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Best cash Isa rates: Our pick of the five top deals

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We pick our five favourite cash Isas for savers. This is essential reading to help you choose a top savings account for your money that can also protect you from tax.

Property market stumbles as homebuyer mortgages drop 15% in a month, Bank of England reveals

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Mortgage approvals for house purchases dived 14.9 per cent to 56,205 in May, compared to the month before, according to Bank of England data.

Why has it become SO expensive to build a home? Red tape, council levies and design rules drive cost up £76k

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It costs tens of thousands more to build a home than it did during the pandemic - and that cost is being passed on to buyers.

Top fund managers told me they tip these six underrated shares to soar: JEFF PRESTRIDGE

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We asked these six investment gurus to tell us which fund holding outside their top-ten is exciting them the most in terms of investment opportunity and the potential to generate bumper returns.

Can a pasty office worker who's lost their job to AI in midlife really retrain as a bricklayer - and earn £90K? TOBY WALNE picks up his trowel to find out

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Millions of jobs are at risk of being taken over by Artificial Intelligence but there are a handful of careers that are guaranteed to be safe - one of which is bricklaying.

British American Tobacco to cut 9,000 jobs as it turns to AI

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BAT is making sweeping job cuts as it looks to slash costs and increase the use of artificial intelligence across its business.

Best fixed energy deals: Beat July's energy price cap rise

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Fixed energy deals have been gradually returning to the market, so are there any that beat the current cap?

Britain's firms 'under pressure' as energy and tax hikes bite, CBI warns

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According to latest findings from the Confederation of British Industry, firms across the private sector expect activity to fall in the three months to September.

Surge in demand for annuities as retirees look to swerve inheritance tax on their pension: Are they worth another look?

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Britons are reconsidering annuities, however data still shows widespread misunderstanding about what they are and how they work.

Stampede of takeover bids for British firms to net bankers and advisers £600m in fees

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Some £60bn of offers have been tabled for London-listed companies so far this year as foreign predators circle the UK stock market on the hunt for bargains.

Let's bring foreign predators to heel and stop British firms becoming sitting ducks: RUTH SUNDERLAND

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Andy Burnham's comments on the bond markets reveal that he is not a sophisticated thinker on economics, so we must hope he listens to his heavyweight advisers.

Homegrown aviation start-up to unveil 'future of air freight' at the Farnborough Air Show

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Alfor Aviation, which was set up in Bournemouth in 2023, is set to unveil what it sees as the future of air freight at the Farnborough Air Show next month.

SMALL CAP MOVERS: US buyers swoop on bargain Britain as AIM keeps shrinking

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Last week was another bruising week for London's junior stock market, with two more home-grown companies agreeing to sell out to American suitors.

A quarter of over-55s have never discussed inheritance plans with family

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The number who don't discuss inheritance is more than double the tenth of estates expected to be affected by tax once pension pots become liable in April 2027.

Offshore bonds: How middle-class families are beating inheritance tax

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As inheritance tax captures growing numbers of families in its net and bills rise, tax planning tools that have typically been prized by wealthy households are increasing in popularity.

Easyjet takeover suitor faces a £1 BILLION bill to use the 'easy' brand name

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Under a licensing deal, easyJet pays founder Haji-Ioannou's easyGroup an annual royalty of 0.25 per cent of the low-cost airline's revenues to use the 'easy' brand name.

Controversial emissions tax nets the Treasury £20 billion

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Under the scheme, run by Ed Miliband's Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, all the money goes to the Treasury and none is ringfenced to support firms to hit green targets.

Carry on cruising! UK passenger numbers hit new record - and demand soars for Malta and Mallorca

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A record 2.54 million passengers from the UK and Ireland went on cruises last year, according to the trade body Cruise Lines International Association.

Nike's share price off track as it trips up in the battle for trainer sales

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Nike's share price has tumbled by more than a third so far this year and, at $41, is now down by almost three-quarters since 2021.

Learn to drive? We'd prefer to take an Uber, says Gen Z

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Passing your driving test used to be a key milestone on the road to independence. But now learning to drive can be added to the list of norms scorned by Gen Z, who'd rather take an Uber.

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