Bloomberg When Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law measures that would allow adults to carry handguns without a license in 2021, smiling at the dais a seat away from him was the head of the National Rifle Association (NRA). After the shooting deaths of at least 19 children and two adults at an elementary school in Uvalde, the Republican ...

  Bloomberg The gap in inflation experienced by the richest and poorest households in the UK has expanded to its widest level in at least 16 years, according to a report by the Resolution Foundation think-tank. Soaring energy bills as well as higher food costs have sent the UK’s overall inflation rate to a 40-year high of 9%. But headline ...

  Bloomberg Apple Inc is raising salaries for workers in the US by 10% or more as it faces a tight labour market and the spread of unionisation efforts across its retail stores. The Cupertino, California-based company is expanding its overall compensation budget this year, it said in a statement. It will hike minimum hourly pay for its staff to ...