
The Guardian - 58 min 40 sec ago
Exclusive: Reform leader promotes Direct Bullion but experts say commodity is not for everyday investors Nigel Farage has been criticised over his 400,000-a-year second job promoting the idea that people should buy physical gold and put it into their pension pots. Farage is paid more than four times his MPs' salary for the four-hour-a-month job at Direct Bullion, where he has featured in Facebook and YouTube videos. Continue reading...

The Guardian - 1 hour 25 min ago
My father, Alexander Wishart, who has died aged 81, began at the foot of the banking ladder aged 16, eventually becoming general manager and director of Harrods Bank in the 1980s, and regional managing director of the Bank of Beirut (UK) in the 90s. He was a proud member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland. Born in Edinburgh to Margaret (nee McDonald), a munitions worker, and Alexander Wishart, a draftsman and sergeant in the Royal Air Force, Alex grew up in Leith and the Edinburgh...

Newser - 2 hours 2 min ago
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison, 42, is leading a $108 billion hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, but it's his 81-year-old father Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, one of the world's richest men who's anchoring the effort. On Monday, David Ellison told Warner Bros. that his father personally guaranteed $40.4...

Newser - 4 hours 28 min ago
As 2025 started to wane, finances already looked tight for Jade Grant and her three children, among the nearly 42 million lower-income Americans who get help with groceries from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. Circumstances got even dicier after the federal shutdown started in October and President Trump...

The Independent - 6 hours 12 min ago
The finance trends that could shape your money in the upcoming year...

The Independent - 6 hours 33 min ago
While having a bad score can be an immense source of stress, the worst thing you can do is bury your head in the sand.

The Guardian - 12 hours 13 min ago
In today's newsletter: Extreme weather and fragile supply chains are pushing up food costs and raising fears of instability Good morning. Have you done your Christmas food shop yet? If so, you probably felt the sting before you reached the checkout. From turkeys to trees, much of what makes Christmas feel like, well, Christmas , now comes with a noticeably higher price tag. The prices of ingredients for a traditional Christmas meal and festive treats have risen sharply this year , piling pressure...

The Independent - 14 hours 47 min ago
All the essential cost of living information you need for the new year...

Newser - 21 hours 11 min ago
Wall Street closed at another record on Tuesday following a surprisingly strong report on economic growth over the summer. The S&P 500 rose 31.30 points, or 0.5%, to 6,909.79, surpassing the record it set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 79.73 points,...

CNBC - 1 day 1 hour ago
The firm's flagship multistrategy fund, known as Wellington, gained 9.3% in the year through last week, the person said.

CNBC - 1 day 3 hours ago
Artificial intelligence could produce faster gains in worker productivity, altering the U.S. labor market and the Federal Reserve's economic outlook.

NPR - 1 day 8 hours ago
The SAVE Plan is ending and repayment options will change dramatically in the new year.

CNBC - 2 days 3 hours ago
Asset manager Janus Henderson agreed to be acquired by investors Trian Fund Management and General Catalyst, the companies announced Monday.