While some residents are being proactive about new fire threats, others are in the process of recuperating what has burned down. Southern California is in for another round of extreme wind and fire weather this week. While some residents are being proactive about new fire threats, others are in the …
Read More »Anger as Chancellor moves to cap compensation for car loan victims | Personal Finance | Finance
Rachel Reeves has moved to cap the compensation offered to victims of the car loans scandal following pressure from the big banks. Finance giants have been putting pressure on the Chancellor to limit payouts amid some predictions they could be left with a bill of £30 billion. The news that …
Read More »CNN to lay off ‘hundreds’ of staffers in first days of second Trump presidency: reports
Fox News contributor Steve Hilton reacts to JD Vance’s exchange with CNN’s Jake Tapper over the real issues facing Americans on ‘The Big Money Show.’ CNN is reportedly set to lay off “hundreds” of employees in the early days of President Donald Trump’s second administration. Puck reported CNN CEO Mark …
Read More »Seven big pension changes coming in 2025 | Personal Finance | Finance
Brits have been warned of a need to re-think planning for retirement amid seven major changes in pensions predicted over the next 12 months. Seismic changes to the pension framework, particularly around inheritance tax, have arrived thick and fast in recent years. Industry experts say we can expect further significant …
Read More »Musk casts doubt on Trump-backed Stargate project: ‘They don’t actually have the money’
President Donald Trump makes a major infrastructure announcement on his second day in office. Business magnate and X CEO Elon Musk has cast doubt on whether there is enough funding available to follow through on a massive $500 billion artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure project announced by President Donald Trump on Tuesday. …
Read More »BBC expert says you could be owed council tax refund – back to 1993 | Personal Finance | Finance
According to a BBC expert, anyone who has relocated in the past 32 years could be entitled to council tax refunds. Coletta Smith, the Cost of Living correspondent appearing on BBC Morning Live, revealed that an astonishing £140 million in refunds is waiting to be claimed. Amid the cost of …
Read More »Trump open to Elon Musk or Larry Ellison buying TikTok
President Donald Trump makes a major infrastructure announcement on his second day in office. President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated his view that the U.S. should own half of TikTok and said he would be in favor of X owner Elon Musk or Oracle founder Larry Ellison purchasing the China-linked …
Read More »Rachel Reeves shoots down Ed Miliband at last – now for Angela Rayner | Personal Finance | Finance
The job has fallen to Chancellor Rachel Reeves, who has belatedly woken up to the damage the net zero fanatic is inflicting on the UK economy. For most of us, the threat was clear within days of last year’s election, when Miliband banned new North Sea oil and gas drilling …
Read More »Jamie Dimon talks tariffs: ‘Get over it’
Former Reagan economist Art Laffer weighs in on Trump’s controversial economic plan to impose a 25% tariff on Mexico and Canada beginning February 1. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said in a new interview that a small increase in inflation caused by the Trump administration’s tariff plans would be worthwhile in …
Read More »HMRC blunder exposed just days before major tax deadline | Personal Finance | Finance
The HMRC is under fire after a report revealed that nearly 44,000 callers were cut off last year while waiting over an hour to speak with an adviser. The revelation comes just days before the self-assessment tax deadline on January 31, raising concerns about the authority’s ability to cope with …
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