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The £100 contactless payment limit scrapped - will your bank switch off the cap?

Today

Banks can now set their onwn contactless payment limits for customers from today March 19 under new plans from financial watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Earn up to £5,000 cashback from InvestEngine when you open a stocks and shares Isa or Sipp

Today

The investment platform InvestEngine has launched its deal for tax-year end. Is it worth taking, now that it accepts pension transfers from more than 20 providers?

Britain risks becoming a 'tourist state' if Government fails to tackle business energy costs, startup boss warns

Today

While households are largely protected by either Ofgem's price cap or fixed tariffs, the business market is far less competitive and transparent.

The 'legal' devices threatening to scupper Rachel Reeves' pay-per-mile tax on electric and hybrid vehicles

Today

Owners of EVs are already able to fit devices that effectively pause their car's mileage when they're being driven.

What's the best way to set up a pension if you're self employed

Today

If you are self-employed and don't have a pension the repercussions could be severe. You are shunning free cash incentives, and you might never be able to afford to give up work

How even just one phone call or email could land expats fleeing Dubai with a £75,000 tax bill. Here's how to find out if you are liable (and how to avoid it)

Today

Dubai's alluring tax free status has enticed hundreds of thousands of Britons to move to the desert metropolis in a bid to maximise their income.

Labour snubbed an EU defence deal that even ardent Brexiteers would have jumped at, says ALEX BRUMMER

Yesterday

The effort by Rachel Reeves and Labour to seek closer alignment with the EU as the solution to Britain's growth deficit is desperate.

Blow to City as spreadbettor IG launches review sparking fears it will quit London for New York

Yesterday

IG, set up by millionaire Brexit supporter Stuart Wheeler (pictured), has launched a 'strategic review' that could see it shift is domicile and listing overseas.

Middle East conflict and AI-induced sell-offs slam the brakes on City floats

Yesterday

A report by Peel Hunt said the conflict is causing 'spikes in volatility' on global markets and 'pauses near term' plans for so-called IPOs.

WPP chief Cindy Rose's bumper pay deal could see her earn over £14m for her first year in the job

Yesterday

Rose was also handed a 'golden hello' in cash and shares totalling to £5.9m to compensate for bonuses she forfeited from her previous employer Microsoft.

AstraZeneca to build Shanghai mega-plant as it steps up investment in China after snubbing UK

Yesterday

The pharmaceutical giant will build a manufacturing hub and innovation centre as it invests £108bn in China before 2030 to make cell therapies.

City in MELTDOWN: FTSE losses hit £235bn as gilt yields soar to a 14-month high and oil surges towards $120 a barrel

Yesterday

On a brutal day for savers with money tied up in shares through their pensions, ISAs and other investments, the FTSE tumbled 241.79 points, or 2.4%.

Which version of an investment fund should you buy - 'Acc' or 'Inc'?

Yesterday

'Never underestimate the ability of the financial services industry to bamboozle the public with jargon and leave people utterly confused.' says Jason Hollands of Bestinvest.

How do you tell if a share is good value?

Yesterday

There's no getting around it, you need do some homework and maths if you're thinking of buying shares. But which sums are the most useful to investors?

How to research investment trusts for your Isa

Yesterday

Investment trusts have interesting quirks and features that mean careful research is important in order to fully understand what you are buying, says Ryan Hughes of AJ Bell.

Markets tumble as oil nears $120 a barrel and gas prices soar after fresh strikes on energy sites

Yesterday

Markets have plunged into the red after fresh strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure have sent oil and gas prices soaring.

The £250BILLION stock market rout: Pensions and savings hammered as threat of 'full-scale economic war' sends shares tumbling

Yesterday

More than £80billion was wiped off the value of the London stock market today - taking losses since the start of the war on Iran to £250billion.

Mercedes' new limo is a VAN: Plush electric VLE has a 430-mile range, business class seats and a huge TV in the back

Yesterday

Unveiling its latest model this month, bosses say it will 'redefine the grand limousine' by switching from its traditional saloons to an all-new van-based platform.

We are ready to act: Andrew Bailey warns of higher interest rates to combat inflation with hike in April on the cards

Yesterday

The Bank of England has warned it may have to put up interest rates as it sounded the alarm over Donald Trump's Middle East war driving up inflation and unemployment.

Bank of England HOLDS interest rates at 3.75% as borrowers brace for three rate HIKES this year

Yesterday

The Bank of England left interest rates unchanged today as war in the Middle East fuelled fears of an energy price inflation shock.

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