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BBC Business
'Government to decide who to help and who picks up the tab'
Helen Miller, director at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, speaks to the Today programme about challenges in the budget.
BBC Business
Energy bill help, minimum wage rise and bank taxes - what could be in the Budget?
Chancellor John Healey will set out his plans for UK taxes on 28 October.
MarketWatch
We are in our 70s. Should we pay off our 2.5% mortgage or build up our savings?
“Let’s say 10 years from now, when I’m 84, we need a substantial amount of cash.”
Forbes Business
Judge Narrows Macrons’ Defamation Lawsuit Against Candace Owens
The French president and first lady had sued the right-wing social media figure for defamation after her repeated false claims that Brigitte Macron was born a man.
MarketWatch
TV’s Nick and Vanessa Lachey cut price of Southern California home to $7.6 million
TV stars Nick and Vanessa Lachey have trimmed $500,000 off the asking price of their longtime “dream home,” as they prepare to bid farewell to California.
BBC Business
Octopus Energy boss on standing charges
CEO Greg Jackson spoke to BBC Breakfast after the chancellor announced cuts to gas bills for millions.
BBC Business
Luxury cruise passengers stranded in Cambodia due to soaring fuel costs
The Villa Vie Odyssey suspended its voyage and is working with passengers on "temporary living arrangements".
Fortune
Airbnb guests no longer have to wash dishes or strip beds. Furious hosts are threatening to boycott and raise cleaning fees
A new policy bars hosts from making guests do work “typically performed by a cleaner.” Guests are thrilled, more than 10,000 hosts have signed a petition against it, and som...
BBC Business
What is in the iconic red box?
UK Chancellor John Healey will be carrying a red box as he delivers his Budget today - but what's in the box?
Fortune
Trump’s farmworker pay cut moved $2.5 billion a year from workers to growers. A judge says it’s illegal, and back pay could follow
The Labor Department has until Dec. 30 to replace the rule covering nearly 400,000 seasonal farm jobs. If it misses the deadline, pay snaps back to Biden-era rates.
Fortune
Don Kohn’s infamous ‘death march’ hikes were referenced in Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech—now the Fed veteran is weighing the chairman’s path ahead
"The hiking ... was an important chance to trade ideas, find out what's going on inside another central bank, what they're thinking about."
Fortune
Mark Cuban took off his watch the day he became a millionaire: ‘I wanted to be able to control my own time’
The now-billionaire said his first big payday wasn’t about luxury. It was about getting control of his own time.
Fortune
Obama mocked Trump’s gold White House as a Cheesecake Factory. The chain just posted a record quarter
Trump, the White House, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent have rushed to defend the chain, and its longtime designer has weighed in. Meanwhile, sales jumped 15% and the stock...
Fortune
Despite a $150 million net worth, Quentin Tarantino refuses to give a ‘penny’ of his fortune to his mother: ‘No house, no Cadillac’
Despite having two Oscars and a $150 million fortune, Quentin Tarantino has vowed his mother will never see a penny of it—all because of a vow he made at 12.
Fortune
Anthropic’s S-1 reveals two areas where OpenAI could have the upper hand, experts say
OpenAI's consumer business and its accelerating revenue will likely tell a different financial story—and possibly a better one.
Fortune
Americans are expected to spend a record $13.5 billion on Halloween—pushing one in four revelers into debt
Gen Zers and parents are among the most likely to borrow. “It's really important to make the kids feel good,” said Neil Saunders of GlobalData
Fortune
Bitget CEO Gracy Chen aims to enter the U.S. market in 2027, with or without the CLARITY Act
Hopes to pass the CLARITY Act died last month, following concerns by U.S. Senate Democrats over potential conflicts-of-interest.
Forbes Business
Matthew Perry Docuseries Lands Stellar Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score
“The One About Matthew Perry,” a Netflix documentary series about the late “Friends” star, is winning over critics on Rotten Tomatoes.
Fortune
Trump’s immigration policy is so harmful to talent that Anthropic mentioned it as a risk factor in its historic IPO
The company said its revenue per employee jumped about 371% in one year.
BBC Business
Free haircuts project aims to inspire other stylists
Georgia Chappels runs free community haircuts to help those feeling the impact of rising costs.
BBC Business
Parents turn to costume swap to cut Halloween costs
One mother said Halloween outfits are "completely extortionate" as families pick up free alternatives.
BBC Business
'Tone deaf at best' - advice to stock up on essentials worries experts and low-income families
Some families say they cannot afford to stockpile in line with the government's advice.
BBC Business
Plaid demands more cash, but how could the Budget affect Wales?
Welsh Finance Minister Elin Jones has called for a spending plan that "finally treats us fairly".
BBC Business
Pre-loved clothes project sells items for 50p
The Echo project was partly set up in response to the cost of living crisis, say organisers.
Forbes Business
Hasan Piker Sues CNN Commentator Scott Jennings For $72.5 Million Over ‘Manipulated’ Video
The left-wing Twitch streamer alleges Jennings aired a misleadingly edited video to falsely accuse him of advocating the lynching of Black Americans.
Forbes Business
Enduring Earth: A New Model For Impactful Conservation
Too often, conservation depends on short-term grants and temporary authorizations. Enduring Earth is a new collaborative conservation model that endures for generations.
Forbes Business
Dubai's Global Village Retains Title Of The World's Most-Visited Theme Park
Dubai’s Global Village has retained its title of the world’s most-visited theme park based on its average daily attendance for the second year running.
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