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Trump Wants Credit for That too

Trump Wants Credit for That too

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This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. “Everyone is calling it the”—Donald Trump paused while speaking to a crowd at a rally the day before his inauguration. “I don’t want to say this,” he insisted. “It’s too braggadocious, but we’ll say it anyway—the Trump effect.” He went on to describe how the stock market was booming and bitcoin prices were surging, and then boasted about a domestic-infrastructure investment from Apple, much of which had already been planned before the November election. In spite of his claims to the contrary, Trump has no qualms about taking credit, including for achievements that were in progress or complete before he took office. The president has taken full responsibility for negotiating a hostage swap and a cease-fire deal in the Israel-Hamas war (Trump posted on social media in mid-January that “this EPIC ceasefire agreement could have only happened as a …

Major PIP and universal credit benefits changes confirmed by DWP

Major PIP and universal credit benefits changes confirmed by DWP

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Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall. The government faced widespread criticism on Tuesday over a shake-up of the benefits system that campaigners say will have a “catastrophic” effect on some of the most vulnerable people in the UK. Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall announced a range of reforms in parliament in a bid to cut £5 billion from the government’s benefits bill. These include controversial reforms to tighten the eligibility criteria for disabled people receiving personal independence payments (PIP). According to the Resolution Foundation think-tank, the disability benefit cuts would mean between 800,000 and 1.2 million people losing support of between £4,200 and £6,300 per year by 2029-30. Charities have described the cuts as cruel, while some Labour MPs have also spoken out against the plans. The government has defended the changes as a way to reform a “fundamentally broken” benefits system and help more people back into work. Yahoo News’ live coverage has now ended. Read a round-up of the main benefits changes below. Scroll down to read the key moments from a …

5 Signs Of Financial Growth That You Don’t Give Yourself Enough Credit For

5 Signs Of Financial Growth That You Don’t Give Yourself Enough Credit For

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Navigating an economy where the cost of living is exponentially high and people aren’t making enough money at their jobs to cover their basic expenses, the reality of being financially free is unattainable for a vast majority of individuals. Even money-saving hacks like budgeting and saving haven’t been able to pull people out of the financial hole they’ve been forced into. However, it doesn’t mean that people aren’t trying, and they should be giving themselves a little bit more credit, at least according to a money mindset coach named Vee, who shared five signs of financial growth that are sometimes brushed under the rug. Here are five signs of financial growth that you don’t give yourself credit for: 1. You’re more consistent with tracking your spending According to a survey from NerdWallet, 84% of Americans admit that they’ve sometimes exceeded their budget. The survey also found that among the 2,000 American adults polled, 74% have a monthly budget, so that’s actually what Vee was talking about. You’re doing well if you actually have a budget …

Samsung’s Sitewide Sale Includes Discounts on Popular Monitors and Credit on Upcoming Galaxy Smartphones

Samsung’s Sitewide Sale Includes Discounts on Popular Monitors and $50 Credit on Upcoming Galaxy Smartphones

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Samsung has kicked off a new sitewide sale, which includes savings on monitors, TVs, Galaxy products, and more. This sale also features a few early discount credits on Samsung’s line of upcoming products, like the next Galaxy S series smartphones, Galaxy Book notebooks, and Samsung TVs. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Samsung. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running. If you have any interest in the next generation of Galaxy smartphones expected to be revealed on January 22, Samsung is offering a $50 credit just for entering your name and email on this landing page. Doing this does not require you to purchase a Galaxy phone when it launches, but if you do you’ll get $50 off an eligible device at launch. Similarly, you can get $50 in Samsung credit to put toward the upcoming Galaxy Book5 Pro and $100 in Samsung credit to put toward upcoming TVs and audio devices. In terms of the smartphones, Samsung is …

Trump’s transition team aims to kill Biden EV tax credit: Reuters

Trump’s transition team aims to kill Biden EV tax credit: Reuters

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U.S. President Joe Biden answers questions from reporters after driving a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Xe around the White House driveway following remarks during an event on the South Lawn of the White House on Aug. 5, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Biden delivered remarks on the administration’s efforts to strengthen American leadership on clean cars and trucks. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images News | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is planning to kill the $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric-vehicle purchases as part of broader tax-reform legislation, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Ending the tax credit could have grave implications for an already stalling U.S. EV transition. And yet representatives of Tesla — by far the nation’s largest EV seller — have told a Trump-transition committee they support ending the subsidy, said the two sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Elon Musk, one of Trump’s biggest backers and the world’s richest person, said earlier this year that killing the subsidy might slightly hurt Tesla sales but would devastate its U.S. EV competitors, which include …

‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 4: Every end credit Easter egg

‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 4: Every end credit Easter egg

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A brand new season of Only Murders in the Building is here, and the prop team has once again delivered in a major way. Just like in Season 3, the end credits of each Season 4 episode come with two visual call-backs to what we’ve just seen — little prop-sized details that may or may not be clues. SEE ALSO: ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 4 review: Murder at the movies We’ve broken down each end credits Easter egg below (we’ll keep updating this story as each new episode drops). Episode 1, “Once Upon a Time in the West” Credit: Hulu The image on the left, a green box of premium quality “Olde Belgium” lager, is actually a throwback to the end of Season 3. This is the case of beer that Sazz (Jane Lynch) brings to Charles (Steve Martin), shortly before she’s killed. “I got a cold case for ya,” says Sazz, but Charles suggests fetching the 1966 Argentinian Malbec from his apartment instead. If only they’d stuck to lager. The second image …

Chase Ink Business Unlimited Credit Card: Earn an Unlimited 1.5% Cash Back on All Spending

Chase Ink Business Unlimited Credit Card: Earn an Unlimited 1.5% Cash Back on All Spending

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Tell us: have you been affected by the UK’s two-child limit on universal credit? | Benefits

Tell us: have you been affected by the UK’s two-child limit on universal credit? | Benefits

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The prime minister, Keir Starmer, is facing pressure to abolish the two-child limit on universal credit, with the Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, calling the cap “wrong” and urging Starmer to scrap it. The limit on universal credit or child tax credit for more than two children (with exceptions for children with disabilities or those born before April 2017) impacts around 450,000 families, including 1.6 million children. We want to hear from you. Has your family been affected by the two-child limit? What has it meant for your finances? What are your thoughts on Labour’s approach to the issue? Share your experience You can tell us how you have been affected by the two-child limit on universal credit using this form.  Your responses, which can be anonymous, are secure as the form is encrypted and only the Guardian has access to your contributions. We will only use the data you provide us for the purpose of the feature and we will delete any personal data when we no longer require it for this purpose. For …

Kashkari & Consumer Credit Curtail Stock & Bond Gains

Kashkari & Consumer Credit Curtail Stock & Bond Gains

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Another quiet macro day (although an ugly picture was painted late on by the unexpectedly weak revolving credit increase – potentially signaling a US consumer who really has hit their limit). Some FedSpeak wiped a little lipstick off the early pig’s squeeze higher as Kashkari seemed to offer both sides some hope (but it spoiled the fun with the ‘we could hike’ line): “It’s a little too soon to declare that we’re definitely stalled out [on disininflation],” Kashkari says on Bloomberg Television. “The most likely scenario is we sit here for an extended period of time,” he added later at the Milken Institute Global Conference. “If inflation starts to tick back down or we saw some marked weakening in the labor market then that might cause us to cut back on interest rates.” “Or if we get convinced eventually that inflation is embedded or entrenched now at 3% and that we need to go higher [in rates], we would do that if we needed to,” he added. Stocks reversed their gains (leaving only squeezable Small …