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'Swaps' and homegrown sales - how clubs kept to spending rules
'PSR deadline day' and selling homegrown players - how clubs deemed at risk stayed within Premier League spending rules.BBC News - Jan. 14 -
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Spike in UK borrowing costs raises specter of public spending cuts
Former U.K. Finance Minister Vince Cable told CNBC on Friday that the UK was not in an "emergency panic situation," but was stuck in a low-growth trap.CNBC - Jan. 13 -
Chronic Pain Afflicts Billions of People. It’s Time for a Revolution.
As many as two billion people suffer from it — including me. Can science finally bring us relief?The New York Times - Jan. 12 -
The internet wants me to spend £500 on a jumper. How can I say no?
I already have too much stuff – and every time I go online I’m being pushed to buy more. Time to channel my inner deinfluencer. I am uneasily aware that around this time last year I wrote that my ...The Guardian - Jan. 12 -
Poland backs Trump on raising Nato spending to 5% of GDP
Warsaw is closest to reaching new target, but laggards will take ‘decade’, says Polish defence ministerFinancial Times - Jan. 12 -
How a Driving Instructor to the Stars Spends Her Sundays
Shanti Gooljar grabs some coffee before eight hours of heart-racing driving lessons around New York City. She caps off her day by having dinner with her son.The New York Times - Jan. 11 -
Reeves faces 'difficult decisions' on tax and spending
The warning from a former Bank of England official comes in the wake of rising UK borrowing costs.BBC News - Jan. 10 -
Constellation Brands’ stock slides as CEO cites ‘uncertainty’ about consumer spending
The parent of the Modelo and Corona beer brands lowered its 2025 outlook, despite third-quarter profit growth.MarketWatch - Jan. 10 -
Whitehall braced for spending cuts after UK hit by bond market turmoil
Rising gilt yields mean government departments may face further squeezeFinancial Times - Jan. 10 -
Why are the A's spending big this winter as they relocate to Sacramento?
Brent Rooker's $60 million extension marks the latest expenditure for the typically thrifty A's.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 9 -
Andreessen Horowitz Wants to Shoehorn AI Into Everything in 2025. Whether You Want It or Not
Waves of hype have been unleashed on the public since ChatGPT’s unveiling in 2022. And investors have no intention of slowing down.Inc. - Jan. 9 -
New York Yankees Done With Big Spending in Busy Offseason
The New York Yankees are done signing high-priced free agents, a source with knowledge of their situation said. That leaves coveted players such as Pete Alonso and Alex Bregman among the 164 free ...Yahoo Sports - Jan. 9 -
Bond market ‘police’ are back as investors patrol spending plans
Debt market flare-ups show growing pushback against governments’ loose fiscal policiesFinancial Times - Jan. 9 -
Anthropic in Talks for $2 Billion Funding Round
The financing efforts follow new funding rounds by Elon Musk’s xAI and the market leader, OpenAI, which is now valued at $157 billion.The New York Times - Jan. 8 -
‘We need to be in the room’: DOGE Caucus Democrat works with GOP to slash spending
Rep. Val Hoyle (D-Ore.), a member of the new House caucus partnering with President-elect Trump’s announced Department of Government Efficiency, joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the bipartisan ...NBC News - Jan. 8 -
AI Startup Anthropic Plans to Raise $2 Billion at a $60 Billion Valuation
The new funding round, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, sees the company at more than triple its 2024 valuation of $18 million.Inc. - Jan. 8 -
What Trump Wants With Greenland
Interest in the vast, ice-covered island reflects a global scramble for the Arctic.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 8 -
Heads say they face tough choices on school spending as costs rise
A new report says schools in England may have to make cuts to meet pupils' needs and cover pay rises.BBC News - Jan. 8 -
Getty Images, Shutterstock to Combine in $3.7 Billion Deal
Getty shareholders will own about 54.7% of the combined company, which will retain the Getty name. Shares of both companies surged on the news.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 7 -
Anthropic in talks to raise funding at $60 billion valuation
AI startup Anthropic is in late-stage talks to raise as much as $2 billion at a $60 billion valuation, according to a person familiar with the deal.CNBC - Jan. 7 -
'I can't spend another five years in my caravan'
A Doncaster mum suffers her second major flood in five years.BBC News - Jan. 7 -
Israel Needs to Go on the Offensive, Boost Military Spending, Commission Urges
More military spending is needed to orient Israel’s military toward an attack posture, an Israeli government commission warned.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 7 -
Business leaders court Trump as UAE billionaire promises to spend $20 billion on U.S. data centers
President-elect Donald Trump drew another expression of support on Tuesday, as a billionaire businessman from the United Arab Emirates, Hussain Sajwani, promised to spend at least $20 billion in ...MarketWatch - Jan. 7 -
Sources: A's keep spending with Rooker extension
Designated hitter Brent Rooker and the Athletics are in agreement on a five-year, $60 million contract extension, sources told ESPN, continuing a winter of uncharacteristic spending with a ...ESPN - Jan. 7 -
Want to live longer? You don’t need to spend millions like ‘Don’t Die’ bro Bryan Johnson.
