Money

Is the emergence of ‘pump and dump’ groups evidence the US stock market is topping out?

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Are we on the verge of a ‘Taper Tantrum’? asks ALEX SEBASTIAN: It is inflation rather than the GameStop saga that will determine how long the US stock market’s gains can keep coming By Alex Sebastian for This is Money Published: 10:37 GMT, 18 February 2021 | Updated: 10:40 GMT, 18 February 2021 The recent … Read more

Nissan unveils its new Sunderland-built Qashqai costing from £22k

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The new third-generation of Nissan’s Sunderland-built Qashqai family crossover is launched today as its arrival is hailed as a huge vote of confidence in post-Brexit Britain. Bosses said Nissan’s 35 years of car-building in Britain meant it had become part of the UK way of life and was proud to celebrate its ‘Britishness’. The new … Read more

Woman asks if she should let her nine-year-old son spend his pocket money on a £150 Gucci hat

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Mother asks if she should let her son, 9, buy £150 Gucci Fedora hat to reward him for saving up his pocket money – but critics warn it’s an ‘utter waste’ and teaches him to be ‘shallow’ Anonymous British woman said her son, nine, has saved up £200 pocket money  She admitted to being torn … Read more

Best 10% deposit mortgages: What are the top rates for first-time buyers?

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Mortgages needing 10 per cent deposits are continuing to return to the market, in a welcome move for first-time buyers. Lenders have launched 117 new products since the beginning of the year, and 29 in the first two weeks of February alone, according to information website Moneyfacts. These lower-deposit mortgages are popular with first-time buyers, … Read more

Young drivers could save £848 on car insurance by switching to a telematics plan

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Young drivers could save up to £848 on car cover by having a telematics plan and it’s typically the under 20s who benefit EXCLUSIVE: Motorists aged 17 to 24 could save hundreds by switching plans  Telematics policies are cheaper than standard car insurance ones The fall in prices has not matched other motor premiums  By … Read more

Meet the entrepreneurs that built their businesses to help loved ones with health conditions

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Some of the best businesses find success through filling a gap in the market and offering something that nobody else does – or at least not successfully. Often, the founders of are inspired by their own experience of needing a product or service and finding out it did not exist. This gives them a strong, … Read more

Would you haggle on a house price? We reveal the do’s and don’ts of negotiating

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Many Britons could be at risk of paying over the odds on their house purchases, with 30 per cent of homeowners saying they did not negotiate at all on the price of their current property. A huge stumbling block for many was their lack of knowledge, with more than one in five confessing that they … Read more

Will making saw huge spike in 2020: we explain how to write yours

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The number of Britons making financial plans for after they die saw a huge increase in 2020, according to an online will-writing company .  Farewill said that it helped 267 per cent more people make online and telephone wills in 2020 than in 2019. The biggest increase was among under-35s, it said, with a 300 … Read more

Gucci suffers sales slump as super-rich tourists stay home 

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Gucci suffered a Christmas sales slump as super-rich tourists were forced to stay home By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 22:05 GMT, 17 February 2021 | Updated: 22:30 GMT, 17 February 2021 Gucci sales fell over Christmas as the collapse in super-rich tourists heading to London, Paris, Milan and New York hit business … Read more