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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire makes big bet on US lender Ally Financial
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway made a big bet on auto and home lender Ally Financial in the second quarter while…
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Educational inequalities in England barely improve in two decades, study finds
Educational inequalities in England have barely improved in the past two decades and are likely to worsen following the pandemic,…
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Live news updates: US homebuilder confidence falls as housing affordability weakens
US homebuilder confidence fell in August, as high home prices, construction costs and interest rates threatened housing affordability and depressed…
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Hedge fund Elliott sold Twitter stake before Elon Musk backed away from deal
The activist hedge fund Elliott Management sold its entire equity stake in Twitter in the second quarter, a period during…
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US Justice Department opposes release of Trump search affidavit
The US Department of Justice has opposed the release of an affidavit detailing the reasons for last week’s search of…
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Thoma Bravo considers taking Darktrace private
Thoma Bravo, a US-based technology private equity group, is considering a bid to privatise Darktrace, a cyber security technology company…
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New UK lender plans 50-year fixed rate mortgages
A new lender has been granted a licence by UK financial regulators to offer mortgages with fixed rates of up…
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Starbucks accuses US officials of working in concert with union leaders
Starbucks has accused federal labour officials of working with union leaders to sway election results and demanded the government halt…
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UN chooses former Grenada minister as climate chief at critical time
One of the most high profile global policy roles as UN climate chief will be taken up by Simon Stiell,…
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Andreessen Horowitz backs WeWork co-founder’s property venture
Adam Neumann has attracted his biggest external investment since January 2019, when Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank put a $47bn valuation on…
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