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Rich nations raise COP29 climate finance offer in bid to break deadlock

Developed nations should pay $300 billion a year by 2035 to help poorer countries deal with climate change, according to a new draft deal from U.N. climate talks published early on Sunday, after an ...

U.N. Reaches $300 Billion Climate Financing Deal as Trump Looms

The U.S. and others have agreed to triple their annual climate financing by 2035, but the incoming administration is expected to repudiate the deal.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 5 days ago

Cop29 agrees $1.3tn climate finance deal but campaigners brand it a ‘betrayal’

Deep divisions remain after high-stakes talks end with agreement to help developing world shift to low-carbon economy. Rich and poor countries concluded a trillion-dollar deal on the climate crisis ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Cop29 climate finance deal criticised as ‘travesty of justice’ and ‘stage-managed’

Some countries say deal should not have been done and is ‘abysmally poor’ compared with what is needed. The climate finance deal agreed at Cop29 is a “travesty of justice” that should not have been ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

UK will seek global coalition for climate action, says Ed Miliband as Cop29 ends

UK energy secretary played key role in $300bn deal for developing countries, branded a ‘betrayal’ by critics. Mukhtar Babayev: I’m glad we got a deal at Cop29 The UK will seek a global ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Cop29 climate finance deal likely to be followed by equally bitter battles

Rich countries still need convincing that giving money to poorer nations is very much in their interests too. It was only on the last scheduled day of two weeks of negotiations at the UN Cop29 ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Telegram finances propped up by crypto gains as founder fights charges

Revenue leapt to $525mn in first half of 2024 before chief Pavel Durov was detained over alleged criminality on platform

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Harris, Walz join campaign finance calls, declare the 'fight’s not over'

The running mates did not address the scrutiny surrounding their campaign finances but celebrated the historic sums of money they were able to raise during the cycle.

Car finance complaints more than double at UK ombudsman

Rise increases pressure on regulators to seek solution to growing controversy

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

This personal finance educator says budgeting is ‘toxic’ — try ‘intuitive’ spending instead

One financial educator says there's a dominant culture of budgeting in the U.S. that relies on "restriction, shame and greed."

Business - CNBC - 2 days ago

Elon Musk calls to ‘delete’ US finance consumer watchdog agency

Tech billionaire tapped by Trump posts on X about wanting to eliminate Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Elon Musk has said he wants to “delete” the Consumer Financial Protection ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Who wants to buy Chrome?

And thoughts on savings

World - Financial Times - November 22

America wants Trump — no ifs or buts

His re-election is an existential disaster for Democrats and a historic game-changer for allies of the US

World - Financial Times - November 6

Who wanted Maxim Kuzminov dead?

Maxim Kuzminov, a military helicopter pilot in Russia, defected to Ukraine. He was killed in Spain, with signs pointing to a targeted assassination.

Americans want mass deportations, period

If you’re watching MSNBC or CNN, the degree to which the idea of “mass deportations” will ruin the economy fluctuates by the hour. You'll hear some claims that it is merely damaging, then others ...

Politics - The Hill - November 20

Sovereign debt is the biggest risk to global growth in 2025, Saudi finance minister says

Global public debt hit a record $97 trillion in 2023, prompting the UN to call for urgent reforms for governments and financial systems around the world.

Business - CNBC - October 31

Dutch junior finance minister quits after questions over his personal investments

The Dutch junior minister for finance has quit following criticism of his refusal to publish details of his personal investments

World - ABC News - November 1

UN summit agrees deal on genetic data but fails on wider finance to protect nature

Pharma and agritech groups among those expected to make payments for information drawn from the living world

Business - Financial Times - November 2

Crypto's $245 million campaign finance operation filled airwaves with ads not about crypto

The crypto sector emerged as a top donor this election cycle, but the ads it funded weren't about digital currencies.

Business - CNBC - November 6

Germany’s Chancellor Scholz announces he is firing his finance minister, which could undermine his three-party coalition

World - ABC News - November 6

Small Business Administration-Backed Financing Rose to $56 Billion in Fiscal Year 2024

Smaller loans made up for much of the additional funding.

Business - Inc. - November 8

Europe cannot finance Ukraine war if Trump pulls U.S. out of the conflict, Hungary's Orban warns

Ukraine has historically depended on foreign humanitarian and military aid to resist Russia's two-year invasion, with the U.S. and the EU providing the lion's share of this assistance.

Business - CNBC - November 8

Israeli minister says ‘certain progress’ on Lebanon ceasefire talks but Hezbollah says it has not been involved – Middle East crisis live

New foreign minister says diplomatic efforts are taking place through US mediation but Hezbollah says it has not seen any proposal. Lebanon ’s National News Agency reports Israeli planes carried ...

World - The Guardian - November 11

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