Savers urged to ditch 1% accounts as big banks lag rival rates
Business & Markets • 5 days ago
Major lenders’ easy-access accounts offer around 1% interest, prompting warnings to switch as alternative providers push well above 4%.
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Frasers Group launches £70m share buyback via Barclays as stock climbs
Business & Markets • 5 days ago
Barclays-led scheme covers up to 10 million shares; company cites capital reduction while revenue grows and profit dips
Bank of Japan raises key policy rate to 0.75% to tame inflation and support the yen
Business & Markets • 5 days ago
BOJ lifts policy rate as inflation persists and the yen seeks strength; move signals steps toward policy normalization
Dad decries 45% school bus fare hike as operator switch looms
Business & Markets • 5 days ago
Warwickshire route moves to Stagecoach under competitive tender; parents call for price parity and affordability.
UK Government pushes investing as confusion among savers rises, data show
Business & Markets • 5 days ago
Autumn Budget cash ISA cut aims to boost investing, but new study finds Britons are more unsure about stocks and shares than a decade ago.
Footsie nears 10,000 as inflation eases, rate-cut bets lift UK markets
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CPI slows to 3.2% in November, fueling bets on BoE easing and sending gilt yields lower; housebuilders and banks lead gains
AI hype fuels 'double bubble' warning; pensions face risk, advisers urge diversification
Business & Markets • 5 days ago
Bank for International Settlements flags potential cross‑asset bubble in US stocks and gold as AI-driven gains swell risk to retirement pots
Trump Media to merge with fusion energy firm in $6 billion deal
Business & Markets • 5 days ago
Trump Media & Technology Group will join with TAE Technologies to form a publicly traded fusion company, with equal ownership and a timeline toward utility-scale plants.
Warner Bros Discovery urges investors to reject Paramount's £81bn bid as Netflix-backed deal advances
Business & Markets • 5 days ago
Board deems Paramount offer inferior and risky, pushing shareholders toward Netflix’s higher-value agreement for Warner Bros Discovery assets