More than 16.7 million infections confirmed in 188 countries and territories, including more than 660,000 deaths.

More than 16.7 million infections confirmed in 188 countries and territories, including more than 660,000 deaths.

A New Jersey-based securities trader admitted Tuesday to orchestrating a massive, long-running market manipulation scheme and tax fraud that netted more than $17 million in illegal profits, federal prosecutors said.

Bank of England lending data show housing market gathers paceDollar sell-off slows as Fed is expected to maintain ultra-supportive monetary policy to help economy 12.05pm BST Here’s more analysis of the Bank of England lending data, from Paul Dales, chief UK economist at Capital Economics.The signs that firms did not rush quite as fast to take on more debt i […]

Akamai stock (NASDAQ: AKAM) is up 29% since the beginning of this year, and at the current price of around $112 per share, we believe Akamai stock has a significant downside. Why is that? Our belief stems from the fact that Akamai stock remains about 72% higher than the low seen in early 2018…

If people seeking asylum had the right to work six months after making their initial claim it would lead to increased income tax and National Insurance as well as fewer support payments, research suggests

Holocaust survivors are lending their voices to a campaign targeting Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg, urging him to take action to remove denial of the Nazi genocide from the social media site

Forbes launches our next big franchise to spotlight and accelerate self-funded, self-driven overachievers, providing a platform for under-represented communities.

Virgin Galactic has revealed what the interior of the rocket ship will look like that will carry passengers on suborbital flights into the space’s lower reaches

Image: Genderify Some tech companies make a splash when they launch, others seem to bellyflop. Genderify, a new service that promises to identify someone’s gender by analyzing their name, email address, or username with the help AI, looks firmly to be in the latter camp. The company launched on Product Hunt last week, but has picked up a lot of attention on […]

Official data for second-quarter economic output arrives Thursday, and while it will be unquestionably bad, there are different ways of looking at it.

Pilgrims, donning face masks and moving in small groups after days in isolation, began arriving to Islam’s holiest site in Mecca on Wednesday for the start of a historically unique and scaled-down haj experience reshaped by the coronavirus pandemic. This year pilgrims are eating prepackaged meals alone in their hotel rooms and praying at a distance from […]

Dele Alli and Eric Dier’s bromance is shown to be in good health in the latest clip of Amazon Prime Video’s All Or Nothing documentary.

Superior returns are being enjoyed by investors who back ethical funds, according to new data from Moneyfarm. We take a look at how to back the good guys without sacrificing a decent return.

The contact tracers said the program was confusing and disorganized in its first six weeks, leaving them fearful that their work would not have an impact on the virus.

Senators in the party are “all over the lot” on the pandemic bill as jobless benefits run out and the fate of any legislative deal remains uncertain.
