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Reeves claims she wants growth. But instead of cutting taxes and slashing red tape, she’s crushing businesses and bringing the economy to a crashing halt. At the same time, she’s decided our dysfunctional state knows better than the private sector how to invest. So she’s pumped £28billion into a so-called National Wealth Fund, supposedly designed to back the industries of the future. In practice, it will simply throw money at the party’s pet projects, often in Labour-voting seats.Taxpayers are already on the hook for £388million, invested in struggling broadband company Gigaclear. It’s only the start. In total, the fund has…

Beyond MoCo Published June 9, 2026 at 2:00AM Ocean City, MD boardwalk Ocean City Police are reminding residents and visitors that private property is not public space as officials continue efforts to prevent disruptive “takeovers,” large gatherings, and other unauthorized activity during the busy summer season. In a social media post shared this week, the department emphasized a simple message: “If you don’t have permission to be there, don’t be there.” Police noted that entering or remaining on private property without authorization can result in enforcement action, criminal charges, and arrest. The reminder comes as Ocean City prepares for another…

“These latest changes represent a significant enhancement to our Premier range and provide brokers with even more competitively-priced options across a broad range of landlord requirements”- Rob Stanton – Landbay Landbay has cut buy-to-let mortgage rates across more than 50 products in its Premier range, with reductions of between 15 and 40 basis points covering two-year fixes, small HMO products, remortgage options, and five-year fixed-rate deals. The Premier range covers standard and HMO products for landlords with up to 15 mortgaged properties, available to both individual and limited company borrowers. It features some of Landbay’s most competitive pricing…

The current average refinance rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate home loan is 6.56%, according to data from the popular real estate marketplace Zillow. If you’re a homeowner hoping to refinance your mortgage for a lower rate or perhaps to tap home equity, read on to see average refi interest rates for a variety of loan types and terms. You can also see the prior day’s report here. Current refi rates data Note that Fortune reviewed the most recent Zillow data available as of June 8. How mortgage refinancing works Mortgage refinancing involves replacing your existing home loan with a new…

Stocks rallied by about 30 bps on the day, which was a rather unimpressive showing for the S&P 500 given Friday’s sizeable decline. Additionally, implied volatility melted lower on Monday, with the falling by more than 12 points to close around 16, down from roughly 28. In reality, it was the rebound in semiconductor stocks that helped keep the index from finishing in the red. Even so, the S&P 500 stalled at its 20-day exponential moving average, suggesting that resistance remains intact for now. At least from my point of view, yesterday was a rather boring day, with not much…

EquitiesCrypto exchange plans to add equities from South Korea, Japan, Hong KongCrypto specialist Binance is expanding into stock trading as digital currencies slump. © ReutersSINGAPORE — Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, is looking to launch Asian share trading on its platform, deepening its push into equities as Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies slump. Source link

William Baldwin has hit back at Sharon Stone over her claims she was asked to have sex with the actor by a producer – and threatened to tell “the many disturbing” stories about her.The 66-year-old award-winning actress claims film producer Robert Evans – who died in 2019 – told her to sleep with Baldwin to improve the chemistry on the set of their 1993 movie, Sliver.Stone had first referenced the claims in her 2021 memoir without revealing any identities.But she told the Louis Theroux podcast Evans was “running around his office in sunglasses” and said “I should sleep with Billy…

The summer transfer window will officially open for business next Monday, meaning everyone associated with Sheffield United is hoping they will hit the ground running.After finishing an underwhelming 13th in the Championship in 2025/26, United have ambitions of finishing much higher up the table next term. An expanded play-off system means the top eight will be in with a shot of earning promotion to the Premier League next term.United had the ninth-best record in the division between Chris Wilder’s return last September and the end of the season, meaning everyone hopes they will be able to drag themselves into play-off…

More than 30 years after starring together in silver screen flop Sliver, Sharon Stone and Billy Baldwin are recalling unhappy memories about making the movie. In an appearance on The Louis Theroux Podcast, Stone named former Paramount Pictures chief Robert Evans as the producer who pressured her to have sex with Baldwin to improve his performance. Evans died in 2019. Stone told the story in her 2021 memoir, but declined to name those involved. That changed this week, as she recalled her time on Sliver in her interview with Theroux. “[Evans is] running around his office in sunglasses explaining that…

12:01 AM, 9th June 2026, 2 hours ago Mortgage searches fell again in May, with 1,590,911 being carried out, down 7% on April’s figure and 15% below May 2025. The data from Twenty7tec reveals that buy to let followed the same direction, with total BTL searches falling 9% to 249,403. BTL purchase searches were 22% lower than the same month last year. Residential searches stood at 1,341,508, a 7% monthly fall and 16% lower year on year. Residential purchase searches dropped 5% to 626,029, while first-time buyer searches slipped 4% to 152,355. Mortgage market adjusting The firm’s chief customer officer,…