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Evening Standard
19/08/2026 02:50:01 AM
Confidence plunges in blow to Burnham: Households most gloomy since 2023 amid fears for jobs
I always expected to get my police pension at age 55, so why was it delayed at the last minute to 60? STEVE WEBB replies
All my statements indicate that the pension is payable at 55. I have planned a lot around this retirement age. My mortgage is due to be paid off using some of my lump sum.
Rayner's flawed housing plot: Market slump means builders are unlikely to rush to help Whitehall, says ALEX BRUMMER
It was a decade ago, over lunch with then Conservative Housing Secretary Sajid Javid that I first heard of a scheme to build new homes in places most needed.
EXCLUSIVEWhy you're now at significant risk of buying a clocked car: Popular models are being targeted by mileage fraudsters using 'undetectable' tech
Buy-to-let investors use faltering property market and cash reserves to haggle £50,000 discounts off homes
Buy-to-let investors are capitalising on the faltering property market to drive a hard bargain and snap up deals, estate agent Hamptons has revealed.
Will I put my £30,000 tax-free redundancy payout at risk if I work as a consultant at my former employer?
I have decided to set up as a digital marketing consultant and have secured a couple of days work a week with a rival to my former employer.
Asking prices in Britain's richest borough drop by £100,000 in a month as glut of homes are listed in London
Rightmove said the current average new asking price of a home in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea was £1,552,970 in August, about £95,000 less than in July.
It's no longer university or nothing... entrepreneurship is a solid option too, says small business expert
Last week hundreds of thousands of young people found out whether they have secured the A-level grades they were hoping for.
Five ways homeowners can save on solar panels... and what you need to know about getting them
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Property asking prices in Britain's richest borough drop by nearly £100,000... in a month
Will I put my £30,000 tax-free redundancy payout at risk if I work as a consultant at my former employer?
It's no longer university or nothing... entrepreneurship is a solid option too, says small business expert
Richard Branson to take on Eurostar with 20 Virgin trains a day through Channel Tunnel
Turning pubs into homes or offices is now harder under Rayner's new rules
EXCLUSIVEClocking crisis: The popular cars being targeted by mileage fraudsters using 'undetectable' tech
How to get an amazing 7% on your cash savings and earn more than £550 from high street banks
Manfred Mann's Mike d'Abo: I wrote Handbags & Gladrags in the 1960s... but by the '80s had next to nothing in my bank
How to make sure you get care-home funding and never have to sell your house: Maria won £510,000 to look after her mum. Here's how
EXCLUSIVEBest hybrid car deals: Ten biggest savings of up to £13,300 on models that mix petrol and electric power
I expected to get my police pension at 55, so why was it delayed at the last minute to 60? STEVE WEBB replies
Britain's supermarkets should compete on the price of the whole shop, not the size of the discount badge, says Aldi boss Giles Hurley
How to downsize without regret: From picking the right property to location, here's what you MUST do
Why has Britain fallen out of love with the Astra? Sales of Vauxhall's family hatch have collapsed, yet it now drives better than ever, says ROB HULL
Five areas with the biggest petrol price gap within a 10 mile radius as fuel costs hit an Iran conflict peak
Our neighbourhood WhatsApp group has turned toxic... do we have tell the people buying our home?
Boatmaker that built Mike Lynch's doomed superyacht put up for sale by owner
AstraZeneca hit by lung cancer drug setback: Pharma giant halts trials of experimental Volrustomig treatment
Boardroom feud at The Works as activist accuses chairman of working from home in New Zealand
Richard Branson to take on Eurostar with 20 Virgin trains a day through Channel Tunnel

Bloomberg
19/08/2026 02:50:05 AM
US-Iran Peace Prospects Dim as Trump Rejects Truce ExtensionThe president added that he’ll bomb Oman if it “gets in the way” of developments with Iran.
Asian Bonds Follow Treasuries Lower, Oil Gains
Trump Says North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Replied to Requests for Talks
US Bond Selloff Drives 30-Year Yields to Highest Since 2007The increase is part of a broader global shift.
Traders Alert for Deeper Bond Rout Fueling Niche Arbitrage Trade
Foreign Holdings of Treasuries Fell in June
Andreessen Horowitz DOJ Probe
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ExclusiveAnthropic’s Annualized Revenue Surpasses $65 Billion Before IPO
Nvidia Will Back First Phase of OpenAI Project With as Much as $105 Billion
Family Offices Amass $3.8 Billion SpaceX Bet in Boost for Musk
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Russia Is Already Waging Hybrid War in Europe, Latvia Says
Greek-Run Oil Tanker Comes Under Attack in Russian Black Sea
Russia Sentences Politician to 11 Years for Opposing Putin’s War
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AnalysisJane Street’s $15 Billion Loss Lays Bare Its Hedge Fund SideIt shows how the lines between market maker, proprietary trader and hedge fund have blurred.
