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Regent Street in London celebrating the Christmas season on November 13, 2025 in London, England. Ben Montgomery | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images December sneaks up on us with the eternal question, “Where did this year go?” The last month is often both a finish line and a mirror, reflecting the year’s highs, lows, and everything in between. Meanwhile, markets are hoping for an early Christmas present from the Federal Reserve as policymakers gather for their final meeting of the year next week.According to the CME FedWatch tool, traders are mainly expecting a 25 basis point (bp) rate cut,…
geneva, switzerland AP — Swiss voters on Sunday firmly rejected calls to make it compulsory for women to serve in national service, such as in the army or civil protection teams, as all men are already required to do. After the referendum, official results, which are still being tallied in some regions, revealed that more than half of Swiss cantons rejected the Citizen Services Initiative by a wide margin. This meant a no, since a proposal requires a majority of both voters and states to pass. Voters also strongly rejected another proposal to impose a new national tax on private…
McLaren team boss Andrea Stella has explained the thinking behind the team’s decision not to pit drivers under the safety car at the Qatar Grand Prix, which was a major late-game twist in the F1 title race.McLaren made a costly mistake by keeping leader Piastri and third-place Lando Norris on track after the safety car was brought out on lap seven, costing title rival Max Verstappen the victory in a race that appeared to be won by McLaren. Only one other car did not pit that lap. Piastri finished second and Norris fourth. Verstappen’s victory, his fifth in the past…
On October 21, 2025, Chinese-made cars and construction machinery will be assembled and shipped for export at Yantai Port in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China. Cost Photo | Null Photo | Getty ImagesChina’s factory activity unexpectedly contracted in November as weak domestic demand continued to cast a shadow over the world’s second-largest economy, according to a private survey released on Monday. S&P Global’s Rating Dog China Integrated Manufacturing PMI fell to 49.9 in November, below the 50.5 expected by analysts polled by Reuters. An indicator level above 50 suggests economic expansion, while below it suggests contraction. Private surveys generally paint…
Reuters — Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma, has resigned from parliament after being accused of luring 17 people to fight for Russia in Ukraine, her party announced on Friday. Zuma-Sambudla was a member of the opposition Umkhonto Wisizwe (MK) party led by her father. MK officials said she resigned voluntarily and that her resignation from parliament and all other public roles was effective immediately. MK party national organizer Nati Nhleko told reporters that MK was not involved in recruiting the men to Russia and that Zuma-Sambudla’s resignation was not an admission of guilt, but added…
Aerial view of vehicles traveling on a road through the central business district of Beijing, China, October 5, 2020.Zhang Qiao | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets in December opened mostly in the red on Monday as traders awaited new manufacturing data from China and rising expectations for interest rate cuts from the US Federal Reserve this month.Traders are pricing in an 87.4% rate cut at the Federal Open Market Committee meeting on December 10, according to the CME FedWatch tool.Investors in Asia will be keeping an eye on China’s November Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Business Index from RatingDog, a…
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro made his first public appearance in days on Sunday, ending domestic speculation that he had fled amid rising tensions with the United States. Maduro typically appears on Venezuelan television multiple times a week, but he has not been seen in public since Wednesday, when he posted a video of himself driving through Caracas on his Telegram channel, sparking intense speculation about his whereabouts. On Sunday, he attended the annual specialty coffee awards ceremony in eastern Caracas. Footage broadcast online showed the president sitting in front of a crowd, handing out medals to coffee producers and introducing…
Martin O’Neill’s return to the Premiership continued as Celtic continued to close the gap at the top of the Scottish Premiership with a win over Hibernian.The caretaker manager has revealed there is a “strong possibility” he will stay at Celtic for a little longer, hoping the club can take control and close the gap in the Premiership title race. After Daizen Maeda’s goal was ruled out for offside, he took advantage of a mistake by Hibs keeper Rafael Sullinger and smashed the ball in from Reo Hatate’s pass. Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible video player Daenen Maeda gives…
Nottingham Forest’s latest five-game unbeaten run in all competitions was ended by Brighton as the Seagulls won 2-0 at the City Ground.Since Sean Dyche’s arrival at the end of October, Forest had lost just once in their last three games up until Sunday’s game, winning each by three goals. Brighton dominated the opening 20 minutes but failed to get a shot on target, after which Forest started to rise. Brighton attempted nine shots in the first 20 minutes, the most in the first 20 minutes of a Premier League match. It was a good period for the hosts as Brighton…
David Sachs’ role as President Donald Trump’s artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency czar could work out very well for his investments and friends, according to a new report in the New York Times. But Sachs fired back in a post on X in which he described a five-month reporting process in which the accusations were “debunked in detail.” “Today they obviously just threw up their hands and put this nothing burger out there,” Sachs said. “If you read the article carefully, you’ll see that they’ve pieced together a lot of anecdotes that don’t support the headline.” This is not the first…