Experts from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) have cautioned that the recent increase in employers’ national insurance contributions (NICs), announced in Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ budget, will likely lead to higher unemployment. NIESR has described the NICs increase as a “tax on jobs,” warning that it will curb job creation and slow vacancy growth. The budget, which ...

Electric car sales surged by 24% in October, capturing over 20% of the new vehicle registrations market, thanks to extensive discounting by manufacturers eager to meet government zero-emission targets. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), new car registrations dropped from 153,000 in October 2023 to 144,000 last month, with petrol and diesel sales declining as manufacturers ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson was declared the winner Tuesday night in his effort to keep Louisiana’s 4th Congressional District solidly red, according to The Associated Press.  The four-term congressman was first elected in 2016 but gained prominence as a leader in the GOP after he was elected by his fellow members of Congress last year to replace former GOP House ...

Tesla and Space X CEO Elon Musk said election night he plans to continue to be active in politics through the presidential election into the 2026 midterms.  ‘America PAC is going to keep going after this election — and preparing for the midterms and any intermediate elections, as well as looking at elections at the district attorney and sort of ...

Ukraine has engaged militarily for the first time with North Korean troops deployed to support Russia in its ongoing war with its neighbor, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday in a nightly address.  Zelenskyy did not go into detail about the engagement but warned of what he says is Russia’s intention to escalate the war that has raged for nearly 1,000 ...

A popular strategy to undertake for strategising bets is leaning on one particular factor, like home advantage, as a base from which to build. The home advantage in sports is something that’s talked about a lot. There has been a ton of research done on the phenomenon where a team’s performance is typically better at home than it is out ...

Back in the day, I used to look at the weekly S&P 500 chart every weekend and ask myself the same three questions: What is the long-term trend?What is the medium-term trend?What is the short-term trend? My goal was to make sure that I was respecting the broader market direction, and not fighting it by taking too many contrary positions ...

Javid Javdani is an entrepreneur and the owner of Balboa Market, an international food market located in San Diego, California. Originally from Iran, Javid Javdani moved to the United States in 1982 and brought with him a deep appreciation for the role food plays in connecting people across cultures. After a successful two-decade career as a pharmacist, he transitioned to ...

With millions of voters expected to show up to the polls today, the world will be anxiously watching for the election results to start pouring in on Tuesday night. Here is what you need to know about the 2024 presidential election results. When do the polls close? Kentucky (eight electoral votes) will be the first state to close its polls ...

Emma Hopp On October 6, Brazil held its municipal elections. Over 150 million citizens—a number that is roughly 40 percent of the population of the US—were eligible to vote for their local leaders. On a national level, the Brazilian legislature is considering regulations to mitigate perceived risks that social media and artificial intelligence pose to the political process. These proposed ...