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Recognise Bank increases interest rates on accounts to competitive 2.20% | Personal Finance | Finance
One of the latest financial institutions to do this is Recognise Bank which has hiked interest rates as of this…
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Is Your Leadership Development Program Undermining Your DEI Goals?
Sheila is exhausted. The CHRO of a mid-sized biotech company, she’s spent the past couple of years running program after…
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How Parents Can Promote Resilience in the Family Business
Parents in a family business often want to know how they can prepare their children for the problems they will…
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4 Business Ideas That Changed the World: Scientific Management
CURT NICKISCH: Welcome to 4 Business Ideas That Changed the World, a special series of the HBR IdeaCast. In 1878,…
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Pension credit: Charities call on Government to increase uptake to support bereaved | Personal Finance | Finance
The UK Commission on Bereavement (UKCB) today launched its report, “Bereavement is Everyone’s Business‘, on how to better support bereaved…
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Surge in struggling pension members cutting payments | Personal Finance | Finance
Research from the Pensions & Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) also found one in six schemes reported members asking for early…
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Interest rates expectation rise captured in disquieting graphic ‘Starting to feed through’ | Personal Finance | Finance
Interest rates have been frequently bumped up by the Bank of England has the course of the year. Sky News’…
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Nationwide offers current account switching deal at market-leading rate | Personal Finance | Finance
Customers switching their bank or building society accounts to one of Nationwide’s FlexPlus, FlexDirect, or FlexAccounts will be offered a…
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Second cost of living payment: DWP announces date Universal Credit claimants will be paid | Personal Finance | Finance
As part of a support package worth £15 billion, the Government has been distributing payments out to families across the…
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Monkeypox unlikely to be eliminated in the U.S., CDC says
The monkeypox virus is unlikely to be eliminated from the U.S. in the near future, according to a report published…
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4 ‘extreme’ things they did differently
Entrepreneurs, in my mind, aren’t just founders of for-profit business. It’s anyone who comes up an idea and turns it…
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Underperformance is ‘abysmal’ in the long run for active fund managers
The S&P 500 may be trading around 2022 lows, but a new report finds active managers are having their best…
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Best cities for vegans and vegetarians in 2022
October 1 is World Vegetarian Day, and the ideal places to live if you practice a plant-based diet may be…
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10 U.S. metros where high earners have seen the most wage growth
Worker wages have risen since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. That’s true for high, median and low-income workers, and…
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5 questions to ask yourself before entering an open relationship
If you’re using dating apps, you’ve probably come across a few profiles that say “ENM,” indicating the person is looking…
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Quarterly Investment Guide 4Q 2022: Wall Street’s favorite stocks
The fourth quarter is finally here, much to the relief of many investors who took a beating in the previous…
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The case for cash, short-term bonds
Ongoing market volatility may signal it’s time to shift investing strategies and put money back in some mundane, yet safer,…
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How to perfectly time your new omicron-specific Covid booster
If you’re not one of the 7.6 million Americans who have already gotten the updated omicron-specific Covid booster, you might…
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Ukraine says Russians shell evacuation convoy, killing 20
A senior Ukrainian official says Russian forces on Saturday shelled a civilian evacuation convoy in the country’s northeast, killing 20…
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International Coffee Day discounts at Burger King, IKEA and more
Coffee lovers rejoice. The first day of October marks International Coffee Day — a holiday created by the International Coffee…
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Vacuuming your fridge could slash energy bills – how to save money as price cap rises | Personal Finance | Finance
Emily Seymour, energy editor at consumer magazine Which?, shared some tips on how reduce bills from electrical appliances, including vacuuming…
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Energy bills: Exactly how much typical households can expect energy bills to be from today | Personal Finance | Finance
Alongside the Energy Price Guarantee, from today the Government is also launching the Energy Bills Support Scheme which was brought…
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Mortgage rates are forecast to rise by £800 a year – should you remortgage early? | Personal Finance | Finance
Nearly 3,000 mortgage deals have been pulled by banks and building societies within the space of a week, according to…
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Annuities emerge from doldrums as interest rates rise in UK | Personal Finance | Finance
Annuities are back in the spotlight, with rising rates after a number of years in the doldrums. At the point…
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Money making tips: Mum’s side hustle earns her £44,000 a year for two hours a week | Personal Finance | Finance
Grete Somermaa started her side hustle in March 2020 when her family had to close down their family-run restaurant following…
