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  • Albanese announces ‘generous’ capital gains tax exemptions for small businesses after budget backlash
    guardian_world ｜ 2026-06-18 05:08 | id : 122396

    Startups and testamentary trusts to receive carve outs after criticism of Labor’s CGT changesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAll of Australia’s 2.7m small businesses will receive “generous” exemptions from capital gains tax, as Anthony Albanese flagged startups and testamentary trusts would be carved out of the government’s contentious tax reforms.The concessions failed to appease business groups and the opposition, who demanded that Labor scrap the reforms altogether, while the Greens warned there was “still a way to go” before they agreed to back the legislation, which is before the Senate.Small businesses with annual turnover of up to $10m will be eligible for existing CGT exemptions – which include an extra 50% discount – up from the current threshold of $2m.The founders of “genuinely innovative” startups with very low or zero cost bases, alongside their early investors and employees paid with shares in the business, will be able to stick with the existing 50% flat CGT discount.Testamentary trusts used to manage the income paid to beneficiaries from a deceased estate will be exempted from the proposed 30% minimum tax rate on discretionary trusts. Continue reading...

  • Drone strikes beyond the battlefield pump up market for technology to repel them - Reuters
    reuters_world ｜ 2026-06-18 05:05 | id : 122510

    Drone strikes beyond the battlefield pump up market for technology to repel them  Reuters

  • (SPCU.N) | Stock Price & Latest News - Reuters
    reuters_business ｜ 2026-06-18 05:04 | id : 122818

    (SPCU.N) | Stock Price & Latest News  Reuters

  • レバノンで応酬　イスラエル5人負傷
    dmenu_world ｜ 2026-06-18 05:03 | id : 122216

  • Dubai property sales have fallen ‘off a cliff’ since start of Middle East war
    guardian_world ｜ 2026-06-18 05:00 | id : 122451

    Sellers of luxury villas have wiped tens of millions of pounds off asking prices, with sales down 19% in May from the previous monthProperty sales in Dubai have fallen “off a cliff”, a leading market watcher has said, after war in the Middle East forced a dramatic slowdown in one of the world’s most expensive real estate markets.Sales in the city dropped 19% in May compared with the previous month, accelerating from a 4% drop in April, the researcher ValuStrat found. Continue reading...

  • Ukraine bolsters its northern defences amid fears Belarus is being dragged into war
    guardian_world ｜ 2026-06-18 05:00 | id : 122450

    Kyiv is not taking any risks amid Moscow’s efforts to integrate Minsk ever more closely into its warRussian spy drones flying into Ukraine from Belarusian airspace have sharply increased since the beginning of the year, as senior officials in Kyiv express mounting concern over Belarus’s involvement in the war.Ukraine has stepped up by reinforcing fortifications on its northern border, including anti-tank ditches, concrete “dragons’ teeth” obstacles to block armoured vehicles and new areas of barbed wire. Troops operating along the border say they have noted a jump of about 20% in Russian intelligence drones since January. Continue reading...

  • Nidec Investors Vent Frustrations Over Scandal at Annual Meeting
    bloomberg_business ｜ 2026-06-18 04:59 | id : 122469

    Angry shareholders confronted Nidec Corp.’s board at the motor manufacturer’s annual meeting, following a tumultuous year marred by accounting scandals, manufacturing defects and the ouster of its charismatic founder.

  • Despair and delight in England-Croatia grudge match
    aljazeera_all ｜ 2026-06-18 04:58 | id : 122434

    Emotions seesawed across London and Zagreb as England met Croatia in a thrilling World Cup grudge match.

  • SPCU.N - | Stock Price & Latest News - Reuters
    reuters_business ｜ 2026-06-18 04:58 | id : 122884

    SPCU.N - | Stock Price & Latest News  Reuters

  • Death of Indigenous teen found on rail tracks with towel under head ‘suspicious’, NSW coroner says
    guardian_world ｜ 2026-06-18 04:53 | id : 122448

    Police initially ruled Mark Haines’ 1988 death a suicide but coroner says investigation hindered by racism and deeply flawedWarning: This article contains images of and references to Indigenous Australians who have diedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe police investigation into the death of Indigenous teenager Mark Haines in northern New South Wales nearly four decades ago was hindered by racism and deeply flawed, a coroner has found.The body of the Gomeroi teenager was discovered on train tracks outside Tamworth on the morning of 16 January 1988. A stolen Holden Torana was found crashed nearby. Continue reading...

  • Kingboard’s 570% Rally Is Being Powered by Mainland Investors
    bloomberg_technology ｜ 2026-06-18 04:51 | id : 122447

    Chinese investors have fueled a surge in shares of newfound AI darling Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd., more than doubling their stake in the company to 13% this year, according to the latest stock exchange data.

  • More than 13,000 seal pups die on remote Australian island amid bird flu outbreak
    guardian_world ｜ 2026-06-18 04:51 | id : 122449

    Testing confirms spread of deadly H5N1 virus on the subantarctic Heard Island, about 4,000km south-west of PerthFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 13,000 seal pups have died on an Australian territory, as testing confirmed the spread of deadly H5N1 bird flu among penguins, seals and petrels on subantarctic islands.The mass mortality of southern elephant seal pups on Heard Island, about 4,000km south-west of Perth and 1,700km north of Antarctica, was observed by government scientists conducting drone and ground surveys in October 2025 and January 2026. Continue reading...

