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North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein defeated scandal-plagued Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson in the state’s gubernatorial race, NBC News projects, keeping the seat in Democrats’ hands. In other Facebook comments on a livestream from 2019, Robinson said abortion “is not about protecting the lives of mothers. Stein’s victory was boosted by female voters, college-educated voters and independents, a key group needed for victories in battleground races. And while 63% of female voters in the state cast their ballots for Stein, while just 34% of women pulled the lever for Robinson.

Persons: Josh Stein, Mark Robinson, ’, Stein, Roy Cooper, Robinson, ”, Donald Trump, Tom Brenner, “, Robinson — Organizations: North Carolina, Republican, Gov, NBC News, CNN, NAZI, Republican Governors Association, The Washington Post, NBC, Republicans

☆ British fintech firm Wise posts 55% jump in profit on expanding market share
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Wise posted a 55% jump in profit in the first half of its 2025 fiscal year Wednesday, citing customer growth and expanding market share. The British digital payments firm said that its first-half profit totalled £217.3 million, up from £140.6 million in the same period a year ago. Revenues at the money transfer platform climbed 19% year-on-year for the period to £591.9 million, Wise reported Wednesday. Earlier this year, Wise issued a sales warning that sent shares of the U.K. online payments firm down as much as 21%. On Wednesday, Wise said that its underlying PBT margin for the first-half period was 22%, above its target range of 13% to 16%.

Persons: Wise, —, Kristo Käärmann Organizations: U.K, Authority

☆ Chanel stages dreamy resort collection in Hong Kong
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Stephy Chung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The fashion house staged its two runway shows — one in the afternoon, and one at night — at the Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI). Anthony Kwan/Getty ImagesDesigned by the brand’s artistic director Virginie Viard, before her departure in June, the collection featured dozens of looks. Anthony Kwan/Getty ImagesThe runway was spread across two floors of the Hong Kong Design Institute. But the label’s decision to restage the presentation in Hong Kong signals the brand’s continued efforts to court Asian clientele amid a wider luxury market slowdown. Anthony Kwan/Getty ImagesBack in June, Viard announced she was exiting Chanel after serving as its artistic director of fashion collections for five years.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN — Chanel, ”, Penélope Cruz, Chow Yun, Angela Yuen, Chanel, Anthony Kwan, Virginie Viard, Yuen, Benjamin Voisin, Billy H.C, Kwok, Louis Vuitton, Viard, Karl Lagerfeld’s Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Design Institute, Reuters, Chanel Locations: Hong Kong, Hong, French, Marseilles, France, China

☆ Planet Fitness enters 11th hour bid for bankrupt Blink Fitness
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Brandon Gomez | In Brandon-Gomez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Planet Fitness wants to acquire bankrupt budget-fitness chain Blink Holdings, according to court filings viewed by CNBC. Planet Fitness previously lost out in a bankruptcy auction against U.K.-based, privately held fitness chain PureGym. Equinox Group-owned gym chain Blink Fitness filed for bankruptcy in August after a failed attempt by the luxury fitness group to enter the budget-friendly market. In making a subsequent play for Blink, Planet Fitness has submitted two offers, according to the filings. Planet Fitness did not return request for comment from CNBC.

Persons: PureGym, Piper Sandler Organizations: Holdings, CNBC, Equinox Locations: U.S, New York, New Jersey, Delaware

☆ ‘A huge victory’: World leaders react as Trump secures White House return
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Addressing his supporters in Florida, Trump said his return to the White House would usher in the "golden age" of America. Likewise, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, French President Emmanuel Macron, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban all offered their congratulations to Trump. We rely on continued strong bipartisan support for Ukraine in the United States," he added. "I look forward to working with him again to advance peace through strength through #NATO," Rutte said. "I hope that the elections will be beneficial for our friendly and allied people in the United States and for all of humanity," he added.

