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Estate agents see 27% drop off in first-time buyer enquiries as interest rates rise

Today

First-time buyers have put their moving plans on hold in the wake of the Bank of England's decision to raise the base rate to 4 per cent last week.

Alex Brummer: The AI debt binge sparks disturbing echoes of the financial crisis

Yesterday

The departure of Jensen Huang from Nvidia, after days of epic scrutiny of his personal life, could prove to be the defining event of the whole AI revolution.

Rolls-Royce delivers shareholders a £1.5bn boost as it shrugs off Iran turmoil

Yesterday

Rolls-Royce announced a £1.5bn share buyback to be completed by next February as part of an existing £7bn-£9bn buyback programme across 2026 to 2028.

Nvidia loses £400bn in a week as boss quits after 'the most expensive affair ever'… denting UK investors' pots

Yesterday

The 63-year-old Huang (pictured) quit after cheating on his wife with a suspected Chinese spy and a fellow executive at the chipmaking giant.

Defence firm Chemring puts US Sensors business up for sale after strategic review

Yesterday

The FTSE 250 firm said the business, which supplies biological agent detectors to the Pentagon, would have 'greater opportunities to develop'.

Nvidia boss Jensen Huang resigns and shares plunge 10% - taking losses this week to $730bn

Yesterday

Nvidia shares plunged nearly 9 per cent amid reports the chipmaker's board is preparing to oust boss Jensen Huang over a string of affairs.

Morrisons rolls out flashing digital shelves - is dynamic pricing coming to supermarkets?

Yesterday

Shoppers can search for a specific product via the Morrisons loyalty app's 'product finder tool'. The correct shelf-edge label in the supermarket will then light up.

Car dealers have withdrawn discounts on new petrols since fuel prices rocketed - so is it now cheaper to choose electric?

Yesterday

Average discounts on new petrol cars have slipped from 10.8% in February to 10.2% in November, while diesel discounts have fallen from 9.7% to 8.5%. Is this the tipping point to choose a new EV?

Why Nvidia's stock market pain is hurting your pension and Isa: RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS

Yesterday

The pensions and Isas of millions of British savers have been dented this week by the revelation that a middle-aged man thousands of miles away had an affair.

Anthropic eyes higher value of $1.5trillion amid scramble for shares - but will crisis at Nvidia derail blockbuster float?

Yesterday

Anthropic's value looks set to be boosted as investors scramble to apply for shares in the AI giant ahead of its blockbuster stock market listing.

Jaguar Land Rover ordered to destroy documents seized in BYD office raid as part of 'copycat Defender' dispute

Yesterday

The British car maker, owned by Indian giant Tata, has accused the Chinese brand of producing a lookalike version of its best-selling model with the launch of its Ti7 SUV (pictured).

My three daughters have a combined £205,000 in student loans - should I pay them off or invest the cash?

Yesterday

My wife and I are in the fortunate position where we could cover all of their fees, if we choose to.

Poundland staves off immediate collapse as emergency talks continue

Yesterday

A notice to appoint administrators for Poundland expired at midnight, with 600 stores and 10,500 jobs at stake, plus thousands more in the supply chain.

Government should promote all pensioner benefits at the same time to improve woeful take-up

Yesterday

Age UK and Independent Age say 280,000 older people could be lifted out of poverty if there was 100% take-up of pension credit, housing benefit and council tax reduction.

Chinese car giant puts SUV wheels on back to front: BYD apologises for delivering new models with wider rear wheels fitted at the front

Yesterday

The wider rims and tyres designed to be installed on the back axle of its £26,000 Great Tang family car to provide better traction for the rear-wheel-drive electric SUV were instead fitted to the front.

Metro Bank puts itself up for sale - who could buy the FTSE 250 lender?

Yesterday

The bank, which has 78 branches across the UK, is looking at a possible sale after a three-year turnaround plan.

Hope for flat owners! Leaseholders to be handed stronger powers to challenge rip-off service charges

Yesterday

There have long been complaints that the annual charges are too expensive and that the way they are calculated is not transparent.

House prices will keep falling, estate agents warn as they give bleakest outlook in three years

Yesterday

House prices are expected to continue falling over the coming months, as higher interest rates put buyers off moving home.

The place where Britons are most likely to use loyalty cards... and how much they earn each year

Yesterday

Shoppers have been persuaded to join by 'member prices' - discounts that are only available to those who have signed up to their points scheme.

Rents surge in commuter towns as work-from-home flat sharers seek to escape cost of cities like Manchester and Bristol

Yesterday

We reveal the towns that have seen the biggest surge in rents in the last year.

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