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“TO WALK AWAY and retire, it’s a pretty dismal prospect,” Rupert Murdoch told an interviewer in 1998, when he was already well into pensionable age. If he ever did stop working, he added, he would “die pretty quickly”.So the announcement on September 21st that the 92-year-old is stepping down as chairman of Fox Corporation and News Corp, the television and newspaper empires he has built up over more than 70 years, should be treated with some scepticism. Mr Murdoch will stay on as “chairman emeritus” and says he will remain “involved every day in the contest of ideas”. This week…

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The United States Federal Reserve’s decision has been on the radar of crypto investors given how the outcome has often affected the Bitcoin price. As usual, expectations were presented for the outcome depending on what direction the Fed chose to go in in its bid to curb inflation. In the end, the Fed’s decision to remain neutral dashed all expectations, and a crypto CEO has chimed in to explain what this means for the Bitcoin price. A Positive Outcome For The Bitcoin Price Didar Bekbauov, Founder and CEO of Bitcoin joint mining company Xive, has given his two cents on…

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Heat pump manufacturer NIBE Energy has spoken out against Richi Sunak’s move to drop or abandon Net Zero policies. One such policy was to delay the phasing out of off-grid boiler installations from 2030 until 2035, as well as add an exemption for the 20% poorest families. A NIBE spokesman said: “We are exasperated by the Prime Minister’s decision to delay the phase out of fossil fuel boilers in off grid homes and strongly disagree with the notion that the technology needed isn’t ready. Heat pumps represent a viable solution that can help us achieve Net Zero -a target that…

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Not all doctors accept Medicare for the patients they see, an increasingly common occurrence. This can leave you with higher out-of-pocket costs than you anticipated and a tough decision if you really like that doctor. So what happens when you sign up for Medicare only to learn it’s a no-go at your favorite doctor? Fortunately, you have some options. Key Takeaways If you choose a doctor who accepts Medicare, you won’t be charged more than the Medicare-approved amount for covered services. A doctor can be a Medicare-enrolled provider, a non-participating provider, or an opt-out provider. Your doctor’s Medicare status determines…

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#dollar #youtube #yahoofinance Exante Data Inc. Founder and CEO Jens Nordvig joins Yahoo Finance Live anchors Julie Hyman and Brad Smith to discuss how the U.S. dollar is trading. Subscribe to Yahoo Finance: https://yhoo.it/2fGu5Bb About Yahoo Finance: At Yahoo Finance, you get free stock quotes, up-to-date news, portfolio management resources, international market data, social interaction and mortgage rates that help you manage your financial life. Yahoo Finance Plus: With a subscription to Yahoo Finance Plus get the tools you need to invest with confidence. Discover new opportunities with expert research and investment ideas backed by technical and fundamental analysis. Optimize…

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Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.Your browser does not support the <audio> element.When economists pass judgment on exchange-rate regimes, they like to invoke the monetary-policy “trilemma”. A country might want a stable currency, free capital flows and an independent monetary policy, which can respond to the needs of the domestic economy, regardless of what central banks elsewhere are doing. There are, however, intrinsic tensions between these objectives. And so, sad to say, a country can choose only two of the three.The trilemma is a canonical bit of theory. In practice, however, the choice…

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financial stock market graph on technology abstract background represent risk of investmentgetty 16 new stocks made the Most Attractive list this month, while 18 new stocks joined the Most Dangerous list. August Performance Recap The Most Attractive Stocks (-2.5%) underperformed the S&P 500 (-0.1%) last month by 2.4%. The best performing large cap stock gained 9% and the best performing small cap stock was up 20%. Overall, 15 out of the 40 Most Attractive stocks outperformed the S&P 500. The Most Dangerous Stocks (-4.7%) outperformed the S&P 500 (-0.1%) as a short portfolio last month by 4.6%. The best performing…

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The property industry has expressed frustration with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s move to get rid of EPC targets, as well as delaying other green policies. Landlords have been told they will have to bring EPCs up to a minimum level of C by 2028 (originally 2025) for some time, only for the goalposts to be moved once again. The ban on new oil and gas boilers, as well as coal heating off the gas grid will be delayed from 2026 to 2035, while the poorest households will be exempt from the gas boiler ban. Jonathan Daines, founder and chief executive,…

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