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Mortgage warning: Britons urged to consider ‘most cost effective’ option as payments rise | Personal Finance | Finance
Alex Brown, a financial adviser at Succession Wealth spoke exclusively with Express.co.uk about how people can prepare for mortgage rate increases and…
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Man cuts summer energy bills to £15 a month with one investment | Personal Finance | Finance
Even with the UK’s dependence on Russian imports being so low, the country now boasts some of the highest energy…
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State pension: Grandparents could get £3,000 per year for looking after grandchildren | Personal Finance | Finance
Research from Age UK has shown five million grandparents have provided regular childcare for their grandchildren at some point. While…
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Nike, Rent-A-Center, Carnival Cruise
People walk near the entrance to Nike store, May 25, 2022 in Moscow, Russia. Konstantin Zavrazhin | Getty Images News…
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Ford (F) stock up 70% since Jim Farley became CEO, but he has work to do
Ford CEO Jim Farley poses with the Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck in Dearborn, Michigan, May 19, 2021. Rebecca Cook…
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House passes funding measure to avoid government shutdown
WASHINGTON, USA – JULY 28: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) speaks during a news conference on the Wildfire Response…
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3 events will set the market’s tone for October
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday said that 3 key events next week will determine if the nightmarish month for the…
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These beaten-up stocks show signs of bottoming as rest of market falls to new lows
As investors digest the disappointing week, month and quarter end, they may be looking for stocks poised to rise through…
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FTX is paying $51 million in cash for Voyager assets: court records
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and chief executive officer of FTX Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange, speaks during an interview on an episode of…
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Meter reading ‘shambles’ as tens of thousands try to beat latest price hikes | Personal Finance | Finance
Customers of British Gas, SSE, Scottish Power, EDF Energy and Shell Energy reported lengthy wait times in virtual queues to…
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Goldman says buy puts on these stocks with deteriorating fundamentals
As traders get ready to cap a rough week, month and third quarter, Goldman Sachs is giving clients a way…
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Trump urged to tell Digital World shareholders to vote on Truth Social merger delay
Homepage and app announcement of “Truth Social.” Christoph Dernbach | picture alliance | Getty Images Patrick Orlando, the CEO of…
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expect humanoid robot Optimus demo
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and leaders from the company’s AI and hardware teams are expected to speak at the company’s…
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Silicon Valley billionaires duel over Trump, midterm elections
Supporters of US President Donald Trump participate in the Million MAGA March to protest the outcome of the 2020 presidential…
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Electric and autonomous vehicle ETF falls 15% in September
GMC vehicles sit on display at the Sterling McCall Buick GMC dealership on February 02, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Brandon…
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Who texted Elon Musk to get involved or offer advice on Twitter deal?
Elon texted his brother Kimbal Musk, an entrepreneur and Tesla board member, on Apr. 9: I have an idea for…
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American homebuyers find UK bargains, discounted by a weaker pound
A pedestrian looks at residential properties displayed for sale in the window of an estate agents in London, U.K. Simon…
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Putin declares ‘four new regions of Russia’ as Moscow annexes parts of Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Moscow-appointed heads of four Ukrainian regions, partially occupied by Russia, at the Grand Kremlin…
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Inflation accelerated even more than expected in August
Inflation in August was stronger than expected despite the Federal Reserve’s efforts to bring down prices, according to data Friday…
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Carer’s Allowance: 81,000 carers could receive an extra £245 payment before Christmas | Personal Finance | Finance
Thousands of Carer’s Allowance Supplement payments were made in June and the next one is due in December. This year’s…
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Transforming a Family Business in Turbulent Times
We have entered a new era that’s presenting unprecedented challenges, as well as significant opportunities, for family enterprises. Some of…
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How to Intervene When You Witness a Microaggression
Microaggressions — those brief, commonplace behaviors or comments that often unintentionally exclude or demean the target — have become a…
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Ofgem issues warning as firm ‘inundated’ with scam reports ahead of price cap rise | Personal Finance | Finance
From October 1, energy bills are set to rise, with average households paying £2,5000 a year. Ofgem has issued a…
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GOP billionaire donors shun some Trump candidates, give to Senate PAC
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) at a Keep America Great Rally at the Rupp Arena…
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Abortion rights protest spurred by Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs
An abortion rights protester participates in nationwide demonstrations following the leaked Supreme Court opinion suggesting the possibility of overturning the…
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