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Published 2 years ago

A new UK policy will kick people off benefits if they don’t try to work

by Economy Team in Issues
Published 4 years ago

How much should charity bosses earn?

by Economy Team in News
Published 6 years ago

Why (some) economists hate Christmas gifts

by Economy Team in News
Published 6 years ago

Tories claim Labour wants to increase your tax bill by £2,400

by Economy Team in News
Published 6 years ago

Here’s why we like men’s art more than women’s

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Credit scores are going international

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Would banning tips improve hospitality work?

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

WOW Air has gone bust

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

British shops sold less Christmas stuff than they have for ten years

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

A million families will lose their child benefits by 2020

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

UK train fares just got 3% more expensive

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

The BBC might make elderly Brits pay to watch TV

by Economy Team in Issues
Published 7 years ago

Here’s how the value of the pound is figured out

by Economy Team
Published 7 years ago

Barclays has made a bank card that stops you spending money down the pub

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

A cinema is charging Londoners 40 quid a ticket

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Most millionaires don’t think they’re rich enough

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Money experts think Bitcoin is now completely worthless

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

People have some opinions on the fees migrants pay to send money to their families

by Economy Team in Issues
Published 7 years ago

Men have longer commutes than women. #EverydaySexism?

by Economy Team in Issues
Published 7 years ago

Chinese shoppers just spent $30 billion celebrating being single

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Is the minimum wage a good thing?

by Economy Team in Issues
Published 7 years ago

Should police prosecute men who laughed at Grenfell fire?

by Economy Team in Issues
Published 7 years ago

British women now have to wait as long as men to retire

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

WTF was Fiscal Phil actually on about?

by Economy Team in Issues
Published 7 years ago

Phil’s Budget Speech: Hot or Not?

by Economy Team in Issues
Published 7 years ago

UK Budget 2018: Highlights

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

How will the UK Budget 2018 change your life?

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

New technology knows when we’re lying

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Women have declared war on make-up

by Economy Team in Issues
Published 7 years ago

Trump is “very unhappy” with America’s central bank.

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

The UK’s legal aid organisation is going to court… to defend itself

by Economy Team in Issues
Published 7 years ago

Saudi Arabia discovers crime doesn’t pay

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Open borders vs. closed borders

by Economy Team in Issues
Published 7 years ago

Got some dirty money you want to hide? Come to London.

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Some bloke cut up his Banksy art to try and double its value

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Stephen Hawking could be on the next £50 note, if it exists…

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Brits don’t care about saving for retirement. Uh-oh.

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Trump’s presidency has built up a big, beautiful… budget deficit

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Royal Mail staff say their bosses are cheating them out of money

by Economy Team in Issues
Published 7 years ago

Thousands of Glaswegian women are striking over gender discrimination in council wages

by Economy Team in Issues
Published 7 years ago

40% of young people couldn’t afford the cheapest home in their area

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Amazon ups its minimum wage

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

You know that big financial crisis we just had? Prepare for round two.

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

The President of the United States has been accused of being a tax cheat

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Restaurants may be banned from taking away staff’s tips

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

‘Vampire’ bank Goldman Sachs wants you to save money in its new account

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Should banks pay back all victims of online fraud?

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Women are better investors than men

by Economy Team in Issues
Published 7 years ago

Apple has given Ireland €14.3 billion. Ireland doesn’t want it.

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Labour wants businesses to share profits with their employees

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Cryptocurrencies lost $20 billion of value overnight

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Brits are spending more than they earn. Uh-oh.

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Will paying people more money improve the economy?

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Amazon is now worth $1 trillion

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Should Mark Carney be rehired as governor of the Bank of England?

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Do we really need pennies?

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

The government deficit is lower than it’s been in a long time. Is this good news?

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Trump’s said he thinks China is a “currency manipulator” again

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Venezuela is getting a new currency

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Rail fares could be lower if we calculated inflation differently

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Pound falls as people get scared this ‘no deal’ thing could actually happen

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

The Bank of England has raised interest rates – here’s why

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

‘Mortgage prisoners’ will be given access to lower rates

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Banks might need to have a ‘basic savings rate’

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Venezuela’s inflation rate could hit a MILLION percent

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Public sector wage cap may finally be scrapped today

by Economy Team in Issues
Published 7 years ago

Are people getting richer, or have they just stopped saving?

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Trump is “not thrilled” about interest rate rise

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

More of us in jobs, less of us getting pay rises

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

The UK’s latest growth rates are out. Here’s what they actually mean

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

People could now claim commission on PPI even if they weren’t mis-sold a policy

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Women are likely to end up with 11% less in their pension pots

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Will people in rural areas still have access to cash?

