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UK State Pension Triple Lock Warning: New DWP Data Shows Millions Face Retirement Poverty as Reeves Weighs ‘Pensions Tax Raid’

UK State Pension Triple Lock Warning: New DWP Data Shows Millions Face Retirement Poverty as Reeves Weighs ‘Pensions Tax Raid’

The future of the UK state pension is back under the spotlight today as fresh Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) modelling reveals how many people could face a poorer old age if the state pension “triple lock” is cut back — just as Chancellor Rachel Reeves weighs controversial tax changes that critics brand a “raid on pensions”. MoneyWeek The new figures, uncovered via a Freedom of Information (FOI) request by consultancy LCP and former pensions minister Sir Steve Webb, suggest that up to 26.1 million working‑age Britons could be under‑saving for retirement if the triple lock is replaced with
21 November 2025
Qantas and Virgin Australia Ban In‑Flight Power Banks From December 2025: New Rules and Safety Fears Explained

Qantas and Virgin Australia Ban In‑Flight Power Banks From December 2025: New Rules and Safety Fears Explained

Australian travellers are about to lose one of their favourite inflight gadgets. Qantas, Jetstar, QantasLink and Virgin Australia are all moving to ban the use of portable power banks on board, following a string of fires linked to lithium batteries in Australia and overseas. ABC+2Qantas+2 The move comes just weeks before the busy Christmas travel period and is part of a broader global clampdown on battery-powered devices in aircraft cabins. Qantas+1 Key points at a glance What exactly are the new rules? Virgin Australia From 1 December, Virgin Australia passengers: ABC+2RNZ+2 Qantas, Jetstar and QantasLink For Qantas Group airlines, the
21 November 2025
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Ethereum Crashes to $2,800: Record ETF Outflows, 35% Sell-Off — and Why Some Analysts Still See a Bullish Setup

Ethereum Crashes to $2,800: Record ETF Outflows, 35% Sell-Off — and Why Some Analysts Still See a Bullish Setup

Ethereum is in full‑blown damage‑control mode. By Friday, Ether (ETH) had plunged to the $2,700–$2,800 range, extending a brutal correction that has wiped roughly 35–40% off the second‑largest crypto asset since early October highs near $4,700.crypto.news+3Trefis+3Forbes+3 At the same time, spot Ethereum ETFs are seeing record redemptions, DeFi and corporate treasuries are sitting on billions in unrealized losses, and derivatives markets are being hit with wave after wave of forced liquidations.Crypto Basic+4The Economic Times+4CoinDesk+4 Yet under the surface, on‑chain data and market structure hint that this violent reset may also be laying the groundwork for Ethereum’s next major leg higher
21 November 2025
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Wall Street Today, Nov. 21, 2025: Nasdaq 100 Rout Deepens as Traders Debate AI Bubble and Wave‑4 Correction

Wall Street Today, Nov. 21, 2025: Nasdaq 100 Rout Deepens as Traders Debate AI Bubble and Wave‑4 Correction

U.S. stocks are heading into Friday’s session on edge after a violent reversal on Thursday wiped out big intraday gains, hammered tech, and left the Nasdaq 100 around 8% below its late‑October peak. MarketPulse+1 Below is a news-style breakdown of what’s happening today (21.11.2025), why it’s happening, and how analysts are framing the move using both macro data and technical tools like Elliott Wave. Key Takeaways for November 21, 2025 How We Got Here: A Reversal for the Ages On Thursday, November 20, Wall Street staged one of its sharpest intraday reversals since the April 2025 “Liberation Day” tariff shock
21 November 2025
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Bitcoin Crashes Toward $80K as ‘Great Crypto Crash of 2025’ Turns Q4 Into Worst Slump Since 2022

Bitcoin Crashes Toward $80K as ‘Great Crypto Crash of 2025’ Turns Q4 Into Worst Slump Since 2022

On November 21, 2025, Bitcoin slid toward $80,000, capping its worst month since the 2022 crypto collapse as a $1–1.2 trillion wipeout, ETF outflows, and a global flight from risk slam digital assets and tech stocks alike. Bitcoin price today, November 21, 2025 Bitcoin’s brutal November just went from bad to historic. On Friday, November 21, 2025, Bitcoin fell as much as 6.4% intraday to around $81,600 before recovering slightly to trade near $84,000 in early London trade, according to data compiled by Bloomberg and reported via Yahoo Finance and TS2 Tech. Yahoo Finance+1 That slide puts the world’s largest
21 November 2025
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Bitcoin ETFs Bleed Record $3.79 Billion as BTC Slides Toward $80K: Inside November’s Crypto Rout

Bitcoin ETFs Bleed Record $3.79 Billion as BTC Slides Toward $80K: Inside November’s Crypto Rout

Bitcoin’s record-setting ETF boom has flipped into a full‑blown bleed. U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have seen a record $3.79 billion in net outflows so far in November, just as Bitcoin’s price slumps to seven‑month lows and over $1 trillion in crypto market value evaporates in a matter of weeks. CoinDesk+2Reuters+2 Analysts now warn that this could be Bitcoin’s worst month since 2022, with options markets pricing in rising odds that BTC will finish the year under $90,000. Reuters+1 Bitcoin ETFs suffer record $3.79B November outflows Fresh data from multiple trackers show that the 11 U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETFs
21 November 2025
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Gold Soars Past $4,000 for the First Time – Inside the Historic Rally and What’s Next

