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MicroStrategy shares up 180% this year after debt sale to buy more bitcoin spurs latest rally

Michael Saylor, chairman and CEO of MicroStrategy, speaks during the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami on April 7, 2022. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg...

World

Kidnappers demand nearly £500k for release of 286 school hostages in Nigeria

Gunmen who kidnapped at least 286 students and staff from a school in Nigeria have demanded one billion naira – the equivalent of £486,000...

Technology

Palantir CEO Alex Karp says short sellers ‘love pulling down great American companies’ to pay for their cocaine

Palantir CEO Alex Karp skewered short sellers — investors who bet on the decline in a company’s stock price — in an interview with...

Technology

Biden administration investigating Change Healthcare cyberattack as disruptions continue

In this photo illustration, the UnitedHealth Group logo is displayed on a tablet. Igor Golovniov | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The...

Samaria Ayanle: Body found in River Thames believed to be missing student

A body found in the River Thames three weeks ago is believed to be missing student Samaria Ayanle, police have said. The 19-year-old was...

Sports

NHL playoff watch: Clash of the Western titans on tap as Avalanche visit Canucks

Tim Kavanagh, ESPN.comMar 13, 2024, 06:20 AM ET Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior editor for ESPN digital editorial. He’s a native of upstate...

Diane Abbott slams Speaker for not calling her to talk on race row despite standing up over 40 times

Diane Abbott has criticised the Speaker after he failed to call her during today’s Prime Minister’s Questions, which was dominated by the race row...

Business

Foreign govts face ban on owning British newspapers – effectively blocking Abu Dhabi-led Telegraph takeover

The government is expected to commit to banning foreign governments from owning British newspapers and magazines, effectively blocking an Abu Dhabi-led takeover of the...

Politics

Sunak appears to rule out handing back cash to Tory donor embroiled in racism row

Rishi Sunak appears to have ruled out returning money to a Tory donor who allegedly said Diane Abbott made him “want to hate all...

World

British couple die on Caribbean island of Grenada after being found on beach

A retired husband and wife from Britain have died after being found on a beach in Grenada. The couple were found on Paradise Beach...

World

Paul Alexander – ‘The Man in the Iron Lung’ – dies after 70 years living in tank

A polio survivor, who lived inside an iron lung for 70 years, has died at the age of 78. Paul Alexander, widely known as...

Environment

Oil strategist says the market could be caught off guard by a crude spike this summer

Investors could be caught off guard by the strength of an oil price rally this summer, according to Morgan Stanley‘s Martijn Rats. His comments...

Environment

Oil prices jump after Ukraine strikes Russian oil refineries

Smoke billows after Ukraine’s SBU drone strikes a refinery, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Ryazan, Ryazan Region, Russia, in this screen grab from...

Environment

BP and Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. suspend major purchase in Israeli gas firm

A view of the platform of the Leviathan natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea is pictured from the Israeli northern coastal beach of...

Politics

Tory donor not ‘racist’ despite alleged Diane Abbott remarks, claims minister

A Conservative minister says he does not believe his party’s biggest donor is a racist, despite alleged comments he made about former Labour MP...

Paul Alexander – ‘The Man in the Iron Lung’ – dies after 70 years living in tank

A polio survivor, who lived inside an iron lung for 70 years, has died at the age of 78. Paul Alexander, widely known as...

Politics

UK economy returns to growth

Growth returned in the UK economy in January, according to official figures. The measure of everything produced in the UK – a metric called...

World

Donald Trump joins Joe Biden in securing his party’s presidential nomination – setting up rematch in race for White House

Donald Trump has won enough delegates to become the Republican presumptive nominee for a third straight election. He joins Joe Biden as his party’s...

World

US to send $300m in military aid to Ukraine as Republicans continue to block $60bn funding package

The US will send around $300m in military aid to Ukraine as Republicans continue to block a $60bn funding package for Kyiv. The aid...

US to send 0m in military aid to Ukraine as Republicans continue to block bn funding package

World

Andrew Tate and brother Tristan can be extradited to UK – after trial in Romania ends

A request to extradite social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan to the UK has been granted by a court in Romania....