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Raid inheritance and tax electric cars to bring down debt, says IMF
The IMF has urged ministers to raid inheritances and charge drivers for using the roads in a bid to find the cash to increase spending, even as drivers buy electric cars and, therefore, stop paying tax on petrol and diesel.
CityAM
Cazoo braces for collapse into administration as rescue deadline expires
Cazoo is expected to collapse into administration later today after a deadline to find a rescue deal expired.
Fool.co.uk
Down 51% in a year! I reckon this oversold FTSE 100 stock is now ripe for a comeback
This FTSE 100 company has been in decline for several years, but Mark David Hartley reckons the stock could be set for a recovery. The post Down 51% in a year! I reckon this oversold FTSE 100 stock is now ripe for a comeback appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
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A 9.5% yield but down 35%! This overlooked FTSE dividend superstar looks a bargain to me!
After demotion from the FTSE 100, this share fell off the radar for many investors. But it has a very high dividend and looks undervalued to me. The post A 9.5% yield but down 35%! This overlooked FTSE dividend superstar looks a bargain to me! appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
CityAM
Donald Trump’s Truth Social craters to $300m loss amid market manipulation claims
Trump Media and Technology Group's primary asset Truth Social generated just $770,500 in sales over the quarter.
Fool.co.uk
£500 buys me 493 shares in this 7.4% yielding dividend stock!
The renewable energy sector remains out of favour. As a result, there are some high-yielders around, including this dividend stock. The post £500 buys me 493 shares in this 7.4% yielding dividend stock! appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
Evening Standard
Inflation may soon be too low. But the Bank of England is scared to cut interest rates
City Comment: The Bank should start chopping interest rates as soon as it can
Fool.co.uk
Near a 52-week low, I wouldn’t touch this FTSE 100 stock with a bargepole!
This FTSE 100 stock has crashed by 71% over five years. Although it might look like a bargain, our writer explains why he's avoiding the company. The post Near a 52-week low, I wouldn’t touch this FTSE 100 stock with a bargepole! appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
Birmingham Live
Universal Credit overpayment warning as DWP puts too much money into bank accounts
DWP may now contact people who have been paid too much in error
Birmingham Live
Nationwide to pay out free £100 loyalty bonus to customers who meet 'criteria'
UK's largest building society paid £100 to around 3.4 million members last year as part of the scheme - but it has been reported that the next payout could be bigger because of higher interest rates.
Fool.co.uk
18% per annum: is this dividend stock too good to turn down?
Jon Smith scratches his head over a dividend stock that has a very high yield, but appears to be that way for a particular reason. The post 18% per annum: is this dividend stock too good to turn down? appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
Evening Standard
Bank fined after trader makes $444 billion 'fat finger' error
The error, worth more than the GDP of Denmark, was partially blocked by Citigroup, but almost $200 billion worth of shares were still sent to a trading algorithm
Variety
Trump’s Social Media Company Posts Q1 Revenue of $770,500 and Net Loss of $327.6 Million
Trump Media and Technology Group, the company affiliated with former U.S. president Donald Trump that operates Truth Social, reported $770,500 in revenue for the first quarter of 2024 and a net loss of $327.6 million. Shares in Sarasota, Fla.-based TMTG — which says it is a “safe harbor for free expression amid increasingly harsh censorship …
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Is the BP share price set to soar after Michael Burry invests in the firm?
Jon Smith takes note of a recent purchase from the famous investor behind The Big Short and explains his view on the BP share price. The post Is the BP share price set to soar after Michael Burry invests in the firm? appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
Fool.co.uk
FTSE 100 shares are STILL too cheap! Here’s one to consider buying today
The FTSE 100 is still home to scores of brilliant bargain shares, despite recent gains. Royston Wild reveals one of his favourite value stocks right now. The post FTSE 100 shares are STILL too cheap! Here’s one to consider buying today appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
Fool.co.uk
Penny stocks to consider buying while their prices are this cheap
Some of the penny stocks I've been watching have already climbed above the 100p level. But I see potential in a number of others. The post Penny stocks to consider buying while their prices are this cheap appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
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2 cheap passive income shares to consider before it’s too late!
Looking for the best-value passive income shares to buy? Here are a couple Royston Wild thinks look far too cheap at current prices. The post 2 cheap passive income shares to consider before it’s too late! appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
Business Insider
'The real AI darling': This data-center stock has beaten Nvidia by 310% since last year's blockbuster earnings
The AI explosion isn't just about chips. Vertiv, which makes power and cooling equipment for data centers, has crushed it.
CityAM
Why one stockpicker thinks the FTSE 100 is ‘pregnant with value and opportunity’
The FTSE 100 and UK markets are "pregnant with value and opportunity", a leading City stockpicker has said
The Telegraph
Labour is likely plotting a new tax to pay for its lofty NHS ambitions
Will a Labour government tax us more to meet its promises of greater NHS funding? Sir Keir Starmer’s small steps have so far not revealed which direction they would take us, or how he would fund his expensive commitments.

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Raid inheritance and tax electric cars to bring down debt, says IMF

Cazoo braces for collapse into administration as rescue deadline expires

Down 51% in a year! I reckon this oversold FTSE 100 stock is now ripe for a comeback

A 9.5% yield but down 35%! This overlooked FTSE dividend superstar looks a bargain to me!

Donald Trump’s Truth Social craters to $300m loss amid market manipulation claims

£500 buys me 493 shares in this 7.4% yielding dividend stock!

Inflation may soon be too low. But the Bank of England is scared to cut interest rates

Near a 52-week low, I wouldn’t touch this FTSE 100 stock with a bargepole!

Universal Credit overpayment warning as DWP puts too much money into bank accounts

Nationwide to pay out free £100 loyalty bonus to customers who meet 'criteria'

18% per annum: is this dividend stock too good to turn down?

Bank fined after trader makes $444 billion 'fat finger' error

Trump’s Social Media Company Posts Q1 Revenue of $770,500 and Net Loss of $327.6 Million

Is the BP share price set to soar after Michael Burry invests in the firm?

FTSE 100 shares are STILL too cheap! Here’s one to consider buying today

Penny stocks to consider buying while their prices are this cheap

2 cheap passive income shares to consider before it’s too late!

'The real AI darling': This data-center stock has beaten Nvidia by 310% since last year's blockbuster earnings

Why one stockpicker thinks the FTSE 100 is ‘pregnant with value and opportunity’

Labour is likely plotting a new tax to pay for its lofty NHS ambitions