EconomyIt’s time we stopped talking down the UK economyAugust 15, 202367Yet all things are relative, and looking at the sweep of major advanced economies, never mind the challenger autocracies that...
FundsSam Bankman-Fried charged with using stolen funds to make political donationsAugust 14, 202357Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has been charged with using stolen customer funds to make over...
CurrenciesA California-friendly prime minister is the last thing Britain needsAugust 14, 202395But the big semiconductor fabrication plants, or fabs, are distant memories. Intel closed its last Californian fab in 2008. The...
MoneyCredit to rating agency Fitch for calling out US fiscal messAugust 13, 202345I took my mask off as I walked out the door of Skyline Chili just outside of Batesville, Indiana, in...
FinanceDon’t be fooled – America’s finances are just as perilous as Britain’sAugust 13, 202367There is every chance that whoever wins the next presidential election will take a similar attitude to the budget deficit...
BankingHow banks and shops joined the conspiracy against cashAugust 13, 202371On a mild September day in 2015, a man walked into Walsall shopping centre in the West Midlands and headed...
CurrenciesMaking INR a designated currency, a major advantage for Indians visiting Sri Lanka – Nalin WelgamaAugust 12, 202358Making the Indian rupee (INR) a designated foreign currency will not only facilitate trade settlement between the two countries in...
BankingDaily Mail owner confirms interest in buying The TelegraphAugust 12, 202371The owner of The Daily Mail has confirmed its interest in a takeover of The Telegraph, which is to be...
BankingBabylon hires Wall Street banks for firesale as it lays off hundreds of US staffAugust 12, 202360The crisis-hit tech company behind the NHS GP at Hand app has laid off hundreds of US employees and hired...
MortgagesWhy Help to Buy has become a disaster for first-time buyersAugust 12, 202363Mather-Holgate has dealt with a young family who bought their first home in Oxford three years ago. When their fixed...