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All eyes are on Rachel Reeves as critical Autumn Budget looms. Appeasing money markets means making unpopular choices
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaks on stage during the Labour Party conference on Sept. 29, 2025, in Liverpool, England. Ian Forsyth | Getty Images U.K. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves is walking a tightrope as her critical Autumn Budget looms, as pressure mounts to appease voters, shore up public finances and convince money markets […]
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Trump reverses stance on Epstein records, presses Republicans to support release
A protester holds a sign related to the release of the Jeffrey Epstein case files outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, Nov. 12, 2025. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday called on Republicans in Congress to vote to release files related to deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey […]
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Japan tourism-exposed stocks sink as China issues travel warning after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Visitors in front of the Cinderella Castle at Tokyo Disneyland in Tokyo, Japan on Jan. 17, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s tourism-exposed stocks fell on Monday as tensions with China intensified after Beijing issued a travel and study alert for Chinese citizens considering going to Japan. Beauty and cosmetics firm Shiseido, which […]
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Samsung and other South Korean firms pledge larger domestic investments after U.S. tariff deal
U.S. President Donald Trump is presented with the “Grand Order of Mugunghwa” during a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, October 29, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Samsung Electronics and other major South Korean companies on Sunday announced […]
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Immigration enforcement surge begins in Charlotte, North Carolina
Federal officials confirmed Saturday that a surge of immigration enforcement in North Carolina’s largest city has begun, as agents were seen making arrests in multiple locations. “Americans should be able to live without fear of violent criminal illegal aliens hurting them, their families, or their neighbors,” Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a […]
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Trump buys at least $82 million in bonds since late August, financial disclosures show
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the U.S. government shutdown, during the swearing-in ceremony for Sergio Gor as U.S. Ambassador to India, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Nov. 10, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump bought at least $82 million in corporate and municipal bonds from late August to […]
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Former Fed Gov. Adriana Kugler violated trading rules while at central bank: ethics report
Adriana Kugler testifies before a Senate Banking Committee hearing on her nomination to be a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 21, 2023. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Former Federal Reserve Board Gov. Adriana Kugler, in 2024, broke the central bank’s rules regarding stock trading, according to […]
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The government shutdown is over. The air traffic controller shortage is not
Planes line up on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport on November 10, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. has been scrambling to hire more air traffic controllers for years. The longest-ever federal government shutdown might have made that even harder. “We need more of them […]
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Trump cuts ties with ‘Wacky’ Marjorie Taylor Greene, once among his top MAGA-world defenders
President Donald Trump has publicly called it quits with one of his most stalwart MAGA-world supporters, calling Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene “‘Wacky’ Marjorie” and saying he would endorse a challenger against her in next year’s midterms “if the right person runs.” The dismissal of Greene — once the epitome of “Make America Great Again,” […]
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Trump cuts tariffs on goods like coffee, bananas and beef in bid to slash consumer prices
US President Donald Trump during a breakfast with Senate Republicans in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. Yuri Gripas | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Friday exempted key agricultural imports like coffee, cocoa, bananas and certain beef products from his higher tariff rates. […]
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