This nifty little trick might save you £196 from your TV licence fee – but be quick because bills are expected to rise from April 1. As the new financial year nears, so does the dawning reality that your bills are going to cost that little bit extra to cover. …
Read More »Joby Aviation and the future of flying taxis
A Joby Aviation executive on what to expect from the company’s air taxi service. The latest form of public transportation will mirror what it’s like to order an Uber, but there will be a few key differences: the driver will be a pilot and the method of transportation will be …
Read More »UK energy supplier says these 4 home changes can lower energy bills | Personal Finance | Finance
A major UK energy supplier is urging households to make four simple changes at home to help lower their energy bills. OVO Energy, which serves around four million UK homes, says households can cut down on costs by using energy at greener times of the day. According to the firm, …
Read More »Mortgage rates fall to 6.63%: Freddie Mac
Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman unpacks the state of the housing market on ‘Barron’s Roundtable.’ Mortgage rates fell for a seventh consecutive week to the lowest level since December, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed that the average rate on the …
Read More »Halifax confirms deadline this year as payment service will end | Personal Finance | Finance
Halifax has issued an update to confirm a service is coming to an end this year. A person contacted Halifax and Lloyds Bank over social media to ask: “Is it true we will be unable to deposit cheques in Post Office branches from December 31 this year?” Halifax responded to …
Read More »Justice Department investigating surge in egg prices: report
FOX Business’ Jeff Flock visits a Pennsylvania farm that rents chickens to customers looking to offset the high cost of eggs on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the recent surge in egg prices, according to a report. Antitrust enforcers with the department are looking into …
Read More »Martin Lewis makes UK energy price forecast if Trump gets Ukraine deal | UK | News
Martin Lewis has examined the possible impact on UK energy prices of a peace deal in Ukraine. US president Donald Trump is attempting to secure peace in the war-ravaged nation three years after Russia invaded in 2022. Talks have been held recently between senior American and Russian foreign policy figures. …
Read More »RFK Jr. says U.S. ranks low in health outcomes despite outspending other nations
Robert Kennedy Jr., in an interview with Fox’s Dr. Marc Siegel, is promising not only to Make America Healthy Again but to also improve the U.S. healthcare system and pharmaceutical innovations. Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. argued the United States has one of the worst health …
Read More »Rachel Reeves is gunning for your Cash ISA – use it NOW or lose it | Personal Finance | Finance
There’s always speculation before a big fiscal event like Reeves’s Spring Statement on March 26. Rumours fly. So when I heard she was plotting to slash the Cash ISA allowance from £20,000 to just £4,000, I was sceptical. It’s an obviously unpopular move –eight million savers use their allowance every …
Read More »Trump’s creates ‘Strategic Bitcoin Reserve’ ahead of a White House crypto summit
Acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda discusses the halt in probes into crypto firms, regulation, China’s presence in U.S. markets and efforts for technology independence. President Trump, late Thursday, signed an executive order to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Crypto Czar David Sachs celebrated the move via a post on X. …
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