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From a potential roaring 20s in the markets to recession fears in the UK, here’s our look ahead to the year in finance

Stunned by the sudden departure of Mick Taylor, The Rolling Stones spread the net far and wide in their search for a suitable replacement. One of the players high up on their list of possibles was Rory Gallagher

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as UK’s blue-chip index heads for seventh day of gains in a row

Alfred and Audrey Crawford, both 79-years-old, died following a fire at their home in Minorca Close, Hendon, Sunderland, last year

LOS ANGELES — Kilo, a muscular gray pit bull, stood staunchly by his homeless owner in the middle of 6th Street on L.A.'s skid row. His tongue lolled out, and his wide, square jaw was open as if he was grinning ear to ear.

Finance chiefs view bank borrowing and debt issuance as the least attractive it has been since the financial crisis.

Ian Stewart, 55, was part of a gang that smashed its way into 22 banks and post offices through roofs, walls and doors

CHICAGO — My first mention of a tweet appeared July 28, 2009, in a Chicago Tribune story on a Milton Bradley trade rumor.

Emmy Awards host Kenan Thompson and the ceremony's producers are promising a feel-good event — a phrase not applicable to several of the top nominated shows. The best drama contenders include the violently dystopian "Squid Game," bleak workplace satire "Severance" and "Succession," about a powerful and cutthroat family. Even comedy…