Republicans in the Senate said they could convene as early as tomorrow to vote to nix California’s waiver from the Environmental Protection Agency that allows the state to set stricter vehicle emissions rules than at the federal level. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, …
Read More »Plum boosts interest rates on two ISAs offering customers up to 4.95% | Personal Finance | Finance
Money app Plum has increased the interest rate on two ISAs, offering new customers up to 4.95%. The increases, which have been applied to the provider’s Cash ISA and Lifetime ISA, were made to remain “competitive” in the changing savings market following the latest Bank of England base rate reduction. …
Read More »Venezuelan Disney employees placed on unpaid leave amid immigration status changes
Maria Corina Machado breaks down Chevron’s negotiations with the Trump administration over operations in Venezuela and more on “Fox & Friends Weekend.” The Walt Disney Company has put dozens of Florida-based Venezuelan employees on unpaid leave as they face the possibility of losing Temporary Protected Status (TPS) as soon as …
Read More »Experts predict Keir Starmer’s next move as ‘mystery’ of winter fuel U-turn remains | Personal Finance | Finance
Keir Starmer told MPs he was going to look again at the threshold at which pensioners will get winter fuel payments.The U-turn revealed during Prime Minister’s Questions followed a public outcry which is also widely regarded as having lost the party hundreds of seats in this month’s local elections. An …
Read More »Ray Dalio warns China ‘not folding’ as economic competition with US intensifies
Billionaire hedge fund investor Ray Dalio, author of the new book ‘How Countries Go Broke,’ discusses President Trump’s trade policies and the value of the U.S. dollar. Billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio is revealing and breaking down his latest economic concerns – especially when it comes to China and …
Read More »Bloomberg down: Bond sales in chaos after terminal outage | City & Business | Finance
Bloomberg’s terminal for financial professionals has suffered an outage, impacting several government bond sales and customer activity. Traders and market sources have reported issues such as screens going blank, while live pricing and market data are not functioning, according to Reuters. Peter Schaffrik, chief European macro strategist at RBC and …
Read More »President Trump says he only wants ‘waste, fraud, and abuse’ out of Medicaid
President Donald Trump discusses cuts to Medicaid, saying “were not touching anything.” President Donald Trump went to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to talk to congressional Republicans about the reconciliation bill that will serve as a vehicle for tax cut legislation and urged them to avoid making cuts to Medicaid. Potential changes to …
Read More »Martin Lewis warns savers after Rachel Reeves’ backs down on ISA shake-up | Personal Finance | Finance
Labour officials have been analysing methods to steer savers towards the stock markets, with a Treasury minister previously claiming that “hundreds of billions of pounds in cash ISAs” are being siphoned away from the London Stock Exchange. Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed her stance to the BBC on Tuesday: “I’m not …
Read More »Trump’s AI czar said partnering with Middle East countries on tech is important
The White House AI and crypto ‘czar’ David Sacks discusses the advancement of the stablecoin bill on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ President Donald Trump’s artificial intelligence and crypto czar David Sacks said Tuesday on “The Claman Countdown” that it was “very important” to partner with Middle Eastern countries like the United …
Read More »Major credit card company to pay 46 million customers £200m after huge | Personal Finance | Finance
Millions of Brits will be eligible for £70. A Competition Appeal Tribunal has given its final approval on how Mastercard cash should be distributed following a nine-year class action legal battle. Walter Merricks, the former financial ombudsman, brought the action against Mastercard after the European Commission ruled the credit card …
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