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The prime ministers of Canada and India have agreed to launch negotiations towards a new Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), according to a senior government official. Today, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Indian President Narendra Modi met on the sidelines of the G20 summit. The two countries – who are in the midst of a reset of a strained relationship – are now beginning talks about boosting co-operation, the official said, and a readout is expected. This development comes just hours after Carney made it clear, in response to a question from CTV News, that “yes,” he does consider India…

Ian Murray, the UK’s creative industries minister, has said he wants to make “createch as high profile as fintech” through a series of measures to improve access to finance for the creative industries. Murray took over from Chris Bryant in a government reshuffle in September.  “We understand that supporting the sector’s long-term growth means rapidly improving access to finance for creative businesses and IP owners,” he said at the annual conference of the British Screen Forum in London on November 19.  ”That is why we’re increasing support for the British Business Bank, establishing a working group to support IP-backed lending, and…

Warren Buffett added Alphabet stock to Berkshire’s portfolio during the third quarter.Over the past three years, institutional and retail investors have poured record sums into artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. In particular, a small collective known as the “Magnificent Seven” — comprised of Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet (GOOGL +3.53%) (GOOG +3.33%), Amazon, Meta Platforms, and Tesla — are among the most closely held stocks across the entire S&P 500. One notable investor who stayed on the sidelines throughout the AI revolution, however, is Warren Buffett. Over the last few years, Buffett’s investment conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway, was stockpiling record levels of cash…

With the budget just days away – what does it all mean?Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to increase taxes on Wednesday in a bid to balance the books.She has said she will make the “necessary choices” for the economy, to bring down NHS waiting lists, the national debt and the cost of living.BBC South Political Editor Peter Henley has this handy guide to what you can expect from the government’s “big-money plan”.The statement will be made in the House of Commons at about 12:30 GMT. The Leader of the Opposition, Conservative MP Kemi Badenoch, will give an immediate response.You can…

Christy director David Michôd has said that the dedication of the film’s leading star Sydney Sweeney was like “gold dust”, while screenwriter Mirrah Foulkes said it had a “huge impact” on set. In the upcoming sports drama, which is due to be released in cinemas in Ireland on 28 November, the Hollywood star plays famed American boxer Christy Martin, who is credited with putting female boxing on the map in the mid-nineties. Australian filmmaker Michôd, known for The King and Animal Kingdom, directed the project from a script he co-wrote alongside Foulkes, his partner of 20 years. The couple worked…

It is also possible that they may be used for storage and distribution or indoor sportChivenor off Tinever Road (Credit : Google)A plan to create new modern light industrial units has been put forward for North Devon Business Park. The site, in Chivnenor, is currently a vacant development plot on Tinever Road.The applicant, Ian Shepherd of Halfmoon Pension Scheme and the St Francis Group stated: “The proposed building will be a speculative mixed use light industrial development. The building has been designed to be split into separate units of varying sizes. Although it is expected that these units would be…

Business bosses have hit the ‘pause button’ on investment holding off plans until the Budget, a new survey shows. The Chancellor has been told by company bosses to create the right environment for investment on November 26 to help boost the economy. Sign up for the Money newsletter Thank you! Rachel Reeves must create certainty at the Budget to help boost investment, business chiefs sayCredit: Reuters The findings come in the latest Barclays Prosperity Index which quizzed 1,000 business leaders who also expressed continuing concerns over global tariffs. The latest figures show the biggest challenge highlighted by business leaders was…

Netflix fans have shared the three television shows that “genuinely” make them “burst out laughing”, branding them “pure comedy gold” as they believe each episode is a hitJess Flaherty Senior News Reporter11:05, 23 Nov 2025Updated 11:28, 23 Nov 2025Comedy fans have shared the three shows they believe to be the ‘best’ on Netflix (stock image)(Image: NurPhoto, NurPhoto via Getty Images)Netflix viewers have listed their top picks for what they believe are the “best” comedy series you can binge on the streaming giant, with episodes described as “all hits” and “no misses”. Comedy is subjective and what amuses one person might…

As real-world asset (RWA) tokenization surges, the crypto industry is entering unfamiliar territory, bringing traditional equities, private credit, and commercial paper onchain and uncovering potential critical risks along the way.Marcin Kaźmierczak, co-founder of oracle provider RedStone, says a risk is potentially being overlooked: the weekend gap, where crypto trades 24/7, while Wall Street does not. In traditional finance, if disaster strikes a company over the weekend, the market is closed and then the stock “gaps down” when the opening bell rings on Monday. Meanwhile, in the crypto market, trading never stops. As more stocks are brought onchain, the gap in…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Vaccine-maker Moderna has become the most shorted company in the S&P 500, with its share price slumping to its lowest level since before the Covid-19 pandemic as people skip jabs.After months of anti-vax rhetoric from US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, the number of Americans getting Covid shots is down about 24 per cent from this point last year, according to a November 21 report from Jefferies, an investment bank.Despite plenty of supply, analysts have said vaccine fatigue was contributing to…