Firms Pausing Hiring and Investing Ahead of Budget

FIU hires Duke assistant Simmons as new coach

Florida International has hired Duke assistant Willie Simmons as its next head coach. FIU previously considered hiring Simmons as its coach in 2021.

ESPN - Dec. 7

Allianz pauses talks with Amundi to form €2.8tn asset management giant

German and French groups could not find common ground on structure or who would control enlarged firm

Financial Times - Dec. 7

Trump education secretary pick’s WWE child abuse case paused

A federal judge paused the child sexual abuse case involving President-elect Donald Trump’s education secretary pick Linda McMahon, Vince McMahon and WWE.

ABC News - Dec. 7

This investment is cheaper and better than mutual funds

Opponents shouldn’t block 403(b)s from purchasing collective investment trusts

MarketWatch - Dec. 7

Why Powell and the Fed should pause interest-rate cuts in December

Some say November’s jobs data support holding monetary policy steady.

MarketWatch - Dec. 7

The Chiefs are in the Chargers’ way. That’s why they hired Jim Harbaugh.

When the Michigan Wolverines hired Jim Harbaugh as their head coach in December 2014, the task was obvious: Beat Ohio State and return the school to national relevance.

NBC News - Dec. 7

SNP rediscovers its political confidence with wily Budget

The Scottish government's moves on the two-child benefit cap and winter fuel payments leave Labour facing a dilemma.

BBC News - Dec. 7

Director claimed £50k Covid loan then closed firm

The Insolvency Service says there is no evidence the company had ever traded.

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 7

Mendenhall hired at Utah State in return to area

Utah State has hired New Mexico's Bronco Mendenhall as its next football coach on a six-year contract.

ESPN - Dec. 6

Labour MP's family transferred farm before Budget

Questions are being raised about whether Henry Tufnell knew about farming inheritance tax changes.

BBC News - Dec. 5

BBC pauses Tim Westwood report after Met request

The BBC's report is set to examine what it knew about allegations of unwanted sexual behaviour by the former BBC Radio 1 DJ.

BBC News - Dec. 5

Bayreuth trims 150th anniversary festival, citing budget cuts

The Bayreuth Festival has dropped four productions from its 150th anniversary season in 2026 because of budget cuts

ABC News - Dec. 5

Congress's budget gimmicks: A history of failure

Congress has a long history of using gimmicks to reduce government spending and balance the budget, but these efforts have not been successful, as evidenced by the current budget situation.

The Hill - Dec. 5

UK businesses expect lower margins and higher prices after Budget

Survey finds 54% of companies plan to raise prices in 2025 after national insurance increase

Financial Times - Dec. 5

China Slaps Sanctions on 13 U.S. Defense Firms

The largely symbolic move is in response to the Biden administration’s latest arms sales to Taiwan, the island democracy that China considers its own.

The New York Times - Dec. 5

Trump Tax Cuts Won’t Help the Economy Grow, Budget Office Finds

A larger debt and higher interest rates would cancel out the boost from keeping individual taxes lower, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found.

The New York Times - Dec. 4

Sun hire coach Meziane of Belgian national team

Rachid Meziane, who has long coached professionally in France and led the Belgian women's national team, is the new coach of the WNBA's Connecticut Sun.

ESPN - Dec. 4

Five things we learned from the Scottish Budget

Scrapping the two-child cap and changes to tax thresholds are among plans for the next financial year.

BBC News - Dec. 4

Ball State hires Butler's Uremovich as coach

Ball State has hired Butler head coach Mike Uremovich as the school's new football coach, the school announced.

ESPN - Dec. 4

Job Openings Rebound, Though Hiring Slows

The number of job openings rose last month from a recent low, but the labor market still presents a mixed picture as vacancies were filled at a slower pace.

Inc. - Dec. 4

Interest rates forecast to be higher for longer due to Budget

Measures in the Budget will boost growth in the short-term, but interest rates will fall more slowly, it says.

BBC News - Dec. 4

GOP’s ambitious budget plan faces internal divisions

Republican senators warn incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s (R-S.D.) ambitious proposal to tackle President-elect Trump’s agenda faces an array of disagreements within their party over ...

The Hill - Dec. 4

Contentious budget plans are wreaking political havoc across Europe

Post-pandemic fiscal rules are putting pressure on even the most hawkish EU members in the euro zone.

CNBC - Dec. 4

French PM Barnier faces vote of no confidence after budget row

Yahoo News - Dec. 4

Scottish Budget presents huge challenges for SNP

Finance Secretary Shona Robison is preparing to set out her spending plans for next year.

BBC News - Dec. 4

Yellowknife city council drops city-run dog pound from budget

Yellowknife city council removed $550,000, intended to operate its own dog pound, from the city's draft budget on Monday.Council made the unanimous decision as part of its budget review. The city's ...

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 3

OpenAI hires first marketing chief from Coinbase

OpenAI said on Tuesday that it's hired Kate Rouch from Coinbase as its first chief marketing officer.

CNBC - Dec. 3

Sovereign investment dispute resolution is broken

(for everyone except the lawyers, naturally)

Financial Times - Dec. 3

Audit firms sharpen knives for oversight panel under Trump

Threat to accounting board is greatest since it was created in the wake of the Enron audit scandal, accounting veterans say

Financial Times - Dec. 3

These are the most in-demand tech jobs hiring right now

According to LinkedIn’s latest report, software engineer, full stack engineer and application developer are in the top 10 roles.

VentureBeat - Dec. 3

India probes three EV firms for $35m subsidy fraud

Yahoo News - Dec. 3

Ex-paddleboard firm owner in court after deaths

Nerys Bethan Lloyd, 39, is charged with gross negligence manslaughter after four people died.

BBC News - Dec. 3

Businesses and Job Seekers: Beware of This Hiring Scam

Scammers might be using your business’s job posting to make a buck.

Inc. - Dec. 3

French Government Faces No-Confidence Vote Over Budget Bill

Prime Minister Michel Barnier pushed a budget bill through the lower house of Parliament without a vote. A no-confidence vote this week could topple him and his cabinet.

The New York Times - Dec. 3

'I get £770 a month - what's in the Scottish Budget affects everything'

BBC News Scotland has been speaking to people about what they want - and what they fear - from the Budget.

BBC News - Dec. 3

Sooners hire Arbuckle, 29, as new O-coordinator

Oklahoma has hired Washington State's Ben Arbuckle to be the Sooners' new offensive coordinator and playcaller.

ESPN - Dec. 3

Back budget or Wales could lose £1bn, FM warns

Eluned Morgan warns Wales could lose significant funding if opponents do not help her pass a budget.

BBC News - Dec. 3

Trump says he will block Japanese firm's takeover of U.S. Steel

President-elect Donald Trump said Monday that he would block a Japanese company’s $15 billion bid to acquire U.S. Steel.

NBC News - Dec. 3

French government faces no-confidence vote over Barnier's austerity budget

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is bracing for a no-confidence vote this week, a political reckoning poised to topple his fragile government and send shockwaves across the eurozone

ABC News - Dec. 2

French government teeters after PM Barnier forces through budget

Michel Barnier is unlikely to survive a no-confidence vote, tabled by left and far-right parties.

BBC News - Dec. 2

Firms Pausing Hiring and Investing Ahead of Budget

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