A few days after President Trump issued an order urging the private sector to end “Illegal D.E.I. Discrimination and Preferences,” the Rev. Al Sharpton led about 100 people into a Costco in East Harlem for a so-called buy-cott. The idea was to shop and support the company for maintaining its diversity, equity and inclusion policies amid pressure from the new …
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‘Much-needed confidence boost’ for home buyers as mortgage rates fall
Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Households on mortgages which directly track the Bank of England base rate will see their monthly payments fall …
Read More »Loyalty to account providers does not pay, savers warned following base rate cut
Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Savers are being warned that loyalty to their account provider does not pay, following Thursday’s base rate cut. …
Read More »Households facing months of pain amid forecast of higher-than-expected inflation
Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Households have been warned of at least months of pain as the Bank of England forecast higher-than-expected inflation …
Read More »Interest rates fall to 4.5 per cent – will your mortgage get cheaper?
Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth The Bank of England (BoE) has cut interest rates – a big boost for some homeowners, as it …
Read More »Interest rates: What does a 0.25% cut mean for your mortgage, savings and bills?
Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth The Bank of England (BoE) have today announced their base rate is to be cut 25 basis points, …
Read More »Home repossessions increase but mortgage arrears on ‘downward trend’
Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth The number of homeowners having their property repossessed increased towards the end of 2024, but mortgage arrears now …
Read More »UK supermarket price war ramps up as two giants race to be the cheapest
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Supermarkets in the UK are racing to give better deals to their customers as new research finds there’s a tight race to be crowned cheapest. Comparing the cost of popular …
Read More »Insurer records 10% annual jump in detected fraud in 2024
Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Allianz UK has said it uncovered 90 frauds per day worth £430,000 typically last year. The insurer detected …
Read More »Growing proportion of first-time buyers ‘think now is a good time’ to purchase
Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth The proportion of first-time buyers who believe now is a good time to purchase a property has doubled …
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