Liz’s view Ted Pick is dropping breadcrumbs. Morgan Stanley’s CEO plopped a telling line into Wednesday’s earnings call: “We are, as a discipline, constantly evaluating potential inorganic opportunities to expand in attractive geographies, bolt on new capabilities, add new client relationships.” Don’t be thrown off by the CEO-speak. Pick’s comments ...
DR Congo unseals Glencore offices in latest tax dispute twistDR Congo unseals Glencore offices in latest tax dispute twist
The Scoop DR Congo’s finance minister ordered the tax authority to remove seals placed on Glencore’s Kamoto Copper Company offices, as talks continue over a multibillion-dollar tax dispute, a government spokesman told Semafor. The move comes days after President Félix Tshisekedi warned that heavy-handed measures by tax officials threatened to ...
Scientists Discover Planet Has Everything to Host ‘Earth-Like Life’ In BreakthroughScientists Discover Planet Has Everything to Host ‘Earth-Like Life’ In Breakthrough
🌘 Subscribe to 404 Media to get The Abstract, our newsletter about the most exciting and mind-boggling science news and studies of the week. Astronomers have detected an atmosphere around a rocky exoplanet in the habitable zone of its star for the first time in history, signalling a major breakthrough ...
How Cops Use Flock to Track People, Not CarsHow Cops Use Flock to Track People, Not Cars
Police departments around the country have used Flock cameras at least hundreds of times to search for specific people, not cars, using searches such as “heavy-set male with a black and white hat,” “person on skateboard,” and “person wearing orange vest and construction hat,” according to data reviewed by 404 ...
Zelensky’s removal of popular defence minister sparks protests in UkraineZelensky’s removal of popular defence minister sparks protests in Ukraine
A rift between Fedorov and Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi was apparently at the heart of Zelensky’s decision. ...
Sadiq Khan among 26 new peers to enter the LordsSadiq Khan among 26 new peers to enter the Lords
The London mayor is to be joined by broadcaster June Sarpong and former union chief Christina McAnea in the Lords. ...
World Cup might not be ours but Falklands definitely are, says No 10World Cup might not be ours but Falklands definitely are, says No 10
Argentina could be disciplined by Fifa for the celebrations after the World Cup win over England. ...
Why you should care about the third-place play-off between England and FranceWhy you should care about the third-place play-off between England and France
It might feel like the last thing anyone wants right now – but here is why, actually, you do want to watch the World Cup’s third-place play-off. ...
Couples free to marry at the beach or the pub in England and Wales under new plansCouples free to marry at the beach or the pub in England and Wales under new plans
The government says it wants to update “outdated” marriage laws to give couples in England and Wales more choice. ...
Iran accuses US of ‘barbaric’ strike near hospital as Kuwait says it is under attack – Middle East crisis liveIran accuses US of ‘barbaric’ strike near hospital as Kuwait says it is under attack – Middle East crisis live
Foreign ministry spokesman says children’s cancer hospital had to be evacuated in Ahvaz; Kuwait says it responding to renewed Iranian drone attacks US attacks oil tanker in strait of Hormuz as strikes reported in Tehran The Lebanese foreign minister, Youssef Raggi, said Lebanon has made a decision to “end Hezbollah’s ...