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But Paramount agreed to accept Skydance’s input on big-ticket expenditures while the two sides wait for the deal to close.

Government is likely to try to create headlines from those big-ticket items – the expected approval of the new Sizewell C nuclear power station is one example.

Cell phones, TVs and video game consoles tend to be big-ticket purchases, and the latest US tariffs could make them even bigger-ticket.

Also, expected to rise in price are apparel, shoes and big-ticket items such as laptops, dishwashers and washing machines.

She sees the entire exercise as a political ploy to get fearful consumers to make big-ticket purchases quickly in an effort to jump-start a flagging economy.