Visa, Mastercard plan to hike credit-card fees
Global payments processors Visa (V.N) and Mastercard (MA.N) are planning to increase fees that many merchants pay when they accept customers’ credit cards, the Wall Street Journal reported ...
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Back in the big time, Britain’s M&S rejoins blue-chip index
Marks & Spencer (MKS.L) will rejoin Britain’s FTSE 100 (.FTSE) stock index after a four-year hiatus, it was confirmed on Wednesday, capping a return to fashion for the food ...
African Union suspends Gabon’s membership after military coup
The African Union on Thursday suspended Gabon’s membership one day after military officers ousted President Ali Bongo, the first regional response to the eighth coup in West and Central ...
China’s Xi likely to skip G20 summit in India -sources
Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to skip a summit of G20 leaders in India next week, sources familiar with the matter in India and China told Reuters, a development ...
US-led coalition urges calm in northeast Syria after clashes between Arab tribes, Kurdish-led force
The U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group called on Thursday for an end to clashes in northeast Syria, where the Kurdish-led force it backs has been locked ...
Trump pleads not guilty to Georgia election subversion, seeks separate trial
Former U.S. President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday to a Georgia criminal indictment accusing him of trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat and asked to be tried ...
PSG, Dortmund, Milan, Newcastle in tough Champions League group
Paris St Germain will kick off their quest for a maiden Champions League trophy in a strong Group F featuring Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan and Newcastle United following the draw ...
Russia faces domestic fuel crunch, braces for more shortages
Russia, one of the world’s biggest oil producers, has faced shortages of fuel crucial for gathering the harvest in some parts of its southern breadbasket and the situation may ...
Ukraine tells critics of slow counteroffensive to ‘shut up’ (wrapup)
Ukraine told critics of the pace of its three-month-old counteroffensive to “shut up” on Thursday, the sharpest signal yet of Kyiv’s frustration at leaks from Western officials that say ...
Hamilton and Russell extend Mercedes contracts
Seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has signed a new contract with Mercedes and will continue to partner compatriot George Russell in 2024 and 2025, the team said on Thursday.
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Understanding Grayscale’s victory in spot bitcoin ETF case
The US District of Columbia Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was wrong to reject an application from crypto asset manager Grayscale Investments ...
Lukashenko: demands by Poland and Baltics for Wagner to quit Belarus ‘stupid’
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said demands by Poland and the Baltic states for the withdrawal of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group from Belarus were “groundless and stupid”, Belarusian state news ...
Avoiding catastrophe, Florida’s Gulf Coast begins cleanup from Hurricane Idalia
Cleanup and recovery from Hurricane Idalia began on Thursday along Florida’s Gulf Coast, where property damage, loss of life and power disruptions paled in comparison to the last major ...
Chelsea’s Lukaku makes loan move to Roma
Chelsea’s Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku has joined Serie A side AS Roma on a season-long loan, both clubs said on Thursday.
The loan fee was not disclosed but Italian ...
UK business optimism at 18-month high on hopes for rate hike pause
British companies are their most confident since before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to a survey that also showed they planned to keep on raising prices and staff pay, ...
UBS to cut 3000 Swiss jobs as it slashes costs by $10 billion
UBS Group (UBSG.S) plans to cut 3,000 jobs in Switzerland in the next couple of years, as it offered the first glimpse of how it plans to achieve more than $10 ...
Palestinian trucker shot dead after killing Israeli soldier in ramming attack
A Palestinian truck driver killed an Israeli soldier in a ramming attack on a checkpoint on the boundary with the occupied West Bank on Thursday, and was shot dead during ...
Wallace confirms resignation as UK defence minister, Grant Schapps to replace him
Former energy minister Grant Shapps replaced Ben Wallace on Thursday as Britain’s defence minister, a promotion for a man relied upon by the government as a good media communicator ...
Oil dips as factory activity shrinks; investors cautious
Oil prices eased on Thursday after data showed China’s manufacturing activity shrank for the fifth month in a row, and as investors cautiously awaited a US personal consumption expenditure ...
Bullet point previews of Premier League matches
Friday, Sept. 1
Luton Town v West Ham United (1900)
* Second-placed West Ham are looking to extend their unbeaten run to the new season when they visit promoted Luton, who are yet ...
Spanish football boss’ mother taken to hospital after hunger strike
The mother of the Spanish Football Federation’s beleaguered chief Luis Rubiales who started a hunger strike in support of her son on Monday, was taken to a local hospital ...
Chelsea fight back in League Cup, Everton through
Chelsea beat AFC Wimbledon and Everton eventually overcame Doncaster Rovers but both Premier League sides survived scares, coming from behind to claim 2-1 wins over their fourth-tier opponents in the ...
Poland charters tankers used for Russian oil to import Arab crude
Polish refiner Orlen has in recent months chartered at least 10 tankers that previously shipped Russian oil to Asia to deliver Arab crude to its refineries in Lithuania and Poland on ...
US Open order of play on Thursday
Order of play on the main show courts on the fourth day of the U.S. Open on Thursday (play starts 1500 GMT/11 AM ET unless stated, prefix number denotes seeding):
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