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Apr112021 by adminNo Comments

Stock futures slip after Dow, S&P 500 hit fresh records

Finance

In this article@ND.1@SP.1@DJ.1A Wall Street street sign is displayed in front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021.Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFutures contracts tied to the major U.S. stock indexes slipped at the start of the overnight session Sunday evening, suggesting Wall Street could see mild losses on Monday to curb last week's strength in U.S. equity markets.Dow futures lost 30 points around 6 p.m. in New York, while contracts tied to the S&P 500 shed 0.15%. Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.1%.The movement in the futures market on Sunday followed yet another record close for the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Friday, when it gained nearly 300 points to end at 33,800.6. The S&P 500 gained 0.8% and hit its third straight record close.Stocks ...

Dec262019 by adminNo Comments

Climber’s friends slip and die while attached to his rope

World

Two climbers were left dangling from another man's rope after they fell and died in Italy.The men slipped on snow and died on Thursday morning while trying to climb Gran Sasso mountain in the central Abruzzo region. Rescue squads were called in by a third climber who was connected to the victims with a rope, according to local media.Their bodies were recovered from a valley in the early afternoon.An Italian woman, aged 49, died on Christmas Day on the mountain in similar circumstances, with her body being recovered at dawn on Boxing Day after her relatives alerted authorities. Advertisement It comes as a major search operation was launched for skiers buried by four avalanches in Austria and Switzerland. In ...

Jul152019 by adminNo Comments

Sports Direct shares slip as House of Fraser weighs on results

Business

Shares in Mike Ashley's Sports Direct have dived more than 10% after the retailer said it had delayed the publication of its annual results.The company, whose shares trade on the FTSE 250, blamed problems integrating its purchase of House of Fraser (HoF) stores last summer and increased scrutiny of its accounts. It added that this could affect its financial forecasts. Image: House of Fraser was bought by Mr Ashley in August last year Sports Direct had been due to publish results for the year to 28 April on Thursday but said it now expected to release them between 26 July and 23 August.Its statement said: "The reasons for the delay are the complexities of the integration into the company of the House of Fraser business, and the current...

Mar202018 by adminNo Comments

Facebook shares slip as scrutiny continues

Business

Facebook shares continued to slide on Tuesday, amid ongoing furore concerning the use of data collected by the social network.The firm's stock closed down 2.6%, following a steep decline a day earlier.The concerns infected fellow social media company Twitter, which was down more than 10%.Investors are reacting to calls for tighter regulation of tech firms from politicians in the US, UK and Europe.On Tuesday, US media reported that the Federal Trade Commission, a US regulator, is looking into Facebook's handling of personal data.The questions follow allegations that 50 million Facebook users' private information was misused by a political consultancy firm.Cambridge Analytica (CA), used by the Trump campaign in the 2016 US election, has been accused of taking personal data without users' kn...

Jan122018 by adminNo Comments

Holly Willoughby's weight loss secret finally let slip by celeb pal

Entertainment

This Morning presenter Holly was bombarded with questions regarding her weight last year.Many fans took to social media and commented on the official Holly Willoughby Instagram account, repeatedly asking 'has Holly lost weight?'The Dancing On Ice presenter whipped herself into shape after her most recent pregnancy when she gave birth to her youngest son, Chester, back in 2014.In the past, Holly has admitted to being reluctant to share details of her diet and exercise regime, for fear of focusing too much on body image.INSTAGRAM/ HOLLY WILLOUGHBYTHIS MORNING PRESENTER: Holly Willoughby's weight loss has had everbody talkingHolly Willoughby's sexiest pictures Beautiful and funny This Morning host & Celebrity Juice panelist Holly Willoughby in her sexiest pictures.Holly Willoughby/In...