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Experts raise alarm over fresh mansion tax raid ahead of Healey's Budget

Today

Property insiders said, given the complexity and expense of a wholesale council tax revaluation, the Chancellor may be considering lowering the mansion tax threshold to £1.5m.

Volvo electric vehicles can now warn other cars about animals in the road

Today

Drivers of some of Volvo's newest electric cars will now be alerted by other such Volvo cars to animal hazards. The EX60, EX90 and ES90 will all receive the new Large Animal Alert software.

Mark Carney cosies up to Britain after US tariff tirade

Today

Sources familiar with the situation told The Mail on Sunday that Mark Carney's government was warming to a 'CANZUK' alliance.

Savers are still pouring millions into risky unregulated 'loan note' schemes despite watchdog's warning

Today

This month, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) told savers to beware of loan notes, often known as mini-bonds, sold by unregulated advisers.

Canadians deserve our support as Trump tries to damage their country's economy, says HAMISH MCRAE

Today

Forget this silly business of Donald Trump renaming Lake Ontario Lake America. That's just petulance.

Celebrity pyjama brand Stripe and Stare sizes up London float

Today

Nicola Piercy, co-founder of Stripe and Stare, told The Mail on Sunday that she is considering listing in the City.

Investors must back Britain... or lose their tax breaks, says James Ashton

Today

James Ashton, champion of the UK's small stock market companies, has a message for Andy Burnham and his Chancellor John Healey: we need to start investing in ourselves.

Peter Rosengard: I've had brekkie at Claridge's over 10,000 times...Yet, I still found time to sell the world's first $100m life policy!

Today

Peter Rosengard is best known for founding London's Comedy Store, managing the hit 1980s pop act Curiosity Killed the Cat, and selling the world's first ever $100m life insurance policy.

Nvidia's results show the AI boom isn't losing steam, but Britain will be left in the dust if Whitehall fails to take advantage, says AI pioneer Ken Mulvany

Today

Nvidia has done it again. Its latest quarter brought in nearly £71bn of revenue, up 106% on a year earlier.

British AI pioneer: Cut stamp duty on shares to power tech boom

Today

Ken Mulvany, the co-founder and boss of BenevolentAI, said the UK's tax on share dealing was discouraging investment in home-grown firms.

Quarry crisis rocks new construction projects in Britain

Today

The sector has warned that the UK's planning system meant the country was losing the ability to supply raw materials for building projects from domestic sources.

The six secret stocks that could supercharge your portfolio: With hundreds of options available, it can be difficult to pick out the best investments. These are our picks of smaller firms that should give you top returns

Yesterday

With hundreds of options available, it can be hard to pick out the best investments, especially among smaller, lesser-known firms.

Bank of England governor hints interest rate hikes can wait

Yesterday

Speaking at a gathering of central governors in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Bailey suggested the Bank could still afford to wait and see before putting up interest rates .

I'm 49 and have £200k in pensions - is there any hope of me ever having a £1million pot?

Yesterday

I keep reading about how people need increasingly large sums in pensions to be able to enjoy a decent retirement. How can I boost my fund?

Glitch in the system: As markets turn jittery, is it time to reassess your bets on the AI boom?

Yesterday

This week's stellar results from semiconductor behemoth Nvidia, the world's most valuable company, brought some reassurance.

Markets seize on clues by the US Federal Reserve

Yesterday

Kevin Warsh gave what was seen as his clearest signal yet that rates may need to rise to manage stubbornly high inflation .

Kevin Warsh provided a masterclass in vagueness, says MAGGIE PAGANO

Yesterday

Warsh was careful to say the Fed would refrain from giving either forward guidance - or what the US press calls verbal cues - about the Fed's intentions towards interest rate policy.

Goodwin profits double amid heightened military spending

Yesterday

Goodwin makes parts for the Royal Navy's Astute-class submarines as well as the next generation Dreadnought fleet that will carry Trident nuclear missiles.

Taking your home off the market and re-listing it DOES make it more likely to sell... even if you don't cut the price

Yesterday

Sellers struggling to shift their home may re-list their property to stop it appearing 'stale' - and now figures suggest it may actually work.

Starting to invest at age 35 rather than 25 can more than halve your nest egg

Yesterday

Not only does sitting on your hands reduce the amount of money you contribute, it means your money will have less time to compound.

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