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₱190-B farm-to-market road projects flagged over questionable locations in 2027 budget
The World's WORST Car Show? Concours d'Lemons 2026 Recap: Monterey Car Week isn't all expensive events and hypercars you're s...
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The Bill for Trumpism Comes Due: Budget promises made, budget promises broken
theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/10/trump-budget-deficit-debt/689085/
The Mysterious 70-Billion Gap in Ukraine's 2027 Budget: At the most recent European Council meeting, EU leaders pledged to provide the additional funds needed by ...
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Fiction Horizon 29m
DC’s ‘Clayface’ Is Having a Rough Time in Europe, and the Numbers Aren’t Subtle: Every studio hopes the overseas rollout warms up a film before it hits North ...
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Retired council boss received six-figure golden handshake: Wilma Falconer was paid $474,077 after working just two months of the 2025/26 financial year.
1news.co.nz/2026/10/21/retired-council-boss-received-six-figure-golden-handshake/
Why is the French economy, and the country in general, in such a mess?: France’s mountain of debt will make it difficult to address the concerns of the ...
theglobeandmail.com/world/article-france-protests-economy-debt-explainer/
House prices across capitals post steepest quarterly decline ever: Domain: For only the second time ever, house prices have fallen across all Australian capital ...
abc.net.au/news/2026-10-22/domain-house-price-september-quarter/107289400
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Some political parties not impressed with the medium-term budget speech: The price of petrol will come down by R1.50 per litre next month, and R1 in December by ...
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Enterprises keep buying software upgrades that IT thinks will make things worse: Survey of 2,018 IT heads at big firms points to a lack of leverage.
arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/10/survey-enterprises-waste-28-percent-of-software-budgets-on-unwanted-upgrades/
United CEO Scott Kirby — who earned $32M last year — calls for national wealth tax on the rich
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UK inflation rate rises to 3.5% in year to September, latest figures show: Inflation is up from 3.1% in the year to August, says the Office for National ...
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Key FactsUK inflation rises to 3.5% in year to September
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.co.uk
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.co.uk
- According to the ONS, inflation rose to 3.5% in the year to September, from 3.1% in August.
- The ONS said higher fuel prices were the main driver, with diesel costs reaching their highest level since July 2022.
- The ONS said airfares, computer games and live events also raised inflation, while hotel prices provided some offset.
- Chancellor John Healey is due to present Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s first Budget on 28 October.
Today we’ve given the green light to getting North Sea gas from the Jackdaw field, investing the revenues in our clean energy future and supporting British workers. In my Budget next week, I will keep up this momentum. Maintaining our fiscal discipline and drive for growth in every postcode, while giving businesses and families some breathing space.— John Healey; Chancellor of the Exchequer, speaking in BBC live coverage on inflation figures and Budget plans
Netflix Stock Hits 2-Year Lows: Dan Ives Says Streamer Cut ‘Two of the Numbers That Matter Most’ - Netflix…
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MID-TERM BUDGET | Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announces temporary fuel levy cuts, with diesel down R3 and petrol R1 ... Show more
Michael Bloomberg gives Democrats $80 million in eleventh-hour midterm push - The Boston Globe
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Key FactsBloomberg Directs About $80 Million Toward Democrats
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nytimes.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nytimes.com
- Bloomberg’s team told The New York Times he is directing about $80 million in September and October toward the midterms.
- Some contributions remain underway, and details are expected to appear in new campaign-finance filings Tuesday and Thursday.
- The contributions make him one of the largest known left-leaning donors in these midterms.
- His political adviser Howard Wolfson said Bloomberg considers campaign resources important and expects an electoral result.
"He believes in participation in our democracy," Howard Wolfson, Mr. Bloomberg’s political adviser, said in an interview. "And obviously the scale of his participation, given his resources and his means, is greater than other people’s financially. But other people are participating in different ways."— Howard Wolfson, Mr. Bloomberg’s political adviser, said in an interview.
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Godonwana signals further work on proposed online gambling tax: South Africans who gamble online could soon see changes as government explores the proposal of a ...
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SARS bosses earn R5.2 million a week in South Africa: The South African Revenue Service (SARS) revealed that it paid its top managers R270 million in the last ...
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The Insider Oct 21
Butter melted down into guns: Russia is once again cutting social spending to pay for its war in Ukraine
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No-bid model ‘most fiscally prudent’ for housing contracts: The Government has released an internal memo justifying the lack of a bidding process for contractors ...