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

If you want to open a new bank account, shop around

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Greece’s ‘bailout’ programme is about to end

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

The EU is hitting back with tariffs on US goods

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Take VAT off gym prices, says head of Pure Gym

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Virgin Money and CYBG are merging into one big bank

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Local councils shouldn’t need to sell off all our public buildings, charity says

by Economy Team in Issues
Published 7 years ago

Where’s the second half of that NHS booster fund going to come from?

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Contactless payments are taking over cash as our number one shopping method

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Europe’s central bank has finally stopped ‘quantitative easing’

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Jay-Z is being accused of withholding royalties from his distributor

by Economy Team in Entertainment
Published 7 years ago

Elderly people are saving two thirds of their income

by Economy Team
Published 7 years ago

Cryptocurrencies fall in value after South Korean hack

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Switzerland is voting on a radical change to the way banks work this weekend

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Starting salaries are rising faster than they have in three years

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

The government is selling 7.7 per cent of its shares in RBS

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

The UK government is probably investing in nuclear power again

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Banks should stop making it so easy for us to get into overdrafts

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

The US is undoing post-2008 financial regulation and people are worried

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Instead of fining companies for nuisance calls, we’re fining bosses

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

Mark Carney says he thought we’d be £900 richer by now

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

The Bank of England’s announcing what happens to interest rates

by Economy Team in News
Published 7 years ago

A think tank thinks we should give every millennial £10k to tackle the ‘generational divide’

by Economy Team in News
Published 8 years ago

Protestors in Iran are using banknotes to spread messages

by Economy Team in News
Published 8 years ago

Finland’s ending its ‘free money’ trial

by Economy Team in News
Published 8 years ago

Inflation is at its lowest in a year

by Economy Team in News
Published 8 years ago

“You can pay me in cruises”

by Economy Team
Published 8 years ago

RIP copper coins

by Economy Team in News
Published 8 years ago

There could be a bit more cash for the NHS

by Economy Team in News
Published 8 years ago

So many people wanted the new Millennial Railcard it crashed the website

by Economy Team in News
Published 8 years ago

Women are stereotyped in financial media

by Economy Team in News
Published 8 years ago

There’s a trillion dollar gold club. And it wants more members

by Economy Team in News
Published 8 years ago

The guy behind the Fyre Festival fiasco has just admitted fraud

by Economy Team in News
Published 8 years ago

The old £10 notes aren’t worth anything any more

by Economy Team in News
Published 8 years ago

Harry and Meghan are setting out their ‘charitable futures’

by Economy Team in News
Published 8 years ago

Five things you need to know about Bitcoin

by Economy Team in News
Published 8 years ago

What to expect in 2018

by Economy Team in Issues
Published 8 years ago

What to expect from the budget

by Economy Team in News
Published 8 years ago

Are we right to be so angry about the Paradise Papers?

by Economy Team in Issues
Published 8 years ago

Here’s how many primary school teachers we could pay if people stopped avoiding tax

by Saman Sadeghi Afgeh in Issues
Published 8 years ago

The real reason cab drivers hate Uber

by Saman Sadeghi Afgeh in Issues
Published 8 years ago

Could monkeys run the financial system better than us?

by Victoria Waldersee in Voices
Published 8 years ago

Why do banks charge overdraft fees?

by Economy Team in Issues
Published 8 years ago

Where to look online for advice on debt

by Economy Team in Issues
Published 8 years ago

Au revoir, overdraft charges (maybe)

by Economy Team in News
Published 8 years ago

Americans are way more confident in their personal finances than America’s

by Economy Team in News
Published 8 years ago

Why do people care how much BBC stars get paid?

by Economy Team in Entertainment
Published 8 years ago

Poorer students leave university with the most debt. But does it really matter?

by Economy Team in Issues
Published 8 years ago

Even Adele’s got a side-hustle

by Economy Team in Entertainment
Published 8 years ago

Only 16% of the top earning celebrities are women

by Ellie Clayton in Entertainment
Published 8 years ago

This latest cyberattack reveals just how much economic power our computers have

by Daniel Lapedus in News
Published 8 years ago

Beyonce and Jay Z are worth a billion dollars

by Economy Team in Entertainment
Published 8 years ago

Is our avo-obsession really the reason we can’t buy houses?

by Olivia Wills in News
Published 9 years ago

Financial abuse is real, and it’s dangerous. Get out while you can

by Katy Brent in Issues
Published 9 years ago

Paying interest on your loans? In Islam, you shouldn’t have to

by Sarah Lang
Published 9 years ago

This is how Buddhist monks live without money

by Tree Watson
Published 9 years ago

Does your religion affect the way you spend your money?

