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Barclays 'House of Fixed Income' Pins Future Growth on Equities
The house built by fixed income is facing an overhaul. Barclays Plc is showing it can do more for clients than trade bonds and arrange debt deals. Barclays' equities traders pulled level with their fixed income counterparts in the third quarter…
Extension of Peterborough supported housing contracts proposed
Housing support services for vulnerable and homeless people in Peterborough look set to continue after councillors were asked to extend the current contracts. The city council has three contracts with organisations that provide a total of 138 units…
Housing plan for footwear machinery site in Leicester approved
Plans for 311 flats and 43 houses on part of the former British United Shoe Machinery (BUSM) site in Leicester have been given the go-ahead. Leicester City Council has approved a planning application from Trafalgar Global Ltd to build houses as…
NFL House in Paris closes ahead of more protests
The NFL closed its 'NFL House' in Paris on Saturday as the city braced for street protests with a heavy police presence and storefronts boarded up. The league announced the closure to fans on Saturday morning through its 'OnePass' app and it came a…
Call for Budget to end housing benefit freeze so families have 'breathing space
Chancellor John Healey has been urged to use next week's Budget to end the housing benefit freeze blamed for straining families' budgets. In a letter seen by The Mirror, over a dozen major charities, including Shelter, Crisis, and food bank…
Five common house features that put off buyers and make homes look cheap
Having a strong sense of personal style ultimately boils down to confidence and not fretting about what others think of your home. That idea lies at the heart of joyful decorating that's inspiring people to step away from designing purely with…
Nick Shirley and the White House Make Their Relationship Official
Nick Shirley finally got a government check. It's a wonder it took so long. For the last year and a half, he's played the role of quasi-state run media. As the Trump administration flooded a series of cities last year with federal immigration…
Why does Jeremy Bamber and White House Farm still grip people?
The murders of five people at an Essex farmhouse was an unspeakable act of violence. Six-year-old twins, a model and her adoptive parents dead – it set the stage for the ultimate whodunnit. Forty years on from Jeremy Bamber's conviction, why…
NFL House in Paris closes ahead of street protests in French capital
PARIS — The NFL closed its “NFL House” in Paris on Saturday as the city braced for street protests with a heavy police presence and storefronts boarded up. The league announced the closure to fans on Saturday morning through…
Vance front and center in Republican midterms push - is this a dry run for a White House bid?
A day after JD Vance suggested Donald Trump would endorse him if he runs for president, the vice-president shifted awkwardly in the Oval Office as his boss was asked about the remark. “He's a very talented person, and he's a very good…
Trump housing order receives mixed industry reaction
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at reduced housing costs, which could save some mortgage borrowers thousands of dollars, but the final text is narrower than an earlier draft that had circulated in recent weeks.
White House says the US is lifting tariffs on some Canadian goods
The US is lifting some of its 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, with the White House saying on Friday it was working to 'protect the economic prosperity and national security of the American people'. The exemptions could also boost Republican…
News Wrap: White House says Melania Trump brokered localized ceasefire deal in Oleshky
We start the day's other headlines with the latest on the war in Ukraine. The White House says first lady Melania Trump has brokered a localized cease-fire deal in Oleshky, the Ukrainian city captured by Russia early on in the war. The cease-fire…
Fire Destroys the Kehlstein House, Built for Hitler
The historic building has been completely destroyed by a suspected arsonist. The difficult firefighting efforts were still ongoing the next day, and the damage runs into the millions. Things happen very quickly at Obersalzberg on Friday night:…
Democrats' House of Cards Is Missing One Card
Federal prosecutors unsealed an eight-count indictment Thursday against Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas, a Democrat, alleging she led a marijuana distribution and money laundering operation. Lucas answered on X: 'I grew up under Jim Crow. I've…
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