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Arm’s second trading day is more subdued, but valuation still tops $60 billion

Arm Holdings jumped another 6% on Friday at the market open, but those gains cooled off some in its second day of trading after...

Arm's second trading day is more subdued, but valuation still tops billion

Business

New train drivers’ strike to coincide with Conservative Party conference in Manchester

Train drivers will take strike action on 30 September and 4 October to coincide with the Conservative Party’s conference in Manchester, a union has announced....

Politics

Minister unable to say if HS2 will reach Manchester – but insists levelling up agenda ‘steaming ahead’

The levelling up agenda is “steaming ahead”, a government minister has insisted – despite being unable to say whether the HS2 rail link will...

Business

Everton sold to US-based investment firm

Everton has been sold to Miami based investment firm 777 Partners for an undisclosed sum.

Business

UAW union to launch coordinated strikes against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis

For the first time in US history coordinated industrial action is taking place against the three major car producers, the biggest form of strike...

Business

Gatwick Airport flights cancelled, delayed or diverted due to staff absence in air traffic control

More than 40 flights have been cancelled or diverted because of a lack of staff in air traffic control at Gatwick Airport. The airport...

Business

Center Parcs owner in talks with new investors over stake sale

The owner of Center Parcs’ operations in Britain is in talks with some of its own investors about the sale of a stake in...

World

‘Dam of death’: Libya survivors had just minutes to escape tsunami-like torrent

The sheer numbers of people dead or unaccounted for in the Libyan city of Derna is overwhelming survivors, who say they had minutes to...

World

Iran threatens crackdown on anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death – but some refuse to be silenced

“They killed my brother, and now they’re coming for us too.” These are words from inside Iran that its rulers do not want the...

World

Three years on from Abraham Accords, is a bigger prize in sight for Israel?

The Abraham Accords, when they were signed three years ago today, were a major step forward for peace in the Middle East. For the...

Business

Tesco and Sainsbury’s using ‘potentially dodgy tactics’ with loyalty card prices, Which? claims

Customer loyalty schemes at Sainsbury’s and Tesco are “not all they’re cracked up to be” with regular prices being inflated so promotions look better...

Sports

College football Week 3: Surprising starts, QBs in the spotlight

It’s only Week 3, and already the college football season has been rife with surprises. Can Colorado, 1-11 last season, run its record to...

Sports

Deion on Norvell swipe: CSU ‘made it personal’

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterSep 14, 2023, 12:43 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Deion Sanders...

Sports

Ole Miss DT sues Kiffin, school over mental health

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterSep 14, 2023, 09:05 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Ole Miss...

Sports

Red Sox fire exec Bloom after almost 4 seasons

Jeff Passan, ESPNSep 14, 2023, 12:45 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity...

Sports

OF Kjerstad latest O’s prospect to get MLB call-up

ESPN News Services Sep 14, 2023, 05:05 PM ET BALTIMORE — The 1 Related Kjerstad was the No. 2 pick in the 2020 amateur...

Sports

Blue Jays activate Chapman amid wild-card chase

Associated Press Sep 14, 2023, 05:34 PM ET TORONTO — Blue Jays third baseman Matt Chapman was activated off the 10-day injured list before...

Father among three charged with murder of 10-year-old Sara Sharif

Three people have been charged with the murder of 10-year-old Sara Sharif. Surrey Police said the Crown Prosecution Service authorised charges against Sara’s father,...

Technology

Arm is trading at a premium to Nvidia after IPO pop even though it’s a ‘no-growth company’

Arm’s Nasdaq debut on Thursday looks good for SoftBank, which just spun the company out after acquiring it in 2016. But it’s a head-scratcher...

Technology

DoorDash will switch to Nasdaq from the NYSE in blow to Big Board

Tony Xu, co-founder and CEO of DoorDash Inc., smiles during the Wall Street Journal Tech Live conference in Laguna Beach, California, Oct. 22, 2019....