Persons: Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, Amos Ben, Gershom, Trump, Keir Starmer, Ursula von der Leyen, Emmanuel Macron, Pedro Sanchez, Giorgia Meloni, Viktor Orban, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump's, Volodymyr Zelensky, Alex Kent, Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's, Maria Zakharova, Kamala Harris, Zakharova, Mark Rutte, Rutte, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Erdoğan, Tayyip Erdogan, Thaier Organizations: Mar, Anadolu, Getty, Wednesday, NBC News, Atlantic, Spanish, European Commission, Christian Democratic Union, Bloomberg, Ukraine, Republican, U.S, Russia, Russia's, White, NBC, Russian Foreign, Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, United Nations, Change, United Arab Emirates, sudani Locations: Lago, Palm Beach , Florida, United States, Florida, America, Italian, Hungarian, Berlin, Germany, Ukraine, New York City, Kyiv, Russia, Brussels, Belgium, Turkey, India, Australia, Israel, Iran, Dubai, United Arab

☆ 41-year-old teacher used her last $99 to start a living room side hustle—now her business makes $1.9 million a year
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The day Lisa Collum started her side hustle in 2011, she went to OfficeMax and bought five binders with the last $99 in her checking account, she says. She filled them with copies of her fourth- and fifth-grade writing curricula, sliding pages reading "Top Score Writing by Lisa Collum" into the front plastic covers. Today, Collum, 41, is the CEO of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida-based Top Score Writing, which sells K-12 writing curricula and consulting services to schools and teachers across all 50 U.S. states, she says. That same year, Collum used funds from her business to buy Coastal Middle and High School, a nonprofit private school in Lake Park, Florida. Top Score Writing now has six full-time employees, 10 part-time staffers and nearly $1.9 million in annual profit last year, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It.

Persons: Lisa Collum, Collum Organizations: High School, CNBC Locations: Collum, Palm Beach Gardens , Florida, Lake Park , Florida

☆ Brits brace for higher mortgage payments despite Bank of England seen cutting rates
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Oversnap | E+ | Getty ImagesLONDON — Britons are facing the prospect of higher mortgage rates for longer after the government's tax-and-spend budget threw off expectations for a series of near-term interest rate cuts. Mortgage rates also took a hit from the uncertainty, with a number of smaller and mainstream lenders raising mortgage rates on the expectation that interest rates may stay higher for longer. watch nowVirgin Money became the first major lender to raise mortgage rates after the budget, lifting them by 0.15%. "This isn't the radical spike in rates that have blighted mortgage rates in the last couple of years. He added that interest rates could now remain 50-basis-points higher than previously expected at the end of the cutting cycle.

Persons: Rachel Reeves, Reeves, —, David Hollingworth, Hollingworth, Allan Monks, BOE Organizations: Bank of England, Wednesday, Virgin Money, Santander, Morgan's Locations: London's, Oversnap

☆ European stocks head for lower open as global markets focus on U.S. vote count
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

European stocks are heading for a lower open Wednesday as global markets focus on the vote count following the U.S. presidential election. Global markets are focusing on the results emerging from key battleground states that are expected to determine the winner of the presidential race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump won the electoral vote heavy prizes of Texas and Florida, as well as battleground states of Georgia and North Carolina. Republicans are expected to regain their majority control of the U.S. Senate in 2025, according to NBC News. U.S. stock futures rose sharply in overnight trading as investors started to speculate that Trump could have an edge in the presidential race.

Persons: Germany's DAX, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Trump, Harris Organizations: U.S, France's CAC, IG, Global, NBC News, U.S . Senate, NBC, Republicans, Federal Locations: U.S, Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, New York, California, Virginia, Asia, Pacific

☆ U.K.'s Queen Camilla suffering from chest infection, Buckingham Palace says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON — Queen Camilla, wife of the Britain’s King Charles, has been forced to pull out of her planned engagements this week after suffering a chest infection, Buckingham Palace said on Tuesday. Camilla, 77, is resting at home while she recovers but no further details of her illness have been given, as is usual with royal medical issues. “Her Majesty The Queen is currently unwell with a chest infection, for which her doctors have advised a short period of rest,” a palace spokesperson said. “She apologises to all those who may be inconvenienced or disappointed as a result,” the palace spokesperson said. The king himself is still undergoing treatment for cancer which was diagnosed back in February, forcing him to cut back on some of his engagements although he recently travelled with Camilla to Australia and Samoa.

