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Top data scientist: Betting markets think Trump is winning, but Harris voters have reasons to remain hopeful

Though bettors are favoring Trump, the data scientist who has been tracking this wild election is a lot less sure ...

Navantia seeks extra £300mn from UK to rescue Harland & Wolff

Defence group wants boost in Navy contract as it plans to buy Titanic shipbuilder out of administration

Meta’s military push is as much about the battle for open-source AI as it is about actual battles

Meta makes its model available to the U.S. military with a pitch that’s largely about defending its “open source AI” ...

More muddling through won’t deliver the growth Britain craves

The country needs a strategy that takes on its most obvious weaknesses

London Underground strikes called off after ‘improved’ pay offer

Aslef union suspends planned walkout that would have caused major disruption to transport network

Israel hostage families attack Netanyahu over Hamas leaks

Five arrested over allegations that prime minister’s opponents say ‘ought to horrify every Israeli’

Bernard Marcus, a billionaire behind Home Depot, dies at 95

Marcus served 19 years as Home Depot’s first chief executive officer and was chairman of the board from 1978 until ...

Dixville Notch, New Hampshire vote results are in – and point to a very long day

Election Day begins with midnight voting in this tiny town. Read More

Gary Gensler’s time as SEC chair may be coming to an end— who will replace him and what does it mean for crypto?

The crypto industry spent millions of dollars this year to ensure that the SEC chair is replaced. Read More

UK Treasury breached legal duty by failing to reveal overspending, says OBR

Chair of fiscal watchdog says relationship with finance ministry moving to ‘system of trust but verify’

Apple warns investors future products may never be as profitable as the iPhone

Analysts say artificial intelligence and virtual reality headsets might have lower margins than smartphones and App Store

A few Election Day thoughts from the last 200 years

Close, chaotic, and contested elections have long been a recurring part of American politics. Read More

Ferrari shipments decline with China slump taking toll

Analysts described Ferrari’s performance as “solid rather than spectacular,” as the Italian luxury car maker saw deliveries in China tumble ...

Spanish premier Pedro Sánchez unveils €10bn in flood aid

Package includes help for residents and local authorities to rebuild homes, businesses and infrastructure

Asia’s Wild West nature spurs its fintech surge—but Binance’s CEO thinks Western companies will still have an ‘outsized say’ in the financial system

“What is important for policymakers is to make sure that your local competitors have a fair shake,” he said Tuesday ...

Trump stock jumps before election day as ex-president blasts Iowa pollster ‘enemy’ for predicting a Harris win

On the eve of the election, data suggests women voters even in America’s heartland may be flocking to Kamala Harris ...

Brittle, Anxious, Nonlinear, and Incomprehensible: Welcome to the ‘BANI’ world

The world was already volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous. Now it’s outright incomprehensible. Read More

What Trump’s former allies say about their old boss

Many of the ‘best and most serious’ people in the Republican candidate’s administration are now his strongest critics

Election 2024: Abortion is on the ballot in 10 states and other downballot races to watch for women

The numbers of women running for office declined in 2024, part of the broader election map. Read More

Netflix offices in Paris raided by Dutch and French authorities as part of tax probe

French publication Marianne reported authorities carried out simultaneous raids in Paris and Amsterdam. Read More

UK pays more than EU for gas as winter looms

High transmission costs and global shortage of LNG push gap over European prices to widest since late 2021

Investors prepare for volatility as US heads to the polls

Dollar weakens as traders brace themselves for swings in Treasury and equity markets

Donald Trump thinks he should be able to influence Fed rates—here’s what history and the law say

“It could be used to boost up the legacy of one president, only to destroy the economy in the future,” ...

Post-election, CFOs should ‘focus on what they can control,’ advises economist

Economists discuss consumer spending and preparing for any scenario. Read More

What England’s tuition fee rise means for student and university finances

Experts say measures will not be enough to fix higher education funding or attract students from poorer backgrounds

Polymarket paid U.S. social media influencers for election content

The majority are meme pages with account names like @moist, @hoodclips, and @historyinmemes, while others are personal finance influencers such ...

Wall Street invokes risk controls it ‘normally might not do’ to face trading uncertainty during tightest election in memory

“In this election I think what you’re seeing is the markets are pricing in a lot of uncertainty,” said Nasdaq ...

The CPO of Lattice says CHROs need to rethink their CEO relationships: ‘Alignment doesn’t necessarily mean agreement’

HR leaders are often stuck between what the C-suite wants and what their people want. Here’s how to make the ...

Germany arrests 8 people over alleged role in violent far-right plot

Prosecutors say group inspired by Nazi ideology planned to seize control of eastern regions