The UK is sending some of Ghana’s “crown jewels” back home, 150 years after looting them from the court of the Asante king. A gold peace pipe is among 32 items returning under long-term loan deals, the BBC can reveal. The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) is lending 17 pieces and 15 are from the […]
After six people were wounded in a shooting at Crown Center last Wednesday, tenants of the popular shopping center are criticizing management of the facility for failing to publicly address the incident and provide updates to businesses about security. Nearly a week after the shooting, restaurant and retail managers have not been provided an update […]
Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote has been listed by Forbes magazine as Africa’s richest man for the 13th year in a row despite the country’s economic difficulties. The 20 billionaires on its list are worth a combined $82.4bn (£64.8bn). “The continent remains one of the world’s toughest places to build – and hold on to – a […]
(Bloomberg) — A likely moderation of US economic growth in the fourth quarter ended an otherwise solid stretch of activity over the final six months of 2023, feeding expectations the expansion will remain intact. Most Read from Bloomberg Economists project the government’s initial reading of gross domestic product — the sum of goods and services […]
A shooting Wednesday night at Kansas City’s Crown Center shopping mall injured six people and involved at least three firearms — one used by a security officer, one by a mall patron and at least one by another shooter or shooters. Armed security officers are not uncommon in busy public spaces. But what were those […]
A day after a shooting at Crown Center – the bustling Kansas City shopping center often filled with children – injured six, Mayor Quinton Lucas sat on stage with Vice President Kamala Harris, asking questions about the White House’s efforts to combat gun violence. Harris, who has been traveling the country speaking about firearms’ deadly […]
Kansas City’s Crown Center shopping mall plans to reopen at noon Thursday after a shooting the night before wounded six people and drew a major police response that shut it down. The shooting was reported about 5:45 p.m. Wednesday with multiple 911 calls reporting the sound of gunfire and people shot inside the mall in […]
Rebooting a gaming franchise can be a poisoned chalice. If it succeeds (like 2018’s God of War), it completely changes the trajectory of the series and breathes new life into old characters. If it fails (2008’s Alone in the Dark), it can tank the IP and take years for the series’ reputation to recover. Prince […]
Microsoft (MSFT) on Thursday briefly overtook Apple’s (AAPL) market capitalization, making it the most valuable publicly traded company in the world. The software giant took the top spot just after the start of trading, hitting north of $2.8 trillion. Apple’s market cap was also trading above $2.8 trillion, but was just behind Microsoft. The two […]
Dividend stock investors enjoy getting cash back from their investments on a regular basis. Yet the worst news that a dividend investor can receive is that a company has chosen to reduce or eliminate its payout. That’s because the news often comes with a double hit: Not only do you lose your dividend payment, but […]
A fresh crisis may be brewing for Elon Musk in Europe. Tesla’s demanding CEO recently had to tackle the vexing problem of a widening labor union strike in Sweden affecting its Scandinavian operations. Now it seems as if demand is starting to soften across key parts of the continent at a time when Warren Buffett–backed BYD eclipsed […]
Elon Musk’s Tesla has embarked on a price war to boost sales – Tingshu Wang/Reuters Elon Musk’s Tesla has been toppled as the world’s best-selling electric vehicle manufacturer after it was overtaken by China’s BYD. Tesla delivered a record 484,507 cars in the third quarter of 2023, it said on Tuesday, a 20pc rise on […]