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Gordon Brown-backed stealth tax could push up mortgage payments by £170
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Taxpayers ‘ripped off’ as millions of student loans may never be paid back
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London traders bet against French bonds as debt crisis fears grow
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Why King Charles should fear Starmer’s ageist plan for the House of Lords
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The Bank of England should ignore politics and cut rates on Thursday
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Labour capital gains tax raid would freeze housing market, Treasury analysis reveals
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After the general election what might happen to the FTSE 100?
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‘Disastrous for the UK’: How the MPs’ pension fund abandoned Britain’s stock market
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2 UK stocks that could do well out of the general election
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Affirm, PayPal, Square Stocks Are Dropping. A New CFPB Rule Could Be Why.

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Russia financial system shaken after U.S. imposes new sanctions

Gordon Brown-backed stealth tax could push up mortgage payments by £170

Taxpayers ‘ripped off’ as millions of student loans may never be paid back

£8,900 in savings? I’d aim to turn it into a £280 monthly passive income like this

This 10.6% yielder beats every dividend share on the FTSE 100. Can it last?

Investor Michael Burry has 10% of his portfolio in these 2 dirt-cheap value stocks

London traders bet against French bonds as debt crisis fears grow

When is the next interest rates announcement and will they increase?

Why King Charles should fear Starmer’s ageist plan for the House of Lords

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The Bank of England should ignore politics and cut rates on Thursday

Labour capital gains tax raid would freeze housing market, Treasury analysis reveals

5 great value UK companies I’d buy in a Stocks and Shares ISA and aim to hold for decades

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Cathie Wood’s stunning new $2,600 Telsa prophecy and Wall Street’s Nvidia stock prediction share an often overlooked investing truth

Is Legal & General the best FTSE 100 stock to buy for passive income now?

‘Disastrous for the UK’: How the MPs’ pension fund abandoned Britain’s stock market

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