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Play Ventures raises $140M second fund to invest in games and consumer startups

Play Ventures, a global venture capital firm specializing in early-stage gaming, has raised $140 million for its third gaming fund.

Tech - VentureBeat - 9 hours ago

Public Investment Fund’s desert mirage

Plus, why Topgolf is parting with its owner and HSBC‘s boss says it isn’t splitting up

World - Financial Times - October 30

The index fund cushion is an equal opportunity booster for stocks

S&P 500 index and ETF money is oblivious to stock valuations of any kind and ignorant to upgrades and downgrades.

Business - CNBC - October 20

The funding crisis threatening England’s special needs education

Cost of specialist school places is placing huge financial strain on cash-strapped councils

World - Financial Times - October 21

NHS will not fund new drug to slow Alzheimer’s

A new drug that slows the pace of Alzheimer's disease is too expensive for too little benefit to be used on the NHS, the watchdog says.

Habeck: Investment fund to give German economy a boost

World - Yahoo News - October 23

Investment funds circle visual effects group Technicolor

The Paris-based moviemaking tech company is holding talks over a potential sale

Business - Financial Times - October 24

Southwest Strikes a Truce With the Activist Hedge Fund Elliott

The airline will appoint six new directors to its board, avoiding a proxy fight with the activist investor Elliott Investment Management, one of its largest shareholders.

Business - The New York Times - October 25

Chancellor sets out new funding for extra NHS appointments

The government says it will invest £1.57bn in new equipment and buildings, in a bid to increase appointments.

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 - October 30

Levellr raises funds for tools to manage Discord communities

Levellr has raised $1.75 million for its community management and insights tools used by companies to manage Discord communities.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 1

Trump wins tip scales for GOP on government funding

Republican electoral wins in both the presidential race and the Senate are changing the game on government funding, as Congress braces for a battle over federal spending when lawmakers return next ...

Politics - The Hill - November 8

How Thames Water became a battleground for hedge funds

Rival groups of bondholders are vying to extend loans to the troubled UK utility

Business - Financial Times - November 10

Fund manager Terry Smith’s pay falls to £28mn

Stockpicker’s investment firm Fundsmith weighed down by his decision to shun chipmaker Nvidia

Business - Financial Times - November 11

Morning Report — Congress starts the funding sprint

In today’s issue: Congress is back in town. Lawmakers begin their lame-duck session today and are facing a Dec. 20 funding deadline ahead of the holidays and the swearing in of the 119th Congress ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Pharmacies vote to cut opening hours in funding protest

Pharmacists in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to reduce opening hours and stop home deliveries.

EU governments struggle to fund green transition

Investors in Czech solar parks threaten to sue Prague over planned cuts to subsidies for photovoltaic installations

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Britain’s bold plan to create super funds

The case for consolidating the UK’s sprawling pension arsenal is strong

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

The undercover hedge funds financing activist short sellers

When Wall Street’s self-styled financial detectives allege malfeasance, these silent partners stand to reap the benefits

Business - Financial Times - 3 days ago

The search for targeted taxes to fund climate action

Body backed by Barbados, France and Kenya outlines options for new levies

World - Financial Times - 10 hours ago

Biden asks Congress for $100B in disaster relief funding

President Biden has sent Congress an emergency funding request for roughly $100 billion to help with recovery after natural disasters, including the recent hurricanes Helene and Milton in the ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 hours ago

Trump’s second chapter begins

Republicans will return to pinnacle of global power with Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda

World - Financial Times - November 7

October second-warmest, second-driest on record for U.S.: NOAA

October 2024 was both the second-warmest and second-driest October ever recorded in the U.S., according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The 48 contiguous U.S. states ...

Politics - The Hill - November 11

Canada braces for second Trump presidency

Defence spending and agricultural protections could raise tensions with the new US administration

World - Financial Times - November 8

China braces for second Trump term

While on the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump vowed to put large tariffs on Chinese goods to protect American manufacturing, which might threaten the Asian nation's already-slowing ...

Perplexity AI seeks valuation of about $9 billion in new funding round

Perplexity started the year with a roughly $500 million valuation and has continued attracting significant investor interest alongside the generative AI boom.

Business - CNBC - October 21

Harris Sets Record for Biggest Fund-Raising Quarter Ever

Donald Trump is raising less money than he did during his run in 2020, building a far smaller campaign than Kamala Harris.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 21

Funding cuts could mean death of Sámi languages, say Indigenous parliaments

Sweden and Finland plan to withdraw funding to safeguard nine languages defined as threatened by Unesco. The Indigenous parliaments of Sweden, Finland and Norway have warned that some Sámi ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

KKM Financial's Essential 40 stock fund is now an ETF

Many asset managers have been converting their mutual funds to ETFs in recent years, due in part to a 2019 SEC rule change.

Business - CNBC - October 21

UK to boost Ukraine funding using £2bn from Russian assets

The funds are the UK's contribution to a $50bn (£38bn) loan package announced back in June.

Japanese property group Tokyo Tatemono targeted by UK activist fund

Stakebuilding by Palliser Capital follows Elliott Management's move on sector peer Mitsui Fudosan

World - Financial Times - October 22

Here's when exchange-traded funds really flex their ‘tax magic’ for investors

Exchange-traded funds can reduce investors' tax bills. But those tax savings benefit certain types of investors more than others.

Business - CNBC - October 22

Investors pile into emerging-market funds that cut out China

Demand for ‘ex-China’ strategies soar as tensions with west linger, despite recent stock rebound

World - Financial Times - October 23

Sinwar's UNRWA ties show Congress was right to cut off funding

UNRWA employee Yahya Sinwar was found dead with an official document identifying him as an employee of the organization, prompting criticism of the UN agency's complicity in the murder and ...

Politics - The Hill - October 23

EU unblocks funds for Slovakia after U-turn on fraud sentences

Reassurances by Bratislava on legal reform accepted after €800mn had been delayed over Brussels’ corruption concerns

Business - Financial Times - October 23

Investors give funds aligned to Paris Agreement a wider berth

ESG funds which track companies’ adherence to climate pledges have been falling from favour

World - Financial Times - October 24

Jupiter vetoes handing fund to star manager Ben Whitmore

FTSE 250 constituent had considered allowing stockpicker to manage money from new firm for a fee

Business - Financial Times - October 24

Reeves confirms change to UK fiscal rules to help fund £20bn of annual investment

Chancellor promises in FT to avoid ‘falls in public sector investment’ planned by Tories

Business - Financial Times - October 24

These tips for investing in mutual funds and ETFs help keep you in the game

Strategies including small caps, gold, AI and nuclear energy come into play.

Business - MarketWatch - October 24

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