ExclusiveAndreessen Horowitz Focus of DOJ Probe Over Board Directors
The Americas’ Challenge to Middle East Oil Won’t Let UpBy Javier Blas, Columnist
Is It Better to Be Rich in Europe or in America?By Allison Schrager, Columnist
Farage's Pyrrhic Clacton Victory Won't Rush Burnham Into an ElectionBy Martin Ivens, Columnist
Jane Street’s $15 Billion Debt Swap Is Smart Self-DefenseBy Paul J. Davies, Columnist
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Mark Walter Explores Selling Stake in Chelsea FCWalter’s family office reached out to the private equity firm about the potential sale in recent days.
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Kushner, Netanyahu Agree Hamas to Disarm Before IDF Leaves GazaKushner met with Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday, a day after holding talks with a Hamas leader in Egypt.
BHP Profit Jumps on Metal Prices as Focus Shifts to Copper
Stellantis Recalls Nearly 1 Million Cars Over Backup Cameras
Hedge Fund Tax Break Grips Hong Kong as Banks Fear Exodus
Advice That CEOs and Founders Have Ignored, for Better or WorseIn business, everybody’s got an opinion. The trick when rising to the top is knowing when to listen.
China’s Chip Industry Is Having a Breakout MomentPerseverance and government support gave rise to Huawei, CXMT and other competent chipmakers.
Beatles Books Keep Getting BetterAfter thousands of volumes and six decades of scrutiny, there should be nothing left to say about the Fab Four. Somehow, the opposite is happening.
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Yardeni Warns Bond Vigilantes Stirring as US Yields Near 5%
Prabowo’s ‘Pragmatic’ Speech Calms Weary Indonesia Investors
‘Coordinated Attack’: Court Told of Barrenjoey’s Banker Raid on NZ Rival Jarden
Why Chinese Citizens Are Far More Optimistic About AI Than Americans
What a Killer Drone Swarm Looks Like Up Close
Sweden Walked Away From the Bomb. Now It’s Rethinking Deterrence
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Xiaomi Earnings Key to Extending Stock’s Best Rally In a Year
Alphabet Kicks Off Aussie Dollar Bond Sale as AI Spending Soars
Meta Stares Down Trillion-Dollar Threat as Landmark Social Media Trial Begins
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South Korea’s Lee Pushes for Nuclear Sub Deal After Trump Rebuke
China’s Xi to Skip UN Meeting During Trip to US, Report Says
Zambia’s Pro-Business President Secures Second Term in Election
Mexico’s Extortion Level Hits 11-Year High as Other Crimes Fall
Why India’s ‘Cockroach’ Movement Is a Worry for Modi
Five Ways the Hot Summer Is Hurting Europe’s Economy
What the US Would Gain, Risk From the Cuba Regime’s Collapse
Why Europe Is Struggling to Build Its Gas Stocks Before Winter
Brookfield Offers to Buy Australian Plumbing Supplies Firm
Jeanie Buss Disputes Sale of Family Stake in LA Lakers
Georgia Military School Embarks on Turnaround Post-Debt Reprieve
Lightning Sparks Fire at Massive US Fuel Depot on Key Pipeline System
West Virginia Flood Threat Rises After Deadly Indiana Storms
Lala Leaves One Dead in Hawaii With Heavy Rain, Wind to Come
The Improbable, Inevitable Return of the Suit
Vintage Fashion Is Changing the Economics of Desirability
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AI Is Starting to Create Jobs in the UK, Lloyds Survey Finds
Lula Must Tackle Fiscal Woes If Reelected, Finance Chief Says
Trump, Carney Talk Trade as Negotiators Battle Over Autos
Citadel’s NYC Tower Project Advances as Developers Forge Deal
Chicago Taps Fitch Senior Director as New CFO Amid Rash of Exits
Mamdani’s NYC Pied-a-Terre Tax Temporarily Blocked by Judge
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Jeanie Buss Disputes Sale of Family Stake in LA Lakers
DOJ Probes William & Mary Over Potential Aid Discrimination
Tommy John, Whose Repaired Arm Transformed Baseball, Dies at 83
NY Knicks Owner Moves One Step Closer to NY Rangers Spinoff
Bezos Group Signs Deal for Roughly 30% of Liverpool FC
Chilling in Money-Market Funds

CNN Money
19/08/2026 02:50:07 AM
Buss family clashes over report of Lakers sale
Paramount wants a $1.9 billion bond from state AGs fighting the Warner Bros. merger
Google’s Android chief lays out his vision for how AI will change our smartphones
Meta just picked a side in a big debate over the future of AI
AI isn’t the biggest cybersecurity problem. People are
Democrats intensify scrutiny of David Ellison amid Paramount–WBD legal battle
After Trump plane ruse, WHCA presses White House on press pool safeguards
FCC repeals national TV ownership cap, a win for Trump-aligned broadcasters
Disney and TikTok strike deal to let creators make videos with its famous characters
Zohran Mamdani’s capitalist plan to fix the housing crisis
Is it finally a buyer’s market? That depends where you look for a home
House passes housing affordability bill that softens institutional investor ban
Robert Reffkin is changing the way Americans buy homes. Who do those changes help?