A lightning bolt struck a Kennedy Space Center launch complex in Florida Thursday, delaying a SpaceX launch. (@LabPadre via Storyful) SpaceX recorded another successful mission early Sunday after launching a new batch of Starlink satellites into orbit and landing a rocket at sea. A Falcon 9, carrying 56 Starlink spacecraft, …
Read More »Pension ‘mission impossible’ as savers now need £530k for a comfortable retirement | Personal Finance | Finance
That’s a staggering sum, especially in an era of stagnating wages, rocketing prices and volatile stock markets. The Pension and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) calculates that roughly speaking, a single person needs total pension income £12,800 a year after tax to achieve the “minimum” living standard. This rises to £23,300 …
Read More »Florida McDonald’s found liable after Happy Meal leaves 4-year-old girl writhing in pain
Former McDonald’s CEO Jim Skinner analyzes the state of the fast-food industry as the U.S. economy slows on “The Claman Countdown.” A jury found that a McDonald’s in Florida and its franchise owner are liable after a hot Chicken McNugget led to second-degree burns on a girl after it fell …
Read More »Retirement savings scam could see you hit with ‘hefty’ bill from HMRC | Personal Finance | Finance
Pension scams can have a devastating effect on retirement savings (Image: Getty) Scammers set out to capture the pension savings people build up over the years by promising high returns and low risk. In reality, pension savers can be scammed and left with nothing. You could lose your life savings. …
Read More »Over 90% of stay-at-home moms face obstacles re-entering workforce, survey says
Michael Lee Strategy founder Michael Lee argues ‘massive bank contagion’ will prohibit the robust April jobs report from turning around the stock market on ‘Varney & Co.’ A majority of stay-at-home moms are facing challenges when trying to re-enter the workforce, according to recent data. It comes at a time …
Read More »New premium lager collaboration unites Czechia’s Budvar and UK’s Thornbridge | City & Business | Finance
Czechia beer giant Budweiser Budvar is joining forces with leading British craft brewer Thornbridge in a rare new collaboration to make a Czech-style lager in the UK. Czech Mates, a 4.8 percent ABV lager, will be the first that Czechia’s national brewer has produced in this country. Thornbridge Brewery, based …
Read More »Dave Chappelle’s real estate empire helped ‘restore’ Ohio, comedian says
‘Kennedy’ panelists Jimmy Failla, Jessica Tarlov and Hannah Cox discuss comedian Dave Chappelle’s show being canceled by a Minneapolis venue after social media backlash. Dave Chappelle is clapping back at the critics. The controversial comedian gave context to why he owns millions of dollars in real estate in Yellow Springs, …
Read More »Tax code 1257L explained as Britons risk being ‘lumped with an expected tax bill’ | Personal Finance | Finance
A person’s tax code may have changed if their circumstances have become different going into the new tax year. The most common one is 1257L, which is based on the Personal Tax Allowance of £12,570 – this is the amount people can earn before they need to pay tax. Jonathan …
Read More »Natalee Holloway case: Aruban guide hired by Beth Holloway says island took economic hit after disappearance
Fox Nation host Nancy Grace joined ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss the latest on the case and why Joran van der Sloot is now facing extradition from Peru. EXCLUSIVE: The Aruban guide that Beth Holloway and friends hired in the wake of her daughter, Natalee Holloway, going missing in 2005, says …
Read More »HEALing power of the high street as iconic furniture store gets a revamp | City & Business | Finance
Forget the economic doom and gloom – blue skies lie ahead, says the boss of an iconic furniture store which has just doubled its street frontage. Ever since introducing well-heeled Londoners to the comfort of French feather-filled mattresses in 1810, Heal’s has been a British institution. And despite the economic …
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