Less affluent shoppers will benefit from Budget despite hit to business, says Primark owner

Philippines Says China Ship Hit Fisheries Boat Amid Sea Feud

World - Yahoo News - October 15

UK regulator sets out plans for earlier banker bonuses

Prudential Regulation Authority chief says 8-year deferral period, introduced after financial crisis, could be cut to 5 years

Business - Financial Times - October 18

Nvidia’s stock can hit $190 as ‘generational opportunity’ unfolds, says BofA

Nvidia’s free cash flow in the coming years could rival Apple’s, one analyst said.

Business - MarketWatch - October 19

Israel Steps Up Attacks Near Beirut, Despite U.S. Warnings

Israel carried out a series of strikes near the Lebanese capital on Saturday, killing two people fleeing a vehicle on a busy highway. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin warned Israel to scale back ...

World - The New York Times - October 20

Global public debt will hit $100 trillion by year-end, says IMF

The IMF warned of the risks posed by unsustainable public debt levels.

Business - CNBC - October 23

Growth hit by freeze on tax thresholds, says BoE official

‘Tax-bracket creep’ has hit middle earners hardest, warns Catherine Mann ahead of a likely Budget extension

Business - Financial Times - October 24

Women raped in war-hit Sudan die by suicide, activists say

Several women raped by paramilitary fighters in Gezira state have taken their own lives, activists say.

Treasury should have told us about overspend by law, says OBR

Richard Hughes, chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility, says officials have questions to answer as to why details of an overspend were not shared.

'We earn £100,000 together. We are not worse off after the Budget'

People tell the BBC how much they earn and what they made of the Budget.

Taxes, spending and borrowing all higher as the new Labour government seeks to 'rebuild' the UK

British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves says taxes will rise by $52 billion to plug a hole in the public finances and provide new funding for the U.K.‘s cash-starved public services, as she announced ...

World - ABC News - 6 days ago

Attention Kmart Shoppers: It’s Closing Time

As the last full-size Kmart in the continental United States prepares to close, shoppers reminisced about the store that once sold everything, everywhere.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 14

Trump plan would make Social Security insolvent in just 6 years, budget group says

Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris have both vowed not to cut the popular government programs Social Security and Medicare.

Business - CNBC - October 21

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