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Investors are having a Bobby Ewing moment. As when the previously dead character stepped out of the shower in 80s TV show Dallas and viewers were asked to believe it was all a dream, markets seem willing to suspend their belief too.The leading US stock market, the S&P 500, is now practically level for the year and above where it stood before Donald Trump unleashed his tariff maelstrom.That’s quite a turnaround considering the carnage that followed the tariff announcement on 2 April, when stock markets took a tumble, individual shares took a pounding, and the US government bond market staged…
By Heidi ParkerAngelina Jolie turned 50-years-old on June 4, 2025.It is quite the milestone for the Oscar-winning actress who was born into fame as her father is Mission: Impossible actor Jon Voight, and then she found fame on her own as a teenager with daring acting roles.But there are many things that fans may not know about the mother-of-six who used to be married to Brad Pitt.To celebrate the Maleficent actress’ big birthday, DailyMail.com has complied a list of 50 facts about the silver-screen superstar that many people may not know.For example, though Jolie has had dark hair for her…
Black rats in Australia’s biggest cities have developed a genetic mutation that increases their resistance to one of the most widely used poisons. New research led by Edith Cowan University PhD student and environmental toxicologist Alicia Gorbould found the mutation in over half the rats tested in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney between 2021 and 2024.The mutation suggests the rats have developed a resistance to second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides, also known as SGARs, but other animals continue to be inadvertently killed by these types of rat poison. SGARs are deadly to secondary predators, such as tawny frogmouths, Australian boobooks and eastern barn owls,…
Lisa Pratta never set out to expose a pharmaceutical giant. She entered the industry because she believed in medicine – and, as the single mother of a child with special needs, understood the life-changing impact it could have. With her natural ease around others, pharmaceutical sales seemed like the perfect fit: a job that married her people skills with a purpose she cared deeply about. But what started as her ‘dream job’ soon became something else entirely as she began to sense the pharmaceutical industry seemed more interested in making money than helping patients. In 2010, Pratta, now 65, started as a sales rep at Questcor…
‘Anyone have good balance?’ The person asking is a cowboy called Cody who’s stood by his steed on a Texan ranch.No sooner than I’ve raised a hand I’m encouraged to get in the saddle, slide back and stand up on the horse’s bare butt.I’m clearly no cowgirl because the unfurling to upright proves a lengthy, nervy manoeuvre, but eventually I’m vertical enough to merit a ‘Yee-haw’!Texas is in America’s southwest and is the country’s second largest state after Alaska. It’s bigger than Spain and is impossible to cover in a week, so I’m sticking to an area close to Austin…
A pizza parlour in London’s south has become a viral sensation with foodies travelling for hours and lining up around the block to get a slice of the action. Bombay Pizza in Wallington is making a name for itself with its unusual – yet delicious – fusion pies that marry Italian and Indian cuisines. Fronted by Apprentice runner-up Anisa Khan, 26, the new hot spot has been so inundated with orders that staff are working overtime to keep up with demand. The hype comes after Anisa battled it out with fellow contestant Dean Franklin on the BBC reality show’s finale where the pair had to…
By GERMANIA RODRIGUEZ POLEO, CHIEF U.S. REPORTER and DANIEL BATES AT THE DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN FEDERAL COURTHOUSE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 15:52 BST, 11 June 2025 | Updated: 17:55 BST, 11 June 2025 Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is back in court as his sex-trafficking and racketeering trial continues on Wednesday in New York federal court.The now white-haired mogul has been wearing glasses and sweaters as he listens to the prosecution’s witness accuse him of using his wealth and fame to coerce women and employees into criminal activity.Diddy’s lawyers are cross-examining his ex-girlfriend and alleged victim Jane, who is testifying under a pseudonym.Jane…
Ukraine’s former foreign minister has starkly warned that British mothers must accept their sons have to die defending Europe, otherwise there is no Nato. Dmytro Kuleba told Metro that Vladimir Putin’s goal was to ‘expose’ the ‘falsehood’ of the Nato alliance, which has a mutual assistance clause that compels its members to fight for each other in the event of an attack of another member. He said: ‘Putin may invade Nato territory soon – so now what? Is Nato going to send a division to fight back?’ ‘Many people believe that the real test for Nato is whether the US is going to…
Diddy’s wildest sexual fantasy involved a twisted NBA roleplay – casting himself as Michael Jordan, his ex-girlfriend as Kobe Bryant and the male escort she regularly slept with as Shaquille O’Neal – the ex testified on day two of the fifth week in the disgraced rap mogul’s sex trafficking trial.’Jane’, who testified under a pseudonym, said the hip hop mogul’s obsession with ‘cuckold’ scenarios may have been a way to live out his bisexual fantasies without physically engaging with men – because he was ‘too ashamed’ to do so openly.Jane described the ‘Freak Offs’ she attended during their relationship as…
Richard Staveley manager of Rockwood Strategic says shares are still cheapBy SIMON LAMBERT Updated: 11:29 BST, 11 June 2025 Smaller companies in the UK offer one of the best opportunities to investors in a long time, says the manager behind the top performing investment trust over the past five years.Rockwood Strategic has trebled investors money since June 2020, but manager Richard Staveley says that Britain’s smallest listed companies are still going cheap.He speaks to Simon Lambert on this episode of the Investing Show, to discuss how his investment philosophy, how Rockwood Strategic invests and reveal the thinking behind some of…