UK savers urged to act quickly for highest-paying fixed-rate accounts
Bank of England forecast to make as many as four interest rate cuts in 2024, which will slash returns
Evri used my doorstep as a parcel dumping ground
… and then its online chatbot gave out contact details of another customer when I tried to sort the problem out
Boxing Day footfall in central London returns to pre-pandemic levels
Influx of high street shoppers should cheer retailers with numbers up by nearly 9% on 2022
Luxury ski chalet with helipad and view of Matterhorn on sale for €24m
Most expensive listing in Italian Alps has cinema and gym as well as atrium with Swarovski chandelier
The stock market story of 2023? The growing domination of US tech
The big seven firms are weighted as much on global indices as all Japanese, British, French, Canadian and Chinese companies
Boxing Day shoppers expected to spend £3.7bn, a big drop on last year
Some big retailers stay shut as Black Friday overshadows traditional sales and people watch their budgets
Labour to crack down on ‘dodgy’ candy stores in push to revive high streets
Party says American-style sweetshops – some under investigation for tax evasion – are ripping off public
A fridge but in reverse? The fascinating science of heat pumps – visualised
Despite being more like a refrigerator than a gas boiler, this home heating technology could slash Britain’s emissions, and bills
UK mortgages: trial to rule on deals that left people with huge debts
Decades after shared appreciation mortgage launch, case brought by law firm due to reach high court
UK property sales and demand well up on a year ago, survey finds
Zoopla says December’s figures have been boosted by an increase in the number of homes for sale
Fuel forecourt prices in 2023 second highest on record, says AA
Average cost comes despite recent fall in cost of petrol at the pump as drivers pay £12.50 more per tank than in 2019
Co-operative Bank in merger talks with Coventry Building Society
Talks with hedge fund owners could return ethical bank to member ownership and create high street challenger with 5m customers
May general election? The economic case for going early (and clinging on)
Falling inflation and tax cuts in a February budget would signal a spring poll but weak growth and rising mortgage bills bode caution
Cost of private renting in UK rising faster than ever, says ONS
Data is sign tenants failing to benefit from fall in inflation and lower house prices
Energy price cap in Great Britain to fall by 14% in April, says forecaster
Cheaper oil and gas expected to fuel drop in annual bills by £268 to £1,660