Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said Saturday that the pound could easily slip below parity with the dollar soon. Hyungwon Kang/Reuters The pound could fall below $1 soon, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said Saturday. Proposed tax cuts have rattled markets, sending sterling to an all-time low. Summers criticized the UK government’s fiscal policies as…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Warren Buffett speaks onstage during Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on October 13, 2015 in Washington, DC. Paul Morigi/Getty Images Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway tops a list of companies that would pay the most under a new tax law. The 15% minimum tax on corporations means Berkshire Hathaway would’ve paid $8.3…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sparked protests around the world and huge volatility in financial markets. Henry Nicholls/Reuters Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will cost $2.8 trillion in lower economic output by the end of 2023, the OECD says. The Paris-based group added that that amount could climb depending on how Europe’s energy crisis unfolds. “We are…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy; Russian President Vladimir Putin. BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty Images; Contributor/Getty Images Zelenskyy says that he does not think Vladimir Putin is “bluffing” about his nuclear threats. “Maybe yesterday it was bluff. Now, it could be a reality,” Zelenskyy told CBS’s “Face The Nation.” Last week, Putin threatened the use of nuclear…
From left, four rising stars of real estate of 2021: Jona Flores, Naveed Tejany, Lina Khan, and Kyle Footman. Courtesy of Jona Flores, Naveed Tejany, Lina Khan Gensler, Kyle Footman; Insider Insider is putting together its third annual list of the best young talent in real estate. We want to spotlight standouts in the worlds…
Getty Images US stocks opened lower Monday as investors weighed recession odds. Turmoil in the UK spurred by a weakening British pound added to Wall Street’s concerns. The pound hit an all-time low against the dollar Monday before recovering later. US stocks opened lower on Monday, as investors weighed mounting recession worries and the US…
The pound has been pummeled against the dollar. Photo Illustration by Matt Cardy/Getty Images UK conservative party members said the BoE may need to make an emergency rate hike, Bloomberg reported. Such a move by the central bank looks increasingly likely, analysts believe. The pound sank to a record low against the dollar on Monday,…
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A RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile vehicle during the rehearsals for the Victory Day Military Parade at the polygon, on April 18, 2022 in Alabino, outside of Moscow, Russia. Photo by Contributor/Getty Images The US told Russia it will face “catastrophic consequences” if it uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine. A Biden administration official said the…
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