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President closes in on next Fed boss: Trump loyalist Kevin Hassett tipped for the top job

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Hassett (pictured), Trump's top economic advisor, has endorsed his boss's sweeping import tariffs and called for lower interest rates.

Paramount battles for seats on Warner board as it looks to take control of its Hollywood rival

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Mission: Impossible studio Paramount said it 'intends to nominate directors for election' at the Warner Bros annual meeting in June.

Trump is turning US into a 'banana republic': Former Fed bosses rally round Powell amid backlash over Treasury probe

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US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell (pictured with Donald Trump) vowed not to be intimidated after being threatened with criminal charges.

Barclays caught up in sell-off after Trump calls for interest rates on credit cards to be capped for a year

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Barclays shares fell 2.4%. US operators were also hit, with Capital One down 6.6%, American Express down 4.5%, Visa down 1.6% and Mastercard dipping 3.3%.

Existential fight for the Fed: Trump's bitter row with Powell over rates is putting investors at risk, warns ALEX BRUMMER

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Donald Trump's Department of Justice is playing with fire with the criminal probe of Federal Reserve chairman Jay Powell.

How I turned £300 into £30,000 with crypto. Here's how you could make money too, the pitfalls that could leave you with heavy losses... and the 5 coins to consider

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IT engineer Petr Chromy is that delighted his crypto investments have soared a hundred times in value. However, the 32-year-old admits it has been a bumpy ride

Best fixed energy deals: Tariffs that beat the price cap

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

Gold tipped to hit record $5,000 as probe into US Fed chief sends shockwaves through financial markets

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Gold raced to a fresh record high and the dollar fell as a criminal investigation into the head of the US Federal Reserve fuelled fears over the central bank's independence.

Is 2026 a good year to retire? Here's what you need to know before taking the plunge

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It's helpful to look at what's going on with stock markets, the economy and tax, when you're about to make one of the most important financial moves of your life.

Nationwide fights back against scammers with a checker tool to highlight dodgy phone calls

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Britain's biggest mutual has launched a scam checking tool which will tell customers if they are on the phone to a genuine Nationwide employee or a scammer.

Heineken boss quits as young shun beer

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Dolf van den Brink said he will leave the company, which also brews Amstel and Birra Moretti, at the end of May after 28 years at the firm including almost six in charge.

Plus500 beats sales and profit expectations after 'extremely strong' year

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Shares rose 2.71% this morning to 3,714p, up 39.1% over a year, as the company said it had benefited from increased market volatility and investment in its tech.

Ten classic cars likely to rise in value in 2026, picked by one of the industry's leading experts

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Which classic motors are currently representing the very best value with attainable prices and could be on the verge of exploding in price in the coming months?

Dieselgate 2: Government needs to get tough on car makers that used emissions defeat devices, says RUPA HUQ MP

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As 1.6m Britons await the outcome of the 'Dieselgate 2' group action, Rupa Huq, Labour MP for Ealing Central and Acton says its now time for Government to get tough on car makers who fit defeat devices.

We went from £100 a month to £1MILLION in five years and retired: We weren't high earners and these were our game-changing tricks

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It was a grey and rainy day in 2014 when Katie Donegan's husband Alan asked her what she 'really wanted from life'.

Britain excels at the creative arts - an AI dystopia is not inevitable, says RUTH SUNDERLAND

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Visit the theatre. Spend an hour or two in a gallery. Go to an opera or a concert. None of these things can be replaced by AI

I'm worried I will lose my £120,000 a year job - how can I prepare?

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I'm worried about losing my job, and having not been at the company for very long my redundancy package won't be that big. What can I do to prepare for the worst?

Truth about Iman Gadzhi and the tips he 'guarantees' will make you wildly rich: He says he was a millionaire at 18 but now we reveal his real upbringing, string of failed businesses and review his 'financially disastrous' claims

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He regularly boasts to his adoring followers that he made his first million by age 18 and had $30million (£22million) under his belt by age 23.

Auction Technology Group overseeing 'extreme value destruction', says largest shareholder

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Last week, ATG rebuffed FitzWalter Capital's takeover attempts and told investors it remained confident in its 'standalone prospects as a publicly listed company'.

JD will allow customers to buy products directly through AI platforms

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The sportswear giant said that it believes AI is 'the future of how people will shop' and will launch the technology in the US in the coming months.

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