• PA Media: UK News

    UK inflation rises again to hit highest level since March

    The Office for National Statistics said Consumer Prices Index inflation rose to 2.6% in November, from 2.3% the previous month.

  • The Canadian Press

    Group says New Jersey toxic waste dumping caused $1B in harm, calls settlement inadequate

    TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — Years of toxic waste dumping in a Jersey Shore community where childhood cancer rates rose caused at least $1 billion in damage to natural resources, according to an environmental group trying to overturn a settlement between New Jersey and the corporate successor to the firm that did the polluting.

  • Reuters

    G20 watchdog urges governments to address non-bank financial risks

    The Financial Stability Board (FSB) on Wednesday pitched recommendations for governments to reduce risks around hedge funds, insurers and other non-bank financial intermediaries, which now account for almost half of global financial assets. The sector of non-bank financial intermediation has grown by around 130% between 2009 and 2023, making markets more vulnerable for stress events, according to the Basel-based FSB, which acts as the G20's financial risk watchdog. "This growth comes with an increase in complexity and interconnectedness in the financial system, which, if not properly managed, can pose substantial risks to financial stability," said FSB Secretary General John Schindler.