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You would be forgiven for thinking that the whole crypto thing is finally over, a dubious chapter in financial history ignominiously closed. After all, most NFTs are worthless, shitcoins are still in the toilet, and the biggest nam... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
The Biden administration wants to give 3.6 million workers access to overtime pay.
Under proposed changes from the Department of Labor, any salaried employee making less than $55,000 per year, or $1,059 per week, would be eligible for overtime. That would be a significant jump from the current cutoff at $35,568 per yea... | Workforce / Labor |
Investors seeking refuge from inflation are again embracing gold, as often happens when the stock market turns stormy. But with prices of the shiny metal now near an all-time high, some people may be tempted to sell and lock in a profit.
The spot price for gold is about $1,958 an ounce, according to financial data prov... | Personal Finance & Financial Education |
If you find yourself with $1.5 million in retirement savings, you’re doing more than five times better than the average retiree, who only has $279,997. It is true that $1.5 million can last indefinitely in retirement if you don’t spend a cent, or it can last you one day if you buy a new yacht. How quickly you spend you... | Personal Finance & Financial Education |
In a few short years, China-based apps Shein and Temu have surged within the U.S. consumer landscape, offering a seemingly endless variety of clothes, makeup and household goods for rock-bottom prices.
Now, the two are locked in a legal battle, each accusing the other of illegal conduct in their quest to woo American s... | Consumer & Retail |
Image source, Getty ImagesThere are growing fears that 2023 could see a wave of company collapses as the cost of living crisis continues.The number of firms on the brink of going bust jumped by more than a third at the end of last year, said insolvency firm Begbies Traynor.It expects this number to rise due to higher c... | Inflation |
GameStop will still sell you NFTs, but you now have to store and secure them yourself. The game store is ending the wallet app it offered for iOS devices and Chrome browsers as of November 1 and is telling customers to double-check their "Secret Passphrase."
GameStop's notice at the top of its wallet page and other cry... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
A Hong Kong court will convene a hearing Monday on troubled Chinese property developer Evergrande’s plans for restructuring its more than $300 billion in debts and staving off liquidation.
The company, the world’s most indebted property developer, ran into trouble when Chinese regulators cracked down on excessive borro... | Asia Business & Economics |
Shanthala FMCG Products IPO Allotment Finalised: Where & How To Check Allotment Status
All you need to know about Shanthala FMCG Products IPO
Shanthala FMCG Products recently had Initial Public Offering (IPO). They aimed to raise Rs 16.07 crores by selling 17.66 lakh new shares. The IPO subscription period ended on Oct... | Stocks Trading & Speculation |
MILLIONS of pounds worth of cuts to public services in Wales have been outlined in a bid to prop up the NHS and public transport.
The Welsh Government’s finance minister, Rebecca Evans, warned of “extraordinary” financial pressures ahead due to a £900 million shortfall in the budget.
She told the Senedd the pressures a... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
If Only Digital Cash Worked In Hong Kong Taxis
Persuading cabbies who refuse to take anything but physical bills is the most important use case for the e-HKD.
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- The Hong Kong dollar is very likely to go digital. Major deposit-taking institutions, as well as payment firms like Visa Inc., Mastercard ... | Asia Business & Economics |
- Helping your child build credit is one of the most important things you can do to set them up for financial success.
- Young adults often don't have a credit score, unless they already have a credit account.
- While there is an important role for schools to play, financial education should begin at home.
It can be ha... | Personal Finance & Financial Education |
- A jury found Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of financial crimes in his five-week Manhattan trial.
- Prosecutors argued Bankman-Fried and co-conspirators funneled money from unknowing FTX customers.
- The defense said Bankman-Fried simply didn't know and his executives were to blame.
A jury found Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
Mayor Adams will amend his financial disclosure form to reflect that he owns cryptocurrencies, his spokesman said Thursday after the Daily News brought to his attention that the form doesn’t include info on the Bitcoin and Ethereum the mayor claimed he invested in at the outset of his term.
In the mandatory form, which... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
Oghenetega Lortim built Nigerian-based cold chain startup Figorr after imagining better means of storage and transportation of temperature-sensitive products, following the post-harvest losses from his fresh agro-produce venture.
