Keir Starmer has twice refused to rule out a rise in employers’ national insurance contributions in the budget, stressing Labour’s manifesto promise was that it would not raise taxes on working people. His words came as the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, gave a strong hint on Monday that the rise was in her sights at the…
Google has signed a “world first” deal to buy energy from a fleet of mini nuclear reactors to generate the power needed for the rise in use of artificial intelligence. The US tech corporation has ordered six or seven small nuclear reactors (SMRs) from California’s Kairos Power, with the first due to be completed by…
Rachel Reeves has dropped a broad hint that she plans to increase employers’ national insurance contributions as part of a package of measures in the budget. If the chancellor does go ahead with what is in effect a tax on jobs she will be doing so at a time when the labour market is clearly…
‘Palestinian civilians cannot be made to pay the price for defeating Hamas’, Wong’s office says Daniel Hurst The Australian government has said it is “appalled by the unacceptable deaths of innocent civilians as a result of Israel’s operations in Gaza”. A spokesperson for the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, made the comment this afternoon and…
I cancelled my RAC membership last year, so I was surprised to receive an email recently that offered me “an extra year’s membership – completely free”. I rang to ensure the offer wasn’t a scam and was told that the year’s membership would, indeed, be free – unless I had a breakdown and required roadside…
Name: Landlines. Age: 148 years old. Appearance: A cable attached to your phone that’s tied to your house. I haven’t had a landline for years. Oh, you young whippersnapper! You’re really missing out. On what, exactly? On so much! Telling the caller your full telephone number when answering the phone, being trapped in a room…
Share Street Signs Asia In the short-term, tactical trading of China markets is appropriate: BNP Paribas Asset Management Chi Lo of BNP Paribas Asset Management says the markets will remain volatile while waiting to see evidence that Beijing is serious in it’s support of China’s economy. 01:50 3 minutes ago Source: www.cnbc.com
David Solomon, Chairman & CEO Goldman Sachs, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 17th, 2024. Adam Galici | CNBC Goldman Sachs is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings before the opening bell Tuesday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings: $6.89 per share, according to LSEG…
Anthony Albanese has dropped $4.3m on a clifftop home on the New South Wales Central Coast. A Copacabana property, boasting uninterrupted views of the Pacific Ocean and the Sydney skyline, is the latest addition to Albanese’s property portfolio. A spokesperson for the prime minister said Albanese and his fiancee, Jodie Haydon, “are planning to buy…
The government has said its first international investment summit since Labour’s general election landslide has secured a total of £63bn of pledges to plough money into the British economy. The investments announced, which include the £63bn of private-sector promises as well as public investment, include: £6.3bn on datacentres, including a £1.9bn datacentre campus at Didcot…
