Economy

Pension triple lock to cost taxpayers an extra £10bn a year by 2034

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Robert Johnson

The triple lock will cost households around £10bn extra a year by 2034, prompting warnings that taxpayers will be forced to work ...

Heineken to reopen 62 pubs and create 1,000 new jobs with £39million investment

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Robert Johnson

Heinken has announced plans to reopen 62 pubs in UK as part of a wider move that will create 1,000 new jobs ...

Britain would be better off with fewer buy-to-let landlords, says L&G

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Robert Johnson

It emerged last month that UK rents rose at a record rate of 9.2pc in March, taking the average monthly rent across ...

KFC announces closure of ‘very good’ store in blow to fast food customers

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Robert Johnson

The popular fast food chain KFC has confirmed the closure of one of its “very good” branches in a blow to customers. ...

UK to suffer slowest growth of all rich nations next year, OECD says

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Robert Johnson

People walk in the rain over London Bridge in central London. Picture date: Tuesday March 12, 2024. Lucy North – Pa Images ...

Japan’s yen surges after sinking to lowest level against dollar since 1990 | Business and Economy

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Sophie Anderson

Japanese currency sinks to 160.17 per dollar before rising to 155.01 amid speculation of intervention by authorities. The Japanese yen has swung ...

Stamp duty slammed as ‘lose-lose tax’ as levy on shares ‘damaging’ UK economy

Business
Robert Johnson

Stamp duty on shares has been slammed as a “lose-lose tax” which is discouraging investing, according to a recent survey. A recent ...

China will stop Iran from causing a global oil spike

Business
Robert Johnson

This big change in the interest rate outlook could prove to be a dampener on the recent uptick in housing market activity ...

Google fires 28 staff after protests against cloud contract with Israel | Israel War on Gaza

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Robert Johnson

Tech giant says employees engaged in ‘completely unacceptable behaviour’ during sit-in at company offices. Google has fired 28 employees following a sit-down ...

Slash benefits to get more men into work, IMF urges

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Robert Johnson

“Reduced unemployment benefits and lower labour taxes are associated with higher participation for men of prime working age,” the IMF said in ...