55 h. ago MIDAS: If you'd invested £1,000 in the bond I picked 5 years ago you'd have made £500 in interest with more on the way

With food prices up more than 25 per cent in the past three years, energy bills soaring and tax hikes on the horizon, the chance to bag some extra income has rarely seemed more attractive.

Economics

7 d. ago House prices rise by 0.5 per cent month in May after April dip

Underlying conditions for potential home buyers in the UK remain ‘supportive,’ Nationwide Building Society said.

Politics

1 week ago Cost of steak goes up in supermarkets as food inflation rises for fourth month

Shop prices overall remained in deflation, at 0.1 per cent cheaper than a year ago and unchanged from April

Economics

2 w. ago Ofgem to confirm new energy price cap for UK households with bills falling 7 per cent

The energy price cap is expected to be cut by around £129 when the new limit comes into force in July

Economics

2 w. ago The big house price winners and losers, as value of average home soars by £45,000 in one area

House prices in one area have soared by 18 per cent, while elsewhere they have plummeted by up to 21 per cent

Economics

2 w. ago UK house price growth soared in March as buyers rushed to beat stamp duty deadline

The average UK house price increased by 6.4 per cent in the year to March

Economics

2 w. ago Should I bring cash when I visit the US? Businesses hit tourists with 10% surcharge for credit cards

Exclusive: Tourists to the US will need to take reserves of dollars in cash or accept a typical price hike of 3 or 4 per cent

Economics

4 w. ago Trump live updates: President vows to cut drug prices by 59 percent through executive order

It comes as Trump has defended reports the Qatari royal family will gift a $400 million Boeing jet to the president to use as the new Air Force One

Politics

4 w. ago Trump humiliatingly retreats from 145% Chinese tariff after warning of empty US shelves

Donald Trump has called a truce in his unhinged attack on world trade, drastically suspending his 145 per cent tariffs on Chinese imports as US consumers balk at increased prices

Events

4 w. ago Pharmaceutical stocks slide as Trump vows to cut US prescription drug prices ‘by 30

President plans to use executive powers, saying US should pay ‘same price as nation that pays the lowest price’Donald Trump has promised to use his executive powers to cut the price of prescription drugs in the US in an attempt to bring them more in line with other countries.The US president has said he will sign an order on Monday that will reduce prescription drug and pharmaceutical prices “almost immediately” by “30% to 80%”. Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago Trump vows to lower drug prices in the US by up to 80 per cent

President promises to defy industry pressure and dramatically cut cost of pharmaceuticals

Politics