February 18, 2025
Fixed Assets

Where DOES our billions of pounds in aid spending go? See where UK cash is being spent – including on shrimp farms in Bangladesh – as PM insists money can help stop wars, climate change and illegal migration

Britain spends billions of pounds a year on overseas aid – with UK taxpayers’ cash being splurged on projects such as shrimp farming in Bangladesh. Research by ‘The Waste Files’ campaign has revealed some of the examples of how Britons’ money is being spent around the world. This also includes poetry workshops in Colombian jails,

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Financial Assets

Department of Education: What will happen to student loans if Donald Trump shuts down Department of Education? Will the debt be erased?

US President Donald Trump has long advocated for dismantling the Department of Education (DOE), arguing that education policies should be controlled at the state and local levels. With his renewed push to eliminate the agency, many student loan borrowers are left wondering: Would their debt be erased if the department no longer exists? While the

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Gold Investing

DOGE prepares gold reserve ‘audit’ after top Republican invites Elon Musk to review Fort Knox

By KATELYN CARALLE, SENIOR U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER IN WASHINGTON, D.C. Published: 21:51, 16 February 2025 | Updated: 22:14, 16 February 2025 Sen. Rand Paul is inviting Elon Musk to come to his state of Kentucky to review the largest reserves of gold in the U.S. A libertarian X account with 2 million followers asked the

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Fixed Assets

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture visits Louisville for Farm Machinery Show

Trump picks Brooke Rollins to be agriculture secretary U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday chose Brooke Rollins, president of the America First Policy Institute, to be Secretary of Agriculture. Brooke Rollins, who was recently confirmed as secretary of agriculture, visited Louisville Friday for the National Farm Machinery Show. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins visited

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Financial Assets

Stock market today: Sensex, Nifty 50 slide for 8th straight session, post longest losing streak in 2 years

Stock Market Today: Indian stocks extended their losing streak to the eighth consecutive trading session on Friday, February 14, as global trade tensions escalated further after U.S. President Donald Trump directed his economic team on Thursday to formulate plans for reciprocal tariffs on every country that imposes taxes on U.S. imports. Although the imposition of

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Tangible Assets

Trump Media Files Trademarks for Bitcoin Plus ETF, Made in America ETF, and Other Investment Vehicles Under Truth.Fi Brand

Trump Media Files Trademarks for Bitcoin Plus ETF, Made in America ETF, and Other Investment Vehicles Under Truth.Fi Brand Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), which is majority-owned by Donald Trump, has announced plans to launch multiple exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and separately managed accounts (SMAs) under the Truth.Fi brand. The company will initially invest up

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Financial Assets

S&P 500, Nasdaq edge higher as investors weigh a week of Trump tariffs

US stocks mostly edged higher on Friday as the S&P 500 eyed a fresh record to cap a busy week of tariff hikes, inflation updates, and retail sales data, which fell short of estimates. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) gained 0.1%, on track for a record close, while the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) rose 0.3%. Meanwhile, the

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Financial Assets

S&P 500, Nasdaq waver as investors weigh a week of Trump tariffs

US stocks were little changed on Friday with the S&P 500 a stone’s throw away from a fresh record to cap a busy week of tariff hikes, inflation updates, and retail sales data which fell short of estimates. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) hovered near the flaltine while the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) was little changed. Meanwhile,

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Fixed Assets

South Africa unites against Trump as US freezes aid over land reform

The government and all political parties in South Africa are uniting in opposition to Donald Trump after the American president announced a freeze on aid to the country. He accuses Pretoria of mistreating its white minority following the introduction of a recent law on the expropriation of land. South Africa’s president has condemned the move

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Financial Assets

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures flutter up amid Trump tariff moves

US futures fluttered as President Donald Trump moved to fulfill his promise to impose reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners. Futures attached to the Dow (YM=F) climbed 0.1%. The S&P 500 (ES=F) e-mini futures fluttered 0.1%, while Nasdaq (NQ=F) futures rose 0.1%. Trump signed his plan for reciprocal tariffs on Thursday but delayed their implementation

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