Barclays shares hit nine-year high after third quarter profit jumps 23%, beating expectations

Barclays shares hit nine-year high after third quarter profit jumps 23%, beating expectations

LONDON — British bank Barclays on Thursday reported £1.6 billion ($2 billion) net profit attributable to shareholders for the third quarter, beating expectations. The result compared with the £1.17 billion net profit forecast in an LSEG poll of analysts and was 23% higher than the same period in 2023. Revenue for the period came in at £6.5 billion,…

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Nasa unveils new telescope that can potentially detect gravitational wave – Times of India

Nasa unveils new telescope that can potentially detect gravitational wave – Times of India

Nasa has revealed the first look of a full-scale prototype for six telescopes that will enable, in the next decade, the space-based detection of gravitational waves—ripples in space-time caused by merging black holes and other cosmic sources.This advancement is part of the LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) mission, a collaborative effort between Nasa and the…

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Minister Aurangzeb holds series of meetings in US

Minister Aurangzeb holds series of meetings in US

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb speaking at the Wilson Center in Washington DC on October 23, 2024. —Instagram/ @finance_ministry ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb participated in a number of high-level meetings on the sidelines of the World Bank-IMF Annual Meetings in Washington on Wednesday. A Pakistani delegation of senior officials led by Aurangzeb is attending the…

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Los Angeles Times editor resigns after newspaper withholds presidential endorsement

Los Angeles Times editor resigns after newspaper withholds presidential endorsement

The editorials editor of the Los Angeles Times has resigned after the newspaper’s owner blocked the editorial board’s plans to endorse Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president, a journalism trade publication reported Wednesday. Mariel Garza told the Columbia Journalism Review in an interview that she resigned because the Times was remaining silent on the…

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