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The Tory party is melting down again with Boris Johnson’s resignation. The tragedy is that when they should be running the country they are fighting within their party.
Nowhere is that more true than on energy policy. Every family has seen their bill go through the roof in the last 2 years. There’s a simple reason for ... | Energy & Natural Resources |
Tata Tech's Upcoming IPO Propels Little-Known Stock To All-Time High
Tata Investment Corp. owns 0.33% stake in Tata Motors—the promoter of Tata Technologies and biggest selling shareholder in the IPO
The first initial public offering from the house of Tata in nearly two decades has propelled a little-known Tata Group s... | Stocks Trading & Speculation |
Using buy now, pay later can be a lifesaver for many people, especially now it's less than three weeks to Christmas.
For some, using firms like Klarna and Clearpay and spreading the payments out is the only way they can afford to buy all the presents they want in time for the big day.
For 24-year-old Tamzin McGrath, us... | Consumer & Retail |
The pace of grocery inflation has eased to its slowest monthly rate this year, according to industry data that backs hopes the worst may be over.
Kantar Worldpanel, which tracks supermarket sales and prices, reported a rate of 16.5% over the four weeks to 11 June.
That was down from the 17.2% figure revealed a month ... | Inflation |
Appliance Makers Brace For A Hit As RBI Tightens Grip On Consumer Credit
The central bank's measures mean there will be a direct impact on consumer sentiment as loans will get costlier.
Consumer durable makers were rejoicing with sales beating expectations this festive season after months of being under stress. But the... | India Business & Economics |
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged Toronto Cash's founders with counts of money laundering and sanction violations. The cryptocurrency mixer first faced US sanctions last year for allegedly laundering over $7 billion in stolen funds. The DOJ now alleges that Toronto Cash facilitated $1 billion in money launder... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
SEBI Proposes Changes In Regulatory Framework For Special Situation Funds
Special Situation Funds (SSFs) are sub-category Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs).
SEBI on Tuesday proposed changes in the regulatory framework for Special Situation Funds to facilitate the acquisition of stressed loans.
Special Situation Funds... | India Business & Economics |
Nov 21 (Reuters) – Warren Buffett said on Tuesday he has donated about $866 million of Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N) stock to four family charities, and told shareholders “I feel good” as he moves nearer the sunset of his storied investing career.
In a regulatory filing, the company said Buffett donated 1.5 million Class... | Nonprofit, Charities, & Fundraising |
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is confident his plan to reduce rising prices is working and will soon ease the financial strain on UK households.
Ahead of parliament returning on Monday, Mr Hunt acknowledged that many households across the country are still struggling financially.
He emphasised that "sticking to the plan" to... | Inflation |
Investors who chafe at having to take required minimum distributions (RMDs) each year have a new tool to help them reduce the tax bite of these withdrawals – and provide retirement income for life.
A financial advisor can help you manage your RMDs and tax liability in retirement.
Among the many provisions in the new SE... | Personal Finance & Financial Education |
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said President Biden, in 2017, received $40,000 in "laundered China money" from the bank account of his brother and his sister-in-law in the form of a personal check, while claiming the president has "exposed himself to future blackmail" from Beijing.
Comer, R-Ky., detaile... | Banking & Finance |
The cost of child care has risen so high in recent years that some parents can't afford to work.
As of September, the average household spent more than $700 a month on child care, up 32% from 2019, according to a recent report from the Bank of America Institute. The sharply higher costs are driving some parents to leav... | Inflation |
Almost one in four (24%) people in the south-east of England will struggle to afford Christmas this year, data has revealed.
Vikki Brownridge, the chief executive of debt counselling charity StepChange, says the public "feel pressured" to spend money at Christmas time.
"This can encourage people to spend more than they... | Personal Finance & Financial Education |
The Treasury is considering a proposal to massively expand free childcare to one- and two-year-olds in England in a move that would cost billions at the spring budget.
