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IMF’s Chief Economist Warns Countries Against Rich Countries Borrowing & U.K Budget Restraint

Ace Breaking News – IMF Warming Against U.K State Hand – Outs as Budget Looms by Szu Ping Chan Economics Editor Good morning from Bangkok, where the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a stark warning over state handouts. Soaring energy costs and weak growth mean politicians’ ability to fund giveaways is “reaching its limits”. […]

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Ace Food Desk

Coles & Woolworths Supply Chain Tactic Driving Small Farms Out With Rise of the Middlemen

Ace Food Desk – In short: A small-scale banana farmer who has had his agreement to supply Coles ended due to the supermarket simplifying its supply chain says the move signals the end of small-scale farms across the country: By Rani Fletcher: Published: Mon 5 Oct 2026 at 12:17pm Industry experts have claimed Coles and […]

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Australian Regulator Urges Retailers to Reconsider Selling Chinese Smart Glasses

Ace Breaking News – In short: Chinese software company Shenzhen Qingcheng is being investigated by the Australian privacy commissioner following an ABC investigation. It revealed last month more than a dozen serious security flaws in the company’s app and website used in the glasses for sale in Kmart, Big W Marketplace and Amazon: By national […]

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Ace Finance Desk

Water Bills Surged More Than Other Costs in US Homes Over 10 Years, a ‘Striking’ New Report Shows

Ace Finance Desk – The price of water increased faster than inflation, grocery prices and median household income, nonprofit Food & Water Watch found in a new analysis: Inside Climate News California Report By Steven Rodas Published: October 6, 2026 Drinking water costs spiked faster than inflation, grocery prices and median household income, researchers at nonprofit Food […]

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Ace Business Desk

EU & Ministers From 30 Countries Push Back Against Release of Climate Science Reports

Ace Business Desk – EU Leads Fight Against Fossil-Fuel Nations’ Push to Delay Climate Science Reports according to Attracta Mooney, The Financial Times A “high ambition coalition” of the EU and ministers from “more than 30 countries” has “joined forces in a co-ordinated effort to thwart a push…to delay key scientific reports on the warming […]

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Ace Finance Desk

World Bank Group Mobilizes Record Private Capital for Developing Countries Providing 9 Out of 10 Jobs

Ace Finance Desk – WASHINGTON, September 17, 2026 —The World Bank Group mobilized more private capital in fiscal year 2026 than in any year in its history and issued a record volume of guarantees, delivering on a goal shareholders and clients have pressed for years: putting more private capital to work alongside its own financing and […]

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Ace Business Desk

Australias TAS.EPA Concerned AI Company Firmus Plans to Use Diesel Generators Much More Than First Disclosed

Ace Business Desk – In short:  Tasmania’s environmental watchdog is concerned Firmus plans on using 276 diesel generators far more often than it first disclosed. The EPA has now applied to join as a party to a TASCAT appeal, where Firmus is seeking to have conditions around its generator use removed: By Emily Smith Published: […]