Category: Business

[ad_1] Claimants of Universal Credit or PIP (Personal Independence Payment) planning their holidays for this year should note the DWP rules regarding travelling abroad. People must inform the DWP of any upcoming trips abroad as this could affect their payments. A person can go away for up to a month but they have to stick…

[ad_1] Verizon Business managing director of cybersecurity Chris Novak discusses the impact of data breaches on businesses and consumers. Verizon users, some current and former, may be eligible for a chunk of change connected to a recently-settled class action lawsuit filed against the wireless provider over administrative charges if they take action before mid-April. The…

[ad_1] The BBC TV licence fee is due to increase by £10.60 in April, leaving many questioning whether they truly need to fork out for the larger expenditure. Anyone who streams live TV or watches BBC iPlayer must pay the licence fee, which is currently £159 – soon to be £169.50 – every year. However,…

[ad_1] Former McDonald’s CEO Jim Skinner analyzes the state of fast food industry as the U.S. economy slows on The Claman Countdown. McDonald’s Chief Executive Officer Chris Kempczinski has said that the company’s business in the Middle East is being affected due to the war between Israel and Hamas and associated “misinformation” about the fast-food…

[ad_1] A HMRC scam text message is doing the rounds with the fake text telling people they are owed a tax refund of £277. The Fraud Advisory Panel shared a screenshot of the bogus text on Twitter this week. It reads: “HMRC Refund: You have an outstanding Tax refund of £276.74 from 2020 to 2021.…

[ad_1] Target shoppers run to get their hands on a special Valentine’s Day edition of a special 40-ounce Stanley tumbler in Arizona. (Credit: @victoria_robino_26/LIFESTYLOGY /TMX) With Christmas and New Year’s over, Target wasted no time putting out Valentine’s Day merchandise, including limited edition Stanley cups that flew off shelves instantly in stores across the country.…

[ad_1] Households have received a £16 billion boost from higher interest rates, helped by “forced” saving during the coronavirus pandemic and trends in the mortgage market, a think tank has calculated. But the boost has not been felt evenly by households across the UK and it could also be significantly unwound this year, presenting a…

[ad_1] ‘Varney & Co.’ host Stuart Varney addresses the ‘smash-and-grab’ robbery epidemic that’s causing a rash of closings, greatly affecting poor people who are left without grocery stores and pharmacies. A grocery store chain in Europe said that shoplifting losses exceeded profits made by the company in 2023, reports show.  “We often catch people not…

[ad_1] While the Bank of England Base Rate may be frozen, those coming to the end of a fixed-rate mortgage term are likely to see the cost of their monthly mortgage repayments climb by hundreds of pounds a month. Recent research from specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital, found remortgagers could be set to face…

[ad_1] BNY Mellon Wealth Management head of equities Alicia Levine and Simplify Asset Management chief strategist Mike Green discuss whether the Fed’s inflation strategy is working on ‘Making Money.’ Hiring by U.S. companies rose more than expected in December as the labor market remained resilient even in the face of higher interest rates, according to…