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Savers are being invited to participate in a new 2025 challenge by Monzo, the innovative UK bank with over 11 million customers, which will help them tuck away a neat £700 cash pot by year-end. The challenge operates on a simple concept: it begins by saving 1p on day one …

CAZ Investments Chief Investment Officer Christopher Zook analyzes the number of merger and acquisition deals that took place under Biden versus Trump.  The Biden-Harris administration took an aggressive stance in scrutinizing proposed mergers and acquisitions in recent years, which resulted in several deals being blocked or paused due to regulatory action. …

HM Revenue and Customs have released an urgent briefing suggesting people could be missing a £2,200 windfall this festive season. It has been disclosed that last year, around 430,000 individuals aged between 18-21 were unaware of their unclaimed Child Trust Fund accounts, averaging roughly £2,000 in value. A fresh call …

 Zelman & Associates executive vice president Ivy Zelman discusses the hurdles of home affordability on ‘Barron’s Roundtable.’ Mortgage rates spiked this week to the highest level in five months, ending the year slightly higher than where they started. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed that the …

Four in 10, or 41 percent, of New Year’s resolution makers were hoping to buy a new home in the closing days of 2024, a study shows. The homebuilder Barratt Redrow also found that a quarter of the 2,216 Brits it surveyed said getting on the property ladder was an …

Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., discusses DOGE’s influence on Congress and Elon Musk’s role in Trump’s White House on ‘Varney & Co.’ Billionaire businessman and recently appointed government cost-cutter Elon Musk called for increased immigration of high-skilled foreign workers to the U.S. in several social media posts combating immigration restrictionists.  In …

Morrisons shoppers have voiced their frustation with the supermarket chain after their Christmas orders and deliveries were delayed. The company said there had been “systems issues” affecting deliveries yesterday, with customers reporting issues today. In light of the problems, Morrisons offered a 10 percent discount off all shopping for More …

Howard Buffett explains how his childhood experiences influenced him to become a philanthropist. In November, ahead of the holiday season, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett issued an unexpected message to shareholders, wherein he announced updates on what will happen to his massive fortune after his death and offered some advice …

An NS&I Premium Bonds holder won a staggering £25,000 prize from an investment of just £1. The bond holder from Staffordshire scooped the winnings in September 2024 from the £1 investment made in April 1960. Premium Bonds are a savings account offered by National Savings & Investments (NS&I), one of …

Starbucks Genese St. shift supervisor Caroline Lerczak on forming the first Starbucks union in the U.S. Starbucks baristas’ fast-growing unfair labor practice strike is expected to hit historic levels Tuesday as hundreds of stores nationwide prepare to join walkouts at the coffee giant. The Starbucks Workers United strike, prompted by …