Figorr (previously Gricd) runs IoT-powered solutions that provide businesses, especially t... | Africa Business & Economics |
Mega-retailer Target is now letting customers make in-person returns from the comfort of their cars in an effort to streamline the returns process for shoppers.
"Want to make a product return even easier? You'll soon be able to skip the line or mailbox and pull right in — to your nearest Target Drive Up spot," the reta... | Consumer & Retail |
A mother said she felt like her four-year-old son was "being left to slowly die" due to mould in their rented home.
Demi Rock moved into the Grand Union Housing Group property in Bletchley, Milton Keynes, with her family in 2019.
He son Kyden is asthmatic and has a mould allergy, and a paediatric asthma specialist said... | Real Estate & Housing |
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Reddit’s CEO lashes out: Reddit CEO Steve Huffman is not backing down amid prot... | Consumer & Retail |
Indian Exchanges - Strong, Steady Volume Trends In Exchanges On Higher Base: ICICI Securities
MCX options ADTV declines 13.4% month-on-month to Rs 851 billion, futures ADTV declines 11% MoM to Rs 200 billion in Nov-23
BQ Prime’s special research section collates quality and in-depth equity and economy research reports ... | India Business & Economics |
Year's Best-Performing Crypto Token Is Tied To Sam Bankman-Fried
Almost a year after the demise of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire, one of the blockchain projects most associated with the now disgraced entrepreneur is emerging from under the cloud his downfall cast over the digital-asset world.
(Bloomberg) -- Almost ... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
The UK is losing out on economic growth worth up to £38bn every year because of unsuitable childcare, exclusive figures reveal.
A report from the thinktank Centre for Progressive Policy (CPP), shown to Sky News, shows the lost economic output is between £27bn and £38bn, the equivalent of 1% of GDP.
Their figures are ... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Thousands more people have started selling things in online marketplaces to help pay ever growing bills.
Sites like Facebook Marketplace and eBay have seen an increase in the number of individual sellers.
They put this down to the increased cost of living.
Sarah Bryant, head of small businesses at eBay UK, said: "Some ... | Consumer & Retail |
Softening growth and rising debt servicing costs are re-awakening debt sustainability concerns, which call for a swift return to primary surpluses. How big these will have to be will also depend on whether the government will manage to effectively implement the Recovery and Resilience Plan
Italian GDP stagnated in the ... | Europe Business & Economics |
Neighbours in one of the UK’s so-called poorest areas have opened up on the struggles during a “tough winter” amid the cost of living crisis.
Countless Brits have found the past winter extremely tough on their wallets as soaring fuel prices and inflation combine.
It has left more and more people struggling to make ends... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
China Mega Banks Weigh Further Deposit Rate Cuts to Boost Growth
China’s biggest state-owned banks are considering lowering deposit rates for at least the third time in a year, according to people familiar with the matter, as they ramp up efforts to boost the economy and protect margins.
(Bloomberg) -- China’s biggest ... | Asia Business & Economics |
Titan Q2 Results: Net Profit Up 9.7%, Margin Takes A Hit
The net profit of the country's largest branded jewellery maker rose to Rs 916 crore in the quarter ended September.
Titan Co.'s profit and revenue rose in the second quarter of fiscal 2024, beating analysts' estimates even as margins remained under pressure.
The... | India Business & Economics |
London, the laundromat for dirty money billionaires?
Updated: 2 days ago
-'Britain is the biggest enabler of financial crime in the world'
That's a quote I came across while watching a YouTube video about the city of London's financial systems. This sparked me to look deeper into the workings of arguably the biggest fi... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has again refused to say if the Birmingham to Manchester leg of HS2 will be axed.
Asked by the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg if the high-speed line would reach Manchester, he said: "We're getting on with delivering [the project], I'm not going to comment on this speculation."
Rising costs have led t... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Interest rates are predicted to rise less sharply after the UK saw a surprise drop in inflation in June.
The Bank of England has put up rates 13 times since December 2021 to try to cool soaring price rises, driving up borrowing costs for millions.
