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UK tenants hit by highest inflation in September

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Cost of living crisis myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. UK tenants were hit by the highest inflation rate of any household group, overtaking those with mortgages, according to official statistics that reflect the impact of rising rents. Household cost inflation for private […]

Lifestyle & Culture

Trump Shared More Than 330 Conspiracy Posts on Truth Social From March to September: Report

Donald Trump’s penchant for paranoid conspiracies isn’t exactly a deep-state secret. But between March and September of this year, the former president shared such theories to his anything-goes social network, Truth Social, at a rate of almost two posts a day. That statistic is one of several brow-raising takeaways in a new New York Times […]

Politics

US existing home sales fall to 14-year low in September

US existing home sales dropped to a 14-year low in September, likely as prospective buyers held out for lower mortgage rates, with house prices remaining elevated. Home sales fell 1.0% last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.84 million units, the lowest level since October 2010, the National Association of Realtors said on […]

Entertainment

Disney Back at No. 1 Among TV Distributors in September 2024

The start of football season was a boon to several media companies in September — including Disney, which once again claimed the No. 1 spot in Nielsen‘s rankings of TV distributors. Disney outlets accounted for 11.3 percent of all TV use in the United States for Nielsen’s September measurement period (which ran from Aug. 26-Sept. 29). […]

Business & Finance

UK inflation September 2024

The Canary Wharf business district is seen in the distance behind autumnal leaves on October 09, 2024 in London, United Kingdom. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — Inflation in the U.K. dropped sharply to 1.7% in September, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday. Economists polled by Reuters had expected […]

Business & Finance

China’s factory activity contracts less than expected in September

A worker assembling a loader transmission mechanism at a manufacturer in Qingzhou, China. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s factory activity contracted for a fifth consecutive month in September as the world’s second-largest economy struggles to revive its growth momentum. The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index came in at 49.8 in September, compared with […]