Department for Education officials have submitted a plan for a free 30-hours-a-week entitlement for working parents of children aged nine months to thre... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Voldemort In India's Corporate Sector: Succession Planning
Though family-owned businesses have the resources to hire the best talent, they fail to implement it for succession planning.
The Indian corporates is predominantly characterised by family-owned businesses. Of the top 500 listed entities, over two thirds are fa... | India Business & Economics |
A new tax year has now started with calls for people to be "diligent" with their finances due to tax, pension and benefit rules.
Frozen income tax thresholds mean millions of people could be pulled into a higher tax band or see a greater proportion of their salaries taxed.
But, on Monday, the state pension and a host o... | Personal Finance & Financial Education |
RBI Spent Nearly Rs 18,000 Crore On Printing Rs 2,000 Notes Since 2016
Stock of banknotes in other denominations continues to be adequate to meet the public's currency requirements, says minister.
The Reserve Bank of India has incurred a cost of Rs 17,688 crore for printing banknotes of Rs 2,000 denominations since its... | India Business & Economics |
Religare Denies Charges Of Excessive Remuneration To Its Chairperson Rashmi Saluja
Religare Enterprises refuted the allegations levelled against Chairman Rashmi Saluja terming those as completely false and erroneous.
Religare Enterprises Ltd on Monday refuted the allegations levelled against its Chairman Rashmi Saluja ... | Banking & Finance |
We're Drowning In Subscriptions
If it feels like you’re drowning in subscriptions, you aren’t wrong. It’s hard to keep track and, even if you do, you may eat at Panera a lot less than you thought after the first few months of guzzling free tea.
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- It’s been more than a decade since the Internet gene... | Consumer & Retail |
It is absolutely critical labelling issues raised by the Windsor Framework are resolved ahead of an October deadline, a group representing British supermarkets has said.
The framework was agreed by the EU and UK in February.
It is intended to ease post-Brexit trade between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.
The B... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Bond Market’s ‘Vicious Cycle’ Risk Puts Spotlight On Fed’s QT
The worst selloff of longer-term Treasuries in more than four decades is putting a spotlight on the market’s biggest missing buyer: the Federal Reserve.
(Bloomberg) -- The worst selloff of longer-term Treasuries in more than four decades is putting a spotlig... | Bonds Trading & Speculation |
As price rises bite into budgets, many people are cutting back on the weekly food shop.
As well as buying less, people are looking for ways to make their money go further and to make the most of what they have. The BBC spoke to money bloggers for their tried and tested tips.
1. Keep track of what you already have
Rosie... | Inflation |
Sarah Ronan once had to resign from a job because she couldn't afford childcare.
Far from being a rare example, it's a story that's all-too-familiar in the UK, which has some of the highest childcare costs in Europe, and where women are actively discouraged from going back into the workplace after starting a family, be... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Tony Blair: former PM calls for tax on junk food to tackle obesity
Tony Blair has urged ministers to tax junk food and impose tougher regulations on the food industry to tackle the obesity crisis.
Speaking to The Times Health Commission, he compared the need for intervention over poor diets to the smoking ban, which he... | Consumer & Retail |
Foot Locker’s stock plunged by nearly a third after the sneaker retailer reported dismal earnings in the second quarter that it blamed on “ongoing consumer softness.”
In the latest quarter, Foot Locker’s sales fell 9.9% to $1.8 million — a sharp drop from the $2.1 million a year earlier, the company said in its earning... | Consumer & Retail |
Concerns over the soaring cost of the state pension – pushed up by high inflation and wage growth – have led to questions about whether it is sustainable in the long term.
Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride conceded the triple lock is “not sustainable” in the long term but said the Government remains committed to i... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
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Falling leaves typically coincide with falling gas prices as the summer driving season comes to a close and de... | Energy & Natural Resources |
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Commerzbank, a leading financial institution, has warned in a mid-year update that Pound Sterling is poised for a prolonged and significant decline against both the Euro and the Dollar.
Although analysts at the Frankfurt-based bank failed to predict the Pound's outperformance in 2023 (see below)... | Forex Trading & Speculation |
Shortages of fruit and vegetables on shelves are being part-blamed on ‘just in time’ supply chains at supermarkets.
