Walmart CFO explains why consumers are leaning on the company for their grocery needs. Walmart is doubling down on its grocery business as more consumers are turning to the company for their food needs amid lingering inflation. The nation’s largest retailer reported in the prior quarter that sales at U.S. …
Read More »Rachel Reeves set to hit UK with more crushing tax rises | Personal Finance | Finance
Britain’s leading economists are warning of further crushing increases in taxes to fund public services despite promises made by the Chancellor Rachel Reeves. A poll of 96 of the nation’s best financial forecasters for the Financial Times argues higher taxes before the next election will be the only way to …
Read More »‘Deeply saddened’: Ford CEO Jim Farley on Bourbon Street attack
Former D.C. homicide detective Ted Williams explains the latest updates on the New Orleans attack, the suspect’s inspiration from ISIS and how the investigation can impact other police departments and law enforcement. Ford CEO Jim Farley reacted Wednesday to the terror attack in New Orleans. The terror attack occurred early …
Read More »DWP ‘automatic check’ warning over benefit bank account checks | Personal Finance | Finance
The Government is soon to bring in powers for the DWP to check the bank accounts of benefit claimants to clamp down on suspected fraud. Officials will be able to look at individual’s financial dealings to look for evidence of benefit overpayments. The new measures are coming in as part …
Read More »Consumers warned to discard certain bags of Marketside broccoli florets
Storch Advisors CEO and former Toys’R’Us and Target executive Gerald Storch reacts to a strong November retail report and explains how industry winners are ‘value-based’ players. Braga Fresh is advising consumers that listeria may be present in a single lot of 12-ounce bags of Marketside broccoli florets. In a precautionary advisory …
Read More »Coventry Building Society and Co-op Bank huge update for millions of customers | Personal Finance | Finance
Coventry Building Society has finalised its acquisition of The Co-operative Bank, extending its membership to some four-and-a-half million savers. The deal has been several years in the making and, with the move, the building society now has assets of £89billion. Services with either institution will be unaffected and savers will …
Read More »Larry Kudlow: Mike Johnson is a common sense conservative
FOX Business host Larry Kudlow discusses the debate over House speakership on ‘Kudlow.’ Let’s quickly re-elect Speaker Mike Johnson in order to move the Trumpian blue-collar boom agenda at warp speed. That’s the subject of the riff. This past Monday, President Donald Trump issued a ringing endorsement for the re-election …
Read More »£100 warning over ‘forgotten’ subscriptions in bank accounts | Personal Finance | Finance
As Britons look to clean up their lives at the start of the year, whether it means exercising more or drinking less, a financial detox promises real benefits. Experts say removing ‘financial clutter’ from bank accounts, such as forgotten subscriptions or rip-off insurance policies, broadband or phone contracts, can deliver …
Read More »US national debt tracker: See how much money the government owes in real time
Economist Peter Morici breaks down what the national debt is, why it ballooned to more than $34 trillion and what it means for Americans. The U.S. national debt is climbing at a rapid pace and has shown no signs of slowing down, despite the growing criticism of massive levels of …
Read More »Warning as mum who lost £280 on fake Cornwall holiday says ‘I suddenly died inside’ | UK | News
A mum has told of how she “died inside” after being scammed before a family holiday in Cornwall. Natasha Shek found an advert on social media for a property to stay in. The single mother from Lingfield in Surrey made ID checks on what she thought was its owner, before …
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