  • Trump says Apple to partner with Intel on US chip design, production - Reuters
    reuters_world ｜ 2026-06-18 04:46 | id : 122471

    Trump says Apple to partner with Intel on US chip design, production  Reuters

  • Taiwan criticises China's 'irrelevant' World Cup viewing offer - Reuters
    reuters_world ｜ 2026-06-18 04:42 | id : 122416

    Taiwan criticises China's 'irrelevant' World Cup viewing offer  Reuters

  • Morning Bid: Warsh debut raises rate-hike stakes - Reuters
    reuters_world ｜ 2026-06-18 04:42 | id : 122532

    Morning Bid: Warsh debut raises rate-hike stakes  Reuters

  • TIHL.SI - | Stock Price & Latest News - Reuters
    reuters_business ｜ 2026-06-18 04:40 | id : 122592

    TIHL.SI - | Stock Price & Latest News  Reuters

  • Activist praises Algeria’s support for Gaza orphans following World Cup def
    aljazeera_all ｜ 2026-06-18 04:35 | id : 122435

    Activist praises Algeria’s support for Gaza orphans following World Cup defeat

  • Exclusive: UK in advanced talks with Nissan over Sunderland plant support, sources say - Reuters
    reuters_world ｜ 2026-06-18 04:35 | id : 122521

    Exclusive: UK in advanced talks with Nissan over Sunderland plant support, sources say  Reuters

  • CAES.OQ - Reuters
    reuters_business ｜ 2026-06-18 04:28 | id : 122590

    CAES.OQ  Reuters

  • US must ‘force’ Israel to change its policy on Lebanon
    aljazeera_all ｜ 2026-06-18 04:15 | id : 122436

    Rami Khouri says real policy change will only happen when the US forces Israel’s hand in Lebanon.

  • JPMorgan blocks Anthropic AI access for Hong Kong staff, FT reports - Reuters
    reuters_world ｜ 2026-06-18 04:15 | id : 122501

    JPMorgan blocks Anthropic AI access for Hong Kong staff, FT reports  Reuters

  • MALEE.BK - Reuters
    reuters_business ｜ 2026-06-18 04:14 | id : 122753

    MALEE.BK  Reuters

  • F1 sponsorship could give BYD lower-risk route to global recognition - Reuters
    reuters_world ｜ 2026-06-18 04:05 | id : 122524

    F1 sponsorship could give BYD lower-risk route to global recognition  Reuters

  • Iran war fuel spikes lift Europe's EV sales again, but growth may not last - Reuters
    reuters_world ｜ 2026-06-18 04:03 | id : 122523

    Iran war fuel spikes lift Europe's EV sales again, but growth may not last  Reuters

  • The New Fed Chair Is the Strong Silent Type
    bloomberg_business ｜ 2026-06-18 04:01 | id : 122420

    Kevin Warsh’s affection for concision makes it much easier to report the central bank’s views in full.

  • Circles Sold Phone Spy Tools to Repressive States, Report Says
    bloomberg_technology ｜ 2026-06-18 04:01 | id : 122421

    A Bulgaria-based company sold controversial surveillance technology to governments in countries with records of repression, enabling authorities to track mobile phones and eavesdrop on private communications, according to documents obtained by Human Rights Watch.

  • Exclusive: Thailand revives $30 billion coast-to-coast corridor to rival Malacca Strait - Reuters
    reuters_world ｜ 2026-06-18 04:01 | id : 122502

    Exclusive: Thailand revives $30 billion coast-to-coast corridor to rival Malacca Strait  Reuters

  • AI for Industry Is Europe’s Hope to Salvage Manufacturing Edge
    bloomberg_technology ｜ 2026-06-18 04:00 | id : 122422

    Pressure to become more efficient has Europe racing to bring artificial intelligence to the shop floor. 

  • Rejoining customs union would not fix damage caused by Brexit, research finds
    guardian_world ｜ 2026-06-18 04:00 | id : 122423

    Exclusive: Economists find Brexit caused 12% depression in UK exports, most of which is due to leaving single marketBrexit has depressed UK exports to the EU by 12%, and rejoining the customs union would undo only a fraction of the damage, research shared with the Guardian shows.With the UK’s future relationship with the bloc likely to feature prominently in a potential Labour leadership contest, the economists John Springford and Anton Spisak, of the Centre for European Reform, provide fresh evidence of the damage caused by exiting. Continue reading...

  • Western Europeans believe crime is rising despite fall in overall rates, poll finds
    guardian_world ｜ 2026-06-18 04:00 | id : 122424

    YouGov survey of six countries shows respondents think crime is increasing – though most trust their national police Western Europeans believe crime is rising in their country, according to a survey, despite long-term overall crime rates falling across the region since the mid-1990s.The YouGov poll of Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and Spain found most countries trusted their national police, led by Denmark where 74% of respondents said they had a lot or a fair amount of confidence in police nationally. Continue reading...