45 h. ago What is a pig butchering scam and how might it lose you money?

Bing Han takes a look at the rise of ‘pig butchering scams’ and how you can avoid them

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67 h. ago Daniel Dubois shrugs off Canelo Álvarez’s $500,000 bet against him

Mexican is convinced Oleksandr Usyk will beat Dubois‘It don’t mean nothing. He’s going to lose his money’Daniel Dubois has warned Canelo Álvarez that he will lose $500,000 on Saturday night after the Mexican superstar placed a sizeable bet against him. Álvarez, the richest and most celebrated fighter in contemporary boxing, is convinced that Oleksandr Usyk will beat Dubois at Wembley Stadium for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world.“It don’t mean nothing me,” Dubois said at Thursday’s press conference when he was asked about Álvarez’s expensive prediction. “It don’t mean shit to me. He’s going to lose his money. From now on I’m just focused.” Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Carlos Alcaraz incident saw Novak Djokovic hit with hefty Wimbledon fine

Novak Djokovic's quest for a sixth Wimbledon title ended at the semi-final stage this year, but the Serbian legend did not lose any of his prize money as he did two years ago

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5 d. ago Warning over ‘pig butchering scams’ after victims lose billions across the world

Bing Han takes a look at the rise of ‘pig butchering scams’ and how you can avoid them

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1 week ago Emma Raducanu's actual take home from Wimbledon prize money after huge tax hit

Emma Raducanu was beaten in straight sets by Aryna Sabalenka in the third round of Wimbledon on Monday and she is set to lose a huge chunk of the £152,000 prize money she won

Economics

1 week ago Emma Raducanu LOSES almost half of her £152k Wimbledon prize money

Emma Raducanu was beaten by Aryna Sabalenka in the third round of Wimbledon, with the British No.1 set to lose a large chunk of her prize money

Economics

2 w. ago Calls to reform Lifetime ISAs over ‘nonsensical’ rules causing savers to lose their own money

A 25 per cent boost on a first-house deposit sounds a terrific deal - but the product itself can be complex and limiting

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3 w. ago The Chase's Paul Sinha had two heart attacks at Edinburgh Fringe and refused to cancel his act

The Chase star, who is also a comedian, revealed how he had been due to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival when he had a heart attack and refused to phone an ambulance as he didn't want to 'lose out on a lot of money'.

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3 w. ago Overblown infrastructure projects damage lives and imperil democracy. Why is Britain addicted to them? | George Monbiot

The Lower Thames Crossing proves the point. It’s a white elephant plan, sucking money from local projects that could actually improve livesThere appear to be two main determinants of what infrastructure gets built. The first is whether it provides large and lucrative contracts for powerful corporations. The second is whether ministers can pose beside it in hard hats and yellow jackets. Otherwise, it is hard to explain the decisions made.Both determinants favour large and spectacular schemes. Big corporations don’t want to dabble in minor improvements: real money comes from prestige projects over which governments cannot afford to lose face, ensuring that they keep throwing cash, however high the budget spirals. And few ministers want to pose beside a new bus stop: a grand ego demands a grand setting.George Monbiot is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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