Barclays advised one angry customer to contact food banks after an IT glitch prevented people from accessing their accounts. The outage, which began on Friday – payday for many people across the UK, affected online and mobile banking and continued into a third day as the bank said the issue …
Read More »Judgement Day for Rachel Reeves. Spring tax bombshell as growth slumps | Personal Finance | Finance
Reeves waltzed into power convinced of her own brilliance. But instead of saving the country from the Tories, she’s driven it deeper into the mire. I’m racking my brains to think of one successful policy “wrecker” Reeves has pursued. I’m stumped. Reeves is now promising anybody who’ll listen that her …
Read More »‘I earn up to £1k extra per month with my side hustle – it doesn’t feel like work’ | Personal Finance | Finance
A 32-year-old woman from Manchester makes up to £1,000 per month with a side hustle that “doesn’t feel like work”. Sophie Little commissions drawings and paintings in addition to her full-time job as an art department assistant in film and TV. She completes between two to three a month, and …
Read More »Canada, Mexico announce retaliatory tariffs on US imports in response to Trump’s tariffs on American neighbors
Economist Steve Moore and former member of White House Council of Economic advisors Tomas Philipson discuss President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign countries on ‘The Bottom Line.’ Canada and Mexico each announced tariffs on U.S. imports on Saturday in retaliation for U.S. President Donald Trump placing tariffs on the two …
Read More »Tax-free Personal Allowance increased to £14,064 for ‘backdating’ households | Personal Finance | Finance
It’s one of the factors that has the biggest impact on how much money stays in your pocket every year – and how much is taken away by the taxman. But few people realise the effect ‘fiscal drag’ is having on their finances thanks to the freeze in the Personal …
Read More »Inside the DC plane crash investigation: Air traffic staff a ‘small piece’ of ‘very big puzzle,’ official says
FOX Business’ Grady Trimble speaks with National Transportation Safety Board member Todd Inman about the ongoing investigation to discover the cause of the tragic Washington, D.C., plane crash. Following a bombshell report over the alleged air traffic control staffing on the night of the tragic American Airlines and Black Hawk …
Read More »State pensioners given 11 freebies and discounts worth £8,827 in February | Personal Finance | Finance
January is always a tough month financially after the expensive Christmas period, but state pensioners looking to boost the coffers this month can get their hands on a wealth of freebies and discounts to the tune of £8,827.40. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) issued a reminder to pensioners …
Read More »Meta Platforms’ Mark Zuckerberg on leaks: ‘everything I say leaks’
Evercore ISI senior managing director Mark Mahaney discusses whether China’s DeepSeek AI app is a challenge to Big Tech stocks on ‘Varney & Co.’ Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly weighed in earlier this week on leaks from internal company all-hands meetings. Zuckerberg, the chief executive of the corporate parent of …
Read More »Nationwide makes massive change to bank account affecting millions | Personal Finance | Finance
Nationwide will lower rates by between 0.10% to 0.25% following the Bank of England’s decision to cut interest rates in November. Most of the changes apply to accounts with a variable rate of interest. If you have an account where the rate is fixed, the interest should stay the same. …
Read More »O’Leary rips Costco for bucking DEI trend: ‘Bad for business’
‘The Big Money Show’ explores companies turning against DEI policies while Costco bucks the trend. As more companies turn their backs and rescind DEI policies, Costco’s move to stand firm puzzled O’Leary Ventures Chairman Kevin O’Leary. The “Shark Tank” investor declared Costco is “nuts” during Wednesday’s “The Big Money Show” …
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