Focus Shifts Battleground

Reeves expected to focus rise in capital gains tax on share sales

Chancellor likely to increase CGT in October 30 Budget as part of efforts to close £40bn funding gap

Business - Financial Times - October 16

BlackBerry Sees Rising Profitability Through Focus on Growth Opportunities

The Canadian company told investors its immediate priority was streamlining investments in its Cylance cybersecurity unit and focusing on opportunities for growth, mainly QNX.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 16

Trump’s Meandering Speeches Motivate His Critics and Worry His Allies

Some advisers and allies of former President Donald J. Trump are concerned about his scattershot style on the campaign trail as he continues to veer off script.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 17

Pay attention! 12 ways to improve your focus and concentration span

From gamifying your to-do list to going for a regular morning walk, top tips for improving concentration from psychotherapists, health coaches and other experts. Forty-seven seconds. That was the ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

King Charles’s visit puts the monarchy’s Australian future back in focus

Hopeful Republicans are calling it the ‘farewell tour’, as the king toes the tried and tested constitutional line . As the king arrives in Australia for the first time as head of state, republican ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

Game studios are getting candid about funding problems | Kaser Focus

Surgent Studios is not the only studio to publicly admit to having trouble securing funding. Rachel Kaser recognizes the honesty.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 19

Hezbollah's future in focus amid missile barrage and Israeli apology

World - Yahoo News - October 21

Trump campaign focus on young men a threat to Democrats: Harvard polling director

The director of polling at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics argued in an op-ed published on Monday that the Trump campaign’s focus on young men could jeopardize Democrats’ hold on ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

Texas rally highlights Harris focus on abortion in closing days of campaign

Vice President Harris is leaning into abortion rights as a closing argument in the final days before the election, and will head to Texas this week to highlight the state as “ground zero of the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

With 2 weeks to go, Trump, not taking chances, turns focus to North Carolina

ABC's Rachel Scott has a view from the campaign trail.

Obama appears with Harris, Trump calls Nov. 5 'Liberation Day' in race's final days

Harris appeared with former President Obama and Bruce Springsteen. Beyoncé, whose anthem 'Freedom' is frequently played at her campaign events, will perform at a rally for Harris on Friday in Houston.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 24

Eddie Howe tells Alexander Isak to ‘focus on football’ not a new deal

Striker’s current Newcastle contract runs until 2028 PSR concerns mean club not keen on negotiating now Eddie Howe has suggested that Newcastle ‘s hierarchy do not currently regard extending ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

Focus group: Voters who sat out 2020 consider their 2024 ballots

In the latest installment of NBC News' Deciders Focus Group series, voters who didn’t participate in the 2020 election discuss how memories of the Trump economy and the issue of abortion are ...

Politics - NBC News - October 25

Democrats and Republicans focus on key Sun Belt states as Election Day approaches

As Election Day nears, Democrats and Republicans are shifting focus to key Sun Belt states like Georgia, Arizona, and North Carolina. Both parties are intensifying efforts with door-to-door ...

Politics - NBC News - October 25

Artists call for greater focus on black British music in schools

The government's reviewing the national curriculum and artists hope for a change to music lessons.

Candidates turn focus to Black male voters with Election Day around the corner

As Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump vie for Black male support, BET's "Black Men's Summit," hosted by D.L. Hughley, features key voices discussing the issues Black men face. ...

Coalition calls on next president to focus on executive branch transparency, accountability

A coalition of groups is calling on the next president to focus on executive branch transparency and accountability. In a letter dated Tuesday to former President Trump and Vice President Harris, ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

Chipotle’s new CEO maintains focus on faster service as sales fall short

Shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. fell after hours on Tuesday after the Mexican fast-casual chain reported quarterly sales trends that were a bit weaker than expected.

Business - MarketWatch - October 30

Nikki Haley supporters torn between Trump and Harris: Deciders Focus Group

In the final installment of the NBC News Deciders Focus Group produced in collaboration with Syracuse University, Engagious and Sago, Margaret Talev shares how voters who supported former Gov. ...

Politics - NBC News - October 30

Presidential campaigns turn their focus to "garbage" in final days of race

In the final week of the presidential race, the campaigns descended into something of a dumpster fire over "garbage" comments. Former President Donald Trump and his allies expressed outrage over ...

U.S. Job Growth Stalls in Days Before Vote

Employers added 12,000 jobs in October, with hiring hit by strikes and storms. The unemployment rate was steady, at 4.1 percent, in the last major report before an election in which the economy is ...

Business - The New York Times - November 1

Dragon Age Boss Discusses Ditching Live-Service And Multiplayer Focus For The Veilguard

BioWare's Dragon Age: The Veilguard is out now, after years of development and significant shakeups in design. As reported by Bloomberg , The Veilguard started as a single-player game, before ...

Tech - GameSpot - November 1

Harris and Trump focus on Sunbelt states during final weekend push for votes

Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump are zeroing in on Sunbelt states as they embark on one last weekend quest to sway undecided voters in battleground states that will determine the ...

Sports - ABC News - 5 days ago

‘I’m done’: Joe Marler retires from international rugby to focus on family

Prop calls time on England career after 95 caps ‘I don’t want to leave my house with my kids crying’ Joe Marler has called time on his England career and will play no part in the rest of their ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Prince William meets young environmentalists and plays rugby on first day of South Africa visit

Britain’s Prince William offered words of encouragement to a group of young environmentalists and later joined a rugby practice at a local school as he opened his visit to South Africa

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

Biden’s climate legacy in focus as US prepares for Trump’s return

Next administration set to take a radically different approach to energy policy

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Trump and Harris hold dueling events in battleground Pennsylvania

Former President Trump and Vice President Harris courted voters in battleground Pennsylvania, but Trump cut his town hall short following two interruptions because of medical episodes in the ...

Politics - NBC News - October 15

Watch live: Walz campaigns in battleground Pennsylvania

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, is holding campaign events in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania Tuesday, with just three weeks left until the election. His ...

Politics - The Hill - October 15

Iowa emerges as key battleground in race for the House

In their fight to flip the House, Democrats are eyeing gains in what may seem an unlikely spot: Iowa. Two GOP seats in the Hawkeye State have emerged as true battlegrounds in the final stretch of ...

Politics - The Hill - October 16

Scottish Highlands become battleground in the race for net zero

Local outcry over pylon expansion scheme as ministers vow to protect infrastructure from ‘obstructionists’

Business - Financial Times - October 17

Evening Report — Voting ramps up in southeastern battlegrounds

{beacon} Evening Report © AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast Voting ramps up in southeast battlegrounds Voting is underway in Georgia and North Carolina, two pivotal southeastern battlegrounds that ...

Politics - The Hill - October 17

Watch live: Harris rallies voters in battleground Wisconsin

Vice President Harris is rallying voters in Green Bay, Wis., Thursday evening as part of her blitz through several "blue wall" states. The vice president also gave remarks in Milwaukee — alongside ...