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[LONDON] Britain must urgently prepare for global warming of at least 2 deg C above pre-industrial levels by 2050, its climate advisers said on Wednesday, warning the country is ill-prepared for extreme weather that is already occurring. Britain this year experienced its warmest summer since records began, which impacted health, agriculture and infrastructure with droughts declared in several regions. “It is clear we are not yet adapted for the changes in weather and climate that we are living with today, let alone those that are expected over coming decades,” the Climate Change Committee wrote in a letter to the government…
If it feels like this recent run of champions, and sports as a whole, has been a little bit chalky and predictable, that feeling would be accurate. What has resulted for underdog and contrarian bettors has been a bit of a dry spell. So, while there’s little solace to your bank account, know that you aren’t alone. Let’s review what has happened over the last 10 months or so. Prior to the college football season, most expected the favorite Georgia (+300) or second choice Ohio State (+325) to win the College Football Playoff. South Point’s Chris Andrews even posted a prop where you…
It’s been a very active year for the FX business, says global forex head Flavio Figueiredo [SINGAPORE] With the global currency market hitting a fresh high of nearly US$10 trillion in daily turnover this year, Citi is not missing its slice of the action – posting double-digit growth in trading volumes while taking a shine to Vietnam, where institutional activity is red-hot. Inward equity investments have swelled in anticipation of the South-east Asian nation’s emerging-market upgrade, thus buoying Citi’s client trading volumes, said the bank’s global head of foreign exchange (FX) Flavio Figueiredo. He told The Business Times: “There are…
Overcapacity in some industries has led to a glut of production, forcing firms to cut prices to survive[BEIJING] China’s deflation eased in September, leaving the country on track for the longest streak of economy-wide price declines since market reforms in the late 1970s.Prices at the factory gate fell 2.3 per cent from a year earlier, the 36th straight month of declines that was in line with forecasts. Producer deflation moderated for a second month.Under pressure from falling food costs, consumer prices dropped 0.3 per cent, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Wednesday (Oct 15), below the median estimate…
BEIJING: Deflationary pressures persisted in China, with both consumer and producer prices falling in September, official data showed on Wednesday (Oct 15), as a prolonged property market downturn and trade tensions weighed on consumer and business confidence.China’s export growth bounced back in September, but renewed trade measures and threats from Beijing and Washington have rekindled concerns about jobs and further deflation.Producer prices (PPI) in September fell 2.3 per cent from a year earlier, narrowing from a 2.9 per cent fall in August, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data showed. It marked the smallest decline in seven months, partly due to…
Without deeper tax reform, spending restraint or realistic dividend expectations, a balanced Budget is mathematically unattainable
For the second straight week, Tom Brady has a new No. 1 team in his power rankings. The Detroit Lions only lasted one week at the top thanks to their loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. The Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills, who had been ranked No. 1 and 2, respectively, for the first few weeks, were also upset in primetime in Week 6. Suffice it to say, there’s no clear picture of who the top teams are in the NFL right now, and Brady senses that. “Everyone, buckle up because if Week 6 is any indication, we’re in for an insane…
[SINGAPORE] Digital lender Trust Bank will launch a trading platform for US stocks and exchange-traded funds, with a wait-list opening on Wednesday (Oct 15). Customers will be invited to open a trading account in the coming weeks, the bank said in a press release on the same day.The new service will be offered under the TrustInvest investment platform, which is housed within the bank’s mobile app. TrustInvest – introduced in February – offers a range of investment products catering to different risk appetites.The upcoming trading platform will also feature fractional trading, which Trust said is a first for a banking…
SINGAPORE, Oct. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — HistoIndex, a pioneering leader in digital pathology solutions for chronic liver disease, is returning to The Liver Meeting® (TLM) 2025, hosted by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). The conference, which brings together leading scientists, clinicians, and industry experts in hepatology, will be held from November 7th to 11th, in Washington D.C. This year marks a significant milestone for HistoIndex as the company expands its services from clinical trials and research, to clinical diagnostics for Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH). Highlight of this new phase is the launch of FibroSIGHT™ Plus,…
One night after Blake Snell went eight innings in a Game 1 win to start the National League Championship Series, his teammate did him one better Tuesday night in Milwaukee.Yoshinobu Yamamoto followed Snell’s eight scoreless by delivering the first complete game from a Dodgers starter in a postseason outing since Jose Lima in 2004, going the distance in a 5-1 win in Game 2 of the NLCS.Here are my takeaways:1. Another dominant outing from a Dodgers starterThe last time Yamamoto was on the mound, the Phillies won their only game of the NLDS. They blitzed him for six hits and…