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Why service charges in flats spiralled out of control
Nov 24, 2024, 8:54 PM
Bills for leaseholders have risen by 44% since 2016. Is Labour's new plan really the solution?
Washington Curtails Intel’s Chip Grant After Company Stumbles
Nov 24, 2024, 7:59 PM
The Biden administration is reducing its award to the pioneering chip maker to less than $8 billion, from $8.5 billion.
From eyesore to asset: How a smelly seaweed could soon fuel cars
Nov 24, 2024, 7:09 PM
Scientists in the Caribbean are turning algae that have been choking beaches into biofuel.
Property Brothers: Millions of boomers will need to retrofit their homes
Nov 24, 2024, 11:00 AM
Property Brothers Jonathan and Drew Scott discuss aging baby boomers and the housing dilemma.
Without Drama or Banana, Art Auctions Struggle
Nov 24, 2024, 11:25 AM
Beyond the headline-grabbing sales of the fall auction season, the market tries to soar beyond its two-year slump.
‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ Jump-Start the Box Office, but at a Cost
Nov 24, 2024, 5:02 AM
Battling a 27 percent decline in domestic ticket sales compared with before the pandemic, studios left no marketing drum unthumped in releasing the movies.
Coding boot camps once looked like the golden ticket to an economically secure future. But as that promise fades, what should you do? Keep learning, until further notice.
Why Elon Musk thinks 'impoundment' could be the key to making his DOGE ideas a reality
Nov 24, 2024, 9:01 AM
Political and economic observers might want to familiarize themselves with the wonky concept of 'impoundment.' Donald Trump (and 'first buddy' Elon Musk) could make it front and center in 2025.
Connecticut Couple Charged in $1 Million Theft of Lululemon Goods
Nov 24, 2024, 9:11 AM
Investigators said the couple used trickery and misdirection to steal merchandise from Lululemon stores in at least five states.
Trump's Republican Party is increasingly winning union voters. It's a shift seen in his labor pick
Nov 23, 2024, 4:36 PM
Working-class voters helped Republicans make steady election gains this year and expanded a coalition that increasingly includes rank-and-file union members, a political shift spotlighting one of President-elect Donald Trump’s latest Cabinet picks: a GOP congresswoman, who has drawn labor support, to be his labor secretary. Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer narrowly lost her bid for a second term this month, despite strong backing from union members, a key part of the Democratic base but gravitating in the Trump era toward a Republican Party traditionally allied with business interests.
How Howard Lutnick lost his epic battle for Trump’s Treasury and a lot more
Nov 24, 2024, 8:00 AM
As Trump works at warp speed to assemble his Cabinet, behind the scenes the Treasury role turned into a Game of Thrones battle between Wall Street CEO Howard Lutnick and fund manager Scott Bessent.
Young people who refuse to work to lose benefits, says minister
Nov 24, 2024, 7:25 AM
Liz Kendall says young people will have a responsibility to take up new opportunities for "earning or learning".
Fed's preferred inflation gauge highlights holiday-shortened trading week: What to know this week
Nov 24, 2024, 7:28 AM
Investors will be closely watching a fresh reading on inflation for clues on the Fed's interest rate-cutting path.
Southwest Airlines Makes Changes, but They Haven’t Been Enough
Nov 24, 2024, 5:02 AM
For decades, the company made money even as other airlines stumbled and went bankrupt. But the carrier has struggled to adapt to changes in air travel.
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