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The ‘cash discount’ in Great Britain – the amount a seller is prepared to reduce the price of their house by – has risen by 12.4% in two years. With the average seller in England and Wales having to wait 152 days between accepting an offer and completing their sale, …

Barrons Roundtable panelists discuss why some automakers are scaling back plans for electric vehicle rollouts. Sales of the traditional Ford Mustang declined in 2024 as carbuyers increasingly turned to the electric Mustang Mach-E, which topped its traditional counterpart last year. Ford released sales data last week that showed 44,003 traditional Ford …

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has reportedly paid out a whooping £500 million to dead people in a shocking revelation by the government. The department is unable to recover millions of pounds in overpaid state pension and Pension Credit payments from the families, it has been warned. Since …

Amazon workers in New York City are among those in cities across the U.S. organized under the Teamsters union who went on strike Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (WNWY) The editorial staff at The Athletic announced Monday it has organized with The NewsGuild of New York to become part of the …

Taxpayers are being warned that they could face a £100 fine if they miss the looming self-assessment deadline at the end of the month. As many as 5.4 million people still need to complete their tax returns before the deadline on January 31, with long waits expected for the HMRC …

U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel have announced they are filing joint lawsuits against the U.S. government and others following President Biden’s move to block the deal. FOX Business’ Lydia Hu with more. Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel have filed a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s order to block the nearly …

Britons struggling with their bills are being urged to seek help from a charity support fund. The Cadent Foundation’s £2million Winter Support Fund is helping people affected by fuel poverty by providing emergency support, including food and energy vouchers as well as cooking and heating appliances. These vouchers and appliances …

FOX Business host Larry Kudlow reacts to the re-election of Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker on ‘Kudlow.’ High noon for Speaker Mike Johnson, and that’s the subject of the riff.   It was high-noon drama today on the floor of the House of Representatives, as Michael Johnson was finally re-elected …

Chancellor Rachel Reeves didn’t waste time. Our economy was the fastest growing in the G7 in the six months before Labour took power, rising a solid 1.2%. She quickly put a stop to that. It flatlined in the first three months of her tenure, and looks set to shrink when …

Kevin McMahill, LVMPD Sheriff, holds a press conference Jan. 1, 2025, after the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck. McMahill thanks Elon Musk for swiftly assisting law enforcement. The new year brought with it terror in New Orleans and the Las Vegas Strip with multiple fatalities.  Fourteen people were killed and …