But experts say it is now under less pressure to do so after inflation f... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
More than 50 Conservative MPs are demanding that Rishi Sunak scrap the “morally wrong” inheritance tax.
The proportion of homes under threat from the levy has more than doubled since the Conservatives came to power, despite George Osborne, the former Chancellor, pledging to abandon the death tax for all but the most we... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Analyst Who Called Chinese Bank Turmoil Says Trusts Are Next
Many of these firms are “deeply distressed, potentially with their capital solvency at risk,” said Jason Bedford.
(Bloomberg) -- The analyst who predicted the troubles that cascaded through China’s regional banks four years ago now has similar warning for the... | Asia Business & Economics |
NEW YORK -- A three-year pause on student loan payments will end this summer regardless of how the Supreme Court rules on the White House plan to forgive billions of dollars in student loan debt.
If Congress approves a debt ceiling deal negotiated by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden, payments will r... | Personal Finance & Financial Education |
When you are on the breadline there’s always this fear at the back of your mind, says Ben. “You are constantly thinking: have I got enough to cover even the normal everyday basics? You get stuck in a cycle, living at this level of subsistence; it’s dehumanising, horrible.”
Ben, 39, is a former hospitality worker who li... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
We are taught to revere the judiciary because divining legal truth is supposed to be heady stuff.
We probably shouldn’t.
For evidence, witness the bizarre rationale provided by Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to support affirmative action. “For high-risk Black newborns,” she wrote in her dissent on the rece... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
Global Central Bankers Warn Of Uncertainty Amid Rate Debate
Central bankers from Australia, England and Thailand warned that the monetary policy outlook remains uncertain, despite growing global expectations that interest rates are at or close to their peak.
(Bloomberg) -- Central bankers from Australia, the UK and Tha... | Interest Rates |
Spending plans outlined in the chancellor's Autumn Statement represent "a very big fiscal risk", according to the UK's official economic forecaster.
Richard Hughes, chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility, told MPs on the Treasury Select Committee that spending plans carried a level of "uncertainty".
He explained... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
- Ulta Beauty said revenue climbed 6% year over year during the third quarter.
- Shares rose as much as 10% in extended trading.
- The company also said its chief financial officer would retire in April.
Shares of Ulta Beauty rose in after-hours trading on Thursday, as the company said its third-quarter sales rose whil... | Consumer & Retail |
- In afternoon testimony on Monday, FTX former engineering chief Nishad Singh told the jury about his one-on-one meetings with Sam Bankman-Fried regarding the company's finances.
- One meeting took place in the opulent balcony of FTX's property in the Bahamas.
- Singh told Bankman-Fried that he was "really freaked out"... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
For millions of Americans who buy their own health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, the end of the year brings a day of reckoning: It’s time to compare benefits and prices and change to a new plan or enroll for the first time.
Open enrollment starts Nov. 1 for the ACA’s federal and state exchanges... | Personal Finance & Financial Education |
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Before most people could realize the extent of what was happening, China became a world leader in making and buying EVs. And the momentum hasn’t slowed: In just the pa... | Asia Business & Economics |
Sam Bankman-Fried is struggling to defend himself on the witness stand.
He claims that Alameda Research, his crypto hedge fund, was treated the same as everyone else on FTX, his now-collapsed crypto exchange.
Prosecutors have plenty of evidence that's simply not true.
As with any secret relationship, the stuff going on... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
The Bank of England "regrettably" made mistakes that have fuelled inflation in the UK, its former chief economist has told Sky News.
Andy Haldane said the Bank had printed money through its programme of quantitative easing "longer than it needed to" as it tried to help the economy recover from COVID - and also suggest... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
A suspected Ponzi scheme that has ensnared Melbourne racing identities and a senior AFL figure was offering returns of up to 8 per cent before the sudden death of its alleged mastermind last month.
Key points:
- The ABC has obtained a letter showing in 2019 John Adams was offering investors returns about eight times th... | Banking & Finance |
Bisto gravy granules have become the latest food item to shock shoppers as research finds supermarket prices have risen as much as 51 percent since January, with a 550g tub of gravy granules now costing up to £5.50.
