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• I timori per un disastro naturale o un cyber-attacco spingono le famiglie a pianificare misure di emergenza, mostra un sondaggio di Link • Milioni di Britanni si stanno "preparando" per un potenziale "evento di grave interruzione" tenendo scorte di contanti in casa, accumulando prodotti in scatola o assicurandosi di avere a portata di mano una torcia a batteria, suggeriscono nuovi dati. • Con la guerra che infuria in Medio Oriente e in Ucraina, fenomeni meteorologici estremi sempre più frequenti e avvertimenti sul fatto che le infrastrutture critiche del Regno Unito siano a rischio di cyber-attacchi e blackout, molte persone sentono che il mondo sia diventato un luogo più pericoloso e caotico. Continua a leggere...

• Un consigliere annuncia il piano di ritirarsi dal programma finanziato dal governo in vista delle elezioni di maggio • Politica del Regno Unito in diretta – ultimi aggiornamenti • Il consiglio provinciale del Lancashire, guidato da Reform, si ritirerà dal programma governativo di reinsediamento dei rifugiati, ha dichiarato uno dei membri del gabinetto.

• L'analista Epstein di Bank of America ha ribadito un rating Buy su Boeing (BA) con un target price di 270$, segnalando un significativo potenziale di crescita per il produttore aerospaziale. • Il rapporto sugli utili del primo trimestre 2026 di Boeing, pubblicato il 22 aprile, ha mostrato ricavi per 22,2 miliardi di dollari derivanti da 143 consegne commerciali e un portafoglio ordini record di 695 miliardi di dollari che copre oltre 6.100 aerei commerciali, sebbene la società abbia registrato una perdita GAAP per azione di (0,11$). • L'azienda ha previsto di generare un free cash flow tra 1 e 3 miliardi di dollari per l'intero anno 2026, con stime degli analisti intorno ai 2,55 miliardi di dollari, rappresentando un miglioramento significativo che segnala una progressione nella traiettoria di ripresa della compagnia.

• Berkshire Hathaway's cash and equivalents surged to $168 billion at the end of Q1 2026, its highest level in over a decade, as Warren Buffett continued to reduce equity holdings amid concerns over elevated asset valuations. • The conglomerate reduced its Apple stake by 8% during the quarter and trimmed Bank of America holdings further, citing a lack of compelling investment opportunities in current market conditions. • Investment income from fixed-income holdings generated $3.2 billion in the first quarter alone, demonstrating how Berkshire's massive cash reserve is now earning meaningful returns in a higher-rate environment.

Engine-maker CEO hails ‘critical milestone’ for company in race to deliver SMR technology built at Wylfa plant on Anglesey Business live – latest updatesRolls-Royce has secured up to £599m from Britain’s national wealth fund as it races to develop the UK’s first small modular nuclear reactors.The fund will help support Rolls-Royce’s design of small modular reactors (SMRs) at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey (called Ynys Môn in Welsh). Continue reading...

Residents of Fleetwood say continuous foul smell from Transwaste site is making life hell and making them sickIn the week that many families took to the coast for the fresh sea air or the tang of fish and chips, visitors to one Lancashire resort inhaled a rather more unpleasant aroma.“Welcome to Fleetwood,” read the local newspaper headline. “The town that smells of bin juice.” Continue reading...

Interest rates as high as 4.45% and a steep cut in next year’s allowance fuel forecast of last-minute rush Savers who want to make the most of this year’s cash Isa allowance are being urged not to leave it to the last minute, as the deadline for applications falls on the Easter weekend.The Isa wrapper allows people to save or invest money and benefit from the returns free of tax. Each tax year, people can pay in up to £20,000, which can then be moved around in subsequent years without the tax benefits being lost. Continue reading...

From 6 April, low-income families can claim universal credit payments for all children living in the householdThe two-child benefit policy has been described as a “cap on childhood” and as it comes to an end, Claire* hopes to throw a birthday party for her son.It is a celebration most children may take for granted, but Claire and her partner run out of money at the end of every month, skipping meals so that their three children can eat. Her son, now in his final year at primary school, has never had a party. Continue reading...

Industry groups say delay to defence investment plan (DIP) leaving UK behind in global race for fundingDefence manufacturers are going bust while others have been left in “paralysis” and “bleeding cash” as they wait for a long-delayed UK military spending plan for the next decade, MPs have heard.Industry groups said that a more than six-month delay to the defence investment plan (DIP) has also left the UK behind Germany and the US in attracting cash from global investors. Continue reading...

David Pocock says a flat 25% export levy on gas producers could redirect ‘wartime profits’ to struggling AustraliansGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPressure is mounting on the Albanese government to help households struggling with fuel prices, with working from home and free public transport posited as possible solutions.Nearly 150,000 New Zealand families will soon receive a weekly cash payment to help them afford petrol, believed to be the world’s first fuel relief package that directly pays citizens since the Israel-US war on Iran began. Continue reading...

Policy begins on 1 April and is aimed to ease financial pressure as the price of fuel surges due to conflict in the Middle EastNearly 150,000 New Zealand families will soon receive a weekly cash payment to help them afford petrol, the government has announced, in what is believed to be the world’s first fuel relief package that directly pays citizens since the Iran war began.On Tuesday, prime minister Christopher Luxon and finance minister Nicola Willis announced roughly 143,000 families with children will get an extra NZ$50 ($29.20; £21.80) a week through a boost to the in-work tax credit – a payment to families with dependent children where at least one parent is in paid employment and neither parent receives benefits. Another 14,000 families on slightly higher incomes will also be eligible for payments, but will receive less than $50 per week. Continue reading...