St. James’s Place first-half inflows slow, misses on operating profit
British wealth manager St. James’s Place said on Wednesday that weaker client sentiment weighed on inflows of new money in the first half of the...
MLB roundup: Pirates snap nine-game skid as benches clear
Corey Dickerson homered twice and drove in a career-high five runs to help the Pittsburgh Pirates end a nine-game losing streak with an 11-4 win...
Lloyds Bank profits fall after fresh $669 million PPI charge
Britain’s biggest mortgage lender Lloyds Banking Group posted weaker-than-expected pretax profits on Wednesday, as a further 550 million pound ($668.9 million) provision to meet claims...
Over 900 children separated at U.S. border since policy halted: ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday asked a federal judge to stop the Trump administration’s ongoing separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border, saying the...
Afghanistan highway blast kills at least 34 on bus, injures 17
An explosion on Wednesday hit a bus traveling on a highway between two key cities in western Afghanistan, killing at least 34 passengers, including children,...
China to halt individual Taiwan tourism permits for 47 mainland cities
China’s culture and tourism ministry said on Wednesday it will stop issuing individual permits for travel to Taiwan for people in 47 mainland cities from...
Carmaker Aston Martin swings to a half-year loss
Aston Martin swung to a half-year pretax loss of 78.8 million pounds ($95.8 million) as profits were hit by expansion costs, lower average selling prices...
Hong Kong braces for Typhoon Wipha; schools, financial markets shut early
Hong Kong on Wednesday raised a tropical cyclone signal 8, its third highest level, as schools and financial markets closed and office workers left work...
Germany’s Scholz ‘very skeptical’ about U.S. mission for Strait of Hormuz
Germany’s Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday he was very skeptical about a request by the United States to join a...
Lloyds Bank hit by £550 million PPI charge, pretax profits fall
Britain’s biggest mortgage lender Lloyds Banking Group posted weaker-than-expected pretax profits on Wednesday, as a further 550 million pound ($668.9 million) provision to meet claims...
