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AJ Palmer is a financial journalist covering mergers and acquisitions, capital markets activity, structured finance, and the evolving intersection of technology and finance. With a background as a foreign exchange strategist and over a decade analysing global markets, Andrew focuses on how transactions are negotiated, structured, and executed across jurisdictions. His work explores advisory strategy, debt and equity financing, institutional capital flows, and the mechanics behind complex cross-border deals. He also writes on digital finance and emerging financial infrastructure, translating technical developments into commercially relevant insight for investors, executives, and advisers. Andrew contributes in-depth features examining transaction dynamics, capital allocation decisions, and the strategic considerations shaping today’s deal environment.

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How Tax Uncertainty Freezes the Electric Car Market — Long Before Any Tax Is Paid

5th February 2026
How Tax Uncertainty Freezes the Electric Car Market — Long Before Any Tax Is Paid Why EV Costs Suddenly Feel Less Predictable Electric vehicles in the UK are no longer tax-exceptional. From April 2025, electric, zero-emission and low-emission cars moved onto the standard Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) regime, ending years of preferential treatment. This change […]
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How Inheritance Tax Refunds Actually Work When Asset Values Fall

5th February 2026
How Inheritance Tax Refunds Actually Work When Asset Values Fall Thousands of UK estates are reclaiming inheritance tax after discovering that property or shares sold for less than their original probate valuations. According to data published by HMRC, more than 6,000 estates reclaimed over £300 million in a single tax year, with the average refund […]
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SBA Policy Decision: $12B Small-Business Funding Cut for Green Card Holders Explained

5th February 2026
SBA Policy Decision: $12B Small-Business Funding Cut for Green Card Holders Explained By Finance Monthly Intelligence, February 5, 2026 The Small Business Administration (SBA) will block lawful permanent residents from applying for its loan programs starting March 1, 2026, affecting an estimated $12 billion in annual funding for small businesses. Institutional lenders, private equity partners, […]
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New York Medicaid’s $115B Budget Reveals Oversight Gaps and Statewide Risk

5th February 2026
New York Medicaid’s $115B Budget Reveals Oversight Gaps and Statewide Risk New York’s massive Medicaid program, led by Governor Kathy Hochul and the State Department of Health, is under intensifying scrutiny after revelations show $115 billion in projected 2026 spending with minimal public oversight, growing calls for audits, and comparisons to major fraud uncovered in […]
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ECB Holds Rates Steady, Jitters Markets Amid Eurozone Inflation

5th February 2026
Investors are on edge as the European Central Bank holds its key interest rates steady, leaving the deposit facility at 2.00%, the main refinancing rate at 2.15%, and the marginal lending rate at 2.40%. While the move avoids an immediate shock, it heightens concern over eurozone inflation, trade uncertainty, and rising geopolitical risks. The ECB’s […]
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Flagstaff Police Helicopter Crash Raises Scrutiny After Active Shooting

5th February 2026
The Arizona Department of Public Safety is facing intense scrutiny after a DPS Ranger Helicopter providing tactical air support during an active Flagstaff police shooting crashed on February 4, killing the pilot and a trooper onboard. The crash forced law enforcement to halt operations mid-incident and exposed vulnerabilities in emergency response. Residents described hearing the […]
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Cody Ko Lists $9.3M Malibu Home as Creator Wealth Faces a Reality Check

5th February 2026
This week, a familiar pattern in digital wealth quietly repeated itself. Cody Ko listed a multimillion-dollar Malibu property for sale during a period of growing uncertainty around how durable creator income really is. The property, once owned by Reese Witherspoon, is priced just under $9.3 million. Ko bought the home less than three years ago […]
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Alphabet’s $185bn AI Spending Shock Leaves Investors Facing Rising Costs, Tight Timelines, and No Margin for Error

5th February 2026
Alphabet has sharply raised its 2026 capital spending plans to as much as $185 billion, with CEO Sundar Pichai confirming an accelerated push into AI models, data centres, chips, and cloud infrastructure. The move breaks expectations that spending would stabilise after last year’s surge and immediately unsettled investors, sending shares down in after-hours trading. Strong […]
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Microsoft, Google and Nvidia Shed Billions as AI Panic Spills From Software Into Everything

5th February 2026
Microsoft, Google and Nvidia Shed Billions as AI Panic Spills From Software Into Everything A brutal sell-off tearing through global technology markets has erased close to $1 trillion in value in just days, dragging down software stocks, chipmakers, and even long-assumed AI winners such as Microsoft, Alphabet, and Arm Holdings. This time, the panic isn’t […]
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Las Vegas Police Face Scrutiny After Potential Biological Lab Discovered in Residential Garage

5th February 2026
When investigators entered a quiet home on Sugar Springs Drive in northeast Las Vegas this week, the case quickly escalated from a local police inquiry into a federal security investigation. Inside the garage, authorities found multiple refrigerators, laboratory equipment, and more than 1,000 samples of unknown substances, which were immediately seized for federal bioforensic testing. […]
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Retirement Balances Stall as Software Stock Sell-Off Freezes New Buys

5th February 2026
Investors saw portfolio gains stall this week, as a sharp sell-off in software stocks spread across global markets and prompted many to pause new investments or delay rebalancing decisions. The pullback hit retirement accounts, index funds, and tech-heavy portfolios almost immediately, with losses concentrated in companies most exposed to rapid advances in artificial intelligence. The […]
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Brad Karp Exits Paul Weiss After Epstein Emails Surface

5th February 2026
Brad Karp has resigned as chairman of Paul Weiss after emails linked to Jeffrey Epstein surfaced, bringing an abrupt end to his leadership at one of the country’s most prominent law firms. The exit followed closely after the emails became public, highlighting how quickly reputational pressure can force change at elite institutions, even when no […]
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