Senior bankers at Lloyds Banking Group risk having their bonuses reduced if they fail to meet new in-office requirements, which mandate being on site at least two days per week. The move, revealed ahead of the 2024 financial year bonus distribution next month, comes as major employers roll back remote working arrangements in a bid to encourage more face-to-face collaboration. Lloyds – owner of Halifax, Lloyds and Bank of Scotland – confirmed it is reassessing...
Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has unveiled a controversial proposal that would saddle non-EU property buyers who lack legal residence with taxes equalling the full purchase price of their new home. The move represents a fresh effort by Spain’s Socialist government to discourage speculation and relieve pressure on a housing market beset by soaring prices — but it stands to hit British buyers particularly hard. Under the draft measure, any non-resident from outside the EU...
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has publicly reaffirmed his commitment to keeping Chancellor Rachel Reeves in her post until the end of the current parliament, despite new polling showing Nigel Farage’s Reform UK almost neck and neck with Labour and pushing the Conservatives into third place. Reeves, who cut short a trip to China to face growing internal criticism, was accused of failing to contain a surge in government borrowing costs and a sharp fall...
China is reportedly building a series of ‘D-Day style’ barges that could be used to aid an invasion of Taiwan, according to media reports. At least three of the new craft have been observed at Guangzhou Shipyard in southern China, according to Naval News. The barges are inspired by the World War II ‘Mulberry harbours,’ which were portable harbors built for the Allied campaign in Normandy, France, in 1944, The Telegraph reported. Tensions between China...
In a major reversal, some U.S. intelligence agencies are now saying a foreign adversary could be behind the mysterious ‘Havana Syndrome’ brain injuries reported by U.S. diplomats and government workers overseas. While the overall assessment from the intelligence community remains, it is ‘very unlikely’ Havana Syndrome could be caused by a foreign actor, two out of seven U.S. intelligence agencies now say it is possible a foreign adversary could have developed a weapon that could...
Charlie Mullins, the outspoken multi-millionaire entrepreneur and founder of Pimlico Plumbers, has declared his support for Reform UK following his move abroad to avoid paying further taxes under the new Labour government. Mullins, who recently sold his iconic London-based plumbing firm and left Britain, told the Andrew Eborn YouTube show he has no intention of financing what he describes as “excessive” new levies under Labour’s leadership. Mullins, well-known for his straight-talking style, confirmed that Reform...
Special Counsel David Weiss’ final report on his years-long investigation into Hunter Biden determined the first son’s drug abuse could not explain away not paying taxes on millions of dollars of income earned off of his ‘last name and connections.’ ‘As a well-educated lawyer and businessman, Mr. Biden consciously and willfully chose not to pay at least $1.4 million in taxes over a four-year period. From 2016 to 2020, Mr. Biden received more than $7...
In this exclusive StockCharts video, Julius takes a look at asset class rotation on Relative Rotation Graphs. He then addresses the 6 sectors that are NOT in the “best five sectors” for this week. To conclude, he dives into the Technology sector to find some of the best performing (relative) stocks. This video was originally published on January 13, 2025. Click on the icon above to view on our dedicated page for Julius. Past videos from Julius can...
In this video, Tony starts the week with a very different tone as he looks at how markets are currently playing out. He then shares individual trade ideas, pointing out which ones they continue to have a bullish or bearish outlooks on. He looks at some key stocks including META, NVDA, AAPL, and more. This segment is meant to be the foundation of all of the trade ideas that OptionsPlay sends to members throughout the...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Defense Secretary, laying out a bevy of accusations and about 100 questions that she expects him to answer at his confirmation hearing on Tuesday. Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, penned the 33-page letter last week to Hegseth. It describes why she thinks he is ‘unfit’ to serve, referring to him at one point...
