of HD Hyundai and Hanwha Ocean on Saturday to check the top Korean shipbuilders’ capabilities and potential on strengthening the U.S. Navy’s battleships and naval fleet.Admiral Daryl Caudle’s visit came after the Korean government in July proposed what it called “make American shipbuilding industry great again” (MASGA), a $150 billion investment in which Korean firms will assist in reviving the American shipbuilding industry. MASGA played a key role in helping to finalize the two countries’ negotiations regarding the U.S. tariffs, which had lasted for months.According to HD Hyundai, Caudle and…

Commercial real estate foreclosures are ramping up across the US as soaring interest rates and the slow return of workers to office spaces begin to take their toll. There were 625 commercial real estate foreclosures in March – up 6 percent on the month prior and 117 percent from the same time in 2023, according to latest figures from real estate data provider ATTOM. Some areas are facing a bigger crisis than others – with 187 properties facing a foreclosure filing in California last month, which was the highest of any state. Although this was an 8 percent dip from the previous month,…

A reader recently accused me of being a ‘drama queen’ after I penned a ­coruscating article about Labour’s attack on our wealth in the forthcoming dog’s dinner of a Budget.He’s entitled to his opinion, of course. But it’s my job to call out any government which plans to hit our household finances and personal wealth with a barrage of higher taxes.Especially one which spends money on benefits and public ­sector pay rises as if it was water. And one which doesn’t seem to have a clue as to where it is going to get its extra tax revenues from.One minute…

Visakhapatnam: The textiles sector in Andhra Pradesh received a major boost on Saturday with the signing of seven Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) worth Rs 4,380.38 crore at the CII Partnership Summit here. The agreements, concluded in the presence of minister for handlooms and textiles S Savitha, are expected to generate 6,100 direct jobs across multiple districts.Investors expressed interest in technical textiles, recycling, garments, silk and apparel manufacturing. New units will come up in Visakhapatnam, Chittoor, Guntur, Sri Sathya Sai and Anakapalli districts. Kamadhenu Stika will invest Rs 90 crore to establish a unit in Machilipatnam, creating 650 jobs. Genius Filters…