Stores hold limited stock of most food, particularly fresh produce, to keep down costs and cut waste.
Now, with flooding, snow and cold weather in Morocco and Spain hitting supplies to Britain, there is... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Business NewsIndia Becoming Favoured Destination For FDI In Infrastructure Sector: Financial Services Secretary
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India Becoming Favoured Destination For FDI In Infrastructure Sector: Financial Services Secretary
The event, organised by IIFCL on Oct. 30, saw participation of investors and other stakeholders... | India Business & Economics |
- FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried resumed his testimony on Monday as his criminal trial nears its end.
- In his first day on the stand on Friday, Bankman-Fried told jurors that he didn’t commit fraud, and that he thought the crypto exchange’s outside expenditures came out of company profits.
- Bankman-Fried, who pleaded ... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
My Personal Oil Price Shock — Olive Oil, That Is
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Oil crises have occupied plenty of time during my career covering commodities. But today I’m discussing another oil crisis afflicting just about every household in southern Europe: olive oil.Let's start here: the price of olive oil has surged to an... | Inflation |
Smallcap World Fund, Fidelity Global Investment Buy 3.25% Stake In Home First Finance
Smallcap World Fund bought 23.95 lakh share, 0.54% stake, for Rs 870.5 apiece
Smallcap World Fund and Fidelity Global Investment Fund Asia Pacific Equity Fund bought over a 3.25% stake in Home First Finance Company India Ltd. for over... | India Business & Economics |
Rishi Sunak is under pressure from ministers to increase housing benefit amid record numbers of people in temporary housing, the BBC has learned.
Housing Secretary Michael Gove and Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride have written to the prime minister and the chancellor demanding an increase in Local Housing Allowan... | Real Estate & Housing |
A single mum who relies on a local food bank to help feed her daughter has told how a spike in demand has led to supplies running out.
Alison Trevellion, 57, from Aylesham, Kent, is petitioning for more support from the Government amid the cost of living crisis as thousands struggle to survive.
The mum-of-one told how ... | Inflation |
Ukraine has completed more onshore wind turbines than England since it was occupied by Russian soldiers – despite the UK government’s promise to relax restrictions on onshore windfarms.
Only two onshore wind turbines have been installed in England since Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year, generating 1 megawat... | Renewable Energy |
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Rising interest rates could cause 1.4 million mortgage holders see their disposable incomes fall by more than 20%, a think tank has warned.
Some 690,000 of those set to be hit hardest will be under 40, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said.
The body said high borrowing costs was "unquestionably going to cause ser... | Interest Rates |
The price of bitcoin has always been a closely monitored datapoint in the world of digital currencies given that it’s pretty much the touchstone for cryptocurrencies. And this week, the cryptocurrency’s price shot above $34,500 per token, further cementing its position at the top of the pile.
At the time of publication... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
Stunning numbers out today. Investors will buy the securities, plus those the Fed steps away from. But… Crystal ball sees rising longer-term yields.
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To set the scene for what’s to come in a moment: The total US national debt spiked by $1.19 trillion since the debt ceiling was lifted, to... | Bonds Trading & Speculation |
Indonesia issued its first “Golden Visa” to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in a bid to bring in foreign investors who have impacted the country’s economic development. The visa was launched only last week and will allow recipients to live in the country for five to ten years and they’ll be fast tracked by immigration services.
... | Asia Business & Economics |
Scientists find that coin tosses aren't 50/50. Here's how you can get an advantage
The age-old method isn't as fair and practical as we originally thought.
Settling things by coin toss has been around for centuries. The ancient Romans called it “‘Heads or Ships.” Britains of the Middle Ages knew it as “Cross or Pile.” ... | Forex Trading & Speculation |
Christine Rogers of Wake Forest, North Carolina, didn’t hesitate when she was asked to fill out a routine mental health questionnaire during a checkup last November.
Her answers on the form led her primary care doctor to ask about depression and her mood, and Rogers said she answered honestly.