Figures showed around 50 Bisto products have seen sharp increases in price since the new year across le... | Inflation |
JCPenney said Thursday it plans to spend more than $1 billion by the end of 2025 in a bid to revive the storied but troubled 121-year-old department store chain.
The money is going toward remodeling JCPenney stores, upgrading its online shopping site and app, and making its supply network more efficient so that online ... | Consumer & Retail |
- Summary
- PM Sunak says Britain taking 'radical' action on migration
- Government aims for 300,000 fewer migrants than last year
- Higher minimum salary for skilled workers announced
- Unions raise concern over crackdown on dependents
LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Britain announced plans to slash the number of migrants a... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
RBI Plans To Introduce Wholesale CBDC In Call Money Market Soon
RBI will showcase various digitial initiatives in the financial sector at the exhibition pavilion at the G20 Summit later this week.
Reserve Bank is planning to extend wholesale Central Bank Digital Currency as token for interbank borrowing or call money m... | India Business & Economics |
The government has unveiled a package of measures to reduce the number of people coming to the UK.
Home Secretary James Cleverly said the changes, which are due to take effect from next spring, would deliver the biggest ever cut in net migration.
It comes after net migration - the difference between the number of peopl... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After downplaying concerns about the economy in the last year, some media outlets are now panicking that high gas prices and inflation will tank Democrats in the midterm elections, with some pundits even scolding voters for making it a priority.Washington Post columnist Cathe... | Inflation |
While unemployment is rising across the UK, one employer is still on a hiring spree: the Government.
The public sector has grown by 133,000 workers over the past year alone. Over the same period, the number of private sector staff has edged down by 3,000.
The significant rise in the size of the state points to a major ... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
The claim: Protestors dumped manure at a French McDonald's for its support of Israel
"Protests have taken place in France by dumping animal dung in front of a McDonald’s branch supporting Israel," reads the post's caption.
More from the USA TODAY Fact-Check Team:
Guidelines: How we identify, research and rate claims
Ou... | Agriculture |
The SEC charged a company called Stoner Cats 2 LLC — which produced an animated web series “Stoner Cats” funded by sales of NFTs that were priced at $800 each — with conducting an unregistered offering of crypto asset securities.
The NFT sale of the Stoner Cats in July 2021 raised approximately $8 million to finance “S... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
One in 10 county councils in England are facing effective bankruptcy - putting vital services at risk, local government leaders have warned.
In September Birmingham City Council was forced to slash spending after declaring itself effectively bankrupt.
More local authorities fear they could be next, according to a surve... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
In a world where the stock market is unpredictable and interest rates are rising, many investors are looking for someplace to put their money that is as close to risk-free as possible — even if it means forgoing the chance for a bigger reward. One increasingly popular pick are I Bonds, savings bonds issued by the U.S. ... | Bonds Trading & Speculation |
- The criminal trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried continued on Monday, with the crypto firm's former engineering director Nishad Singh taking the stand.
- Singh said he frequently complained to Bankman-Fried that the company's spending "wreaked of excessiveness."
- Singh said he owned around 6% or 7% of FTX, making... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
The sudden resignation of Changpeng "CZ" Zhao has shocked the crypto world. But who is the new boss of Binance, Richard Teng?
A native of Singapore, Mr Teng joined the world's largest crypto exchange just over two years ago as the CEO of his home country.
That was the year when Binance came under a Justice Department i... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
Caroline Ellison’s testimony at Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial spread into a second day, digging deep into the state of crypto trading firm Alameda Research’s faulty balance sheets.
“We were in a bad situation,” Ellison said, referring to the time period between May and June 2022. “[We were] concerned if anyone found out it... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
Stock Market Live: GIFT Nifty Signals Cautious Open; Bajaj Finance, TCS, Dabur, Paytm, Brightcom In Focus
Live updates on India's equity markets on Nov. 16.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Oldest First
Asian Markets Trade Lower
Bajaj Finance Witnesses Substantial Drop in Trading Volume
Bajaj Finance, a non-banking financial company, ... | India Business & Economics |
The collapse of the FTX empire didn’t just set in motion a crypto market downturn. The unraveling of FTX’s misuse of customer funds also exposed the risks of using crypto wallets controlled by centralized trading platforms, prompting users to seek self-custodial wallets.
