UK business confidence tumbles; China’s Xi holds rare meeting with company leaders – business live

found 2025 › Feb › 17 (Mon) @ 07:50 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

UK firms mull biggest layoffs in a decade as business confidence slumps

Jack Ma’s presence at today’s meeting with Xi suggests authorities are…

Southern California roads submerged in sludge as heavy rains batter region

found 2025 › Feb › 14 (Fri) @ 17:08 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Parts of Los Angeles devastated by wildfires at risk of rock and mudslides as evacuation orders issued in Sierra Madre

Debris flows brought on by the strongest atmospheric river of the season swept a…

Southern Cal’s JuJu Watkins: basketball’s next big thing has arrived

found 2025 › Feb › 13 (Thu) @ 09:44 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

The USC point guard, self-described introvert and Clairo fan has lifted a dormant program back to relevancy and become one of LA’s brightest sports stars. And she’s still only 19

It’s a Tuesday night …

The White Lotus review – an absolutely exquisite third season

found 2025 › Feb › 11 (Tue) @ 16:41 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Mike White’s masterly series takes a new gang of shiny unhappy people to a Thai resort and serves up a sumptuous feast for the senses. This is killer TV

Eight to a dozen affluent Americans, half of th…

Southern California Edison acknowledges videos suggest link between equipment and Eaton fire

found 2025 › Feb › 06 (Thu) @ 21:17 UTC

a story from CNBC › Top News

However, the Edison International unit has not identified evidence to confirm this, according to a filing with the California Public Utilities Commission.

CoreLogic: US Home Prices Increased 3.4% Year-over-year in December

found 2025 › Feb › 06 (Thu) @ 17:15 UTC

a story from Calculated Risk › Calculated Risk

Notes: This CoreLogic House Price Index report is for December. The recent Case-Shiller index release was for November. The CoreLogic HPI is a three-month weighted average and is not seasonally adj…

Map shows how UK will be battered by Portugal's Storm Ivo as 60mph gales and driving rain to torment the coast

found 2025 › Jan › 29 (Wed) @ 20:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Southern England will be hit by 60mph gusts and heavy rain today as Portugal's Storm Ivo strikes the coast - the third named storm to impact Britain in just six days.

Case-Shiller: National House Price Index Up 3.8% year-over-year in November

found 2025 › Jan › 28 (Tue) @ 16:49 UTC

a story from Calculated Risk › Calculated Risk

S&P/Case-Shiller released the monthly Home Price Indices for November ("November" is a 3-month average of September, October and November closing prices).

This release includes prices for 20 individ…

Californians hope rain will bring respite from LA wildfires as Trump set to visit

found 2025 › Jan › 24 (Fri) @ 19:41 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Forecast rain will aid firefighting efforts in Los Angeles but could cause mudslides and toxic ash runoff

Southern California was preparing for some long-awaited rain this weekend, bringing some respi…

Southern UK is hit with a TORNADO warning TODAY… before Storm Eowyn blows in tomorrow - as experts fear a 'one-in-100-year' storm will rip across British isles with 'off-the-scale' 125mph winds

found 2025 › Jan › 23 (Thu) @ 07:32 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

A tornado warning has been issued for parts of England as the country braces for 125mph winds from Storm Eowyn, with experts warning of 'off-the-scale' winds which are coming to batter Britain.