“It was a horrible year. ... | Personal Finance & Financial Education |
“The idea that crypto is on trial, I find ludicrous. An individual is on trial,” says Sheila Warren, CEO of the Crypto Council for Innovation, a body advocating for regulation of the crypto industry. “There is an extrapolation happening here and I don’t think it’s appropriate. The vast majority of this was good, old-fa... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
An anonymous reader writes: Today, the US Treasury Department announced that taxpayers will have the choice to go paperless for all Internal Revenue Service (IRS) correspondence in the upcoming 2024 filing season. By 2025, the IRS plans to achieve paperless processing for all tax returns, still accepting paper document... | Banking & Finance |
Ex-crypto golden boy Sam Bankman-Fried is set to face a blistering cross-examination by Manhattan federal prosecutors Monday — and then a planned mysterious “rebuttal” witness.
The MIT grad, 31, coolly tried to weasel out of blame in court Friday for his alleged $10 billion theft from FTX investors, claiming he knew “b... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
- Binance has seen outflows amounting to more than $1 billion in the past 24 hours, not including bitcoin, according to data from blockchain analysis firm Nansen.
- Zhao and others were charged with violating the Bank Secrecy Act by failing to implement an effective anti-money-laundering program and for willfully viola... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
- Consumers paying state sales tax on menstrual products will be able to get those costs on some period care purchases reimbursed.
- The initiative is the result of a new coalition of period care brands August, Cora, LOLA, The Honey Pot, Rael, Here We Flo, Saalt and DIVA.
- Twenty-one states in the U.S. tax menstrual i... | Consumer & Retail |
Tata Technologies Sets IPO Price Band At Rs 475-500 To Raise More Than Rs 3,000 Crore
A price band of Rs 475-500 per share ascribes Tata Technologies a post-IPO market capitalisation of up to Rs 20,000 crore.
Tata Technologies Ltd. has set a price band in Rs 475-500 range for its highly-anticipated initial public offer... | Stocks Trading & Speculation |
Head of federal green fund targeted by whistleblowers resigns
Poilievre tells House of Commons the SDTC scandal is 'only getting worse'
The president and CEO of a federal foundation with a billion dollars to spend on environmental technologies has resigned after her organization was the target of a whistleblower compla... | Renewable Energy |
Total GivingTuesday donations were flat this year, but 10% fewer people participated in the day
The nonprofit organization GivingTuesday estimates that donors gave $3.1 billion this year on what has become one of the most important fundraising dates for U.S. nonprofits, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving
NEW YORK -- Nonpro... | Nonprofit, Charities, & Fundraising |
Target on Wednesday forecast holiday-quarter profit largely above Wall Street expectations as the big-box retailer benefits from easing supply chain costs and its efforts to control inventory start to pay off, sending its shares up 18%.
Target’s stock has lost a quarter of its value in a turbulent year marked by elevat... | Consumer & Retail |
Rishi Sunak and Grant Shapps will lead an intensive series of engagements this week in a determined effort to strengthen the UK's energy independence.
The prime minister and energy security secretary are meeting with industry leaders from oil, gas and renewable sectors aimed at driving forward measures to safeguard na... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Before you head over to the produce department and grab a few tomatoes to hurl in my direction, hear me out: The proposed merger between Albertsons and Kroger, owner of Kansas’ Dillons grocery chain, could be a very good thing for consumers.
Why? Because, like it or not, the way we shop has dramatically changed. More A... | Consumer & Retail |
AI Is No Easy Fix for NFT Selloff, Says Creator of Historic $69 Million Artwork
The intersection of artificial intelligence and nonfungible tokens provides no simple antidote for the slump in the market for digital collectibles, according to the artist Beeple.
(Bloomberg) -- The intersection of artificial intelligence ... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
Mighty Dollar Can Fight Off The Digital Upstarts
The de-dollarization project is counting on blockchain technology to end the greenback’s hegemony. The hope may be misplaced.
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Proponents of de-dollarization might resent America’s exorbitant privilege all they want. But what can they do about it?
