Global markets lift on US-China trade deal hopes
Renewed hopes of an end to the US-China trade war ensured another positive session for global markets, with London stocks benefiting from the cheer.
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Weir reveals US job cuts as it warns over oil and gas profits
Engineer Weir has warned over profits in its oil and gas division and revealed a fifth of its US workforce has been axed as it battles against tough trading in America.
South Dakota executes man after US Supreme Court rejects appeal
A man who fatally stabbed a former co-worker who interrupted him during a 1992 burglary has been executed in South Dakota.
White House hopeful Elizabeth Warren outlines 20 trillion-dollar healthcare plan
US presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren has proposed 20 trillion dollars (£15.8tn) in federal spending over the next decade to provide healthcare to every American without raising taxes on the middle class.
Rules for Trump impeachment inquiry approved by House of Representatives
Democrats have rammed a package of ground rules for their impeachment inquiry of US President Donald Trump through a sharply divided House of Representatives.
US Federal Reserve cuts rates for third time this year but signals likely pause
The US Federal Reserve has cut its benchmark interest rate for the third time this year to try to sustain the economic expansion in the face of global threats.
Markets subdued as traders act cautiously ahead of Fed rates update
The markets were mixed as traders remained on tenterhooks ahead of the pivotal update from the Federal Reserve.
Brexit delay and cooling US-China tensions buoy UK markets
The London markets jumped higher on the back of news that Brexit has been delayed until potentially the end of January 2020 and improving tensions between the US and China.
Almost half of Britons think PM lying about protecting NHS from Trump – survey
Almost half of people think Boris Johnson is failing to tell the truth when it comes to protecting the NHS in a trade deal with the US, according to a new survey.
IS leader died after running into tunnel and igniting explosive vest, says Trump
The leader of so-called Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died after running into a dead-end tunnel and igniting an explosive vest, killing himself and three of his young children, US President Donald Trump has said.