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Ministers are working with police to reverse the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending a football match against Aston Villa, Number 10 has said.The prime minister is said to be “angered” by the decision to prevent away fans attending the Israeli side’s match in Birmingham on 6 November and is working “at pace” to amend it, according to a Downing Street spokesperson. Politics live: MPs react to Maccabi Tel Aviv fan banIt comes amid claims that the Home Office was briefed last week about the potential for restrictions on visiting fans due to safety concerns.The UK Football Policing Unit…
If American households start to see that it is an essential hedge against inflation and devaluation of the greenback, then the sky is the limitWALL Street has finally capitulated to gold’s record-breaking run. JPMorgan Chase chief executive officer Jamie Dimon’s reluctant endorsement was the inflexion point. “This is one of the few times in my life it’s semi-rational to have some in your portfolio,” said Dimon, adding that he was not a buyer, because “it costs 4 per cent to own it”, referring to what he could have earned in money markets instead.
Washington — President Trump is hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House Friday, a day after Mr. Trump had a long call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and announced that the two leaders will meet in Budapest.Zelenskyy is asking Mr. Trump for more military aid as the war with Russia continues. Long-range missiles sought by Zelenskyy are expected to be a focus of Friday’s White House meeting. Mr. Trump has been considering sending Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine. But he also said he’d want to raise that possibility with Putin first, suggesting it could coax Putin to cooperate…
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes were mixed at open on Friday (Oct 17) after US President Donald Trump confirmed the meeting with his Chinese counterpart was still on, while worries over regional bank credit issues kept investors on edge.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 89.9 points, or 0.20%, at the open to 45,862.37. The S&P 500 fell 15.8 points, or 0.24%, to 6,613.27, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 72.7 points, or 0.32%, to 22,489.815. REUTERS
Meta said on Friday it will let parents disable their teens’ private chats with AI characters, adding another measure to make its social media platforms safe for minors after fierce criticism over the behavior of its flirty chatbots.Earlier this week, the company said its AI experiences for teens will be guided by the PG-13 movie rating system, as it looks to prevent minors from accessing inappropriate content.U.S. regulators have stepped up scrutiny of AI companies over the potential negative impacts of chatbots. In August, Reuters reported how Meta’s AI rules allowed provocative conversations with minors.The new tools, detailed by Instagram…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will speak by phone on Friday with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng to discuss the ongoing trade negotiations between the United States and China, a senior Trump administration official told CNBC’s Eamon Javers.Additional details about the call, including the specific time it would take place or the next steps to be discussed, were not immediately clear.But the scheduled conversation could signal progress in the U.S.-China relationship, which hit a rocky patch this past week after President Donald Trump reacted to Beijing’s new export controls by threatening an additional 100% tariff on Chinese imports.Trump, asked in a…
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Credit card giant American Express posted a 16% jump in third-quarter profits on Friday, helped by increased card spending, particularly among its wealthiest card members. The company raised its full-year profit forecasts as a result.The New York-based company said it earned $2.9 billion in the quarter, up 16% from $2.51 billion in the same period a year earlier. On a per-share basis, the company earned $4.14, compared to $3.49 a year earlier. The results beat analysts’ expectations.Once again, AmEx benefited from increased spending on its cards across all its products in the quarter.…
3m ago When is the next Senate government shutdown vote? The Senate is not in session Friday and plans to return at 3 p.m. Monday. Thune said Thursday that senators will have another opportunity to vote on the House-passed GOP funding bill when they return next week, but no votes have been officially scheduled. The previous 10 votes on the GOP funding legislation have failed to reach the 60 votes needed to advance. Three Democrats have voted consistently to advance the measure, but five more would be needed to reach 60 votes, a dynamic that has not changed since the shutdown…
HSBC on Friday forecast that gold’s bull rally would drive prices as high as $5,000 an ounce in 2026, supported by elevated risks and the impact of new entrants into the market.Spot gold breached the $4,300 level on Thursday and was headed for its strongest week since December 2008.The advance has been fueled by geopolitical tensions, robust central bank buying, rising exchange-traded-fund inflows, expectations of U.S. rate cuts and tariff-related economic uncertainties. “The bull market is likely to continue to press prices higher for 1H’26 and we could very well reach a high of $5,000/oz some time in 1H 2026,”…
Which NFL stars might have new homes by November?As some teams are focused on acquiring “right now” players to rent for a postseason push, others are looking to get a head start on free agency by adding a quality player and immediately handing him a hefty contract extension as part of the deal. Regardless of motives, the trade market should explode in the coming weeks with teams wheeling and dealing to get deals done ahead of the Nov. 4 deadline. Keep an eye on these 10 players as my top trade candidates: Trey Hendrickson, EDGE, Cincinnati Bengals The NFL’s reigning sack leader…