A... | Forex Trading & Speculation |
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NEW YORK (AP) — When Donald Trump became president in 2017, he handed day-to-day manag... | Real Estate & Housing |
There are a few ways one could report the latest economic growth forecasts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The first way is to declare that Britain's economy is heading for the buffers.
Its economy will grow next year at the slowest rate in the G7 group of leading industrialised economies (0.6%). This is ... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Markets are underestimating how persistent inflation will be in the next year and interest rates are likely to remain high as a result, the governor of the Bank of England has said.
Andrew Bailey told MPs that Bank rate is likely to be kept at an elevated level for a "significant" period in order to bring down inflati... | Inflation |
(Bloomberg) -- SoftBank Group Corp.’s mobile unit is buying an Irish company that specializes in broadband for cars, placing a bet on smart and driverless vehicle technology in its biggest overseas acquisition since listing.
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SoftBank Corp. will pay €473 million ($513 million) for 51% of Dublin-... | Asia Business & Economics |
When the public finances are in a tight spot, the axe often falls first on capital spending. This is government spending on buildings and facilities, not on, for example, wages and day-to-day services.
The political rationale is that it takes time, often years, to see the material impact of a squeeze on capital sending... | Inflation |
Sir Keir Starmer has refused to guarantee the tax burden - currently the largest since the Second World War - would not increase under Labour.
While the opposition leader told Sky News' Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips programme he wanted it to come down "for working people", his "laser focus" was on growing the ec... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
The Federal Communications Commission is paving the way for $75 monthly subsidies to make broadband service more affordable for low-income households in certain "high-cost" areas.
The $75 subsidy will be part of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) that generally offers $30 monthly discounts to people with low inc... | Consumer & Retail |
Sir Keir Starmer has refused to commit to further spending under a Labour government amid growing calls from unions, including the party’s biggest donor, for him to back more of their policy priorities.
The Labour leader reaffirmed his defence of the party’s focus on economic responsibility but said it will not hinder ... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
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The increase in food insecurity in 2022 reverses a decade-long decline in the number of U.S. households experiencing hunger.
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The increase in food insecurity in 2022 reverses a decade-long decline in the number of U.S. households experiencing hunge... | Inflation |
MPC Minutes: Members Remain Wary Of Inflation Concerns
"Our job is only half done, having brought inflation within the target band," said RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das.
India's Monetary Policy Committee decided to keep the benchmark repo rate unchanged for the second straight meeting earlier in June, even as it emphasis... | Inflation |
- Deflation could be coming, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said.
- Prices have fallen, especially on general merchandise and on some key grocery items, he said.
- Yet the discounter struck a cautious tone, saying customers continue to watch their spending.
Shoppers may get an early present this holiday season: Falling pric... | Inflation |
Brookfield Raises $26 Billion On Oaktree, Infra Fund Boost
Brookfield Asset Management raised $26 billion in the third quarter and said it’s on track to bring in close to $150 billion in fresh capital this year, despite a tough fundraising environment.
(Bloomberg) -- Brookfield Asset Management raised $26 billion in th... | Banking & Finance |
President Biden on Friday rolled out a new set of initiatives to reduce health care costs: a crackdown on scam insurance plans, new guidance to prevent surprise medical bills and an effort to reducetied to credit cards.
Mr. Biden's remarks will build on previous initiatives to limit health care costs, with the Departme... | Inflation |
Tributes have poured in for veteran investor Warren Buffett's trusted confidante Charlie Munger who has died at the age of 99.
"Berkshire Hathaway could not have been built to its present status without Charlie's inspiration, wisdom and participation," said Mr Buffett.
Munger, who would have turned 100 on 1 January, ha... | Stocks Trading & Speculation |
Stripe wants to make it easier for businesses to access credit.
The private financial infrastructure giant announced a new charge card program today from Stripe Issuing, its commercial card issuing product, Denise Ho, head of product for BaaS at Stripe, told TechCrunch exclusively.
