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As the evenings get darker and the temperature lower, a night in by the fire isn’t the worst of ideas. So with added comfort, refreshing spa facilities and a gourmet cuisine, Moddershall Oaks has it all for you this winter. The five-star country spa retreat is a cosy 10-suite getaway in the heart of Staffordshire […]
Anxieties about trade war and a slowing world economy take their toll
STOCKMARKET BOOMS tend to narrow with age, as investors double down on the shares that have served them well. Throughout 2017 and into the early weeks of this year, a handful of favoured technology stocks, known as FAANG (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google, part of Alphabet), were the motor for a rapid rise in […]
This recently refurbished five-star and all-suite resort, surrounded by mountains and white cliffs overlooking the secluded bay of Pissouri, feels like a resort fit for royalty. In fact, it is. Prince Harry is said to have visited while Zara and Mike Tindall honeymooned here in 2011. The resort, largely made up of two-storey suites with […]
ADE AYEYEMI’S office in Lomé, the capital of Togo, is a good place to think about crossing borders. Ghana is ten minutes’ drive away. From his window the boss of Ecobank can watch trucks rumble along the seafront, some bound for Burkina Faso, a day’s journey, or Mali, perhaps another day on. At night, cargo […]
Wikipedia Commons Every year, Republican members of Congress and their staffers convene for a three-day retreat — away from the hubbub of Washington — to socialize and discuss their party’s agenda. On Wednesday, GOP lawmakers traveled to this year’s venue: The Greenbrier, a luxury resort in West Virginia, established during the 18th century, that has […]
Disappointing earnings reports and a selloff in government bonds sent global stock markets lower ahead of the U.S. monthly jobs report.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged above 26000 for the first time Tuesday, but gave up those gains as shares of energy and chemical companies declined.
Thomson Reuters IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraq’s Kurdish fighters have lost more territory in Iraq, a day after Iraqi forces pushed them out of the disputed oil-rich city of Kirkuk. In the town of Sinjar, commander of the local Yazidi militia, Masloum Shingali, says the Kurdish forces left before dawn on Tuesday, allowing Shiite-led militiamen […]
As introductions to tropical islands go, this one is pretty special. I’m half expecting James Bond to appear from the open-air designer kitchen in his black tuxedo, martini in hand. And from my vantage point in the deep turquoise infinity pool, there’s a gorgeous view of a crystal clear bay and gently rolling hills covered […]
