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Labour is drawing up plans that would force landowners to sell plots for a fraction of their potential market price in an effort to cut home-building costs in England, according to party officials.Lisa Nandy, shadow levelling-up secretary, intends to reform how land is valued when acquired by councils through “compulsory purchase orders” (CPOs), if Labour wins the next general election.The Labour proposal for sweeping land reform would go far beyond recent government moves to allow ministers to make landowners sell their holdings more cheaply on limited occasions.Housebuilding is set to be one of the big themes of the next election,…

3/3 © Reuters. Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya Moses Wetangula shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a meeting in Nairobi, Kenya May 29, 2023. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS 2/3 NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya will sign a trade pact with Russia aimed at boosting cooperation between businesses, President William Ruto’s office said on Monday, after hosting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Nairobi. Russia has stepped up its drive to boost economic ties with Africa to help offset a big chill in relations with the West prompted by its invasion of Ukraine, and plans to…

© Reuters. (Reuters) – Uganda’s tough new anti-LGBTQ law, which stipulates the death penalty for “serial offenders”, presents a conundrum for multi-nationals wanting to grow in Africa while promoting diversity and inclusion. A coalition of companies that includes Google and Microsoft (NASDAQ:) said it was “deeply disappointed” by the bill signed into law on Monday. Here are some global firms that have substantial operations in Uganda and their strategies for LGBTQ inclusion. TOTALENERGIES TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) is the leading retailer in Uganda, according to the company’s website. It is also active in oil and gas exploration and production in the country.…

Trading intelligence platform Crypto Signals has launched a new copy trading feature on Bybit, enabling investors to mirror the strategies of experienced and professional traders.Coming as part of its recently announced partnership with the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, Crypto Signals’ latest feature aims to widen access to successful trading strategies, ensuring that it isn’t only whales who benefit from early mover advantages.However, Crypto Signals and Bybit are limiting available copy trading slots to only 400 at this early juncture, meaning that investors looking to get ahead of the market will have to act quickly.But with a headline return on intvestment of…

President Biden mourned his late son Beau in Memorial Day remarks at Arlington National Ceremony, sharing the pain of loss with those who’ve had family members die in service to the nation.”We must never forget the price that was paid to protect our democracy. Must never forget the lives these flags, flowers and marble markers represent. A mother or a father, a son or a daughter, a sister, a spouse, a friend, an American,” Biden said. Monday. “Every year we remember and every year it never gets easier.”Biden’s eldest son, Beau, died of brain cancer in 2015 at the Walter…

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (NYSE: TSM) is a better pick for exposure to artificial intelligence versus Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (KRX: 005930), says a Susquehanna analyst. TSMC stock could climb to $126 Mehdi Hosseini recommends that investors buy TSMC shares as they have upside to $126 – more than a 20% upside from here. Are you looking for fast-news, hot-tips and market analysis? Sign-up for the Invezz newsletter, today. If AI is becoming more of a buzzword, TSMC has most exposure there. The quality of earnings, quality of management, and shareholder return favour TSMC over Samsung . . .…

Shidlovski/iStock via Getty Images The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER), the influential U.S. drug pricing watchdog, has warned about the affordability of two medications currently undergoing studies for liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Issuing a so-called access and affordability alert, ICER said in a recent report that future availability of Madrigal Pharmaceuticals’ (NASDAQ:MDGL) resmetirom and Intercept Pharma’s (NASDAQ:ICPT) Ocaliva (obeticholic acid) for NASH could strain the healthcare system. Following a review by independent medical experts, the Boston-based non-profit has come up with a health-benefit price benchmark (HBPB) of $39.6K – $50.1K and $32.6K – $40.4K per year for…

Community college enrollment rose this spring for the first time in a decade. Financial pressure is one reason students are opting for local schools over four-year universities.  Major companies are partnering with community colleges to provide students additional opportunities.  Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app Gen Z is known for questioning the norms that have been set for them and their success. Some are turning high-school hobbies into full-time entrepreneurial ventures, while others are pursuing non-traditional fields of study in school.Another route…

You can start a business without stretching yourself thin financially.getty On average, 4.4 million businesses are launched each year in the United States. I started my first business seven years ago, and spent a lot more money than was necessary to launch because I was impatient to build it fast, rather than well. Now, there are so many businesses you can build for $1,000 or less, but many people never begin because they think they need a lot of capital. Or when they do start, they spend on unnecessary expenses. As a financial and business coach, I teach new entrepreneurs…

The environment watchdog prosecuted just four water companies for breaching an overflow permit between 2018 and 2022 despite hundreds of thousands of sewage spills over that period, according to official data. Southern Water, Severn Trent, Anglian Water and Yorkshire Water were prosecuted by the Environment Agency and fined a total of just over £94mn in seven cases. A single fine levied against Southern Water accounted for £90mn of that total, according to data obtained through a Freedom of Information request submitted by the Financial Times. The cases involved breaches of “storm overflow” permits, which allow waste water to be released…