Persons: Camilla, King Charles, Buckingham, ”, “, Charles’s, Duchess, Gloucester Locations: Australia, Samoa

Harris and Trump project confidence headed into Election Day. The battle between Harris and Trump comes to a headLeila Register / NBC News; Getty ImagesElection Day has arrived. Mark Duncan / AP fileOrganizers of the embryonic Women’s Professional Baseball League hope to have six teams in caps and cleats by the summer of 2026. But league officials have one big question to answer that’s not entirely clear: Where do they find these female players? However, league officials are confident they can put a good product on the field in a few years.

Persons: Harris, Rafael, Trump, Leila, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, ” She’ll, ”, he’ll, Harris ’, Boeing machinists, Kelly Ortberg, ’, Rafael churns, Read, Justine Siegal, Mark Duncan, That’s, — David K, Li, Alo Yoga, Elizabeth Robinson Organizations: Trump, U.S, NBC, Getty, Democratic, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Howard University, Washington , D.C, Convention, Biden, Boeing, Workers, DHL, National Hurricane Center, MLB, University of Florida, University of Georgia, Professional Baseball League Locations: Canada, Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada , North Carolina , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Washington ,, North Carolina, Grand Rapids , Michigan, Beach, New Hampshire, Russia, Germany, United Kingdom, North America, Florida, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Cuba

☆ Officers who hit fans at Florida-Georgia game were 'within policy,' sheriff says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Body camera video of altercations between officers and fans at the weekend's University of Florida vs. University of Georgia football game proves the officers did no wrong, Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. A sheriff's incident report identified them as father-and-son duo Michael Wayne Long, 58, and Alexander Michael Long, 27, both of Orange Park, Florida. The officers wrestled with Brown before they got him into custody, body camera video shows. Waters said six officers assigned to the game were injured, eight people were arrested, and 35 fans were ejected. In sheriff's body camera video of the first incident, the suspect used the same word, Vorpahl said at the news conference.

Persons: Waters, Tate Moore, John Phillips, Phillips, sheriff's, Michael Wayne Long, Alexander Michael Long, Brandon Michael Boley, Walter Brown, Brown, . Bowers, E.D, Kelly, Cmdr, Jacob Vorpahl, Vorpahl, lacerations, J.S . Beasley, J, Anthony ., They’re, Donna Deegan, “ I’m, ” Organizations: weekend's University of Florida, . University of Georgia, Jacksonville Sheriff T.K, Barstool, Authorities, Police, Jacksonville, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs Locations: Jacksonville, Orange Park , Florida, Fleming Island , Florida, Callahan , Florida

The DHL Air Hub, the air freight center at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany on Aug. 30. The U.S. Transportation Security Administration said it has bolstered air cargo screening over the past several months. German and British authorities have said they were investigating suspected Russian sabotage in two incidents in July. In recent months, U.S., British, German and other European officials have accused Russia of organizing an increasingly aggressive sabotage campaign aimed at undermining and disrupting Western assistance to Ukraine. Russia has repeatedly rejected allegations from Western countries that it is orchestrating a sabotage campaign in Europe.

