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Forbes Media chairman Steve Forbes and Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist weigh in on alleged ‘elitist’ actions by Democratic lawmakers on ‘The Evening Edit.’ President Biden will announce plans to spend an additional $600 million on efforts to address climate change on Monday. Biden will hold an event …

Yet high street giants Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and NatWest have abdicated their responsibility to reward savers, and little-known challengers now rule the savings rate tables. Savers can scarcely believe their eyes as rates soar past five percent with new best buy deals released almost every day. The Bank of England …

Barron’s deputy editor Ben Levisohn, reporter Carleton English and associate editor Jack Hough discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on the music industry on ‘Barron’s Roundtable.’ A radio station based in Portland, Oregon, has made history by debuting the world’s first DJ powered by artificial intelligence.  Alpha Media’s KBFF Live …

A couple drawing two full state pensions still need a private fund of £131,000 to afford a ­comfortable retirement, experts have warned. The cash pot is needed to boost a couple’s joint income to £28,000 a year, from the £21,200 provided by the state. Those wishing to retire in luxury, …

Competitive Enterprise Institute Center for Technology & Innovation director Jessica Melugin discusses Twitter’s new CEO and the ‘unintended consequences’ of children using A.I. Twitter was reportedly evicted from offices in Boulder, Colorado, after not paying rent, local reports show.  A Boulder County judge ordered the sheriff’s office to evict Twitter …

The Adam Smith Institute (ASI) estimates that every penny the average person earned up to yesterday was earmarked for the taxman. From today, June 18, we are finally earning for ourselves rather than HMRC. According to the ASI, if a taxpayer allocated all their pay to cover their tax bill …

JLL Capital Markets Senior Director Jillian Mariutti-Nieder discusses shifts in commercial real estate stocks on ‘The Big Money Show.’ Being wealthy means different things to different people. The threshold of wealth is explored in the recent 2023 Modern Wealth Survey, an annual examination by Charles Schwab of how Americans think …

Filling gaps in a National Insurance record A person typically needs 35 years of National Insurance (NI) contributions to get the full new state pension. An individual may have gaps in their record because they were abroad for a while or they were not earning enough to pay National Insurance. …

Gutfeld! correspondent Kat Timpf discusses comedian Pete Davidsons recent girlfriends on Kennedy.  Colin Jost is disputing his “Saturday Night Live” co-star Pete Davidson’s claims that they were under the influence when they bought a decommissioned Staten Island ferry last year. On Wednesday, the 40-year-old comedian took to Instagram to post …

Households looking to remortgage could be in for further misery next year as annual mortgage rates are predicted to rise. According to a think tank, annual mortgage rates are set to rise by £2,900 as the UK’s “mortgage crunch” intensifies. The Resolution Foundation said total annual mortgage repayments could rise …