Finance

Published: 5 June 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online Interest in Elon Musk’s SpaceX continues to grow as investors worldwide search for ways to buy shares in one of the world’s most valuable private space companies. Unlike publicly traded firms listed on stock exchanges, SpaceX remains a privately owned company, meaning ordinary retail investors generally cannot directly purchase its shares through standard stock market platforms. Most SpaceX...

Published: 5 June 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online US President Donald Trump has announced a $700 million investment package for the American coal industry using emergency wartime powers, a move aimed at boosting domestic energy production and industrial security. The administration said the funding would support coal mining operations, energy infrastructure and supply chain expansion as part of broader efforts to strengthen national energy independence. Officials...

Published: 5 June 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online A group of House Republicans has broken ranks with US President Donald Trump by supporting a new military and financial aid package for Ukraine, exposing growing divisions within the Republican Party over America’s role in the ongoing war. The aid legislation, approved in the House on Thursday with bipartisan backing, includes billions of dollars in military assistance, humanitarian...

Published: 02 June 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. In the dimly lit confines of a television studio, the emotional toll of Hungary’s shifting political tide has become starkly visible. Balásy Gyula, once one of the nation’s most influential advertising moguls and a quintessential beneficiary of the Viktor Orbán era, sat before a camera in early May, struggling to hold back tears. Just weeks after a general...

Published: 24 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Nationwide Building Society is facing intensifying pressure to address what critics describe as "emerging governance issues" across the building society sector. As the society approaches its upcoming annual general meeting (AGM), Labour MP Navendu Mishra has issued a formal letter to Nationwide chair Kevin Parry, highlighting significant concerns regarding how the society engages with its members. At the...

Published: 24 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The golden sands and vibrant boardwalks of Rio de Janeiro, once synonymous with leisure and relaxation, have become the setting for an increasingly sophisticated and predatory wave of financial crime. As Brazil gears up for a record-breaking year of international tourism, an alarming pattern of "card reader fraud" has emerged, casting a long shadow over the visitor experience....

Published: 24 May  2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The UK government has rejected a proposal to reduce VAT on electricity used at public electric vehicle (EV) charging points, intensifying a growing policy divide between departments over how to support the transition to cleaner transport while managing long-term tax revenues. Officials from the Department for Transport (DfT) had been pushing for a cut in VAT on public...

Published: 23 May 2026 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online. Britain’s political landscape has entered another period of turbulence as Chancellor Rachel Reeves quietly begins a determined effort to secure her future at the Treasury amid mounting uncertainty over Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership. Behind closed doors, allies of the chancellor are urging Labour MPs to retain Reeves in her powerful economic post even if the...

Published: 20 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In the complex theatre of British monetary policy, the Bank of England currently finds itself performing a delicate and increasingly precarious balancing act. The headline interest rate, or Bank Rate, sits at 3.75%, a level it has maintained through several recent sessions of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). For millions of households and businesses, this stability offers a...

Published: 20 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The United Kingdom’s headline inflation rate has retreated to 2.8% for the 12 months leading to April 2026, marking a significant decline from the 3.3% recorded in March. This unexpected easing, which has brought the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) to its lowest level since early 2025, has provided a brief moment of "clinical" relief for both policymakers and...