Half-shredded Banksy could fetch over $5 million at auction
A Banksy artwork that sensationally self-shredded just after it sold for $1.4 million is up for sale again — at several times the previous price.
Scores of asset managers fall short on tougher UK best practice code
BlackRock, Fidelity, Legal & General, M&G and abrdn are among 125 firms endorsed under Britain's tougher best practice code to stop "greenwashing" by asset managers, though 64 peers failed to make the grade, the Financial Reporting Council said on Monday.
Wildfires, drought can't stop California wine country’s hot real estate market
When Jenny Hess visited her sister in Healdsburg, Calif., in May of 2020 to get out of New York City during Covid, she was entranced by the area’s temperate weather, natural beauty and sophisticated food and wine culture.
Italy announces tighter entry requirements for US tourists
Countries around the world are putting restrictions on American travelers as the highly transmissible delta variant of the coronavirus continues to spread.
How has Afghanistan withdrawal impacted how the world views US?
UK Brexit Party Leader Nigel Farage on Europe's reaction to the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
EU set to recommend halting nonessential travel from the US
The European Union is set to recommend halting nonessential travel from the U.S. because of the spread of Covid-19, diplomats said on Sunday.
CDC, State Department warn against Turkey travel, ease India advisory
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and U.S. State Department warned on Monday against travel to Turkey because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases in that nation but eased its advisories for India.
Study: German emissions to grow by largest amount since 1990
Germany is forecast to slip back below the threshold it had set for cutting greenhouse gases by 2020, amid a post-pandemic recovery and unfavorable conditions for renewable energy, according to a report by an environmental think tank Sunday.
Jessica Springsteen: America’s rising equestrian star
Jessica Springsteen remembers attending a show-jumping event growing up in New Jersey, when she dreamed of reaching the sport’s highest level but also understood how long it might be even if she did. "It’s going to take me forever to get there," she thought then.
Natural disaster insured losses hit 10-year high in first half of 2021: insurance broker
Insured losses from natural disasters hit a 10-year high of $42 billion in the first half of 2021, with the biggest loss related to extreme cold in the United States in February, insurance broker Aon said on Wednesday.
Nord 2 pipeline deal will hand Russia’s Putin keys to Europe
The Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline is a global political football carrying big risks for the United States.
Stock futures moving higher to end the week
U.S. equity futures are pointing to a higher open when trading begins on Wall Street.
Stock futures trade mixed ahead of economic data, bank earnings
U.S. equity futures are leaning toward a mixed trading session on Thursday.
Neck rubs, tapped phones: Merkel has history with US leaders
One of the longest-serving leaders of one of the closest U.S. allies, Merkel is set for a warm welcome when she meets Biden during her first visit to Washington since he took office in January.
EU to unveil first-of-its-kind carbon border tax
Europe’s trailblazing carbon border levy is facing a decidedly soft launch. When the European Commission’s climate tsar Frans Timmermans outlines on Wednesday how he plans to cut bloc-wide emissions 55% by 2030, a tax on dirty imports will be a key component.
Stock futures trade mixed ahead of bank earnings, Fed testimony
U.S. equity futures are trading mixed ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's two-day testimony before Congress.
Varney on child tax credit: Democrats are buying votes
FOX Business' Stuart Varney during his latest "My Take" argued that "Democrats are buying votes" and making America more like Europe with the new child tax credit.
Yellen cajoles European global minimum tax holdouts after G-20 meeting in Venice
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday called on European holdout countries that have not signed onto the global minimum tax deal to support the breakthrough agreement, though she has said it's not necessary for all nations to adopt it.
Stock futures gain as bond yields rise
U.S. equity futures are trading higher following a day that saw stocks pull back from their recent record highs as bond yields fell and investors turned cautious.
KT McFarland on why China is eyeing Afghanistan
Author and former Trump deputy national security adviser KT McFarland provides insight into China, Russia and the NSA.



















