December 5, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Orders for manufactured goods produced in the United States fell sharply in October, dragged down by a steep decline in transportation equipment orders, reversing an overall increase in September. New orders for durable goods declined by 5.4 percent in October from a month earlier to $279.4 billion, according to revised Commerce Department data.
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An elderly woman has died in hospital after falling down six rows of seats during a Robbie Williams concert in Sydney. A St Vincent’s Hospital spokesperson confirmed the woman, aged in her 70s, died in hospital on Monday. She had been in an induced coma since Thursday when she was rushed from Allianz Stadium in
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The profitability of non-financial UK companies fell in the quarter to June, according to official data that appears to reaffirm the view of interest rate-setters that higher corporate profit margins have not played a key
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Tony Gates was one of the first to hear the bad news. The chief executive of Northumberland National Park, a 400-square-mile swatch of rolling hills and wild moorland on England’s northern edge, he received a phone call early last Thursday informing him that one of the area’s most celebrated landmarks, the tree at Sycamore Gap,
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A handful of Republicans in the United States House of Representatives voted to oust Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy, as party infighting plunged Congress into further chaos just days after it narrowly averted a government shutdown. The rebellion was led by Representative Matt Gaetz, a far-right Republican from Florida and McCarthy antagonist who accused the party
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More than $500,000 has been raised to bring back West Australian woman Ella Cutler to Australia after the 26-year-old woman plunged 10m from a clifftop while on holiday in Croatia. Since August 26, the WA Police constable has been fighting for life in a Dubrovnik hospital after suffering “catastrophic” injuries, including multiple fractures to her
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Sky News host Chris Kenny says Professor Marcia Langton fell for the “leftist mistake” of abusing the very voters the Yes campaign needs to win the Voice to Parliament referendum. The professor accused the No campaign of using tactics based in “racism” or “sheer stupidity” during a forum hosted by Edith Cowan University. Mr Kenny
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An Australian who fell ill at a remote Antarctic base is returning home on an icebreaker following a daunting mission to rescue him, authorities said Tuesday. The man was working at the Casey research station when he suffered from what authorities described as a developing medical condition that needed specialist assessment and care. The icebreaker
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Less than a quarter of polling stations in Harare — an opposition stronghold — opened on time on Wednesday, the first day of voting. Foreign poll observers on Friday said Zimbabwe’s presidential and legislative elections failed to conform to regional and international standards, placing in doubt the credibility of the tense vote. Zimbabweans went to
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SoftBank Group Corp’s Arm Ltd is expected to report a revenue decline of about 1% in the year ended March, when the chip designer reveals its initial public offering (IPO) filing on Monday, according to a person familiar with the matter. Arm’s sales fell to $2.68 billion in the 12 months ended March 31, hurt
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