Persons: Heiko Rebsch, ’, ”, Thomas Haldenwang, Ken McCallum, ” McCallum Organizations: DHL, NBC News, Street Journal, DHL Air Hub, Halle Airport, U.S . Transportation Security Administration, U.S, White House National Security Council, CIA, Kyiv Locations: Russia, Germany, United Kingdom, North America, Leipzig, Birmingham, England, United States, America, Canada, Ukraine, Moscow, West, Europe

☆ Why Trump should be worried about what the stock market is saying
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

That’s why Trump, who closely follows the stock market and obsessed over it as president, should be nervous about the recent trend on Wall Street. If the market goes down, the incumbent party gets replaced,” Stovall told CNN in a phone interview Monday. Market indicator was right in 2016 and 2020Vice President Kamala Harris should feel relieved the market has seen solid gains. In 2016, the S&P 500 dipped 2.2% in the lead-up to Trump’s matchup with the Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton. Yet there’s another market indicator that offers a reason for hope for the Harris camp.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, CFRA Research’s Sam Stovall, Trump, ” Stovall, ”, Stovall, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Dwight Eisenhower, Adlai Stevenson, Hillary Clinton, Clinton, Obama, Joe Biden, Hubert Humphrey, Richard Nixon, Harris, Humphrey, Jimmy Carter, Carter, “, Doug Ramsey, Dow, We’re, ” Ramsey Organizations: New, New York CNN, White, “, CNN, Lehman Brothers, AIG, Trump, Democratic, State, Democratic Party, Investment, Federal, Dow Jones Locations: New York, Chicago, Vietnam, Iran, Monday’s

☆ I moved from the US to Australia. My employer contributes over 11% to my retirement, and I don't pay property taxes.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

We pay 37% taxes on our income up to $190,000 (Australian dollars) and 45% on anything over that. Housing prices are very high, but we don't pay property taxI paid over one million for a three-bedroom, two-bathroom house that's about 15 minutes outside the city. One benefit is that we don't pay property taxes. I figure if we stay here for five years, we'll break even on the amount we would have paid in property tax in the US. Plus, it's predictable — we own the home without worrying about rising property tax rates.

Persons: Chelsey Nelson, she's, —, Aiden, COVID, wouldn't, I'd, we'll, I'm, There's Organizations: Service Locations: Seattle, Australia, Rio de Janeiro, Brisbane, Washington

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Tesla, Coinbase, Wynn Resorts, Palantir and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Archer-Daniels-Midland — The food processor slumped 8% after its fiscal third-quarter and full-year earnings outlook missed analysts' estimates. Hims & Hers — Shares of the telehealth company gained 7% after better-than-expected third-quarter results surpassed analysts' estimates for profits and revenue. Palantir — The data analytics software maker surged more than 22% after posting strong third-quarter earnings and issuing upbeat revenue guidance . DuPont de Nemours — Stock in the chemicals company gained more than 6% after third-quarter earnings beat Wall Street estimates. DuPont reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.18 per share, while analysts surveyed by LSEG forecast $1.03.

Persons: Donald Trump, Archer, Burger, LSEG, MicroStrategy, Astera, Tesla, —, Macheel, Samantha Subin, Alex Harring, Hakyung Kim, Sean Conlon Organizations: Trump Media & Technology, White, Nvidia —, Nvidia, Dow Jones, Daniels, Midland, ADM, FactSet, Restaurant, LSEG, Wynn, —, Lattice Semiconductor, Cirrus, DuPont de Nemours — Stock, DuPont, Astera, Diamondback Locations: Cleveland

☆ I'm a lawyer who became a stay-at-home dad when my first child was born. It's the right choice for my family.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Chris Gaffney became a stay-at-home dad when his wife, Jenny, had their first child in 2019. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Chris Gaffney, a 43-year-old stay-at-home dad in Wolcott, Connecticut. We had our first child in 2019, and I quickly loved being a stay-at-home dad. AdvertisementBeing a stay-at-home dad has a very positive impact on our marriageIt allowed us to move into parenting with pretty clear expectations. After returning to work, Jenny never wondered if the baby was OK because we were only a quick FaceTime or text message away.

