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Fat payouts for HL's private equity raiders - while its loyal clients are hung out to dry: ALEX BRUMMER

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Clients using the Hargreaves Lansdown platform are having a torrid time. Many of the popular funds in which they are invested have been battered.

£292bn wiped off value of Nvidia as it launches probe into boss Jensen Huang's affair with 'Chinese spy'

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Shares in chip giant Nvidia have plunged wiping £292bn off its value after boss Jensen Huang admitted to cheating on his wife with a suspected Chinese spy.

Stock markets in 'fragile recovery' after US tech rout: But Nvidia tumbles on concerns over boss's 'spy' affair

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The FTSE 100 crept up 1%, leaving it close to where it was a week ago before Donald Trump's US midterm election wipeout sent global stocks on a rollercoaster ride.

Best cash Isa rates: Our pick of the five top deals

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We pick our five favourite cash Isas for savers. This is essential reading to help you choose a top savings account for your money that can also protect you from tax.

Hamish McRae: The stock market has taken a knock but there's no need to panic yet

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Wow, what a week it's been for investors here in the UK - and indeed a few on the other side of the Atlantic, too.

British graphene pioneer Paragraf sued over claims it 'duped' investors in £30m takeover

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Paragraf founder Simon Thomas and other executives are accused of misleading American investors in Cardea by exaggerating the company's capabilities to make certain chips.

I'm 55 and want to cash in a £50,000 pension: Why am I being told to wait until age 60? STEVE WEBB replies

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I've taken early retirement as I am suffering from cancer treatment for head and neck cancer. But Aon has told me I can't take the money out until I am 60.

Youth unemployment crisis is 'national emergency' as tax hikes and red tape hit hiring and cost jobs, Labour warned

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Labour must make it cheaper and easier for companies to hire new staff to tackle the 'national emergency' of youth unemployment, according to a leading recruiter.

Best fixed energy deals: How to beat the new price cap - and protect against a January bill hike

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Fixed energy deals have been gradually returning to the market, so are there any that beat the current cap?

2 PAC number plate fetches £34,720 at auction weeks after 30 year anniversary of Tupac's death

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The UK registration plate, which echoed the stage name of the late rapper, sold at The London Auction hosted by RM Sotheby's.at the end of last month.

Oil sinks to two-month low after Trump says he is 'highly unlikely' to order new barrage of strikes on Iran

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The price of oil fell to its lowest level in more than two months after Donald Trump played down the likelihood of fresh strikes on Iran.

The £8bn gifting boom as savers hand money to family to dodge inheritance tax on their pensions

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Unspent pensions will soon be included in inheritance tax calculations - and spending or gifting money are among the easiest ways to reduce your estate.

Jaguar Land Rover orchestrates raid of BYD offices over accusations of Chinese 'copycat Defender'

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JLR, which is owned by India's Tata Motors, is challenging BYD over suggestions that its new SUV's boxy shape infringes its intellectual property rights.

Base rate rises to 4% but will it really help tame inflation? This is Money podcast

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The Bank of England raised interest rates for the first time in three years from 3.75 to 4 per cent this week.

Chancellor's plan to raid bank accounts to balance the books looks 'very uncertain', warns OBR

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In the Budget John Healey left just £15bn of headroom to meet his fiscal rule of paying for day-to-day public sector spending entirely from tax receipts by the end of the decade.

Should you open a second bank account in case of a cyber attack? Half of adults only have one

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Nikhil Rathi, chief executive of City regulator the FCA, has urged Britons to hold a second bank account in case of a cyber attack or power outage.

Get technology and experts to invest for you... without breaking the bank: How to pick a 'robo-adviser'

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Not everyone who wants to invest has a burning desire to pick the shares or funds themselves. Many people would rather be a 'do it for me' investor than a 'do it yourself' one.

EasyJet to slash jobs ahead of £5.7bn private equity takeover

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EasyJet is slashing jobs at its head office ahead of a £5.7billion takeover by private equity.

'There will never be another vehicle like it': Musk denies Cybertruck losses as he switches focus to driverless robotaxis

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Elon Musk has leapt to the defence of the Cybertruck as Tesla winds down production of the electric pick-up.

SUVs that are actually sporty: From Porsche Cayenne to the Ford Puma ST, FREDA LEWIS-STEMPEL picks her five favourites

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Which SUVs of today are actually sporty? And take the engineering, performance and fun of a sports car and elevate it to loftier heights?

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