Reeves asks banks to praise her plans as they escape Budget tax raid
Chancellor under pressure from some Labour MPs to raise levies on business this week
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Prompts Debate Over Europe’s Military
With Russia looming, governments race to rebuild armed forces that shrank after the Cold War, grappling with hard issues of economics, politics and military strategy.
Aircraft noise from new runways will hit thousands more homes. Australia needs fairer solutions
Major changes to flight paths are underway across Australia’s three largest cities.
Brisbane’s new runway has already shifted aircraft noise onto suburbs that never experienced it before.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao accused of facilitating payments to Hamas
Crypto tycoon pardoned by Donald Trump faces US court complaint from families of victims of October 7 attack
Homes worth more than £2mn set to be hit by Budget raid
‘Mansion tax’ set to affect more than 100,000 properties, mostly in London and the south-east
The three spectres hanging over Rachel Reeves’ make-or-break budget
As the UK prepares for the budget announcement, familiar debates are taking shape. Should Chancellor Rachel Reeves cut welfare spending? Or reform the “triple lock” on state pensions?
Other debates focus on revenue: how should she raise money without breaking Labour’s manifesto promise not to increase taxes on working people? But these discussions are being held in a strange vacuum, where the three enormous expenditures that led the UK to this point are not mentioned.
What US hedge funds are shorting right now
The little short before the big short?
Nonprofit news outlets are often scared that selling ads could jeopardize their tax-exempt status, but IRS records show that’s been rare
Volunteer Bonnie Ralston hosts a show in the Allegheny Mountain Radio studio in Monterey, Va., in September 2025. Pierre Hardy/AFP via Getty ImagesAlthough advertising revenue largely sustained the news media in the 20th century, it’s been harder to come by in the digital age.
UK life insurers clear stress tests as private capital influx raises concerns
Sector deemed resilient even as a wave of investment raises fears over future vulnerability
Law firm Cohen & Gresser in talks to sell stake to private equity
New York group that represented Sam Bankman-Fried and Ghislaine Maxwell would be among first to bring in investors
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