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01.01.26 - 00:39
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New Trump-Xi Showdown Approaches As Chinese Tankers Press Ahead To Venezuela Despite Blockade (ZeroHedge)
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New Trump-Xi Showdown Approaches As Chinese Tankers Press Ahead To Venezuela Despite Blockade
Two Chinese-flagged very large crude carriers are proceeding toward Venezuelan waters despite a U.S.-imposed blockade on sanctioned oil tankers, raising the prospect of heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing over Venezuela's crude exports.
Thousand Sunny oil tanker (photo: Tommy Chia)
Shipping data published by Lloyd's List on Tuesday shows the Thousand Sunny is expected to arrive at Venezuela's Jose Terminal in mid-January after rounding the Cape of Good Hope empty in the southern Atlantic, Newsweek reports. The vessel, which is not subject to U.S. sanctions, has historically transported Venezuelan Merey heavy crude to China. A second unsanctioned Chinese-flagged VLCC, the Xing Ye, is currently positioned off French Guiana, awaiting loading at the same terminal, Newsweek said.
Via Newsweek
Both the State Department and China's Foreign Ministry have remained mum on the vessels' moveme...
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31.12.25 - 16:42
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ITV agrees to invest £3m in fitness app created by Joe Wicks (The Guardian)
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The Body Coach app, launched during Covid lockdowns, will advertise on ITV's channels and video platform ITVX as part of finalised dealThe broadcaster ITV has agreed to invest up to £3m into the health and fitness app The Body Coach, created by Joe Wicks, who shot to fame by getting the nation exercising from the living room during the pandemic.It is the latest deal made through the group's media for equity investment fund ITV AdVentures Invest. As part of the agreement, The Body Coach will advertise on ITV's channels and its video platform ITVX. Continue reading......
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31.12.25 - 16:24
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FTSE 100 index enjoys its best year since 2009 with 21.5% rise (The Guardian)
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Shares in precious metal producers and defence firms surge in strong year for global equity marketsHow the FTSE 100 'dinosaur' roared back to life Business live – latest updatesBritain's stock market has increased in value by a fifth over 2025 – its biggest annual gain since 2009 in a strong year for shares around the world.The FTSE 100 index of blue-chip stocks closed up 21.5% on New Year's Eve compared with the start of January. The wider all-share market was 19.75% higher. Continue reading......
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31.12.25 - 15:42
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Ofcom urged to investigate GB News Trump interview over inaccuracy claims (The Guardian)
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US president's assertions climate change is 'a hoax' and London has police no-go areas left unchallenged, say criticsBritain's media regulator Ofcom is under pressure to investigate a GB News interview with Donald Trump after complaints that it contained misleading and inaccurate claims that the network failed to challenge.The rightwing channel claimed a “world exclusive sit-down interview” with the US president in November, in which Trump asserted that human-induced climate change was “a hoax” and that London had no-go areas for police and that the capital had “sharia law”. Continue reading......
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31.12.25 - 15:09
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MotorK Secures €3M Additional Financing With Atempo (Business Wire)
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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MotorK plc (AMS: MTRK) ("MotorK", the "Group" or the "Company"), a leading SaaS provider to the automotive retail industry in the EMEA region, today announced it has secured an additional €3 million tranche of financing from Atempo Growth (“Atempo”), an existing lender.
The additional funds were secured under similar financial terms and conditions as the original facility, reflecting the continued confidence in MotorK's business model and financial trajectory.
The proceeds will be used to further strengthen the Group's financial position and support general corporate purposes as MotorK continues its path toward sustainable profitability and cashflow.
Forward-looking information and disclaimer
This press release may include forward-looking statements. Other than reported financial results and historical information, all statements included in this press release, including, without limitation, those regarding our financial position, business str...
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31.12.25 - 14:36
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How the FTSE 100 ′dinosaur′ roared back to life | Nils Pratley (The Guardian)
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Uptick of more than 20% in 2025 was fuelled by share buybacks and helpful breezes in key constituent parts such as defence and miningBusiness live – latest updatesIt was a bumper year for stock markets globally and the surprise, perhaps, is that the FTSE 100 index more than kept up. The London market has sometimes been derided as lacking dynamism – the hedge fund manager Paul Marshall called it the “Jurassic Park” of exchanges a few years ago – but its main index enjoyed its best 12 months since 2009. The Footsie didn't quite make it to the round number of 10,000 but still improved by 21.5%, slightly outperforming the S&P 500 index in the US.How did that happen amid weakening UK growth, pre-budget chaos and general gloom? The short answer is that a stock market index reflects only its constituent parts. It is not a symbol of national economic virility. That is especially true of the internationally flavoured Footsie, whose members make about three-quarters of their combined revenues oversea...
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