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The Government is soon to bring in powers for the DWP to check the bank accounts of benefit claimants to clamp down on suspected fraud. Officials will be able to look at individual’s financial dealings to look for evidence of benefit overpayments. The new measures are coming in as part …

Storch Advisors CEO and former Toys’R’Us and Target executive Gerald Storch reacts to a strong November retail report and explains how industry winners are ‘value-based’ players. Braga Fresh is advising consumers that listeria may be present in a single lot of 12-ounce bags of Marketside broccoli florets.   In a precautionary advisory …

Coventry Building Society has finalised its acquisition of The Co-operative Bank, extending its membership to some four-and-a-half million savers. The deal has been several years in the making and, with the move, the building society now has assets of £89billion. Services with either institution will be unaffected and savers will …

 FOX Business host Larry Kudlow discusses the debate over House speakership on ‘Kudlow.’ Let’s quickly re-elect Speaker Mike Johnson in order to move the Trumpian blue-collar boom agenda at warp speed. That’s the subject of the riff.  This past Monday, President Donald Trump issued a ringing endorsement for the re-election …

As Britons look to clean up their lives at the start of the year, whether it means exercising more or drinking less, a financial detox promises real benefits. Experts say removing ‘financial clutter’ from bank accounts, such as forgotten subscriptions or rip-off insurance policies, broadband or phone contracts, can deliver …

Economist Peter Morici breaks down what the national debt is, why it ballooned to more than $34 trillion and what it means for Americans. The U.S. national debt is climbing at a rapid pace and has shown no signs of slowing down, despite the growing criticism of massive levels of …

A mum has told of how she “died inside” after being scammed before a family holiday in Cornwall. Natasha Shek found an advert on social media for a property to stay in. The single mother from Lingfield in Surrey made ID checks on what she thought was its owner, before …

Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., discusses the New Orleans attack and the Senate hearings on Trump’s Cabinet nominations. The trucks involved in the New Orleans and Las Vegas attacks were both rentals rented via car-sharing platform Turo.  According to the FBI, now-deceased suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar rented the white pickup truck that …

Payments could be issued to homes hit by the upcoming blast of cold winter weather in the UK. Snow is forecast in the UK, the Met Office says, and a cold weather health alert has been issued for all of England ahead of a week of low temperatures. The winter …

Former Trump Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette explains how America can create global demand for more natural gas and oil. Natural gas prices surged more than 20% on Monday after a wave of forecasts over the weekend predicted incoming arctic air could set the U.S. up for the coldest January in …