Follow these 5 free antiaging hacks to stay healthy in 2025MarketWatch - Jan. 7 -
How Nato will hold European capitals to higher defence spending promises
Also in this newsletter: The countries breaking EU law by ignoring green deadlinesFinancial Times - Jan. 7 -
NDSU’s Dominance in FCS Football Doesn’t Extend to Bison Spending
North Dakota State’s football team isn’t among the highest spenders in FCS—far from it in fact. But the school’s dominant 15-year run continued on the field Monday night, as the Bison upset ...Yahoo Sports - Jan. 7 -
Phillips 66 to Buy EPIC NGL for $2.2 Billion
Phillips 66 will buy EPIC NGL for $2.2 billion to help the Houston oil refiner grow its Permian midstream business.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 6 -
France signals fewer spending cuts and tax rises ahead of budget talks
Economy minister seeks to ‘protect growth’ with slightly higher deficit target for 2025Financial Times - Jan. 6 -
Some Baseball Teams Won’t Spend Money, and It’s a Problem
Six clubs, including two that made the playoffs last season, have yet to invest in a free agent.The New York Times - Jan. 6 -
Microsoft expects to spend $80 billion on AI-enabled data centers in fiscal 2025
Over half of Microsoft's $80 billion in spending will take place in the U.S., Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith wrote in a Friday blog post.CNBC - Jan. 4 -
Europe readies for scattergun defence-spend bonanza
Sickly economies and budgetary pressures likely to hit proposals and any increase will be thinly spreadFinancial Times - Jan. 4 -
Microsoft expects to spend $80 billion on AI-enabled data centers over next 12 months
Microsoft plans to spend $80 billion in fiscal 2025 on the construction of data centers that can handle artificial intelligence workloads, the company said in a Friday blog post.NBC News - Jan. 3 -
Helping boomers spend their retirement funds is harder than it sounds
Worries about running out of money makes people frugal and wary of taking any big pension decisionsFinancial Times - Jan. 3 -
Constellation Inks $1 Billion Nuclear Power Deal
Under the contracts, Constellation will deliver electricity to more than 13 federal agencies.Inc. - Jan. 2 -
Ron Johnson: Reducing 'out of control' government spending is not only 'reasonable but doable'
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) doubled down on a conservative plan to reduce government spending with new proposals outlined in an op-ed published by The Wall Street Journal. “Federal spending is out of ...The Hill - Jan. 2 -
Here's what to know about Medicare's new spending cap
This year, a new spending cap on medication goes into effect for the first time for people on Medicare. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine Gounder explains its impact.CBS News - Jan. 2 -
Scopely scores a billion downloads and $10B in revenue to date
Scopely announced several key milestones achieved to date: $10 billion in lifetime revenue for its mobile games and a billion downloads.VentureBeat - Dec. 30
