Gates Criticises Budget

China's developers are borrowing more to sate thirst for capital after flood gates opened

World - Yahoo News - November 6

Netflix said a record 60 million households worldwide tuned in for Jake Paul versus Mike Tyson fight

The highly anticipated boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson has already secured its place in the record books.

Business - CNBC - 5 days ago

Putin, Xi, Trump… The barbarians are at the gate but Europe’s leaders are too busy infighting to notice | Simon Tisdall

Amid threats to its ‘reason for being’, the EU must stop squabbling and take a stand. Fiddling while Rome burns fairly describes the antics of party leaders in the European parliament last week. ...

World - The Guardian - November 16

How Mark Cuban, Tim Cook, and Bill Gates Are Using AI to Be Massively More Productive

Cuban called AI the “ultimate time-savings hack” and Cook said it “changed his life.” Steal these CEOs’ time-saving AI hacks to get more done too.

Business - Inc. - 5 days ago

Baldur's Gate 3 Mods Help Player Numbers Grow, And Someone In The Vatican Just Bought A Copy

More than a year after Baldur's Gate 3 originally launched in August 2023, the game is still putting up impressive numbers, and has even sold one additional copy to someone who may know Pope ...

Tech - GameSpot - 4 days ago

Numerous children have been injured by a vehicle at a school gate in central China, state media say

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

Here’s your $22 million chance to be neighbors with Bill Gates or Jeff Bezos, and why billionaires love this town so much

A staggering waterfront “smart home” that is located in a billionaire-loved Seattle suburb has been put on the market for $22 million

Business - MarketWatch - 3 days ago

Game Pass Ultimate Will Now Let You Stream Non-Game Pass Games, Including Baldur's Gate 3

Starting today, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers have access to an expanded version of the existing cloud streaming functionality that has been in beta for some time. In addition to games that ...

Tech - GameSpot - 3 days ago

Australia’s US ambassador Kevin Rudd deletes posts criticising ‘destructive’ Trump after election win

Former PM says past comments don’t reflect his views as envoy, while foreign minister says she is confident of Australia’s alliance with US. US elections 2024 – live updates US election ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

Chris Hemsworth criticised over tourism ad promoting Abu Dhabi despite ‘notorious’ human rights violations

Actor and wife filmed promotional ad in UAE, a country which strives to present itself as tolerant ‘while carrying out repression against dissent’. Australian movie star Chris Hemsworth has been ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

Jamie Oliver apologises after his children’s book is criticised for ‘stereotyping’ First Nations Australians

Exclusive: Publisher takes responsibility for the failure to consult Indigenous groups, who say the fantasy novel trivialises complex and painful histories. Jamie Oliver says he is “devastated” by ...

World - The Guardian - November 8

Zelenskyy welcomes US decision to give landmines to Ukraine amid criticism from aid groups – Russia-Ukraine war live

Ukrainian president hails mines as important part of arsenal in statement; aid groups condemn ‘unethical’ decision, saying mines risk harming civilians. In a television interview in France, foreign ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Haruki Murakami: ‘My books have been criticised so much over the years, I don’t pay much attention’

As his new novel is published, the acclaimed author discusses complexity, writing female characters and meeting his fans. • Read about the rise of Japanese fiction in Britain . The City and Its ...

World - The Guardian - 9 hours ago

Key points from the Budget at a glance

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered Labour’s first Budget since 2010 – here’s what you need to know.

Business and wealthy bear brunt of £40bn tax increases in UK Budget

Markets unsettled by extent of government borrowing as Rachel Reeves boosts spending

Business - Financial Times - October 30

What the Budget means for your money

Key measures on tax, investments, pensions and property

Business - Financial Times - October 30

Where is the growth in Reeves' 'Budget for growth'?

Labour's first Budget in 14 years had a lot to say about growth, but forecasts paint a mixed picture.

The Budget: Everything you need to know

Rachel Reeves delivers the first Labour budget in 14 years

Experts answer your Budget questions

We responded to reader’s queries about personal finance

World - Financial Times - October 31

UK Budget spooks bond markets

UK borrowing costs hit the highest level this year after Budget announcements sink in

World - Financial Times - November 1

Budget Q&A: Readers’ questions answered

Experts respond to queries about measures announced in the autumn Budget

World - Financial Times - November 2

Why state governments are tightening their budgets

State governments in the U.S. must tighten budgets or take on more debt to manage declining revenues, long-standing liabilities and emerging risks.

Business - CNBC - November 6

The great post-Budget pensions rethink

But there are several tools you can use to cut an IHT bill

World - Financial Times - November 8

Farmers protest as Starmer defends Budget

Protesters opposing changes to inheritance tax for farms gather outside the Welsh Labour conference.

Budget protests: the transformation of British farming

Data shows the deep structural changes to the sector since inheritance tax reforms were introduced

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Veterans deserve the truth, not spin with the VA budget

VA officials are asking for a budget increase to cover a projected $15 billion shortfall, but their own numbers and estimates contradict what they are asking for and why, and solutions such as ...

Politics - The Hill - October 24

UK consumer and business confidence weaken ahead of Budget

Indices hit lowest levels this year as Britons ‘hold their breath’ for tax rises on October 30

Business - Financial Times - October 24

The unfair hole in next week’s UK Budget

Why will council tax remain decades out of date?

Business - Financial Times - October 25

Cash Isas popularity surges ahead of UK Budget

Investors shift into tax-sheltered accounts given uncertainty of Labour proposals

World - Financial Times - October 25

Chancellor to announce five new UK freeports in the Budget

Labour to expand tax-free import scheme in a bid to boost economic growth across the country