As their name implies, self-custodial wallets al... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
- Resale platforms at fast-fashion retailers like H&M, Shein and Zara are projected to have a minimal impact on reducing emissions, a new study has found.
- The companies can have a greater impact on the environment if they focus on using more sustainable materials or recycling.
- Premium apparel companies like Ralph L... | Consumer & Retail |
Beginning early July, mirrored spheres have been popping up in cities across the world—from New York and São Paulo to Paris and Dubai. No, it’s not a global Jeff Koons takeover, nor is it a new interpretation of Cloud Gate. Actually, it is not public art at all but rather an effort by an A.I. company to establish digit... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
Just two kinds of people will stay in Whitehall if the government doesn’t get serious about pay, those “who aren’t any good” and those who have access to “the bank of mum and dad”. It’s time to break the taboo and properly train up ministers. The civil service should have an assembly on its own reform.
These were some ... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Donald Trump Jr. delivered a "worse" testimony during the civil fraud trial than his brother Eric Trump and did little to fight the case aimed against his father, according to a legal expert.
The eldest son of the former president answered questions under oath on Wednesday and Thursday, followed by his younger brother ... | Real Estate & Housing |
The Treasury is analysing whether the removal of the “tampon tax” – trumpeted last week by Rishi Sunak as one of the benefits of Brexit – has helped lower prices at all, amid concerns the saving is not being passed on by retailers to women.
Responding to a written question from Labour MP Ruth Cadbury, the government sa... | Inflation |
Bitcoin Ordinal Inscriptions have significantly impacted the Web3 space since the Ordinals protocol was introduced in January 2023. Millions upon millions of Inscriptions have been minted, inspiring established projects to expand from Ethereum and Solana to Bitcoin.
Ordinals also seem to have inspired Ethscriptions — a... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
Ed Miliband has said that energy firms are bringing in “unearned, unexpected profits” due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine driving up gas prices.
Labour’s shadow secretary of state for climate change and net zero told BBC Breakfast this morning that the long-term answer is to move away from fossil fuels quickly by incre... | Energy & Natural Resources |
HSBC Cuts At Least Four Bank Jobs In Hong Kong As Deals Dry Up
The bank cut staff within its commercial banking origination unit for Greater China.
(Bloomberg) -- HSBC Holdings Plc has seen at least four Hong Kong-based bankers leave amid a dearth of deals in the region, according to people familiar with the matter.
Th... | Asia Business & Economics |
Doctors and nurses will volunteer for weekend work to bring down waiting lists if they are paid more overtime, Sir Keir Starmer has told the BBC.
The Labour leader wants to spend £1.1bn a year on higher overtime payments in NHS England to get waiting lists down.
The cash would come from scrapping non-dom tax status.
T... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
JD Wetherspoon has credited a surge in sales and reduction in costs for its first annual profit since the COVID pandemic.
The value pub and hotel chain, which trades from 826 sites across the UK and Ireland, reported profit before tax for the year to the end of July of £42.6m.
That compared to a loss of just over £30... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
US borrowing costs have climbed above 5pc for the first time since 2007 amid growing fears that the country’s central bank will have to keep interest rates higher for longer to tame inflation.
Yields on 10-year Treasuries crossed the psychologically important threshold on Monday morning, hitting 5.018pc.
Meanwhile, yie... | Interest Rates |
Biden’s unworkable nursing rule will harm seniors
What could be wrong with wanting to have a registered nurse (RN) in every nursing home in the United States at all times? Nothing — it’s just not possible.
As most facilities are already staffed by a combination of certified nursing assistants (CNAs), licensed practical... | Workforce / Labor |
There will be a lot of positive talk from the chancellor when he delivers his autumn statement on Wednesday, but this will be a fiscal event full of illusory gains.
