Kroo Bank has confirmed it will be increasing the interest rate of its current account from 3.03 percent to 3.33 percent. This could be good news for savers who want to easily access their money while still earning interest on it. Launched in December 2022, Kroo originally provided a two …
Read More »Egg prices still up 55% over last year despite slight reduction in February
FOX Business’ Lydia Hu joined “Varney & Co.” to report on how farmers are combating the rising prices of eggs in America. While consumer egg prices saw a slight pullback in February, they continue to be significantly up from a year ago, according to the latest consumer price index (CPI) …
Read More »One-month warning for anybody that uses a Tesco Clubcard | Personal Finance | Finance
Supermarket giant Tesco has warned shoppers that they only have a matter of weeks to use a popular feature in its supermarkets before it is axed for good. The change will be made effective in every Tesco store next month and is set to impact millions of shoppers who currently …
Read More »Futures extend losses on bank worries, economic data in focus
Money Map Press chief investment strategist Shah Gilani on the importance of looking at the volatility of particular stocks over market trends. U.S. stock index futures dropped more than 1% on Wednesday amid concerns about a banking crisis, while investors awaited economic data for more clues on the Federal Reserve’s …
Read More »Energy price guarantee to be held at £2,500 until June – how will it affect you? | Personal Finance | Finance
Ahead of the Chancellor’s Spring Budget later today, the Government has confirmed the Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) will be kept at £2,500 for an additional three months from April to June, saving a typical household £160. Government support has already cut the typical family energy bill by over £1,300 since …
Read More »Biden’s defense budget hikes outpaced by inflation, drawing GOP criticism
Former chief of staff at the Department of Defense Kash Patel breaks down President Biden’s proposal for an $886 billion defense budget. Republican lawmakers are criticizing the Biden administration’s budget proposal for the Pentagon as being too small to account for the effects of persistent inflation as the military looks …
Read More »English town had seven banks four years ago…soon it will be left with just one | Personal Finance | Finance
A town has been left short-changed because it now has more restaurants in the Michelin Guide than bank branches. In 2019, there were seven banks in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, including NatWest, Barclays, Lloyds, Halifax, and Santander. Now there is just HSBC and Nationwide. Soon there will just be one banking service …
Read More »OpenAI debuts Chat GPT-4, more advanced AI model that can describe photos, handle more texts
SlateStone Wealth chief market strategist Kenny Polcari discusses when the Fed could cut rates and if it’s too early to invest in A.I. on ‘Varney & Co.’ San Francisco-based research company OpenAI has released a new version of its A.I. chatbot that will be even more advanced than its disruptive …
Read More »Energy bills could be fixed below £2,500 price guarantee as suppliers ‘bring back deals’ | Personal Finance | Finance
He explained: “Households have been witness to a rollercoaster of price rises and uncertainty over the last couple of years, while relying heavily on temporary measures such as the Energy Price Guarantee in order for costs not to spiral further. “And although energy costs remain historically high, bill-payers deserve the …
Read More »Buffalo Wild Wings admits boneless wings are not wings after lawsuit: ‘It’s true’
Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com Buffalo Wild Wings responded to a lawsuit claiming its boneless wings are not actually made from wings, with the restaurant confessing to the allegations. A Chicago man filed a lawsuit against the chicken wing chain last week for false advertising, saying the boneless wings …
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