Many HSBC customers are reportedly having trouble with their online banking apps after an apparent outage. The problems started around 3pm, and more than 1,700 complaints have been logged on Downdetector – the real-time service monitor site – so far. HSBC’s website states no planned maintenance work is being carried …
Read More »Judge modifies order allowing Senate-confirmed political appointees access to payment systems
‘The Big Money Show’ panel weighs in on Democrats’ pushing back on DOGE’s efforts as they rail against Elon Musk’s role in Trump’s presidency. A New York federal judge modified a temporary restraining order Tuesday that prevented President Donald Trump and the Treasury Department from granting political appointees and special …
Read More »UK households can add £7,200 to pensions and avoid inheritance tax | Personal Finance | Finance
Saving for retirement may seem like a distant problem that you don’t need to worry about just yet, but the earlier you start putting pennies away the better off you’ll be. Almost anyone can save into a pension and there is no minimum age to have one, so even a …
Read More »Macron says ‘plug, baby, plug’ amid push for nuclear-powered AI
Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, on Congress passing legislation to protect domestic energy production, priorities for reconciliation and Democratic Senator Chuck Schumers warning over a Trump shutdown. French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday touted the role of the country’s nuclear energy industry in powering its tech industry while joking about one of …
Read More »Martin Lewis says buying NI years could add £79,000 to state pension | Personal Finance | Finance
Martin Lewis is urging people to check if they can add as much as £79,000 to their state pension by buying missing National Insurance years in your pension record with HMRC. Martin Lewis will take to ITV1 and ITVX tonight, February 11, 2025, to talk about the rapidly approaching deadline …
Read More »Can Bed Bath & Beyond pull off a comeback?
Coresight Research estimates there will be another wave of retail closures in 2025 as legacy companies face relentless competition. Bed Bath & Beyond is making a comeback with smaller-format stores, but some industry experts told FOX Business that the size of its stores does not matter as much as the …
Read More »HMRC tells workers to ‘check this week’ for unclaimed £2,212 | Personal Finance | Finance
HMRC has issued a call to young workers, encouraging them to verify this week if they are eligible for over £2,000 of unclaimed funds. As part of National Apprenticeship Week (February 10 to 16, 2025), HM Revenue and Customs is offering key pay and tax advice to apprentices, while also …
Read More »Nokia picks Intel’s AI and data center leader Justin Hotard as new CEO
Vice President JD Vance told world leaders in Paris that AI must be ‘free from ideological bias,’ and that American tech won’t be a censorship tool. (Credit: Reuters) Nokia CEO Pekka Lundmark will step down and be replaced by Justin Hotard, the Finnish telecoms company said on Monday. Hotard is …
Read More »Rachel Reeves blow as state pension triple lock hike triggers meltdown | Personal Finance | Finance
Pensioners love the triple lock. It’s lifted millions out of poverty since 2011. It did this by lifting the state pension each year by earnings, inflation or 2.5%, whichever is highest. State pensioners bumper got bumper pay hikes of 11.1% in 2023 and 8.5% last year. That lifted today’s new …
Read More »What would be the impact of a credit card interest rate cap?
A ‘Mornings with Maria’ panel provides their reactions to the December jobs report, detailing the impact it may have on the U.S. economy. New legislation in Congress that was introduced by an unlikely duo of senators seeks to impose a credit card interest rate cap, with the potential for such …
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