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FTSE 100 tumbles and oil price surges after conflict erupts with Iran

Today

Nervous investors will be watching markets closely today, amid fears that the conflict could send shares tumbling.

Aegon bungled my pension transfer a year ago and I still can't get it sorted: STEVE WEBB replies

Today

I am appalled at the level of service given by my pension provider Aegon since last March. It didn't include my final pension payment in a transfer to another provider.

Do you care where your car comes from? 'Built in Britain' stamp no longer important as popularity of Chinese brands rockets

Today

A poll of 1,000 'in-market' buyers revealed that another aspect of a car was far more important to them than a 'built in Britain' tag.

Cash Isa race heats up as rates climb as high as 4.61%: Here are the best deals

Today

A new rate war has erupted among cash Isa providers ahead of tax-year end.

I bought my ex-partner out of our house, will I end up with a tax bill when I sell?

Today

An ex-partner and I bought a property in 2000 which we lived in together for four years. Things then go more complicated, as I lived in it and then rented it out.

Spring Statement: What to expect for the UK economy - and what it means for your finances

Today

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver her Spring Statement on Tuesday 3 March and provide an update on the country's finances.

Why traders now want 'Halo' stocks as they seize on a new acronymn: RUTH SUNDERLAND

Today

It is futile to be an AI denier. The companies that do best may well combine solid assets and moats with positive deployment of AI. Rolls-Royce is a case in point.

FTSE 100 firms on brink of relegation after shares tumble

Today

The latest reshuffle of London's main indexes is based on closing share prices on Tuesday with the results confirmed on Wednesday.

End of the Dubai dream: Profound consequences of attack for property, expats, influencers and tourists revealed by RUTH SUNDERLAND... and what happens now

Today

The missile strikes on Dubai come as a profound shock for the tiny emirate's ruling elite and the hundreds of thousands of British expats and tourists who have flocked to the desert statelet.

I discovered a hidden camera filming me in my holiday apartment, can I claim a refund? DEAN DUNHAM replies

Today

I rented an apartment in India for a week. On the second day, I noticed there was a small camera filming the living room. It was trained on the front door.

Huge tax shake-up that could force you to file returns NINE times a year - or face big new fines

Today

Hundreds of thousands of taxpayers are just seven weeks away from a major tax shake-up that could plunge their finances into chaos - and leave them facing hefty fines.

Why is the FTSE 100 soaring - and can its run continue? This is Money podcast

Today

Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce and Georgie Frost discuss what's going on for the flagship UK index and whether the run can continue.

How we live on less than £250 a week: The budgeting tricks from the Britons living on the state pension

Today

Scores of readers have written in to share ideas for budgeting and savvy tricks to enjoy life without overspending while living on the state pension.

Dream of making money from your passion? Read these four stories and you might just take the leap: Jo won a holiday poker tournament out of the blue... Here's how she turned her hidden talent into a £130,000 business

Today

It was 4am in a smoky Moroccan casino when Jo Living laid her final hand of cards on the table.

IHT raid on family firms pays for just half a day's welfare spending

Yesterday

Campaign group Family Business UK says the policy will raise just £300m, compared with £334billion spent on welfare this year.

ITV pins advertising hopes on World Cup success

Yesterday

ITV will show 51 matches, including England's opening match against Croatia, their final group match against Panama, and Scotland's opening fixture against Morocco.

We're in our 40s, can we split our house with our two children now to avoid an inheritance tax bill?

Yesterday

Could we add our children's names to our deeds and put the house equally in all four of our names now? After seven years, would this gift then be free of inheritance tax?

The UK stockmarket's still full of hidden gems: JEFF PRESTRIDGE on the dirt cheap potential winners

Yesterday

The UK stock market is on a roll. Despite all the gloom and doom, the FTSE 100 Index is roaring away like a late winter fire but there is still more to come, say experts.

Traders ramp up bets against Greggs as fat jabs eat away profits

Yesterday

The bets, which makes holders money if the stock falls, have soared on fears that the popularity of hunger-suppressing jabs could hit sales at the sausage roll seller.

Lady Mayor of London: We MUST speak up for the City or the whole of the UK will suffer

Yesterday

I've lost count of the number of times I've been asked, often in all seriousness, whether London is still safe, says Dame Susan Langley.

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