March 11, 2025
Financial Assets

UK charity faces investigation over claims it was ‘helping to fund Hamas’: Counter-terror police probe whether money was diverted to terror group

By JOSE RAMOS Published: 23:05, 1 March 2025 | Updated: 23:07, 1 March 2025 A UK charity raising money for Gaza has been accused of helping to fund Hamas. Save One Life UK has been reported to counter-terror police over fears that some of the money it has raised for children may be funnelled to

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Financial Assets

Donald Trump hints at how much money he wants from CBS if he wins 60 Minutes lawsuit

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would want ‘a lot’ of money from CBS News if he wins his $10 billion lawsuit against the network for its edited ’60 Minutes’ interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris. The president has repeatedly claimed that the network purposely edited Harris’ interview in October in a way that

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Financial Assets

JAMES CLEVERLY: We can’t afford to spend more money on defence? We can’t afford NOT to!

By James Cleverly Published: 22:01, 26 August 2024 | Updated: 22:43, 26 August 2024 The warning lights were flashing red well before Vladimir Putin‘s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. And there are few reasons to believe the world is going to become more stable or more safe any time soon. Authoritarian regimes are not

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Gold Investing

US elections and more: 6 geopolitical events that will impact gold prices in 2024

Gold prices hovered near a record high on Thursday, fueled by anticipation of a potential interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve in September. This follows recent developments that have bolstered expectations of monetary easing. During the Federal Reserve’s July 30-31 meeting, several officials considered the possibility of cutting interest rates, though the central bank

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Gold Investing

Gold ticks up, traders eye US retail sales data

Gold bullion bars are seen for sale at Manfra, Tordella and Brookes, Inc. January 9, 2003 in New York City. Mario Tama | Getty Images Gold prices inched up on Thursday after a 1% decline in the previous session following inflation data that dampened hopes for a larger September U.S. rate cut, while the focus

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Operating Assets

ANU changes investment policy to exclude certain arms manufacturers following months of pro-Palestinian protests on campus

In short: The ANU has announced it will no longer invest in certain weapons companies in the long-term, following months of pressure from pro-Palestinian student groups. The university said its council had decided that its “long term investment pool [would] not invest in controversial weapons manufacturers and civilian small arms manufacturers”. What’s next? Pro-Palestinian students

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