The Pre-Market Rundown 2: November 12, 2024
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Car finance industry sets aside billions for motorist claims
BBC Marcus Johnson did not know he would be paying commission on his car finance agreement Motorists who bought a car on finance could share in billions of pounds in compensation following a landmark test case. When Marcus Johnson, 34, from Cwmbran, Torfaen, bought his first car – a Suzuki Swift – in 2017, he … Read more
NatWest blocks staff from using WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger
NatWest Group has blocked messaging services WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Skype on company devices to stop staff using them to communicate with each other. The bank had already told employees to stick to “approved channels” for conversations about business matters. But now it has gone further and made the platforms inaccessible on work phones and … Read more
Ed Davey ‘minded’ to vote against assisted dying bill
PA Media Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey has said he is “minded” to vote against an upcoming bill to legalise assisted dying. MPs are due to debate proposals to give terminally ill people in England and Wales the right to choose to end their life. The bill was introduced by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater … Read more
Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa sparks social media frenzy after he gets kneed in head while trying to make tackle
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa sparked a social media frenzy on Monday night during the team’s close victory over the Los Angeles Rams. Tagovailoa threw an interception to Rams linebacker Christian Rozeboom with about 10 minutes left in the second quarter. He tried to make a tackle on Rozeboom but ended up getting a knee … Read more
GM’s newest EV is a ‘baby Escalade’ SUV
2026 Cadillac Vistiq EV GM DETROIT — General Motors‘ newest all-electric vehicle is a three-row SUV for its Cadillac luxury line, which the brand is dubbing a “baby Escalade.” The 2026 Cadillac Vistiq will be the last in a lineup of new EVs in the brand’s portfolio when it goes into production and arrives in dealer … Read more
Goldman Sachs' Jared Cohen on powering the AI revolution: The U.S. won't be able to lead on its own
Jared Cohen, Goldman Sachs president of global affairs, co-head of the Goldman Sachs Global Institute, former Google Jigsaw CEO and ‘Speaking of America’ author, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the AI revolution, the need for AI ‘diplomacy’ around data centers, AI competition against China, and more. Source link
Marc Lore’s food delivery service Wonder is making smart use of NYC’s vacant storefronts
Wonder is revolutionizing more than just cuisine in New York City. Since launching last year, the food delivery and take-out company has repurposed 19 vacant storefronts across Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn. And Wonder, which also has locations in the ’burbs, as well as New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Connecticut, plans to have 95 outposts … Read more
Former chief medical officer had nightmares after spy poisoning
PA Media Dame Sally Davies said she had worried about someone picking up Novichok from the moment she knew “Russian agents had been involved” in the incident The former chief medical officer for England said she had experienced nightmares about someone picking up discarded nerve agent after the poisoning of a former spy. Sergei Skirpal … Read more
Jets’ Aaron Rodgers ‘completely sucked the air out of the building,’ ex-NFL star says
Aaron Rodgers has essentially built the team around him since he entered the New York Jets’ organization in 2023, and the team has added pieces in the offseason and during the 2024 season that should have benefitted the quarterback and the team in general. However, as Rodgers has settled into his first healthy season with … Read more