Is it worth making your home more energy efficient?

Simon Duffy Getting good advice on making your house more energy efficient is not easy says Simon Duffy When Simon Duffy gets another energy bill, his heart sinks. “It’s madly expensive,” he says. Mr Duffy lives in a traditional stone-walled detached house in Sheffield. He estimates that he spends £3,100 every year on heating and electricity. Despite being someone who cares about climate change, and keen to retrofit his property

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House pushes bill to expand Social Security benefits. Here’s what to know.

Social Security sets its 2025 cost-of-living increase at 2.5% Social Security sets its 2025 cost-of-living increase at 2.5% 03:18 The House is expected to try to pass a Social Security-related bill this week to ensure benefits for workers who are also eligible for other pensions, despite a surprise move by hard-right Freedom Caucus leaders to derail the effort. It’s a quick turnaround to salvage what had been a bipartisan effort

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Bitcoin is closing in on $90,000 for the first time ever

Bitcoin was trading just shy of $90,000 Monday night after breaching $80,000 just a day earlier. The flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by 12% at $89,100, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier Monday, it rose as high as $89,623.00. Its price is expected by many investors to continue making fresh records on its way up to $100,000 later this year. “Bitcoin is now in price discovery mode after breaking through all-time

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Asia FX weakens, dollar near 4-mth high as Trump trade persists By Investing.com

Investing.com– Most Asian currencies weakened on Tuesday, while the dollar traded near a four-month high as traders remained largely biased towards sectors expected to benefit from a second Donald Trump presidency.  The Chinese yuan and the Japanese yen were among the worst-hit by this trade, while risk-driven Asian units were also dented by anticipation of key U.S. inflation data later this week.  Dollar near 4-mth peak as traders see higher

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Hong Kong construction titan turned Macau casino boss Lui Che-Woo dies aged 95 By Reuters

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Lui Che Woo, the casino tycoon who helped propel Macau to eclipse rival Las Vegas in gambling revenues, has died at the age of 95, his company said in a statement late on Monday. Lui, chairman of Macau casino company Galaxy Entertainment (OTC:), died in Hong Kong on Nov. 7, it said, adding that his “vision, tremendous leadership and guidance” were the foundation for the group’s

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Deutsche Telekom Joins Forces with Meta Pool to Pioneer Decentralized AI on NEAR Protocol By Chainwire

Mendoza, Argentina, November 12th, 2024, Chainwire In a big step for decentralized technology, Deutsche Telekom (OTC:) MMS has partnered with Meta (NASDAQ:) Pool (NASDAQ:) as part of its Enterprise Node Operator (ENO) program, becoming the first telecommunications giant to operate a validator node on the NEAR blockchain. This collaboration not only enhances NEAR’s network security and decentralization but also signals a new era of enterprise-driven blockchain adoption, powered by Meta

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Deutsche Telekom Joins Forces With Meta Pool To Pioneer Decentralized AI on NEAR Protocol

November 12, 2024 – Mendoza, Argentina In a big step for decentralized technology, Deutsche Telekom MMS has partnered with Meta Pool as part of its ENO (enterprise node operator) program, becoming the first telecommunications giant to operate a validator node on the NEAR blockchain. This collaboration not only enhances NEAR’s network security and decentralization but also signals a new era of enterprise-driven blockchain adoption, powered by Meta Pool. Meta Pool,

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