Compensate Forced Labour

Royal Mail couriers vote to strike as labour tensions mount

The union’s vote at the group’s eCourier unit casts a shadow over Daniel Křetínský’s £5.3bn takeover deal

World - Financial Times - 20 hours ago

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 - 27 minutes ago

Britain's Labour Party Bets on Big Taxes, Borrowing to Boost Economy

The U.K.’s new government presented its plan to jolt the country out of years of moribund growth: more taxes and a bigger state.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 10 hours ago

UK Budget: Labour Party to Raise Taxes by 40 Billion Pounds

Rachel Reeves, the finance minister, announced substantial tax increases in her first budget as she sought to strengthen public finances and services.

Business - The New York Times - 7 hours ago

Businesses warn Labour’s £25bn ‘tax on jobs’ will hurt hiring

Companies criticise rise in employers’ national insurance contributions

Business - Financial Times - 7 hours ago

Closure of UK inheritance tax ‘loophole’ to penalise estates of wealthy pensioners

Experts say big tax bills could result from Rachel Reeves’ move in the Budget

Business - Financial Times - 3 hours ago

UN says Israeli tanks forced entry into base in south Lebanon

It comes as PM Netanyahu demands the peacekeeping force leave the area.

UK farmers forced to cut food production to stay viable, warns NFU

Terrible harvest and falling subsidies force businesses to embrace greener alternatives, says Tom Bradshaw

World - Financial Times - October 14

Voters consider ban on forced labor aimed at protecting prisoners

California and Nevada voters will decide in November if they want to ban forced prison labor by removing language from their state constitutions rooted in the legacy of chattel slavery

The bond market may be at risk from inflationary forces beyond the Fed’s control

Investors remain nervous about upside risks to inflation, such as the outcome of the Nov. 5 presidential election, that haven’t been priced into the bond market — and which policymakers may not be ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 15

Pentagon confirms 'incursions' of unauthorized drones over Air Force base

The Pentagon has confirmed a number of “unauthorized” drone flights last year in restricted airspace over a Virginia base that houses the nation’s most advanced fighter jets. The Wall Street ...

Politics - The Hill - October 16

China’s show of force in massive military exercises alarms Taiwan

Taipei wants other democracies to push back harder against Beijing

World - Financial Times - October 17

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed by IDF, Israel says

The Israeli foreign minister said Thursday that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was among three people killed in an operation in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in surprise encounter with Israeli forces

Netanyahu says death of mastermind of 7 October attack that triggered war in Gaza marks ‘beginning of the end’. Middle East crisis live – latest updates Hamas’s leader, Yahya Sinwar, has been ...

World - The Guardian - October 17

Hamas' Yahya Sinwar killed by IDF in Gaza, Israel says | Special Report

Yahya Sinwar has been killed by Israeli forces, Israel's Foreign Minister Israel Katz said. Hamas' top leader and apparent architect of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks against Israel was killed during an ...

Sinwar, mastermind of Oct. 7 attacks, was long sought by Israeli forces

World - Yahoo News - October 17

Arie Kopelman, a Driving Force in Expanding Chanel, Dies at 86

Arriving at the luxury house two years after Karl Lagerfeld, he helped guide a boom in both products and revenues as president of the company’s American arm, Chanel Inc.

Business - The New York Times - October 18

Pension funds warn being forced to invest in UK would be ‘huge mistake’

Industry fears having to buy lower-quality assets at unattractive prices after minister says ‘considering all options’

World - Financial Times - October 18

Boeing’s labor strike is forcing this company to send hundreds of employees home

Spirit AeroSystems is furloughing 700 employees due to the impact of the strike by Boeing’s machinists.

Business - MarketWatch - October 18

U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Southern Lebanon Will Remain, U.N. Official Says

Israel has demanded that the force, known as UNIFIL, pull out. But all the countries contributing troops and the U.N. Security Council decided unanimously that UNIFIL should stay.

World - The New York Times - October 18

Lynx push Liberty to G5 as history on line for both

The Lynx beat the Liberty 82-80 to force a decisive Game 5 of the WNBA Finals, the first since 2019.

Sports - ESPN - October 19

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