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How Rachel Reeves can turbocharge the future pensions of your children - and YOU can help them too

Today

I'm all for parents - and grandparents - doing their bit to demonstrate to kids and grandchildren the value of long-term saving.

Nine dirt-cheap investment trusts you can pick up at large price discounts which financial experts believe could pay off in the short and long term, by money guru JEFF PRESTRIDGE

Today

It has been a torrid few days for stock markets as fears of a trade war between the US and its major European trading partners rose - and then de-escalated.

How to make downsizing pay off: Patsy and Linda say they've never looked back. Now we reveal optimum age, how to do it and how to make it work financially

Today

Most people are reluctant to downsize. It involves change, stress and endless decisions about where to move to and what possessions to keep.

Beazley bosses bought shares between bids

Yesterday

They are sitting on paper profits totalling £154,000 after Beazley shares soared when the Swiss insurance giant finally made its long-running pursuit of its FTSE 100 target public.

Britain's biggest lender Lloyds set to post bumper profits

Yesterday

And with other big banks also in line for robust results in the coming weeks, calls are growing for a windfall tax on the sector.

Theft sees Pokemon cards axed from shops

Yesterday

Gavin Peck, head of High Street chain The Works, which operates about 500 outlets in the UK, said he had stopped selling the collectibles due to shoplifters' obsession with them.

More than £50m spent on foreign steel that could come from Britain

Yesterday

Some £53.9 million was spent on foreign steel in 2024-25 by Government departments, as well as by the HS2 railway project, National Highways and Network Rail.

ABERDEEN ASIA FOCUS seeks growth off the beaten path

Yesterday

Its emphasis is on finding successful investments outside of the big Asian tech firms which attract most attention from investors.

I went from living on 8p noodles to the top of women's football, says LUCY BRONZE

Yesterday

Lucy currently plays for Chelsea and is considered one of the best female footballers of all time.

HAMISH MCRAE: Expensive electricity not helping growth in UK and Europe

Yesterday

We have the most expensive electricity of any major economy in the world - four or five times that of the US and double the average level on the Continent.

Palantir's UK boss blasts woke criticism of NHS deal

Yesterday

The firm's products are also used by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency in the US and by the Israeli armed forces in Gaza.

Yondr boss wants smartphones EXPELLED from schools

Yesterday

The US-born entrepreneur and former professional footballer has not owned such a device for more than a decade and has no plans to get one.

Healthcare firm Spire in £1.5bn bid to go private

Yesterday

It will fuel fears of another major company disappearing from the London Stock Exchange.

Meet the top-secret NS&I agent who tells Premium Bond holders they're £1m richer

Yesterday

Winners find out about their prizes via email or on the National Savings & Investments smartphone app - except, that is, for the two lucky people who win the £1million jackpot in each draw.

London is a city with the resilience to outlast market cycles, fads and political feuds, says boss of property firm

Yesterday

Ruth Sunderland's warning on the dangers of continually talking down London could not be more timely.

Herald must be rescued from Saba, says ALEX BRUMMER

Yesterday

In the interests of private investors, Boaz Weinstein would be advised to pick up his marbles, take a profit and go home.

Price of silver skyrockets to record high of $100

Yesterday

The price has more than tripled since the start of 2025 when it was trading hands for about $29 an ounce. The metal only reached $50 as recently as October.

AI boom to cause jobs 'tsunami', warns IMF

Yesterday

Her comments contrasted with those of techno optimists such as Nvidia boss Jensen Huang and Tesla's Elon Musk.

How rare metals can add shine to your investment portfolio

Yesterday

This global market is worth about $19billion, but it is predicted to reach $36.7billion by 2034 because these elements are used in electric vehicles, microchips and much else.

JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon gets £32m payday

Yesterday

The package was some 10 per cent higher than the £29m Dimon was paid in 2024 - and a record since he took charge of the bank in 2006.

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