Gold Price Today, 21 November 2025: XAU/USD Slips Toward $4,030 as Strong US Jobs Data Hits Rate‑Cut Hopes

Published: 21 November 2025 Gold prices are under pressure today, 21 November 2025, as a stronger US dollar and surprisingly firm US jobs data weigh on the precious metal and trim expectations of a December Federal Reserve rate cut. Spot gold is trading around $4,030–$4,050 per ounce, down roughly 1% on the day and on track for a weekly decline. Trading Economics+2Twelve Data+2 Below is a full breakdown of today’s gold price moves, the macro stories driving sentiment, and how domestic prices in key markets such as India and the US are reacting. Global gold price today (XAU/USD) Spot gold and futures According to
21 November 2025
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Saudi Economy Rockets: IMF Ups Forecast, 5% GDP Growth on the Table – and a Nobel Laureate Boosts Innovation

Oil Prices Today, November 21, 2025: Brent Slides Near $62 as Peace Talks and Glut Fears Hit Crude

Oil prices fell sharply again on Friday, November 21, 2025, extending a three‑day losing streak and dragging benchmarks to around four‑year lows as traders reacted to possible peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, fresh U.S. sanctions on Russian oil majors, and mounting fears of a global supply glut. By late morning in Europe, Brent crude futures were trading around $62 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) hovered just under $58, down roughly 2% on the day and on course for weekly losses of about 3–4%. Trading Economics+4Reuters+4Roydad Naft+4 Both benchmarks are now roughly 15–25% below their peaks from early 2025 and close to the lowest levels seen since 2021,
21 November 2025
OpenAI’s DevDay Bombshells: No-Code AgentKit, ChatGPT App Store & Jony Ive’s AI Vision

OpenAI News Today, November 21, 2025: Foxconn Hardware Deal, $3B Data Center Bet, ChatGPT Group Chats & New Global Partnerships

OpenAI’s news cycle today is dominated by huge infrastructure deals, new features for ChatGPT, and fresh partnerships that stretch from U.S. classrooms to Middle Eastern airlines and the Armenian tech ecosystem. Here’s a comprehensive look at the most important OpenAI developments being reported on 21 November 2025. 1. OpenAI and Foxconn Team Up to Build AI Hardware in the U.S. The headline story today is OpenAI’s new strategic partnership with Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn to design and manufacture key hardware for AI data centers in the United States.The Washington Post+1 According to reporting syndicated from the Associated Press and others, the deal will
21 November 2025
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Warner Bros Discovery Stock Skyrockets on $60B Takeover Rumors

Warner Bros. Discovery Bidding War: Paramount, Comcast and Netflix Submit First-Round Offers – All the Warner Bros. News on November 21, 2025

On November 21, 2025, Warner Bros. and its parent Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) sit at the center of what could become the biggest reshuffle Hollywood has seen in decades. First‑round bids for the company are in, Netflix is promising to keep Warner Bros. films in theaters, HBO’s Casey Bloys is mapping out the future of Max and Harry Potter, Discovery is dropping a hard‑hitting true‑crime docu‑series in India, a beloved Warner Bros. Television executive has died, and the studio has filed a new Harry Potter–related lawsuit in Turkey. Here’s a detailed look at every major Warner Bros.–related development dated November 21, 2025,
21 November 2025
Silver Price Today, 21 November 2025: Spot XAG/USD Slides Below $49 as Fed Rate‑Cut Hopes Fade

Silver Price Today, 21 November 2025: Spot XAG/USD Slides Below $49 as Fed Rate‑Cut Hopes Fade

Spot silver is under clear pressure this Friday, 21 November 2025. By late global trading, XAG/USD is hovering just under $49 per ounce, with most live feeds showing an intraday loss of roughly 3–4% after the metal briefly traded above $50 earlier in the session.TradingView+3Twelve Data+3Kitco+3 Even after today’s drop, silver is still dramatically higher than a year ago: one widely followed macro data set has silver up around 57% year‑on‑year and about 1–2% higher over the past month, highlighting how strong the 2025 rally has been.Trading Economics Silver price today: key levels at a glance Different data providers quote slightly different real‑time prices, but they’re
21 November 2025
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Glencore (LON: GLEN) share price today, 11 Nov 2025: gains as copper steadies; Q3 output, $1bn buyback & UK legal case in focus

Glencore Share Price Today, 21 November 2025: GLEN Slips to ~338p as Buybacks, Transition Deals and Stake Sale Stay in Focus

Glencore plc (LON: GLEN) ended Friday’s session under pressure, with the FTSE 100 miner’s London‑listed shares slipping back towards the mid‑330p zone as markets digested fresh buyback disclosures, new energy‑transition agreements and lingering headlines from this week’s Century Aluminum stake sale. Latest real‑time data from Investing.com showed Glencore trading around 337.8p, down roughly 3.2% on the day, with a session range of 332.2p–341.8p.Investing.com UK+1 That move extends the stock’s short‑term pullback after a powerful rally earlier in 2025. Glencore share price today (LON: GLEN) – 21 November 2025 Based on London Stock Exchange data aggregated by Investing.com and other market
21 November 2025
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No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

7 February 2026
The IRS has not announced new federal stimulus payments for February 2026, and Congress has not approved fresh checks. Trump told NBC he is considering $2,000 tariff rebate checks but has not committed, saying any payout would likely come later in 2026. The IRS warns taxpayers to ignore texts and emails about “stimulus payments” and verify notices through official channels.
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