The Amazon founder, and the world’s third-richest person, agreed to pay $68 million for an estate in Indian Creek, a man-made barrier island near Miami, Florida. (The Mega Agency) Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and fiancé Lauren Sanchez had an outing with a celebrity couple earlier in the week as they …
Read More »Expert tips this best buy 5.8% savings account that may ‘smash inflation for years’ | Personal Finance | Finance
The last 18 months have been good for savers, as the Bank of England has repeatedly hiked base rates from 0.1 percent in December 2021 to 5.25 percent today. And it looks like there are further increases to come. The headline inflation figure for July fell to 6.8 percent on …
Read More »Record-breaking temperatures in the US skyrocket monthly spending
Most of the country is experiencing record-breaking heat this summer, leaving people who live in those areas feeling trapped and looking for ways to afford their energy bills. July set an all-time heat record for the city of Las Vegas, with more than 17 days reaching at least 110 degrees. …
Read More »Evergrande: World economy on brink as firm files bankruptcy | World | News
The global economy has been put on the brink of disaster after the Chinese property giant Evergrande Group filed for bankruptcy in New York on Thursday. The company posted an $80bn loss across the past 24 months and has more than £230bn ($300bn) in total liabilities, according to reports. The …
Read More »Retirement millionaires just jumped: Fidelity
FOX Business host Charles Payne reacts to the disparity in what Americans save versus what they need on ‘Making Money.’ Retirement millionaires saw a jump in their numbers in the second quarter, according to a Fidelity Investments report. In its second-quarter retirement analysis of its accounts, the financial services company …
Read More »Energy expert explains ‘simple hacks’ to slash bills by ‘hundreds’ in time for winter | Personal Finance | Finance
While the energy price cap is expected to marginally fall in October, an expert has shared “simple” ways Britons can knock “hundreds” of pounds more off their energy bill this winter. Cornwall Insight has confirmed its final Ofgem price cap prediction to drop from the current £2,074 a year for an average …
Read More »Elon Musk says X will end ‘block’ function for users outside private messages
Public Ventures President and chief market strategist Lou Basenese discusses why Elon Musk rebranded Twitter as X on ‘Varney & Co.’ Billionaire Elon Musk said Friday that he plans to end the “block” function on social media platform X. X, formerly known as Twitter, currently offers a standard block function …
Read More »Desperate mortgage holders spark explosion of Google searches about interest rates fall | Personal Finance | Finance
Mortgage holders are desperate to know when interest rates will go down with consumers scouring the internet for predictions for when their repayments will finally drop. Researchers at L&C Mortgages found Google searches for ‘when will interest rates go down’ have shot up 487 percent in the past 12 months. …
Read More »Anheuser-Busch renews partnership with Washington Commanders as team’s official beer sponsor
Former Anheuser-Busch president of operations Anson Frericks discusses the fallout from Bud Light’s controversial campaign with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. Anheuser-Busch is back in business at FedExField for the 2023 NFL season nearly a year and a half after ending its previous contract with the Washington Commanders in March 2022. …
Read More »‘Shocking’ inheritance tax rules could see parents hit in pocket just for borrowing books | Personal Finance | Finance
‘Shocking’ rules mean parents could trigger inheritance charges by simply borrowing books from their old home, an MP has warned. Rocketing property prices, coupled with stagnant tax thresholds, have meant the number of families being stung by death duties has doubled over the course of the last decade. In order …
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