Persons: Chris Gaffney, Jenny, Gaffney, —, we'd, She's, Manners, I'm Organizations: Service, Ithaca College, White, ESPN, Disney, Dad Network Locations: Wolcott , Connecticut, New York, Connecticut, Austin, Texas

☆ Boeing machinists' bumper pay packet is just the latest win for unionized workers
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Striking Boeing workers voted in favor of a 38% pay rise. The latest big victory for US labor unions could inspire others despite the tense process. AdvertisementThe machinists' victory is the latest to highlight the power of labor unions in the US. It has been a tense road for the roughly 33,000 unionized Boeing workers who began their strike on September 13. That may only grow more common as workers find inspiration from others' victories, something noted by the president of the Boeing union.

Persons: we've, Joe Biden, —, Gary R, Allen, Julie Su, Brian Bryant Organizations: Boeing, Service, International Association of Machinists, Aerospace Workers, IAM Union, IAM, Territory, machinists, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, National Labor Relations Board, US Locations: Seattle, United States

☆ Why your nest egg is Apollo's 'single biggest opportunity' for growth
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Helping fund that growth has been growing demand for retirement products, said CEO Marc Rowan. Here's Rowan's case for why your nest egg is the next frontier for the alternative asset manager. Helping to fund those loans is Apollo's retirement business, which Apollo CEO and cofounder Marc Rowan sees as the investment firm's "single biggest opportunity" for future growth. A slide from Apollo's earnings presentation that highlights inflows into Apollo's lines of business. Advertisement"I do envision a day when we will be talking about 60-40 portfolios that are comprised of public and private," Rowan said.

Persons: Marc Rowan, Here's, —, There's, Rowan, Athene, Apollo Rowan, unravels ChatGPT, Trump, Rowan hasn't Organizations: Apollo Global Management, Service, Apollo Global, North Star

☆ Here's how the next wave of ETF innovation could hinge on Tuesday's elections results
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The ETF industry is gearing up for some potentially seismic changes in 2025 and beyond. Policy changes from the SEC are hard to predict, but the ETF industry appears to sense an opening to push new types of products. Private credit funds One big area of focus for the ETF industry is how to tap into the private credit boom that has become a key part of the U.S. financial system. Fund issuers will need the SEC to bless new types of constructions in order to get a private credit fund approved. "For the most part, private credit is an investment that is limited to sophisticated investors and not retail investors," said Brian Murphy, a partner at law firm Stradley Ronon.

Persons: Republican Donald Trump, Gary Gensler, Kamala Harris, Todd Sohn, Brian Murphy, Stradley, You've, Gerard O'Reilly, What's, Matt Hougan, Harris, Sohn, " Sohn, Bitwise Organizations: Republican, Securities, Exchange, Democratic, SEC, State, Vanguard, BlackRock, Trump, solana

☆ Higher taxes for cheaper childcare? 3 localities are voting on it and we want to hear from you.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Cities and counties are voting on property and sales tax hikes to fund childcare. Other localities already have similar laws in place, with Alaska taxing marijuana sales to fund early childhood programs. We want to hear your thoughts on paying higher taxes to help fund childcare in your community. Three localities are voting to increase taxes to boost childcare funding for low-income and middle-class families. AdvertisementA similar measure in St. Paul, Minnesota, would also hike property taxes to fund citywide childcare initiatives for low-income families.

Persons: —, Austin —, Rebecca Noecker, Noecker, Paul Organizations: Service, Voters, New, New Orleans voters, Paul Locations: Alaska, Sonoma County , California, Travis County , Texas, Austin, St, Paul , Minnesota, New Orleans, Whatcom County, Washington, Sonoma, Anchorage, Colorado

☆ Super giant TVs are flying off store shelves
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

XXL TVs – are becoming a huge hit as the cost of giant screens sinks sharply, and viewers look to replace the screens they bought during the peak of the pandemic a few years ago. Still, the growing popularity of XXL TVs could help Best Buy climb out of a series of downbeat quarters. Target, Costco and Walmart also have similar XXL TVs on sale ahead of the holiday season. XXL TVs are mirroring the growth of what four years ago were considered extra-large televisions: 65-inch models that customers scooped up during the pandemic. But with those now-four-year old televisions starting to get long in the tooth for some impatient customers, XXL TVs represent an attractive upgrade.