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Lagos water corporation revises 1.03% coverage figure, says it serves 1.65 million people
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Coalition says it will sell key Melbourne market if it wins election: The state opposition has promised a $578 million windfall from the sale of the Melbourne ...
theage.com.au/national/victoria/coalition-says-it-will-sell-key-melbourne-market-if-it-wins-election-20261021-p6170g.html
Finance minister announces date for new federal budget to be tabled: Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will table the federal budget on Nov. 5 ...
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Le Pen wants to block EU budget before French election: The presidential candidate will not accept a budget that is decided beforehand if she becomes head of ...
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Cost of living unrest fuels the rise of Europe's far-right: As soaring fuel prices squeeze household budgets and businesses across Europe ...
theglobeandmail.com/world/video-cost-of-living-unrest-fuels-the-rise-of-europes-far-right/
Federal deficit last year was largest since pandemic and voters are noticing: America's national debt problem is getting worse. Interest alone cost the federal ...
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Friedrich Merz and the electricity tax: Experts see no room for maneuver: The economic outlook has brightened somewhat. This should mean more money flows into ...
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Key FactsStudy Links High Personal Taxes to Canada’s Competitiveness
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nationalpost.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nationalpost.com
- The United States ranked 17th, two places behind Canada, and eighth for corporate competitiveness.
- A KPMG survey found 71 per cent of Canadian business leaders expected the upcoming budget to help businesses.
- Sixty-two per cent identified the Canada-U.S. trade conflict as the top priority, followed by attracting foreign investment at 44 per cent.
- A spokesperson for François-Philippe Champagne said the government aims to reduce risks in Canada’s tax regime and encourage investment.
Canadian workers and businesses are fighting to survive tariffs and our governments are making it harder by imposing less competitive business and income taxes than the Americans.— Franco Terrazzano, the federation’s federal director, in a release
The EU is searching for another €70 billion to sustain Ukraine's war effort in 2027, but rising borrowing costs and divisions over the Russian assets ... Show more
EU faces €70 billion Ukraine funding headache as war costs soar
EU faces €70 billion Ukraine funding headache as war costs soar
Key FactsEU seeks €70 billion more for Ukraine
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: euronews.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: euronews.com
- At the summit, Volodymyr Zelenskyy put 2027 war costs at €155 billion and requested at least €70 billion more for defence, weapons and resilience.
- The additional €70 billion would come on top of €45 billion planned under the existing loan and several billion from other programmes.
- Diplomats see joint EU borrowing as the likeliest option; the bloc’s ten-year bond yield rose from 2.8% in January to 3.44% in September.
- Of the frozen Russian central-bank assets worth €210 billion, €185 billion are held by Euroclear in Belgium, which opposes their use.
The war will cost €155 billion next year. And we need at least €70 billion more from you: for defence, for weapons, and for our resilience. This is a realistic amount. And I ask you to find this support. It will help us hold Russia back.— Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, addressing EU leaders at a summit about Ukraine funding
Departed Southland council boss got $350k golden handshake, report reveals: Departed Southland council boss got $350k golden handshake, report reveals
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Protests in France: How Lecornu’s Austerity Measures Fueled Anger in the Streets: According to the Ministry of the Interior, 550,000 people took to the streets ...
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After MP 'attacked' in the street, our democracy is facing its biggest test
abc.net.au/news/2026-10-19/helen-haines-attack-threat-to-democracy/107285334
Rise in French yields is manageable now, but consolidation pressure might grow, IMF says
reuters.com/business/rise-french-yields-is-manageable-now-consolidation-pressure-might-grow-imf-says-2026-10-16/
Before the 2026 US midterms: Elon Musk is influencing the election campaign: Elon Musk is donating hundreds of millions of dollars to the Republican election ...
augsburger-allgemeine.de/politik/so-teuer-ist-der-wahlkampf-in-den-usa-115524009
France endured its worst unrest in years this weekend as nationwide protests over high living costs and declining public services turned violent ahead of a key ... Show more
Cost of public sector pay deal set to reach €1.6bn as 4pc raise now on the cards: Figure is €400m more than announced in lead-up to Budget 2027
independent.ie/irish-news/politics/cost-of-public-sector-pay-deal-set-to-reach-1.6bn-as-4pc-raise-now-on-the-cards/a/162947734.html
Think Heinz is the king of tomato soup? Our blind taste test says otherwise. 🥫
77 tasters ranked the tins for flavour and creaminess ... Show more
Cost of public sector pay deal set to reach €1.6bn as path to formal talks is laid down
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Tobacco tax rises: Smoking for the household - | 12 euros per pack of cigarettes: Smokers will have to pay significantly more for their drug in the future; the ...
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Shark Tank Rejected Huupe. Its Founders Went On to Make $20 Million in Sales: After some early setbacks for their smart basketball hoop, Huupe's founders found ...
