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Elon Musk to X's fleeing advertisers: 'Go f--- yourself' and 'don't advertise'
Speed Read 'What this advertising boycott is going to do is to kill the company,' Musk said at a public conference
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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UAE and The Telegraph: putting press freedom up for sale?
Talking Point Concern over editorial independence threatens RedBird IMI bid for newspaper group
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Will interest rates come down again?
In Depth Mortgage payers hope for further respite after Bank of England halts base rate rises
By Marc Shoffman, The Week UK Last updated
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Five key takeaways from Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement
The Explainer Benefits rise with higher inflation figure, pension triple lock maintained and National Insurance cut
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Would tax cuts benefit the UK economy?
Today's Big Question More money in people's pockets may help the Tories politically, but could harm efforts to keep inflation falling
By The Week UK Published
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Self-service tills: the backlash begins
Talking Point Booths, the supermarket chain known as the 'Northern Waitrose', has decided to reintroduce humans to the checkout process
By The Week UK Published
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US-led price cap on Russian oil 'almost completely circumvented'
Speed Read 'Almost none' of seaborne crude oil from Moscow stayed below $60 per barrel limit imposed by G7 and EU last year
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Autumn Statement predictions: will Hunt deliver big-ticket tax cuts?
The Explainer Chancellor urged to use fiscal 'headroom' to slash inheritance tax and stamp duty
By The Week UK Published
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The actors strike is over. Is Hollywood back in business?
Speed Read SAG-AFTRA tentatively agreed to a new 3-year contract and ended its historic 118-day strike, but not everything's golden in Tinseltown
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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How Kenya is leading the move towards a borderless Africa
The Explainer Concerns around security, smuggling and the impact on local employment markets continue to hamper integration efforts
By The Week UK Published
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Why the UK and EU are fighting over bananas
Why everyone's talking about Brexit means Britain can drive the cost of the 'unsustainably' cheap fruit down even further
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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The surge in child labor
The Explainer A growing number of companies in the U.S. are illegally hiring children — and putting them to work in dangerous jobs.
By The Week US Published
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Bankers' bonus cap axing: lighting the touch paper for another crash?
Talking Point UK's cap is being lifted from 31 October in bid to shore up London's position as international financial hub
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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Netflix's epic quest into gaming
Under the radar The streaming giant's entry into the video game industry has been a slow burn, but that could change soon.
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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