The government is on track to borrow less than previously forecast, which will give rise to a fantasy that Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has more space to slash ... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Singapore Central Bank Wants DBS To Restore Digital Banking Services
DBS Bank will not be allowed to acquire new business ventures during this period or reduce the size of its branch and ATM networks in Singapore. The actions were taken following the repeated and prolonged disruptions of DBS’ banking services this year... | Banking & Finance |
The maker of Guinness slammed them. While, Mr Sunak was heckled at the Great British Beer Festival where he tried to promote the duty shake-up. Landlord Rudi Keyser, 46, yelled: “Oh, the irony that you’re raising alcohol duty on the day that you’re pulling a pint.”
Mr Keyser later said Mr Sunak’s claim that drinkers an... | Inflation |
Fedbank Financial Services IPO Subscription Day 2 Live Updates
The IPO has been subscribed 0.45 times, or 45%, as of 10:50 a.m. on Thursday.
Fedbank Financial Services launched its initial public offering on Nov. 22. On its first day, the IPO was subscribed 38%.
The retail-focused NBFC, targeting MSMEs and emerging sel... | Banking & Finance |
Nigel Farage has called for the whole NatWest board to follow boss Dame Alison Rose in quitting as the row over his bank account closure escalates.
"The board of NatWest endorsed her position... They simply all have to go," the ex-UKIP leader told GB News.
Dame Alison Rose quit abruptly early on Wednesday after admitti... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
The U.S. government’s instant payment system, FedNow Service went live this week.
Here’s a quick refresher on what that is: FedNow is an instant payment infrastructure for transferring money that promises to be a faster payment rail for financial institutions, offering immediate access to funds no matter the day or tim... | Banking & Finance |
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has ruled out any version of a wealth tax on the richest in society should Labour win the next general election.
She told the Sunday Telegraph extra money for public services would have to come from economic growth.
Ms Reeves confirmed Labour would not target expensive houses, increase c... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Back-to-work schemes across England previously paid for by the EU are being forced to close and lay off staff, despite a last-minute rule change by the government aimed at allowing councils to fund them.
Michael Gove’s Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) wrote to local authorities last week giv... | Unemployment |
Petrol stations and retailers have "pocketed" the benefit of a 5p fuel duty price cut, the chair of the Treasury Select Committee has claimed.
Conservative MP Harriet Baldwin accused retailers of not passing on the tax reduction to drivers.
The UK's competition authority has found that drivers paid an extra 6p per litr... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Natco Pharma Q2 Results Review - Strong Growth On Low Base; Weak Q3 Expected: Nirmal Bang
Natco Pharma’s Q2 FY24 revenue was below non-binding indicative estimates; however, Ebitda margins were in line.
BQ Prime’s special research section collates quality and in-depth equity and economy research reports from across Ind... | India Business & Economics |
I wrote back in February that raising corporation tax to 25% could take the effective rate of tax to the highest it’s ever been in the UK. We now have more data, and can say with some confidence that UK companies will indeed pay more tax in 2023, as a percentage of their profits, than at any time since the 1970s, and p... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Australian hardware giant Bunnings to make biggest expansion in 20 years by entering $10 billion petting industry
The iconic Australian store has made its biggest move in two decades by expanding into one of the nation’s hottest multi-billion-dollar industries.
Bunnings will soon expand its offerings beyond hardware an... | Australia Business & Economics |
Ex-BOE Governor Warns of UK Recession Risk With New Rate Mistake
The Bank of England risks triggering a recession in the UK by tightening interest rates too much in a bid to stamp out inflation, its former Governor Mervyn King warned.
(Bloomberg) -- The Bank of England risks triggering a recession in the UK by tighteni... | Interest Rates |
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says he accepted five private jet flights from personal friend and GOP megadonor Harlan Crow last year, according to financial disclosure documents released Thursday.
On one trip in February 2022, Thomas reports accepting a return flight from Dallas, Texas, "due to unexpected ice s... | Real Estate & Housing |
(Bloomberg) -- Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX has abruptly halted the sale of one of its most sought-after assets: a stake in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic.
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Perella Weinberg Partners, the boutique investment bank that acts as an adviser to FTX, informed bidders this month abou... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
Shortages of some fresh fruit and vegetables such as tomatoes and cucumbers could be the “tip of the iceberg”, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has said.
