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How Trump learned to love big business

Nothing separates the man from his 2016 self more than his disappearing qualms about capitalism

World - Financial Times - 21 hours ago

UK Budget as it happened: Rachel Reeves raises tax, spending and borrowing

Taxes rise as chancellor delivers the first Labour budget since 2010

Business - Financial Times - Yesterday

Team Trump's big mistake in Madison Square Garden

Trump’s hate-fest in New York is another warning to voters about the grim future he offers the American people. If Trump prevails next week, his second term will look an awful lot like that chaotic ...

Politics - The Hill - 19 hours ago

Chris Mason: A change-making Budget and a moment of jeopardy

The government's fate will depend on whether it can make things better, says political editor Chris Mason.

College Football Is Big Business. Athletes Are Paying the Price.

Players are dealing with far-flung travel, jet lag and the pressures of trying to balance the roles of student, athlete and entrepreneur more than ever before.

Top stories - The New York Times - 14 hours ago

UK Labour’s Budget borrows big, taxes more

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a £40bn tax increase and a sharp rise in borrowing

World - Financial Times - 4 hours ago

Nvidia just dropped a new AI model that crushes OpenAI’s GPT-4—no big launch, just big results

Nvidia quietly launched a groundbreaking AI model that surpasses OpenAI’s GPT-4 and Anthropic’s Claude 3.5, signaling a major shift in the competitive landscape of artificial intelligence.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 17

Trump pitches plan to hire more border agents, months after derailing a bipartisan border bill

Former President Donald Trump said Sunday that if elected he would ask Congress to pass legislation boosting the number of border patrol agents — several months after he thwarted a bipartisan ...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer vows to slash regulatory red tape in bid to boost investment

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday vowed to slash regulatory red tape to boost anaemic investment in the country.

Business - CNBC - October 14

State Department addresses U.S. warning to Israel over Gaza aid

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin wrote a letter to Israeli officials warning that humanitarian aid allowed into Gaza must increase or the U.S. ally could risk ...

US gives Israel 30 days to boost Gaza aid or risk cut to military support

The letter, sent on Sunday, amounts to the strongest known written warning from the US to its ally.

UK inflation falls below 2% for first time since 2021 in boost to Rachel Reeves

Surprise annual drop to 1.7% in September raises chance of interest rate cuts, increasing budget leeway. UK inflation surprise opens up wriggle room for lower rates and less painful budget ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

2025 NFL Mock Draft: Another LSU QB skyrockets into Round 1; Cowboys boost offense with Heisman favorite

The Tigers passer looks like the next quarterback to rise during draft season

Sports - CBS Sports - October 16

Bitcoin hits highest level since July, boosting other coins and crypto-related stocks

The price of bitcoin neared $68,400 on Wednesday, its highest since July, sparking a rally in other cryptocurrencies and related equities.

Business - CNBC - October 17

China to boost financing for approved housing projects to $560 billion to counter property slump

China has announced it will expand the amount of financing available for housing projects on a “white list” to 4 trillion yuan ($562 billion), seeking to reverse a slump in the property industry

World - ABC News - October 17

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