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Las ventas caen en el mayor fabricante de ladrillos del Reino Unido a medida que se profundiza la crisis de la construcción de viviendas

Ibstock, que ha reducido la producción en una quinta parte, critica al gobierno por retrasar la ayuda al sector inmobiliario. Las ventas del mayor fabricante de ladrillos del Reino Unido se desplomaron más de una quinta parte durante el verano, mientras criticaba al gobierno por no introducir más rápidamente nuevas ayudas para el sector inmobiliario. Ibstock, con sede en Leicestershire, dijo el lunes que las ventas cayeron un 22% por debajo de sus expectativas en los tres meses hasta finales de septiembre, lo que lo llevó a recortar los niveles de producción en una quinta parte. Continuar leyendo...

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I’m a wealthy Californian. The billionaire tax is a win for everyone | George Zimmer

The measure would ease inequality and bolster healthcare – without draining our coffers or triggering a billionaire exodus On Tuesday, California voters will decide whether to enact Proposition 40, a one-time, 5% tax on the net worth of about 250 California billionaires. In recent months, a number of California billionaires and their apologists in the media and in government have come out swinging against the ballot measure. I’m not a billionaire, but I’m a Californian wealthy enough to know that they have no valid reason to fight the proposition. For multimillionaires like me, paying a 5% tax

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Prediction market bettors are the new political pundits. Why are we listening to them? | Judith Levine

Sites like Kalshi and Polymarket offer faux populism as elites reap the benefits – and voters risk being misled Online betting is a bit like Donald Trump. The prediction markets – platforms where users bet on whether events will occur – pretend to be populist, pushing the nabobs aside and representing the “wisdom of the crowd”. “This data is bottom-up, not elites-driven,” a Kalshi ​spokesperson told Reuters. But in fact, the markets are controlled by a few, skillful traders. Continue reading...

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It’s time to block reckless AI IPOs and tax billionaires | Naomi Klein and Ilana Glazer

We cannot let the billionaire class take unprecedented risks with our future America is a divided country in crisis. Despite the sunny economic forecast coming from the Trump administration, millions of Americans are struggling to find and keep jobs, getting crushed under the rising cost of living, and losing health insurance when they need it the most. Meanwhile, via corporate consolidation and political corruption, the billionaire class is getting richer faster than ever before: a 40% increase in wealth in just the last two years. Today, the combined wealth of nearly 3,000 global billionaire

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Nine big oil firms on track to share more than $95bn profit two quarters in a row

Windfall for oil corporations such Saudi Aramco and BP comes on back of soaring fuel prices driven by Iran war The world’s biggest oil companies are on track to amass profits of more than $95bn (£71bn) in the third quarter as the war in the Middle East drives up the price of fossil fuels. The windfall war profits have sparked calls for oil corporations such as Saudi Aramco and BP to pay for environmental damage and help the world transition towards renewable energy. Continue reading...

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Millones de personas en el Reino Unido se preparan para volver a hipotecarse en peores ofertas a medida que se avecina una subida de tipos

Más de 2,3 millones de hogares se enfrentan a un aumento en los pagos de sus hipotecas en 2027, después del aumento esperado de la tasa del Banco de Inglaterra esta semana. Más de 2,3 millones de hogares del Reino Unido enfrentan un fuerte aumento en los pagos hipotecarios al salir de acuerdos de tasa fija en 2027, y se espera que el Banco de Inglaterra comience a aumentar las tasas de interés esta semana. Se espera ampliamente que el comité de política monetaria (MPC) del Banco, compuesto por nueve miembros, aumente el tipo base del 3,75% al ​​4% el 5 de noviembre, después de que la inflación del Reino Unido aumentara aún más hasta el 3,5% en septiembre. Continuar leyendo...

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Investors pull billions in funds from Binance after record $6.3bn hack

Cryptocurrency exchange has begun to allow withdrawals after theft believed to have come from North Korea Investors have pulled $3.6bn (£2.7bn) in funds from the cryptocurrency exchange Binance as it recovers from a record hack in which billions were stolen from customer accounts. The platform was hit by a $6.3bn theft on Thursday, which has since been described as the biggest heist in history. Experts identified North Korea as the probable culprit. Continue reading...

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