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By Siyi Liu SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices climbed on Thursday as geopolitical concerns over escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine outweighed the impact of a bigger-than-expected increase in inventories. futures rose 60 cents, or 0.82%, to $72.81 as of 0734 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 64 cents, or 0.93%, to $69.39. Ukraine … Read more
Here is yet one more sign of the travel industry’s noticeable boom: a major growth round for one of the B2B startups servicing it. Lighthouse, a data analytics platform for hotels and others in the hospitality industry, has closed a Series C of $370 million. The KKR-led round catapults Lighthouse to a valuation of over … Read more
The Pakistan cricket team’s recent white-ball series against Australia saw a dramatic turn of events, with contrasting fortunes across the two formats. In the 50-over format, the Men in Green bounced back strongly after losing the first ODI. They clinched the second and third ODIs, securing a 2-1 victory in the series. However, the T20I … Read more
US envoy Amos Hochstein will meet with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in Israel on Thursday in a bid to negotiate a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war that has killed more than 3,500 people in Lebanon and more than 130 Israelis. Hochstein arrived in Israel on Wednesday after talks in Beirut with Lebanese negotiators. Follow our … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK’s competition watchdog will explore waving through more company mergers without forcing businesses to sell assets, weeks after Sir Keir Starmer claimed the agency was holding back Britain’s growth. The Competition and Markets Authority … Read more
Yes, Black Friday is basically here and, though we’re not sure where this year went, all the sales are softening the blow. Amazon, sure to be the home of a lot of shopping this year, has already marked down some of its most wanted products. Included in the sales is our choice for best smart … Read more
Teri Hatcher Randy Shropshire/Getty Images Teri Hatcher will be celebrating another trip around the sun with the release of her new movie, How to Fall in Love by Christmas, on her upcoming 60th birthday. “My whole career, I have never had a movie air on my birthday,” Hatcher, 59, exclusively told Us Weekly on Tuesday, … Read more
The Department of Justice said Google had ‘deprived rivals’ of opportunities to expand their search engine market share. Alphabet’s Google should be forced to sell its Chrome browser and share data with competitors, prosecutors in the United States have argued, as part of a list of proposals intended to end the tech giant’s monopoly on … Read more
Former German chancellor Angela Merkel was still one of the world’s most popular politicians when she retired in 2021, but critics are increasingly questioning her legacy ahead of the release of her memoirs. “Freedom”, co-written by Merkel and her longtime political adviser Beate Baumann, will be published in 30 languages on Tuesday just as Germany … Read more
If you want a more personalized experience, the Forme Studio may be the way to go. Forme offers two different types of mirrors: Forme Studio and Forme Lift. The Studio is the original mirror that offers on-demand classes and custom workouts as well as live 1:1 personal training. The Forme Lift is the upgraded version … Read more