Why Warren Buffett decided to buy a gold miner
Gilded stock picker Warren Buffett has added his name to the long list of investors backing gold with a $565m...
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More pain for savers as rates fall to record lows
Savers have a fight on their hands to make any return on their money as average interest rates fall to their...
Ryanair brings back rebooking fees for customers caught out by quarantine
Major airlines are turning their backs on hundreds of thousands of would-be holidaymakers, leaving them to foot the bill of quarantine-related...
Smart speakers are teaching our children to be rude and sexist
“I’d blush if I could.” Until recently, that’s the ridiculous way Apple’s digital voice assistant Siri would respond to being...
Silicon Valley’s battle to seize control of the world’s subsea Internet cables
Not content with simply controlling the software and social networks we use to stay connected, Silicon Valley is ploughing billions...
M&S to cut 7,000 jobs
Retail giant Marks & Spencer has said it plans to cut around 7,000 jobs over the next three months across...
how to use employee share schemes (and pay as little tax as possible)
In Tax Hacks, our columnist Mike Warburton – previously a tax director with accountants Grant Thornton – brings you his...
Stock market floats tumble to 11-year low as private equity circles struggling firms
Asked about the rise of private equity, Jason Zemmel, a partner at City law firm CMS, said: “I can't see any...
seven things you need to know about your 6.3pc student loan
From April 6 2021 till April 5 2022 the repayment threshold for new graduates will become £27,295, which means they will...
Ryanair cuts capacity by a fifth as bookings weaken
Ryanair has slashed flight capacity by a fifth for September and October after demand was hammered by a surge in coronavirus...
