FTSE 100 investors cautiously welcome Rishi Sunak’s Budget

London markets cheer on Chancellor’s budget: FTSE rises 0.8% or 53 to 6,667 points as Rishi Sunak pledges £407bn cash boost to aid Covid-hit economy FTSE 100 index of UK’s leading companies up 0.8% or 53 points at 6,667 today However it had been up further in early trading in London at 6,703 this morning … Read more

Richard Schiff ‘cautiously optimistic’ he’ll be released from hospital ‘soon’ after COVID treatment

Richard Schiff is showing further improvement in his battle with COVID-19. The 65-year-old West Wing star tested positive for the virus on November 3 and has been hospitalized since Monday, according to his social media and that of his wife Sheila Kelley. And in a Wednesday tweet, Schiff wrote, ‘Covid update. I was just taken … Read more