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HSBC UK and First Direct announced changes to their mortgage affordability calculations which could help some people to get a deal with them.

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4 d. ago There is a way to turn Trump’s chaos into an opportunity. Here is what European leaders must do | Paul Taylor

The EU, the world’s biggest single market, can reposition itself and become less reliant on exporting goods to the US and ChinaThis is why America first doesn’t have to mean Europe last.Europeans have had plenty to mope about since Donald Trump entered the White House not quite three months ago. The US president has said that the EU was created to “screw the United States” and slapped punitive tariffs on European goods. He has cast doubt on the US commitment to defend Nato allies. He has cosied up to Vladimir Putin, insulted Volodymyr Zelenskyy and tried to settle Russia’s war in Ukraine on terms that would undermine European security. His vice-president has denigrated European democratic values, and his national security team has spewed venom in a Signal chat at “pathetic” Europe.Finally complete the European capital markets union and banking union to unleash the cross-border investment power of some €3tn in European savingsStrike trade deals with countries and regions around the w...

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7 d. ago PIP claimants with these four conditions 'to keep benefit, says DWP assessor

The tightening of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) rules is estimated to cut 400,000 Brits from the scheme when they take effect in November next year

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9 d. ago Nvidia expects to take $5.5bn hit as US tightens AI chip export rules to China

Shares plunge as firm says H20 chip, designed for Chinese market to comply with controls, will now need special licenceNvidia has said it expects a $5.5bn (£4.1bn) hit after Donald Trump’s administration barred the chip designer from selling crucial artificial intelligence chips in China, sending shares in one of the US’s most valuable companies plunging in after-hours trading.The company said in an official filing late on Tuesday that its H20 AI chip, which was designed specifically for the Chinese market to comply with export controls, would now require a special licence to sell there for the “indefinite future”. Continue reading...

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