Pound soars to 4-month high against US dollar as Donald Trump’s trade tariffs backfire

Sterling climbed above $1.29 for the first time since November.

The wellness world is getting wild and weird

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The dot-com bubble burst 25 years ago. What does that history say about stocks today?

On March 10, 2000, the Nasdaq Composite index peaked at 5,048.62, more than double its value…

The 5 states with the best dental health in America — and the 5 states with the worst

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Barclays set to pay out £12.5m in compensation to customers hit by outages

An outage led to days of disruption for Barclays customers at the end of January, coinciding…

‘I worked for the DWP – everyone on PIP should take these five crucial steps’

The number of people claiming disability benefits such as Personal Independence Payment continues to reach record-breaking…

Nationwide defends credit card rate hike amid allegations of ‘rampant profiteering’

Customers on lower-rate deals will see their interest jump

Lloyds, NatWest, Barclays, HSBC savers warned ‘your rates will drop’

Savers have been encouraged to read up on the rules before switching accounts

DWP explains when it could take you to court and £300 civil penalties

Officials will be able to directly take amounts from people’s bank accounts under new powers

Major Cash ISA update as Labour breaks silence on £4,000 cap

Rachel Reeves is thought to be planning to roll out a major change