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Lloyds Bank has issued a stern warning to those hunting for January sales bargains, urging them to be cautious of unscrupulous retailers promising significant online discounts. The bank disclosed that the number of rogue retailers detected in January 2024 was an astonishing 140 per cent higher than the average monthly …

Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a top oil and gas industry trade group have filed a lawsuit against Vermont over its new law requiring that fossil fuel companies pay for damage the state attributes to climate change. The federal lawsuit, which was filed …

I’m talking about real economists, by the way. Not pretend ones with implausible CVs. People like Dr Andrew Sentance, independent business economist and former member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee. He’s horrified by the damage Reeves is inflicting warning that: “Lack of confidence in financial markets is …

Constellation Research founder Ray Wang discusses stock market trends of tech brands like Google and Amazon on ‘Varney & Co.’  Microsoft is offering several suggestions to the incoming Trump administration and new Congress on handling artificial intelligence (AI) policy in 2025. In a lengthy blog post published Friday, Microsoft Vice …

A Barclays customer has hit out at the bank after they were hit by excess charges on top of their regular subscription. The irritated person reached out to the bank over X saying: “Your Tech Pack is a rip-off. £49 to repair an old iPhone? “What is it that I’ve …

McDonald’s franchise owner Scott Rodrick says his business has experienced ‘cost pressure’ since California’s minimum wage increase targeting fast food franchises on ‘Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street.’ Bebop Waffle Shop closed its doors for good on Monday after a new minimum wage hike made operating costs unsustainable.  Corina Luckenbach, the owner …

Britons are famously cynical about their politicians but most of us assume they’re broadly trying to do their best for the country. Not this lot. The only way I can sensibly explain Keir Starmer’s strategy is to assume Labour is working to destroy us. Then it all fits into place. …

Former Levi Strauss & Co. Brand President Jennifer Sey discusses Australia’s new ‘right to disconnect’ law and reacts to transgender golfer Hailey Davidson competing on the women’s tour on ‘Varney & Co.’ T-shirts defending girls’ sports were condemned in the San Francisco Chronicle as the “transphobic” contender for the next …

Hundreds of thousands of state pensioners may be able to boost their income by as much as £4,200 this year through Pension Credit. While a recent Government awareness campaign has encouraged 150,000 pensioners to sign up for the benefit since July, as many as 700,000 eligible retirees could still be …

Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. A recall of about 39,000 John Deere ZTrak zero-turn mowers with Kawasaki engines is underway in the U.S. The recall was announced Thursday by Kawasaki Motors USA. It was prompted by “fire and burn hazards” potentially posed by the engines, according to a recall …