Drivers of zero-emission cars could be given green number plates to help them benefit from incentives for cleaner vehicles. The Department for Transport has launched a consultation on plans to give special licence plates to cars which conform to the highest environmental standards. This will make them easily identifiable to local authorities who want to […]
THE US dollar faced its worst month for nearly two years yesterday, as Brexit optimism pushed the pound to a five-month high and the euro to a two-month high. Sterling rose to $1.3012, its first time above $1.30 since early May. It retreated below $1.2975 after Commons speaker John Bercow refused a UK government request […]
(Reuters) – Bank Of America said on Monday it would expand its zero-dollar online trading to all customers of its Preferred Rewards program and cut commissions for others, following similar moves by several online brokers. Discount brokerage Charles Schwab Corp, Fidelity Investments and TD Ameritrade had eliminated commissions on online trading earlier this month to […]
LONDON (Reuters) – World shares nudged higher on Monday, as hopes for progress towards resolving the U.S.-China trade war and a belief that Britain will avoid a disorderly exit from the European Union gave cause for riskier bets. MSCI’s world equity index .MIWD00000PUS, which tracks shares in 47 countries, gained 0.2%, with the broad Euro […]
SINGAPORE – International Press Building, an industrial property at 26 Kallang Avenue, has been launched for sale at an indicative price of $30 million, sole marketing agent Savills Singapore said on Monday. The detached six-storey property, located in the central region of Singapore, occupies a total site area of about 54,000 square feet (sq ft). […]
Since their debut in the 1930s, toy soldiers have, at their core, hardly changed. They stand two to three inches tall. They are made of plastic. They carry lethal weapons. And they have been, almost without exception, male. But that is set to change, thanks in part to an indignant 6-year-old from Little Rock, Ark., […]
WUZHEN, China (Reuters) – Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp plans to launch more than 10 5G phones in 2020, CEO Lei Jun said on Sunday, speaking at the World Internet conference in the eastern Chinese town of Wuzhen. Lei’s remarks come as the company faces intense competition in its home market from rival Huawei Technologies. […]
A detached home with five bedrooms, three of them en-suite, as well as a separate cinema room and utility room, large gardens and more has gone on the market for the same price as a London flat. The Roundhouse, just outside the village of Deanshanger, is less than five miles from Milton Keynes station – […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Blacklisted Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei is in early-stage talks with some U.S. telecoms companies about licensing its 5G network technology to them, a Huawei executive told Reuters on Friday. Vincent Pang, senior vice president and board director at the company said some firms had expressed interest in both a long-term deal […]
Boris Johnson has said that the Brexit deal he struck with Brussels “busts” the UK out of the backstop agreed by his predecessor Theresa May. As the UK Prime Minister faces a crunch Commons vote on the last-minute deal on Saturday, he urged MPs on all sides to support it. Mr Johnson told Robert Peston […]