The company originally launched its I... | Banking & Finance |
JK Lakshmi Cement Q2 Results Review - Better Quarter; Profitability To Improve: Dolat Capital
JK Lakshmi Cement reported numbers in line with our estimates.
BQ Prime’s special research section collates quality and in-depth equity and economy research reports from across India’s top brokerages, asset managers and resear... | Asia Business & Economics |
"It's not normal is it?" asks Jo.
She still can't quite believe what she's had to do to get through this winter.
She's sold her house, where she'd lived for 40 years, and moved in with her daughter and grandchildren to ensure they can survive the cost of living crisis together.
It was the only way they could see of ... | Inflation |
Integrating with a payment API is something most — if not all — business-to-consumer platforms are forced to do at some point. It’s practically unavoidable if they wish to take credit card payments. The trouble is, for platforms dealing in bills and invoices, not just one-off charges, few payment APIs have all the feat... | Banking & Finance |
Intensifying Stress In Unsecured Lending Puts Banks On Watch
As the share of unsecured personal loans has doubled in the past five years, it comes with a bag full of risks for lenders.
Even though the share of unsecured loan portfolio is miniscule at most banks and non-banking financial companies, the rising stress in ... | Banking & Finance |
Profits for JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citigroup (C) and Wells Fargo (WFC) rose in the third quarter, a show of strength by the largest banks despite headwinds faced by many of their smaller rivals this year.
JPMorgan, the country's largest lender, reported earnings of $13.2 billion that were up 35% from the same period a y... | Banking & Finance |
ITR Filing Last Date: Will Govt Extend July 31 Deadline? Here's What Revenue Secretary Said
Income Tax Department through social media channels has been constantly reminding citizens to file their return at the earliest.
The Finance Ministry is not planning to extend the July 31 deadline for income tax return filing, R... | India Business & Economics |
Five years ago, XRP (XRP -2.26%) was sometimes touted as the little cryptocurrency that would someday be favored by big banks. Fast-forward to November 2023, and mega-banks aren't exactly scrambling to adopt it as a form of currency.
Still, this story isn't finished and XRP might still someday be a preferred currency t... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
A key architect of New Labour has urged Sir Keir Starmer not to give too much power to trade unions if he wins power at the next election.
Lord Mandelson said a Labour government should avoid "rigidities" that could deter investment in crucial industries.
The peer, who now advises Sir Keir, said a Labour would need pri... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
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Spooked by the high price of Halloween candy? There’s not much relief in sight.
For the se... | Inflation |
AmiMoJo writes: In November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. Since then, a steady trickle of six-figure cryptocurrency heists targeting security-conscious people throughout t... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
The Adelson and Dumont families of the Las Vegas Sands casino have "entered into binding purchase agreements to acquire majority ownership and the right to serve as Governor of the Dallas Mavericks," according to a statement released Wednesday.
The families are targeting a closing of the transaction by the end of 2023,... | Consumer & Retail |
Gillian Keegan will present herself as the heir to Margaret Thatcher on Monday amid speculation of a future leadership bid.
The Education Secretary is expected to appeal to the Tory Right by stressing her belief in Mrs Thatcher’s legacy of “sound money, and solid economic foundations” when she addresses the Centre for ... | Inflation |
(Bloomberg) -- PCCW Ltd., a telecommunications, media and technology conglomerate controlled by billionaire Richard Li, is mulling a significant minority stake sale in its fiber business for about $1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
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The Hong Kong-listed company is working ... | Asia Business & Economics |
IMF Latest: Gopinath Sees Inflation, Growth Risks If War Widens
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the Biden administration hasn’t ruled out new sanctions against Iran in relation to renewed conflict in the Middle East, but no decisions have been made.
(Bloomberg) -- The International Monetary Fund’s No. 2 officia... | Inflation |
More than 1 million children experienced destitution last year – meaning their families could not afford to adequately feed, clothe or clean them, or keep them warm – according to a major study which reveals an explosion of extreme poverty in the UK.
