Israel and Hamas have agreed a ceasefire to halt the war in Gaza and free the remaining hostages, mediators said, raising hopes of an end to a devastating conflict that has shaken the Middle East and ...

Among the four big US banks that reported 2024 results on Wednesday, JPMorgan has topped the table based on return on equity ...

Activity, prices and labour markets all stronger relative to last release, reinforcing need for central bank caution ahead ...

James Stunt, former son-in-law of Bernie Ecclestone, is accused of participating in £200mn ‘dirty money’ scheme ...

Boaz Weinstein’s webcast on Tuesday was a lot. Railing against fund managers’ “ecosystem of greed”, the hedge fund founder described his attempted coup at seven UK investment trusts in similar terms ...

A putative tie-up between Switzerland’s SGS and France’s Bureau Veritas sent the combined market capitalisation dipping ...

A decade on from his win at the 2015 International Chopin Piano Competition, Seong-Jin Cho is turning his attention to Ravel ...

The late trumpeter’s 1970s compositions for the BBC are brought to life by two orchestras and a range of soloists ...

The cover of Rose Gray’s Louder, Please shows the Londoner in a scene resembling a Martin Parr photo of the seaside, except with beautiful people and better weather. Gray is listening to a yellow ...

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Monday should therefore be a good day for Wall Street. And while tech bosses including Apple’s Tim Cook and OpenAI’s Sam Altman are giving money to Trump’s inauguration campaign — an unsubtle gesture ...

Declarer led 10♥ and, when East followed low, he overtook it with J♥ in hand — and the bad news is revealed. Unable to lead another heart from dummy, what should declarer do? If South can score all ...