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A sledge and flag used on explorer Ernest Shackleton’s famed attempt to reach the South Pole in the early 1900s will be put on show in London and Cambridge. The artefacts had earlier been sold at auction to an overseas buyer, leading to the British Government to impose an export ban on the artefacts due to their national importance. The National Heritage Memorial Fund, which is funded by the Government, said on Wednesday that the items had been acquired for the nation after it awarded a £204...

  LONDON -- A sled and flag used in one of explorer Ernest Shackletons famed expeditions to the South Pole have been bought by a British government-funded body to keep the treasured artifacts in the U.K. The National Heritage Memorial Fund, a government-funded body, said Wednesday that it paid 204,000 pounds ($274,000) to help purchase the two items, used in the first of three British Antarctic expeditions led by Shackleton in the early 1900s. The artifacts will be donated to two English mu...

3 months old This article is more than 3 months old Christmas camp during the Nimrod expedition. Photograph: University of Cambridge/Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge Christmas camp during the Nimrod expedition. Photograph: University of Cambridge/Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge National Heritage Memorial Fund bid successful after items from Nimrod trek sold to overseas buyer Wed 16 Dec 2020 02.00 EST A sledge and flag that shine light on one of ...

A sledge and flag used on explorer Ernest Shackleton’s famed attempt to reach the South Pole in the early 1900s will be put on show in London and Cambridge. The artefacts had earlier been sold at auction to an overseas buyer, leading to the British Government to impose an export ban on the artefacts due to their national importance. The National Heritage Memorial Fund, which is funded by the Government, said on Wednesday that the items had been acquired for the nation after it awarded a £204...

December 10, 2020 Stock buybacks were a common theme at the tail end of the bull run just before the pandemic took hold of the capital markets. ETF investors looking to capitalize on buybacks, but get international exposure at the same time can look at funds like the The fund seeks to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the Nasdaq International BuyBack AchieversTM Index (the “underlying index”). The fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in sec...

the 10-year yield is hovering above 2.5. and europe up 1% this morning and overnight in shanghai, wow, what a ride down 5% intraday, but they rallied to close almost flat. >> a victory! >> the road map begins with the volatile markets and the dow has posted a number of triple-digit moves and this is the most since 201 2011. we will tell you how that will affect you. and robert shiller will tell us about the housing recovery. and we will hear from the board of lawrence robins from g...

nasdaq, up 30 points today, almost 1% there as well. and the s&p 500 tonight, up 10.5 points, two-thirds of 1% on the upside. the summer kicking off with a sizzling side on wall street. josh lipton is in the middle of it, talking about where stocks are up all day. >> another day, another record for the dow. as you pointed out, we did close off session highs. have been up about 218. we still, though, rack up a triple-digit gain, up about 107 points at the close. positive economic data o...

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happening right now. two days of random shootings in southeastern michigan are bringing back memories of the sniper attacks in washington, d.c. ten years ago. 15 shootings targeting motorists have happened over 48 hours in the suburban detroit area, leaving many on edge. and so far, no one has been hurt, was there have been some close calls. investigators from three counties are taking part in the investigation. no arrests have been made. police in englewood, california, are searchin...

average. last trade on the blue chip average, the nasdaq composite weak. technology accelerating selling in the final hour as well, down 32 points on nasdaq. that was better than 1%. and the lows of the after at 3104 on nasdaq. s&p 500 gave up 8.75 points. markets in the holding pat western a big week ahead. the fed holding a two-day policy meeting with great expectations for more bond-buying action. well get the news on thursday. across the pond in europe, european leaders are facing ...