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Housebuilder shares have fallen through the floor: Should investors be buying the dip?

Today

The share prices of some developers have fallen back to levels last seen in the 2008 financial crisis. Is the beleaguered sector a buying opportunity or one to avoid?

Gen Z are investment-curious and are set to turn Britain away from being a nation of savers

Today

Generation Z are the most investment curious generation with nearly three quarters open to or already investing.

Warped boards, rot and fading: Why Britons are tearing out dodgy garden decking installed during the pandemic

Today

Tradespeople say some homeowners are ripping up sub-par decking after just five years, thanks to poor-quality installations during the pandemic.

Sky TV didn't work in my new flat... but it wouldn't let me out of my contract: CRANE ON THE CASE

Today

An engineer came to set up Sky in our new home, but found that there was no signal. We explained this to Sky in calls, emails and online chats, but it has not cancelled our account.

Smallest EVs with longest ranges: Five affordable electric cars that go at least 300 miles on a single charge

Today

Long-range EVs tend to be expensive and large. But which affordable electric cars are small enough for everyday life and can cover over 300 miles of range?

US hedge fun Saba Capital cashes in after seizing control of a UK trust with a stake in SpaceX

Yesterday

Saba, run by Boaz Weinstein, pictured, won a battle with Edinburgh Worldwide investment trust after investors voted to replace the board with his nominees.

Blast off! Elon Musk to become world's first trillionaire with SpaceX set for the biggest stock market listing ever

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Elon Musk is set to become the world's first trillionaire after his rocket firm SpaceX laid out plans for the biggest stock market listing ever.

Welcome to Musk-topia! Tech tycoon sets his sights on the final economic frontier, says RUTH SUNDERLAND

Yesterday

Elon Musk, whose float of SpaceX is about to make him the first dollar trillionaire on Planet Earth, believes space is the largest economic frontier in human history.

Hated tourist tax fuels huge spending slump in London - despite soaring visitor numbers

Yesterday

A report by the Heart of London Business Alliance, which covers Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square and St James's, showed spending of £1.1bn in the 12 months to March.

'The tide is turning' on branch closures in Britain, says Nationwide boss Debbie Crosbie

Yesterday

Debbie Crosbie, pictured, said the appetite for personal banking was returning after years in which lenders have been abandoning the high street.

Elon can only be sacked... by Elon: Musk cannot be removed as SpaceX boss without his consent

Yesterday

Documents reveal the billionaire 'can only be removed from our board' or from his role as chief exec if a majority of 'class B' shareholders approve.

'No longer locked in the pages of science fiction': SpaceX prospectus lays out Elon Musk's vision

Yesterday

The billionaire, who wants to ensure humans don't have 'the same fate as dinosaurs', sees a future that includes space tourism, asteroid mining and a lunar economy.

Close Brothers speeds up cost cutting drive as motor finance scandal bill reaches £320m

Yesterday

Close Brothers revealed in March it was cutting around 600 jobs - nearly a quarter of its 2,600-strong workforce - over the next 18 months.

Miliband's plan to get plug-in solar panels in shops like Lidl this summer still needs 'great deal of work' as safety proves a sticking point

Yesterday

Lidl told This is Money that it was still in the 'early stages' of exploring solar panels, adding that no dates for launch had been confirmed yet.

Chery Tiggo 4 review: The small SUV undercuts rivals at £19,995 - but is it any good?

Yesterday

Chery, China's third largest carmaker, has brought its cheap small SUV to the UK to take on budget compact competitors.

Starling Bank sees profits and revenue drop amid lower interest rates

Yesterday

Lower interest rates hit Starling Bank's bottom line in the past year, new annual results show.

Labour given 'brutal reality check' on economy as slump fuels fears of recession

Yesterday

A report by the Confederation of British Industry found factory orders are falling at the fastest pace since September 2020 during the depths of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Wes Streeting sets out wealth tax plan which would see capital gains equalised with income tax - could it work?

Yesterday

Wes Streeting has set out plans for a wealth tax that would see capital gains equalised with income tax.

Investment boss warns 'frustrating' plans to tax cash held in stocks and shares Isas will backfire

Yesterday

The boss of AJ Bell has taken aim at 'frustrating' tax proposals that threaten to undermine the government's ambition to boost retail investing.

Best cash Isa rates 2025: Our pick of the five top deals

Yesterday

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.

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