Amazon halts ban on UK-issued Visa credit cards
Amazon.com said on Monday it would not stop accepting UK-issued Visa Inc credit cards on its British website later this month as it had proposed,...
Dove soap maker Unilever signals pursuit of GSK consumer arm; shares fall
Unilever (ULVR.L) signalled on Monday it would pursue a deal for GSK's (GSK.L) consumer business, calling it a "strong strategic fit", but Unilever shares slid more than 8%, highlighting...
Explainer: UK inflation nears 30-year high, but how fast will it fall back?
British consumer price inflation looks set to hit a 30-year high of 6% or more in April, but the big question for the Bank of...
British PM Johnson wishes he had not attended boozy lockdown gathering
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wishes he had not attended a "bring your own booze" gathering in Downing Street during Britain's first coronavirus lockdown and...
Another midterm worry for Biden White House: probes and impeachment attempts
The U.S. midterm elections are some 10 months away, but President Joe Biden's administration and allies already foresee a possible scenario in which Republicans take...
‘Upside down again’: Omicron surge roils U.S. small businesses
Phillip Howard pointed toward a stack of black ski pants piled atop a counter in his winter sports shop as evidence of the hurdles small...
Rabbi threw chair at Texas synagogue hostage-taker before escaping
A rabbi who was among four Jewish congregants taken captive at a Dallas-area synagogue said on Monday that he and others managed to escape after...
Top U.S. general Milley tests positive for COVID-19: spokesman
U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday and is experiencing very minor symptoms while isolating and working remotely, a...
Winter storm slams U.S. East Coast, Canada, thousands of flights canceled
A major winter storm slammed much of the eastern United States with snow, ice and high winds on Sunday, causing widespread travel disruptions and power...
U.S. FAA clears 45% of commercial plane fleet after 5G deployed
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Sunday it had cleared an estimated 45% of the U.S. commercial airplane fleet to perform low-visibility landings at...