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By Pratima Desai LONDON – Oil prices jumped to near eight-year highs and wheat to 14-year peaks, while aluminium, Dutch gas and European coal prices hit records as Western sanctions …

– Australia’s Core Lithium Ltd on Wednesday entered into an agreement with Tesla Inc to supply the U.S. electric car maker with lithium spodumene, sending its shares up 13% in …

By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON – A decision by Western allies on Saturday to block certain Russian banks from the SWIFT payments system is likely to lift oil prices well above …

BANGKOK – Domestic car sales in Thailand rose 25.81% in January from a year earlier to 69,455 units, helped by an easing of coronavirus curbs and government support, the Federation …

– Global oil benchmark Brent crude could rise by $5-$20 a barrel depending on the severity of the Russia-Ukraine crisis, Bank of America (BofA) Global Research said on Tuesday, adding …

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – On February 19, 2022, Atlantic City Police Department Officers Cynthia Rongione and Michael Oldroyd entered frigid bay waters to rescue a dog that was in distress …

– South African insurer Discovery forecast on Friday a higher half-yearly profit, supported by new clients at its health insurance business and adequate provisions to cushion the impact of coronavirus-related …

WASHINGTON – There was a sharp rise in reports of sexual assault at top U.S. military academies during the 2020-2021 academic year, a Pentagon report released on Thursday said, reaching …

LONDON -British American Tobacco on Friday reported a 7% rise in full-year adjusted revenue to 25.7 billion pounds ($34.8 billion), helped by sales of e-cigarettes and oral nicotine. The world’s …

By Jonnelle Marte -U.S. mortgage rates increased to a two-year high last week and could keep rising, a trend which may further squeeze first-time buyers struggling to overcome higher home …

By Chibuike Oguh – Carlyle Group Inc said on Thursday its fourth-quarter distributable earnings increased almost fourfold thanks to a record level of asset sales from its private equity portfolio …

GABORONE – Sales of rough diamonds by Debswana Diamond Company jumped 64% in 2021, statistics released by the Bank of Botswana showed on Monday, driven by the reopening of key …

(Refiles to remove extra word “athletes” in first paragraph) BEIJING -Daily COVID-19 infections among athletes and team officials at the Beijing Winter Olympics jumped to 19 on Friday from two …

By Yoruk Bahceli – U.S. real bond yields, borrowing costs stripping out inflation, will end January with their biggest monthly rise in almost a decade, highlighting the scale of turnaround …

By Richa Naidu LONDON -Drinks group Diageo on Thursday reported first-half sales up nearly 16%, buoyed by high-end spirits for home use while bars increased orders as they reopened after …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – A senior U.S. senator on Wednesday called on major automakers and the Transportation Department to take action to address an “alarming” rise in carjackings in …

– Shares of Tesla Inc rallied on Wednesday ahead of the electric car maker’s quarterly report after the bell, with investors focused on how quickly the company can scale production …

– Credit default swap indexes measuring the cost of insuring against European corporate bond defaults jumped on Monday to the highest since early-December as stock markets slumped on the prospect …

DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – Broward Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit detectives are investigating the death of a woman who was struck by a Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) freight train …

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Is Atlantic City back? Joe Lupo, President of the Atlantic City Casino association thinks so after it was announced the industry was up nearly $100 million …

Harry Wilmerding on January 6, 2022 The number of Americans who filed new unemployment claims increased to 207,000 in the week ending Jan. 1 as workers seek more attractive positions …

A man died Sunday after jumping a subway turnstile in New York City and breaking his neck after landing on the floor, multiple sources reported. Christopher De La Cruz, 28, …

PORT ORANGE, FL – Port Orange Police officers jumped into a canal to save a woman whose car was sinking below the water. The Port Orange Police Department issued the …

DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – Probationary firefighters in recruit training in Deerfield Beach took a leap of faith, diving 25 feet off a pier into the water below. The exercise is …