The prominent investment management firm GAM Holding is intensifying discussions over a potential sale months after it was forced to issue a profit warning. Sky News has learnt that GAM, which has assets under management of approximately CHF74.5bn (£66.38bn), is working with bankers at UBS to field interest from prospective bidders. The process is said
Spanish police have arrested one of the FBI’s most wanted during a raid in Madrid. The man, said to originate from New Zealand, is wanted in the US on charges of sexual exploitation, sexual assault and indecent images of children. Spanish police say the man, identified only as MJP, is also wanted on charges of
Dec 23, 2022 The IIHF World Junior Championship has become ubiquitous — in hockey circles at least — with the Christmas holiday season. And the tournament returns this year to its usual place of honor. That’s after the 2022 championship was shuttered in December 2021 amid a spike of COVID-19 cases within the Edmonton “bubble,”
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A CNN review shows discrepancies in the colleges, job and the non-profit reported on GOP congressman-elect George Santos’ resume. CNN’s Brian Todd reports. #CNN #News
Tesla owners are starting to receive messages on their cars offering a free 30-day trial of Enhanced Autopilot, with the message “Happy Holidays!” from Tesla. The messages started showing up on social media, posted by owners in Australia and New Zealand. Notably, this started happening when it was early enough for people to be awake
Three people have been killed and three others injured after a gunman opened fire in Paris. A man, 69, has been arrested in connection with the shooting at a local Kurdish cultural centre, the prosecutor’s department in the French capital said. The French government asked police to reinforce the protection of Kurdish community sites in
In this article ENR-FF Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Hydrogen storage tanks photographed in Spain on May 19, 2022. Hydrogen has a diverse range of applications and can be deployed in a wide range of industries. Angel Garcia | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hydrogen has a part to play in the U.K.’s shift to
Though it might not sound like it, a “bomb cyclone” is a legitimate scientific term, so named because the rapid formation of the storm is like a bomb going off. Millions of Americans have been warned to brace for a bomb cyclone with blizzard conditions, wind chills and temperatures plunging as low as -45.6C (-50.1F)
Rishi Sunak has said he is “sad and disappointed” that strikes are threatening to disrupt Christmas getaways. The prime minister admitted setting public sector pay was a “difficult question” but insisted that “the government has acted fairly and reasonably in accepting all the recommendations of the independent public sector pay review bodies”. Hundreds of thousands
In this article META Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Facebook parent Meta has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a class action lawsuit that claimed the social media giant gave third parties access to user data without their consent. It is the “largest
The French murderer known as “The Serpent” has been freed from prison in Nepal after serving most of his sentence for the murders of American and Canadian backpackers. Charles Sobhraj, whose reputation as a disguise and escape artist earned him the nickname, was serving two life sentences in Nepal for the murders of Connie Jo
Thousands of nurses in England will go on strike again next month in a dispute over pay. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) announced nurses would strike on 18 and 19 January and said further dates would be confirmed in the new year. Pat Cullen, head of the union, said: “The government had the opportunity
Donald Trump was engaged in a “multi-part conspiracy” to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 presidential election, according to a report by US politicians. The House of Representatives’ January 6 committee has issued its final report, based on interviews of more than 1,000 witnesses, 10 hearings and millions of pages of documents. Amounting to
Microsoft CEO Brad Smith participates in a meeting at The Westin Palace Hotel, on 20 May, 2022 in Madrid, Spain. Cezaro De Luca | Europa Press | Getty Images Microsoft on Thursday filed its response to U.S. regulators’ antitrust case attempting to block the software maker from buying video-game publisher Activision Blizzard, saying that the
Dec 22, 2022 World Rugby will encourage elite competitions to have a shot clock for penalties and conversions from Jan. 1, with sanctions to be issued for time wasting as part of plans to speed up the game in 2023 – a World Cup year. The guidelines have been designed by the global governing body
China will introduce rules governing the use of deep synthesis technology in January 2023. Deepfakes, where artificial intelligence is used to manipulate images and videos, are a concern for Beijing as it ramps up control over online content. Fotografielink | Istock | Getty Images In January, China will introduce first-of-its-kind regulation on “deepfakes,” ramping up
In this article GOOGL GOOG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT CEO of Alphabet and Google Sundar Pichai during press conference at the Chancellery in Warsaw, Poland on March 29, 2022. Mateusz Wlodarczyk | Nurphoto | Getty Images More Google employees will be at risk for low performance ratings and fewer are expected to reach
The eastern Ukrainian city of Lysychansk is undergoing “artillery bombardment” and may be reduced to “a city of rubble” by the time Russian troops finally enter, says Dr Alexandra Walmsley of the Royal United Services Institute. It was recently dubbed a “dead city” by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. #Ukraine #Lysychansk #donbas #skynews For the latest
GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, vice chair of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection on the US Capitol, said the guarantee of the peaceful transfer of power is “at the heart of our Republic.” #CNN #News