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  • BusinessMotley Fool

    This Stock Has Billionaire Buy-in. Time to Add It to Your Portfolio?

    Over 10% of this billionaire's equity portfolio is in this tech stock.

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  • BusinessAssociated Press Finance

    US probes whether recall of Tesla Autopilot driving system did enough to make sure drivers attention

    The U.S. government's auto safety agency is investigating whether last year's recall of Tesla's Autopilot driving system did enough to make sure drivers pay attention to the road. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents posted on its website Friday that it has concerns about the December recall of more than 2 million vehicles. The agency pushed the company to do the recall after a two-year investigation into Autopilot's driver monitoring system, which measures torq

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  • BusinessThe Telegraph

    Premium Bonds: how do you buy them and what are the chances of winning?

    Premium Bonds are Britain’s most popular savings product, with the thrill of potentially winning big enticing millions to invest.

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  • WorldThe Telegraph

    The pension lump sum ‘emergency’ tax trap that could cost you thousands

    Building a good pension takes a lifetime of hard work, so ensuring you are making the most of every pound is essential. But an unfortunate quirk of HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC) system means pensioners are frequently overtaxed – since 2015, retirees have overpaid more than £1bn in income tax. Last year, HMRC overtaxed pensioners by a record £200m.

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  • USBBC

    Where are the Gaza protests at US universities?

    Protests have erupted across more than two dozen campuses, including New York, Texas and California.

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  • WorldReuters

    Analysis-Arrest of Russian defence minister's deputy may be strike by rival 'clan'

    Sergei Shoigu, Russia's defence minister, has tried to send a "business as usual" message since his deputy was arrested on a bribery charge. On the surface, the timing of the detention on Tuesday of Timur Ivanov, one of Shoigu's 12 deputy ministers, was unexpected, coming when Russia is waging war in Ukraine and the authorities have made discrediting the army a jailable offence. Allegations of graft funding a lifestyle way beyond his means made against 48-year-old Ivanov by the late opposition

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  • WorldThe Telegraph

    HMRC overtaxes pensioners £200m after system errors

    The taxman overcharged pensioners a record £200m last year because of “indefensible” quirks in the tax system left unfixed for a decade.

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