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Martin Lewis urges Octopus, EDF, OVO and British Gas customers to make £180 demand

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If I was retiring tomorrow, I’d buy these 2 ultra-high yield FTSE dividend shares today

Universal Credit warning as 180,000 claimants have benefits stopped

A 12% yield? Here’s the dividend forecast for a hot income stock

The ‘dinosaur’ FTSE 100 index is starting to roar

Thames Water is worthless, says biggest investor

Martin Lewis issues urgent warning to all Santander customers before Monday

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Questor: this oil and gas giant’s performance can be volatile but its rewards are consistent

£5,000 in savings? Here’s how I’d try and turn that into a £308 monthly passive income

Here are 2 of my top shares to buy if we get a stock market crash this summer

The Rolls-Royce share price frenzy is finally over. Is now the perfect time to buy?

A surging stock market may not need a catalyst — but it's getting one

Bill Gates Sells Microsoft, Berkshire Hathaway Shares In Q1: Are These Still Top Positions?

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