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Mr Sunak’s pay from Goldman Sachs is set to be donated to his charity, The Richmond Project, which aims to boost numeracy skills.

Former UK PM Rishi Sunak jumps back to banking giant

Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to rejoin Goldman Sachs as a senior adviser, the bank announced Tuesday, a year after his Conservative Party suffered a major election loss.

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Musk said Saturday that the party would be called the “America Party” and could focus “on just 2 or 3 Senate seats and 8 to 10 House districts.” 

Tesla loses $US68b after Musk launches political party

Tesla stock fell nearly 7 per cent on Monday after CEO Elon Musk announced plans to form a new political party.

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At 66 years old, one mum thought she’d be enjoying an empty nest, that was until her 27-year-old daughter moved home.

Parents spend over $7k a month on 27yo who moved back home

A couple in their 60s has revealed the high cost of supporting their daughter after she moved back home, forcing them to cancel holidays and delay retirement.

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The company often sells its Labubu dolls in a blind box to buyers who don’t know what character is inside until they open it.

Labubu-maker unfazed by ‘blind box’ crackdown

Beijing may have warned against “blind box” toys, but analysts are betting that Pop Mart International — the company behind Labubu dolls — will remain one of China’s hottest consumer brands this year.

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Trump has made his priorities on energy production clear. The US will rely on oil, gas, coal and nuclear to meet its growing energy needs, the president said last weekend, bashing wind and solar power.

Trump megabill gives the oil industry everything it wants

President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act ends long-standing federal support for solar and wind power, while creating a friendly environment for oil, gas and coal production.

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Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (right) crying as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons.

UK in dire straits after minister’s tears rattle markets

All eyes are now on the UK’s ruling Labour Party for any sign of further political fractures that could rattle Britain’s economic stability.

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Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during the Federal Reserve Board open meeting in Washington.

Powell blames Trump tariffs for interest rates

‘What keeps me awake at night’: The Federal Reserve chairman says Donald Trump’s policies are to blame for the US central bank’s inability to lower interest rates

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Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos sells over $1b worth of Amazon shares

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos unloaded more than 3.3 million shares of his company in a sale valued at roughly $736.7 million ($1.1 billion), according to a financial filing on Tuesday.

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Tesla Model X charging.

Tesla battery supplier expanding in Australia and abroad

The world’s largest electric vehicle battery maker is going all-in on international expansion, including in Australia, which could shake up the EV market in the process.

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Hotel habits making guests squirm, survey reveals.

Hotels hate when you do these things

Guests like to make hotels feel like home, however, after people get a bit too comfortable, some hotels are now including etiquette reminders to guests to combat these unwanted behaviours.

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Elon Musk has unloaded on the massive tax-and-spending legislation that Donald Trump is pushing Republicans to quickly ram through Congress.

‘Debt slavery’: Musk erupts over Trump’s tax bill

He may have stopped openly feuding with Donald Trump, but Elon Musk isn’t backing off his bid to kill the US President’s signature megabill.

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The Tesla CEO, who is the wealthiest man in the world, has been an outspoken critic of Trump’s “big, beautiful bill”.

Elon Musk rips into ‘utterly insane’ Trump-backed megabill

Elon Musk ripped into the Senate’s massive domestic policy package on Saturday, calling it “utterly insane”.

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Nike says with the new tariff rates in place it estimates a gross incremental cost increase of approximately $1 billion.

Nike expects Trump’s tariffs will cost it $1 billion

‘With the new tariff rates in place today, we estimate a gross incremental cost increase to Nike of approximately $1 billion’.

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Conflict or ceasefire - markets remained unfazed. But why?

Market’s bizarre reaction to Middle East conflict explained

Iran attacked a US air base in Qatar, US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire and Israel and Iran accused each other of breaking that truce. Here is why the markets reacted the way they did.

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Flights rapidly changed path as Iran struck a US base in Qatar.

Flights diverted, halted as Middle East conflict erupts

Airlines diverted more flights in the Middle East after Iran’s armed forces said the country launched a missile strike on a US military base in Qatar, exacerbating the region’s military conflict.

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