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Ramstad: Fraud in Minnesota has not cost $9 billion, but it’s hurt more: The big number is unpersuasive, but fraud has hurt Minnesota in ways that can’t be ...
startribune.com/minnesota-fraud-medicaid-billions-hurt-more-than-cost/601885014
U.S. budget deficit swells to almost $2 trillion for fiscal 2026, up 12% in a single year
cnbc.com/2026/10/16/us-budget-deficit-2026.html
Enugu approves N32 billion to clear gratuity arrears: An official explained that the payment of the N32 billion was part of the commitment of the Governor Peter ...
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The U.S. budget deficit just hit almost $2 trillion — and Washington isn’t doing much about it
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Which tax rises could be announced in this month’s Budget?: In this podcast, our tax expert rounds up the latest speculation on what could be announced in the ...
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Bundestag approves tobacco tax increase: Millions of people smoke in Germany, generating billions in tobacco tax revenue for the federal government ...
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Key FactsBundestag Approves Higher Tobacco Tax Through 2030
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: zdfheute.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: zdfheute.de
- The Bundestag approved the increase Thursday evening with CDU, CSU and SPD support; two Union lawmakers voted against it.
- The average price of a 20-cigarette pack could rise from €8.05 currently to €11.36 in 2030.
- Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil expects €1.5 billion in additional revenue in 2027 and €4.5 billion in 2030.
- Vaping taxes will also rise: one milliliter of liquid is to incur 38 cents from 2027, reaching 44 cents by 2030.
The main gain, even economically, lies in the fact that many costs of illnesses will be avoided in the long term.— Karl Lauterbach, SPD; statement on the health-policy rationale for raising the tobacco tax.
“That’s my answer”: Zelenskyy expects a US meeting soon despite tensions with Trump
n-tv.de/politik/Selenskyj-rechnet-trotz-Trump-Spannungen-mit-baldigem-US-Treffen-id31427018.html
German EU contribution to rise to "over 60 billion": Today, the EU budget for the coming years will be discussed at the summit in Brussels. According to one plan ...
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🇦🇷 Demonstrators in #Argentina clashed with police on Thursday at a major protest in #BuenosAires over budget-slashing President #JavierMilei 's higher education spending ... Show more
Summit in Brussels: Zelenskyy seeks further EU billions: Ukraine is struggling in Brussels to close its budget gap for the coming year. Support is coming from ...
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Key FactsZelenskyy seeks another €70 billion from the EU
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: spiegel.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: spiegel.de
- Zelenskyy put 2027 war costs at €155 billion and hoped for €70 billion in additional EU funding.
- Ursula von der Leyen announced talks on 2027 financing needs and pledged support during the coming winter.
- Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs called the financial burden manageable, framing it as one fewer beer annually per European.
- In September, Finance Minister Serhij Martschenko put the regular budget shortfall at $32.6 billion and the defense gap at $45 billion.
The war will cost 155 billion euros next year.— Volodymyr Zelensky, addressing European heads of state and government at the EU summit in Brussels, urging additional financial support
Austria's pension system is strong, but it places a considerable burden on the budget. Ralph Müller, CEO of Wiener Städtische Insurance ... Show more
Is it back? B.C. Conservatives vow to build 10-lane Massey bridge: Leader Lorne Doerkson said his government would revive the 2017 project, after a memo leaked ...
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Ukraine is struggling in Brussels to close its budget deficit for the coming year. Support is coming from Latvia: Basically ... Show more
Harvard’s endowment jumps 27% in fiscal 2026, lifted by SpaceX as top holding: The latest 12-month period marked the strongest return for the university's fund ...
cnbc.com/2026/10/15/harvards-endowment-jumps-27percent-with-spacex-as-top-holding.html
Russia's oil and gas revenue seen up 10% y/y in October to $12 billion: Russian federal budget revenue from oil and gas taxes, which account for about a fifth of ...
reuters.com/business/energy/russias-oil-gas-revenue-seen-up-10-yy-october-12-billion-2026-10-15/
"This tax is ultimately just meant to plug a budget hole" Plastiksteuer: „Diese Steuer ist letztendlich auch nur dazu gedacht, ein Haushaltsloch zu stopfen“ - Video - WELT
Fewer than one in thirty reservists deployed last year: Just under three per cent of Britain's reservists were mobilised for operations in the last financial ...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/fewer-than-one-in-thirty-reservists-deployed-last-year/
Frozen Russian Assets: Europe Rejects US Control Plan – FT: Around €210 billion in Russian central bank reserves remain frozen in the EU, where their earnings ...
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