ClearScore swoops for Argos and Asda partner Aro Finance
ClearScore, the credit information provider which came close to being swallowed up by FTSE-100 giant Experian seven years ago, is...
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Budget blamed as job cuts hit ‘four-year high’ and price hikes loom
Businesses shed jobs at the fastest pace since January 2021 in December, according to a closely-watched survey of activity containing...
UK bills could rise – as Europe’s gas consumption falls by ‘unprecedented’ amount
Here's a quiz question: how much would you say the supply of non-Russian gas to Europe (including the UK) has...
Silicon Valley execs in late bid to bowl over London Hundred cricket team
A consortium of Silicon Valley financiers and executives is assembling a late bid to gatecrash the auction of English cricket's...
Higher prices for 2025 as Christmas trading fails to meet expectations – BRC says
Shop prices will rise in 2025 as the key Christmas trading period failed to meet retailers' expectations, according to industry...
Rising evidence of price hike threats as Next is latest to warn of challenges
There is mounting evidence that consumers are facing hikes to bills on many fronts after Next became the latest to...
Zuckerberg shows his true pragmatic colours by changing Meta ahead of Trump 2.0
The first indication of Mark Zuckerberg's capitulation to the MAGA movement came when he went to Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort...
Meta scraps third party fact checkers – and UFC boss Dana White joins board
Meta is scrapping its third party fact-checking service in the US after nine years and replacing it with a "community...
Meta’s new guidelines allow users to say LGBT+ people are mentally ill
Meta's updated hate speech guidelines allow users to call people mentally ill based on their sexuality or gender identity. The guidelines,...
UK long-term borrowing costs highest this century
UK long-term borrowing costs have hit their highest level since 1998.The unwanted milestone for the Treasury's coffers was reached ahead...