Severe material hardship was “no longer a rare occurrence”, the study... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Annapurna Swadisht Eyes Britannia's And Nestle's Turf
The company is planning to double its revenue to Rs 300 crore this fiscal, said Joint Managing Director Gajanan Prasad Sah.
Annapurna Swadisht Ltd. is actively pursuing a multi-pronged growth strategy, with a focus on the tier-2 markets and beyond, hoping to expand ... | India Business & Economics |
Walmart said it won’t be making any changes to its LGBTQ-friendly merchandise in honor of Pride Month — even as rival Target has pulled some of its Pride collection from stores in the face of a customer backlash.
“We have merchandise that we sell all year that supports different groups,” Walmart Chief Merchandising Off... | Consumer & Retail |
- A major Swiss bank admits it conspired with U.S. taxpayers and others to hide over $5.6 billion from the Internal Revenue Service.
- Banque Pictet, the private banking division of Pictet Group, has agreed to pay about $122.9 million in restitution and penalties, in an agreement with prosecutors.
- If the bank complie... | Banking & Finance |
The boss of one of the UK's biggest food firms is calling for higher taxes on salty, fatty and sugary foods.
Food producers had not "shown enough appetite to change", said James Mayer, who runs Danone in the UK and Irish Republic.
The French firm is best known for its yoghurt brands, but also owns bottled water brands ... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
U.S. employees are fighting against return-to-office policies, with the majority of workers saying they are willing to switch jobs if it means they won’t have to commute. According to a survey by Bankrate last month, an overwhelming 89% of workers say they want to exchange working in the office for a fully remote or hy... | Workforce / Labor |
Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has been sharpening its focus on Asia as it sees an opportunity for stablecoins to be a part of and bolster the evolving payments ecosystem in the region.
“We’re looking at how to grow a web3 business and support the broader web3 ecosystem, so Asia was a natural place to be,” ... | Asia Business & Economics |
Tesco has announced it is cutting value of its Clubcard rewards scheme.
From 14 June, Clubcard points will be worth twice their value when customers cash them in, rather than three times as they are now.
The scheme enables shoppers to collect points for money spent at Tesco and exchange them for vouchers which can be u... | Consumer & Retail |
Donald Trump signed a document 30 years ago that gave the true size of his New York penthouse that was later listed as far larger on his financial statements, according to evidence shown Tuesday at the former president's civil business fraud trial.
The evidence appeared in an email attachment shown as Allen Weisselberg... | Real Estate & Housing |
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As Europe charges ahead on the path to a central bank digital currency, political opposition to a digital dollar is only growing in the U.S.
Though a potential U.S. CBDC remains merely a subject of government study, mainstream Republicans, Silicon Valley libertarians and anti-establishmen... | Banking & Finance |
There’s still a chance — 1 in nearly 303 million – for a lucky winner to score the Mega Millions jackpot, which climbed to an estimated $1.25 billion this week. If won, this jackpot would be the fourth largest grand prize won in the game's history, according to the Mega Millions website.
While securing the golden ticke... | Personal Finance & Financial Education |
GR Infra Q2 Review - Execution Impacted Due To Monsoon, Delayed Start Of Certain Projects: Motilal Oswal
FY24 to see muted growth
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Of the many lofty promises of cryptocurrency, one of the most commendable ones is its potential to bring financial inclusion to underserved users. Nairobi-based Kotani Pay is a crypto payments startup with a vision to make cross-border remittances easier for the large underbanked populations in Africa.
The two-year-old... | Africa Business & Economics |
No prominent UK politician has proposed taxing meat, despite government ministers insinuating it is Labour party policy. Levels of meat consumption are a problem though. And while Conservative MPs might assume it’s a proposition the public would baulk at, research on the feasibility of meat taxes isn’t so clear-cut.
Ea... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
- Struggling space company Astra disclosed in a securities filing late Friday that it defaulted on a recent debt agreement and may not be able to raise needed cash.
- Astra twice last month failed to meet minimum cash reserve requirements associated with a $12.5 million note issuance to New Jersey investment group High... | Banking & Finance |
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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.