Certain products are hard to come by in UK supermarkets due to poor weather reducing the harvest in Europe and north Africa, Brexit rules and lower supplies from UK ... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
The Question Isn’t Whether to Shop, It’s Where
After a brief burst of in-store activity, there are signs consumers are returning to their online spending ways. Are retailers ready for the next wave of e-commerce?
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- The long-running tussle over how people shop — online or in-store — has a new wrinkl... | Consumer & Retail |
Health insurance giant Cigna will pay more than $172 million to settle federal claims that it knowingly submitted false diagnosis codes under the federal Medicare Advantage program.
Federal prosecutors alleged in a lawsuit last year that Cigna submitted inaccurate and untruthful codes for Medicare Advantage between 201... | Banking & Finance |
By Selena Li and Sumeet Chatterjee
HONG KONG (Reuters) - BNP Paribas plans to make at least a dozen hires in its equities business in Asia next year and will end a research outsourcing pact with Morningstar, two sources with knowledge of the matter said, in a revamp to boost market share.
BNP's move to add more researc... | Asia Business & Economics |
U.S. Compels Saudi Fund To Exit AI Chip Startup Backed By Altman
The U.S. is heightening scrutiny over the activity of Middle Eastern wealth funds.
(Bloomberg) -- The Biden administration has forced a Saudi Aramco venture capital firm to sell its shares in a Silicon Valley AI chip startup backed by OpenAI co-founder Sa... | Middle East Business & Economics |
WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday reported a $6.5 billion net loss for the 12 months ending Sept. 30 with revenue down 0.4% to $78.2 billion as first-class mail fell to the lowest volume since 1968.
The Postal Service said results were significantly affected by the impact of inflation on... | Inflation |
Crypto Token Of Key DeFi Exchange Curve Finance Sinks After Exploit
The CRV token has shed about 15% since the problem emerged, trading at approximately 63 U.S. cents as of 9:30 a.m. in Singapore.
(Bloomberg) -- The native token of one of crypto’s top decentralized exchanges tumbled after the platform said it had been ... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
After journalists revealed several years ago that former President Donald Trump was likely not as wealthy as he claimed, executives at his company scrambled to justify new allegedly inflated valuations, volleying around ideas like applying a "premium for presidential property" to certain assets, according to evidence p... | Real Estate & Housing |
Britain’s biggest supermarkets are facing calls for the UK’s competition watchdog to investigate claims of profiteering amid the cost of living crisis, as industry figures show food price inflation soared to a record high in April.
With the rising cost of a weekly shop adding to pressure on households across the countr... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Sam Bankman-Fried's defense attorneys have argued that FTX's collapse is complicated and he didn't know everything.
They've argued his ex-friends who pleaded guilty just want a lighter sentence.
But all of Bankman-Fried's lieutenants and former friends have implicated him in the scheme to take customer funds.
During op... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
- Gita Gopinath, first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, told CNBC that central bankers "should continue tightening and importantly [interest rates] should stay at a high level for a while."
- Both the U.S. Federal Reserve and European Central Bank have raised rates significantly over many mo... | Interest Rates |
"Bitcoin on Friday shot up to its highest level in about a year," reports CNN: The cryptocurrency rose above $31,400 a coin on Friday, its highest level since 2022, before paring back its gains. Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, earlier this week traded above $30,000 for the first ti... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The British government plans to legislate to mandate annual North Sea oil and gas licensing rounds, in a move Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says would create certainty for the industry during a transition to greener energy.
In July the government said more than 100 new oil and gas licences in the... | Energy & Natural Resources |
Rishi Sunak’s change of government targets on immigration has prompted discontent among restless Conservative backbenchers, with some seeking a meeting with the home secretary, Suella Braverman.
It comes after the prime minister set a new goal of bringing migration down below the level he “inherited”, which was about 5... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Subsets and Splits
Unique Topics Sorted
Provides a simple list of all unique topics in the training dataset, which helps identify the range of subjects covered but offers minimal analytical insight beyond basic categorization.
List Unique Topics
Simple retrieval of unique topics from the dataset, useful for basic exploration but lacks deeper insights.