Finance

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Full list of Trump’s new tariffs: China 34%, EU 20%, UK 10%
See the full list of tariffs announced by Donald Trump on Wednesday.
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Nasdaq futures sink 3.3% as Trump’s tariffs erase $760B from tech giants
Nasdaq futures fell 3.3% in after-hours trading as $760 billion was erased from the market value of the ’Magnificent Seven’ technology leaders
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Car tax rules are changing from today
The beginning of April means major new car tax changes are coming into effect, impacting motorists across the UK.
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Rachel Reeves announces harsh welfare cuts, pushing 250,000 people into poverty as Labour chooses austerity over taxing the ultra-wealthy
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver a press conference from Downing Street following her Spring Statement which saw billions of pounds of welfare cuts announced
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Ministers seek further welfare cuts after OBR lowers savings estimate
Ministers are scrambling to find further welfare savings after the budget watchdog said last week’s package would save £1.6bn less than ministers thought.
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Binance suspends employee for insider trading and bans market maker over MOVE token manipulation
Binance stated that its initiatives are intended to enhance the protection of its users against malicious market activities.
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UK MPs’ salaries to rise to £93,904 in 2025-26, sparking outrage among NHS workers and teachers
MPs are expected to see their salary rise to £93,904 following the rise. Last year MPs received a pay rise of 5.5%, lifting their annual salary to £91,346.
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Solana becomes a hub for ’pump and dump’ meme coin scheme: Bloomberg
Insiders possess a significant advantage that enables them to profit from memecoins, while retail investors endure the majority of the losses.
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Bank of England holds base rate at 4.5% amid economic uncertainty
The Bank of England has maintained the UK’s base rate at 4.5%, aligning with the expectations of many economists.
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Passport fees to increase again in April
The cost of passport applications will increase - again - next month.
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Santander announces closure of 95 branches in the UK
A major high street bank is closing more than a fifth of its branches across the UK.
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Incredible items purchased using civil service credit cards
Shoes, coffee pods and celebrity cut-outs – these are just some of the things that civil servants have been splashing taxpayers’ cash on with special credit cards.
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Zizzi, Itsu, and Asda among retailers rejecting cash
A number of major retailers have stopped taking cash in some or all of their stores, sparking backlash from a pro-cash campaign group, who say they are ’letting down the public’
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84,000 signatures back petition to increase tax threshold for state pensions
A movement asking the Chancellor to increase the tax threshold for state pensions has garnered 84,000 signatures before the Spring Statement on March 26.
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Large-scale illegal cryptocurrency mining scheme uncovered in Thailand: six raids and arrests
In response to complaints about electricity theft, authorities conducted raids on three abandoned houses and discovered remotely controlled mining operations.
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UK economy unexpectedly contracts by 0.1% in January, marking a new setback for Rachel Reeves
The UK economy unexpectedly shrank by 0.1% in January, marking the latest setback for Chancellor Rachel Reeves.
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Five million UK taxpayers now in highest tax bracket as fears grow over Reeves’ mini-budget
A record five million UK tax payers now fall into the highest rate tax bracket figures have revealed - as fears grow over the potential of Reeves’ April mini-budget.
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John Lewis reports tripled profits, but workers miss out on bonus for third year
Cash reward at staff-owned group ruled out for third year in a row, with focus on £600m plans to transform business
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Trump doubles tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum to 50% in response to Ontario electricity price hikes
Donald Trump has doubled planned tariffs on imports of Canadian steel and aluminium from 25% to 50%.
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Barclays ordered to pay £12.5 million in compensation for widespread app and website outages
After widespread outages on its app and website, Barclays has been ordered to pay out a total £12.5 million in compensation to those affected.
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ECB payments crash delayed salaries and welfare, exposing system vulnerabilities
The payments crash at the European Central Bank last week resulted in delayed salaries and welfare funds for thousands of people. It could have been much worse.
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Hundreds of Santander customers in UK hit by banking problems
Bank says it has fixed mobile and telephone service outages after people unable to make payments
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TCB and key developers leave Thorchain amid allegations of illicit fund flows linked to North Korea
A primary contributor by the name of TCB cautioned that Thorchain might encounter a crisis if the network is perceived as a facilitator of money laundering.
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Trudeau charged taxpayers $81,000 for groceries in one year
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau billed taxpayers for $157,642 in household food expenses over a two-year period, according to access-to-information records obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
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Citigroup credited the client’s account with $81 trillion before the error was spotted
The US bank intended to send $280, but no funds were transferred due to a ’fat finger’ mistake.