LONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - A British teenager pleaded guilty on Friday over an arson attack at offices linked to television station Iran International in northwest London earlier this year.
Nathan Dunn, 19, pleaded guilty to a charge of "arson being reckless as to whether life is endangered" at London's Old Bailey over the incident in April in which an ignited container was thrown towards premises belonging to Volant Media, the parent company of... (continue reading...)
By Anna Szymanski
Aug 21 (Reuters) -
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I was reminded this week of the famous quip from Democratic political strategist James Carville: "I would like to come back as the bond market. You can intimidate everybody." He may have said this more than three decades ago, but the Trump administration's aggressive response to this week's sovereign debt ructions suggests the bond market remains the one entity no one... (continue reading...)
Aug 21 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures inched up on Friday following a battering in the last session, in a week that saw elevated government bond yields and heightened geopolitical tensions weigh on investor sentiment.
All three main U.S. indexes were on track for weekly losses of about 2%, with the S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq set to snap a three-week winning streak.
A jump in long-dated U.S. Treasury yields spooked markets... (continue reading...)
By Lucinda Elliott and Elizabeth Howcroft
MONTEVIDEO/PARIS, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Uruguay seemed like the perfect place for cryptocurrency giant Tether to launch a bitcoin mining operation.
The company, which has issued nearly two thirds of all stablecoins in circulation, picked this still largely agricultural corner of South America that has in recent years become a hub for global fintech firms, helped by its reputation for political... (continue reading...)
Aug 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday it has opened a probe into 997,743 General Motors pickup trucks and SUVs over concerns related to engine failure.
The vehicles include the Cadillac Escalade, Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Yukon, among others, from model years 2021-2026 equipped with GM's L87 engines.
The auto safety regulator said it received 499 complaints alleging engine... (continue reading...)
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