Captain Sir Tom Moore was a household name during the first Covid-19 lockdown.

His daughter and son-in-law displayed a "pattern of behaviour" in which they benefitted personally from the Captain Tom Foundation .

The 38.9 m raised by Capt Sir Tom for NHS Charities Together did not form part of the inquiry.

All of that sum went to NHS charities, and all of that money went to the NHS charities.

Report found "repeated failures of governance and integrity" in charity.

Charity Commission found the Ingram-Moores failed to consult the trustees about the spa complex.

Mrs Ingram-Moore was "very much involved in discussions around setting her salary", report found.

She removed the conflicts of interest clause from her employment contract with the charity.

The couple were disqualified from being a trustee or senior management position in charities for eight and 10 years respectively.

Trump 's return to the White House is seen as likely to throw a wrench in the Federal Reserve's rate-cutting cycle.

A significant chunk of investors are hoping for European bonds to hold up "fairly well" in the coming years , while the euro is expected to weaken.

The benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury yield has risen sharply since Trump 's election victory over Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in early November .

Asian currencies with higher exposure to China are thought to be more vulnerable to Trump tariffs.

European currencies are expected to underperform.

Analysts at Dutch bank ING said the new administration's plans for looser fiscal and tighter immigration policy, when combined with relatively higher US rates and protectionism, make a strong case for a dollar rally.

Corneas are the most commonly transplanted body part in the U.S. , with nearly 51,000 transplants last year .

Organ and tissue donations are guided by different rules, with less transparency and what critics identify as more self-policing in the tissue donation industry.

New technicians often arrive at the eye bank untrained, sometimes with only a high school diploma, to perform the grim job of removing corneas from recently deceased corpses.

FDA officials disagree that the tissue industry is largely self-regulated, pointing to federal rules that require certain organizations to register with the agency and provide a list of human cells or tissues they recover, store, or distribute.

A similar registry in the U.S. could help monitor outcomes for patients and identify adverse events from transplant procedures.

The Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank has international contracts and ships corneas to Japan and the U.K. , among other destinations.

It became the exclusive eye tissue provider for Ireland when that country stopped collecting it over fears of transmitting mad cow disease.

Employee says the workplace culture made it untenable for her to leave the eye bank.

The People's Bank of China kept major benchmark lending rates unchanged on Wednesday .

The 1-year LPR affects corporate and most household loans in China , while the LPR acts as a benchmark for mortgage rates.

China 's October economic data underscored lackluster momentum in the economy, despite recent stimulus announcements.

Billionaire Gautam Adani and several executives at his company, the Adani Group , have been indicted.

They are accused of paying more than $250 million in bribes to Indian officials in exchange for contracts to a 12 gigawatt solar power project.

The indictment, unsealed Wednesday in federal court in Brooklyn , charges Adani , his nephew and several others.

Demand for capital in the U.S. is surging amid massive government spending and an "industrial renaissance," Apollo Global's Marc Rowan said at the Global Financial Leaders' Investment Summit in Hong Kong .

Other panelists said normalization of economic conditions and growth in the data center and energy sectors were also leading to a rebound in fundraising activity.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry is pushing big plans to overhaul state's tax code to deliver income and corporate tax cuts.

But a Senate committee introduced significant changes to the reform package Tuesday .

Landry and his allies in the GOP -dominated legislature frame the package as a way to streamline the tax code.

Local governments, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, and special interests have pushed back on the proposed legislation.

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Peter Morici : The S&P 500 price-earnings ratio is now about 30 . Over the past 25 years , the U.S. benchmark index has averaged about 26 .

Morici says the market’s current P/E may look elevated, but companies are becoming more efficient and profitable.

The 1970s was a lost decade for stocks, Morici writes, and the tech boom was followed by weak returns in 2000s .

Pittsburgh -based startup Four Growers has raised $9 million in funding for its produce-harvesting robots.

The tech currently works with tomatoes and will be available to harvest other crops like cucumbers in the near future.

The company has raised a total of $15 million in venture funding.

Georgia Tech has developed a smart-charging device for electric vehicles.

It's loaded with algorithms that determine the best time to charge, based on circumstance.

The team plans to find industry partners to help them commercialize or license the invention.

The International Energy Agency expects worldwide EV numbers to grow twelvefold by 2035 .