by Economy Team
Published 9 years ago

These two girls traveled around the US without spending a cent

by Economy Team in Issues
Published 9 years ago

We spoke to the owners of a home care company to find out what’s going on with care in the UK

by Daniel Lapedus in Issues
Published 9 years ago

We need to talk about Ed

by Katy Brent in Entertainment
Published 9 years ago

The price of an iceberg lettuce in the UK increased by 67%

by Economy Team in Issues
Published 9 years ago

March Madness is expected to bring in $900 million for the NCAA. Here’s where the money goes

by Economy Team in Entertainment
Published 9 years ago

Meet the women making porn, for women

by Ellie Clayton in Issues
Published 9 years ago

The truth about being a single mum

by Katy Brent in Issues
Published 9 years ago

We need to stop telling women they’re bad with money

by Daisy Buchanan in Issues
Published 9 years ago

Could a new way of banking transform how you think about spending?

by Rich McEachran in Issues
Published 9 years ago

Money problems and mental health problems go hand in hand, and banks aren’t doing enough to help

by Rich McEachran in Issues
Published 9 years ago

The UK government rejected suggestions on how to close the gender pay gap

by Economy Team in Issues
Published 9 years ago

Robots are already taking over – we interact with them every day

by Rachel England in Issues
Published 9 years ago

The one thing we still don’t buy online. Amazon’s making $10 bras

by Economy Team in News
Published 9 years ago

The real costs of Valentine’s Day

by Olivia Wills
Published 9 years ago

How engagement rings became the marker of true love

by Sofia Quaglia
Published 9 years ago

When did we start buying and selling love?

by Rebecca Hastings in Issues
Published 9 years ago

Is it ever okay to hook up with your co-worker?

by Roisin Woolnough in Issues
Published 9 years ago

What self-employment taught me about self love

by Daisy Buchanan in Issues
Published 9 years ago

Who should pay for what on a first date?

by Daisy Buchanan in Issues
Published 9 years ago

Donald Trump wants to scrap the rules designed to stop another financial crash from happening

by Economy Team in News
Published 9 years ago

Ed Sheeran’s angry about ticket resales and he’s not the only one

by Economy Team in Entertainment
Published 9 years ago

Loads of bankers met in Washington this week. What were they talking about?

by Raymond O'Lenic in Issues
Published 9 years ago

Could Bridget Jones afford her lifestyle in 2017?

by Marina Romiti in Entertainment
Published 9 years ago

Here’s one cause Martin Luther King fought for which you might not know about

by Samantha Eyler in News
Published 9 years ago

This is how much it’d cost to buy everything in the 12 Days of Christmas song

by Sofia Quaglia
Published 9 years ago

“The best things in life are free” my ass. Here’s how much it costs to have sex in the UK

by Jasmine Andersson in Voices
Published 9 years ago

The most marked-up food and drink on the High Street and why it costs so much

by Ian Aikman
Published 9 years ago

What’s been going on with the British pound lately?

by Economy Team in News
Published 9 years ago

Want a loan? Who needs a credit rating when you’ve got Facebook shares and likes?

by Pedro Sousa in News
Published 9 years ago

We asked US soccer fans what they make of the pay gap between male and female players

by Sara Zayto in Issues
Published 9 years ago

Glitter, disco ball, drugs: I decided to keep a record of everything I spent at Glastonbury this year. Here’s how it added up

by Anonymous in Entertainment
Published 9 years ago

Hundreds of pounds to sleep in a muddy field! Why do so many people splash out on festivals like Glastonbury?

by Tree Watson in Entertainment
Published 9 years ago

Supermarket queues, no toilet paper, chicken that costs a week’s wages. What’s going on in Venezuela?

by Lorenzo Fränkel in News
Published 9 years ago

We all know that money matters, but where did it come from and does it really make the world go round?

by Victoria Waldersee in Issues
Published 9 years ago

China is loaded, but it looks like it’s been seriously maxing out on credit. What’s going on and what does it mean?

by Mark Richards in Issues
Published 10 years ago

Does the new the UK national living wage still mean ‘livin’ on a prayer’ for those earning it?

by Daniel Lapedus in Issues
Published 10 years ago

Are bankers as good at their jobs as they think they are?

by Lukas Boehm
Published 10 years ago

What are the ‘Panama Papers’, and what’s going on with tax havens?

by Economy Team in Issues
Published 10 years ago

The economics of the Big Short, explained

by Tom Bangay in Entertainment
Published 10 years ago

Is it time to rethink our approach to work?

by Economy Team in Issues
Published 10 years ago

We really, really need to talk about money

by Dora Meade in Issues
Published 10 years ago

What are Pay Ratios?

by Charlie Young in Issues
Published 10 years ago

What is Basic Income?

by Ben Murray in Issues

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