Persons: Corie Barry, ” Blake Hampton, ” Paul Gagnon Organizations: New, New York CNN, XXL, CNN, Target, Costco, Walmart Locations: New York, United States, ”

☆ European markets set for lackluster open as traders focus on U.S. Election Day
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

European stocks are heading for a lackluster start to the trading day as global markets gear up for the U.S. presidential election Tuesday, with the vote too close to call between former President Donald Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 index is expected to open 15 points lower at 8,177, Germany's DAX down 12 points at 19,149, France's CAC down 1 point at 7,374 and Italy's FTSE MIB up 73 points at 34,358, according to data from IG. Earnings are set to come from Saudi Aramco, Adecco, Schaeffler, Deutsche Post DHL, Zalando, Hugo Boss, Bouygues, Ørsted, Vestas Wind and Fresenius Medical Care. Market attention will be focused on which party dominates Congress as a result of the U.S. election, given that a sweep by Republicans or Democrats could contribute to drastic spending changes or a big revamp of tax policy. Follow CNBC's 2024 election live blog here.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Germany's DAX, Hugo Boss, Bouygues, Ørsted Organizations: U.S, France's CAC, IG, Saudi Aramco, Adecco, Deutsche Post DHL, Zalando, Fresenius, Republicans Locations: Saudi

☆ 3 new risks that Apple warned about in its annual report
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Jaures Yip | Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The tech giant warned about future product profitability and risks related to "geopolitical tensions" and AI features. AdvertisementApple's latest annual report offers insight into what the tech giant views as potential risks to its business. This year, new mentions included the risks associated with the financial performance of future profits, "geopolitical tensions," and safety risks associated with AI features. The tech giant is now betting that Apple Intelligence features will drive upgrades. Apple has been slower to integrate generative AI features into its products than rivals, but the first of its Apple Intelligence features rolled out on October 28.

Persons: —, Apple, William Kerwin, shouldn't, Dipanjan Chatterjee, Chatterjee, ChatGPT, Ray Organizations: Apple, Service, SEC, Apple Intelligence, BI, Tech

☆ UK's ultra-rich feel the pinch from Labour's tax-raising budget
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

New arrivals to the U.K. will receive 100% U.K. tax relief for their first four years, so long as they have been non-resident for the last 10 years. That's in addition to the £21.1 billion the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecast to be raised by earlier changes to the non-dom regime announced by the Conservatives in March. "Although the draft legislation has now been released, the Government still has time to create a new non-dom system that works for internationally-mobile individuals," Porter said in a statement. If they'd gone for the tiered (system), there would have been howls that you've given into the fat cats. "If they'd gone for the tiered (system), there would have been howls that you've given into the fat cats," he said.

Persons: Mike Kemp, Rachel Reeves, Reeves, Times Rich, David Lesperance, Lesperance, Steven Porter, Porter, they'd, Leslie Macleod Miller Organizations: Ford, Labour, Finance, —, Times, Associates, CNBC, Conservatives, Treasury, Government, Foreign Investors, Britain, Lesperance Locations: Kuwait, Burlington, Bond, London, United Kingdom, City, That's, Italy, Switzerland, Dubai

Only 22% of parents are "completely confident" in their ability to teach their children the basics of investing, the survey found, and they're looking to their kids' schools for help. All else being equal, 74% of parents said they would move their children to a different school if it offered financial education and investment courses. SIFMA with Wakefield Research polled 1,000 U.S. parents of students in grades K-12. Getting your child hands-on experience with investing is also a smart strategy, advisors say. Hands-on experience also gives children a chance to discuss with parents what investing means to them, she said.

Persons: —, Melanie Mortimer, Lance Robert, Stacy Francis, Francis, Catherine Valega, Roth IRAs, Valega Organizations: SIFMA Foundation, Wakefield Research, Francis Financial, CNBC, Getty Images, Green Bee Advisory Locations: Los Angeles, New York, Getty Images Boston

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