Talks between Ireland’s two historically dominant centre-right parties and independent lawmakers have reached agreement that will give a new coalition government a “comfortable majority,” a negotiator for one of the parties said on Wednesday. Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, who were the largest parties in the outgoing coalition, have been in talks since they fell just one seat short in a Nov. 29 election of … Continue reading Irish parties secure ‘comfortable majority’ for new coalition government, lawmaker says

Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s defense of Pete Hegseth got strange in a hurry. Continue reading ‘What?!?’: Jimmy Kimmel Stunned By GOP Lawmaker’s Totally Unexpected Outburst

The sale of 700 million Haleon shares at 357 pence apiece is a discount of about 2.8% to the stock’s closing price on Tuesday. The sale represents nearly 7.7% of the issued share capital of Haleon, which was created by the merger of GSK and Pfizer’s consumer healthcare businesses in 2019. Pfizer, which will remain Haleon’s largest shareholder after the sale, said in 2023 it … Continue reading Pfizer to sell $3 billion stake in Sensodyne maker Haleon

Markets now see a 74% chance of the Bank of England cutting interest rates in February. Continue reading UK inflation dip opens doors for interest rate cuts

The slower rate means inflation is still above the Bank of England’s 2% target. Continue reading UK inflation unexpectedly dips to 2.5% in December

The rate is still well above the Bank of England’s target of 2% but could open the door to another interest rate cut next month Continue reading Inflation rate dipped to 2.5% in December

A defiant Yoon Suk Yeol has been taken into custody, ending a six-week standoff. Continue reading Investigators scale barbed wire to arrest S Korea’s impeached president

Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday following Wall Street’s mostly positive performance ahead of key U.S. inflation data that could influence the pace of market-boosting rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. U.S. futures and oil prices rose. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index edged 0.1% higher to 38,444.58. Continue reading Stock market today: Asian stocks mixed ahead of US inflation data