HSBC profits jump as banking giant set for major shakeup
HSBC has seen its quarterly profits jump by 10% as the UK-based banking giant embarks on one of the biggest shakeups in its 159-year history. The firm said its pre-tax…
JP Morgan sues customers over viral cheque fraud
US banking giant JP Morgan Chase, is suing customers who allegedly took advantage of a glitch by illegally withdrawing thousands of dollars from its ATMs. The “infinite money glitch”, as…
AI developed to help make life easier
Pete Middleton Lifelong tech enthusiast Pete Middleton Pete Middleton, who lives in Northamptonshire, UK with his wife, has long been an early adopter of technology. He became interested in computing…
What is a working person?
Getty Images The government has promised not to raise taxes on “working people” in this Wednesday’s Budget. However, with the big day looming, it still isn’t clear exactly what this…
PM to warn of ‘harsh light’ of reality ahead in Budget
The Budget will embrace the “harsh light of fiscal reality” but “better days are ahead”, Sir Keir Starmer will say in a speech ahead of Wednesday’s announcement. The prime minister…
McDonald’s Quarter Pounder back after E. coli outbreak
McDonald’s is resuming sales of its Quarter Pounder burgers in all of its US restaurants after ruling out its beef patties as the source of an E. coli outbreak that…
Hunt claims Budget watchdog will ‘break impartiality’ to aid case for Labour tax rises
A row has broken out between the UK’s financial watchdog and former Conservative chancellor Jeremy Hunt over a review into the so-called £22bn “black hole” in the public finances Labour…
Don’t expect rabbits, it will be a boffins’ Budget
Jessica Taylor/Reuters There is no special Budget red box commissioned for Rachel Reeves when, mid-morning on Wednesday, she becomes the first woman to brandish one outside Number 11. There will…
No new freeports to come in Budget after ‘comms cock-up’
The chancellor will not unveil new freeports in the Budget on Wednesday, despite a government announcement on Friday saying she would. In the flurry of pre-Budget briefings, it seems Downing…
We took on Google and forced them to pay out £2bn
Shivaun and Adam Raff Shivaun Raff and her husband, Adam, have been locked in a long-running legal battle with Google “Google essentially disappeared us from the internet.” Launch days. They’re…