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Luke Littler will have to surrender a huge portion of his Players Championship Finals prize money due to tax. The 18-year-old darts sensation, who was defeated in last year’s final by Luke Humphries, added a new trophy to his cabinet on Sunday by beating Nathan Aspinall 11-8 in Minehead.Littler had to fight hard for the victory as Aspinall narrowed the gap to 9-8 at one point by winning four out of five legs. However, the reigning world champion stood firm and hit an 88 checkout to secure his sixth televised title, just a week after claiming the Grand Slam of…

SINGAPORE – A new corporate laboratory for further research and innovation in artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled humanoid robotics was officially launched at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) on Nov 27.Humanoid robots are designed to resemble the human form and built to mimic human motion and behaviour. They have been touted as the next big development in tech, with companies looking to deploy them on manufacturing floors and logistics hubs for a start. The new lab is part of the third phase of collaboration between NTU and automotive and industrial components supplier Schaeffler, which began in 2017. Called the Schaeffler-NTU Corporate Lab:…

• First-half pre-tax profit up 28 per cent to £1.5mn• Net debt almost halved to £10.1mn• NAV up 6.6 per cent to £56.5mn (38.1p)• £4.1mn disposals after period end realise profit of £1.2mn• 59 per cent share price discount to NAVEuropean property investor and fund manager First Property (FPO:15.75p) continues to navigate challenging commercial property markets and is exploiting short-term trading opportunities, too.The sharp reduction in debt relates to an office building in Gdynia, Poland, which operated on a break-even basis and was placed into administration after First Property failed to agree restructuring terms with the lender on a £10mn…

Nasdaq’s International Securities Exchange proposed quadrupling the daily trading limit for options tied to BlackRock Inc.’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF as demand from investors increases. In a Wednesday filing, the Securities and Exchange Commission said the bourse asked to raise the current 250,000-contract ceiling for the exchange-traded fund, which trades under the IBIT ticker, to 1 million. Source link

One thing to start: Transactions of $10bn or more have hit an all-time record in 2025 after US President Donald Trump’s deregulatory push unleashed Wall Street’s animal spirits and a blitz of global dealmaking.And another: A former employee of US investment bank Jefferies International has been charged with insider trading by the UK regulator for allegedly telling a friend about a takeover of a London-listed company that he was advising.Welcome to Due Diligence, your briefing on dealmaking, private equity and corporate finance. This article is an on-site version of the newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the…

Ron Hetrick is Senior Labor Economist and VP of Staffing Product at Lightcast and a leading expert in the US labor market.The threat of an economic downturn has loomed large over the minds of business leaders throughout the first quarter of 2023. According to a survey from The Conference Board, 93% of all CEOs are concerned about a possible recession this year. We’re already seeing the impact of that caution as major tech companies trim workforces.While the rest of the labor market has remained robust, eventually the more cautious environment will prompt more industries to scale back their hiring. This…

Here are two stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, Nov. 25: Fox Corporation FOXA: This news, sports, and entertainment company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6.8% over the last 60 days. Fox Corporation Price and Consensus Fox Corporation price-consensus-chart | Fox Corporation Quote Fox has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 14.88, compared with 24.24 for the S&P 500. The company possesses a Value Score of A. Fox Corporation PE Ratio (TTM) Fox Corporation pe-ratio-ttm | Fox Corporation Quote Newmont Corporation…

PHNOM PENH: Indonesia is moving to deepen its economic footprint in Sihanoukville, signalling readiness to explore concrete investment partnerships with Cambodian small and medium enterprises, just weeks after local business leaders called for Jakarta to shift from simple trade to on-the-ground investment.At the opening of the Indonesia–Sihanoukville Business Meeting on Tuesday (Nov 25), Indonesian ambassador Santo Darmosumarto urged both sides to “find ways to strengthen mutually beneficial business cooperation”, noting the sizeable Indonesian community already established in the coastal province.The meeting, organised by the Indonesian embassy in Phnom Penh, brought together embassy officials and members of the Federation of Associations…

Inflation has raised the price of everything: whether you’re at the pump or in the grocery aisle, the items in the basket of goods under the Consumer Price Index — including food and energy —have increased by a collective 7.1% since Nov. 2021, according to the World Economic Forum. Shoppers are routinely spending more on pantry staples and meat and dairy products — for example, eggs prices rose 60% in 2022, and cereal and bakery product prices rose 16.1%. Since consumers “don’t have a ton of control” when it comes to sustained high prices, many are left looking for tips…

Swiss euphoria at securing lower US trade tariffs has given way to a backlash over “oligarch diplomacy” and the role executives played from companies including Rolex and Richemont.An outline agreement Washington and Bern announced this month would reduce average US levies on Swiss industrial exports from 39 per cent to 15 per cent. Swiss officials lauded the pact as a significant achievement after months of lengthy negotiations and at times deadlock with the White House.However, the manner in which the deal was reached has drawn criticism at home that may delay the political process needed to conclude the full agreement…