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Ofgem's price cap will fall by 7% from April 1 (Image: Getty) This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more UK households on standard variable tariffs are being urged to make an energy bill change before April for a boost of up to £260.Ofgem has confirmed its new price cap from April 1, which will see the amount most households pay for energy fall by 7%. The regulator’s price cap will drop from its current rate of £1,758 to £1,641 - a reduction of £117, or around £10 per month for the average home using both electricity and gas. The April price cap will be the first to reflect Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ promise made in November last year that £150 would be cut from the average household bill, when she moved 75% of the cos...

Storch Advisors CEO Gerald Storch joins 'Varney & Co.' to break down tariff uncertainty, Amazon’s rise past Walmart and why retail panic may be overblown. E-commerce giant eBay announced Thursday it is slashing hundreds of jobs, just days after the company dropped $1.2 billion in cash to acquire a trendy Gen Z fashion app and settled a federal stalking lawsuit involving former executives. Multiple outlets have reported that eBay will cut a total of 800 roles, or 6% of its workforce, as company documents indicated about 12,300 employees worldwide as of Dec. 31, 2025.eBay did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. HOME DEPOT CUTS 800 JOBS, ORDERS CORPORATE STAFF BACK TO OFFICE FULL TIME The company told Reuters, "We are taking steps to reinvest across ...

Eric Lombard, ancien ministre de l’économie, à Paris, le 28 août 2025. ABDUL SABOOR / REUTERS Ce sont « autour de 50 000 » foyers détenteurs d’un patrimoine élevé qui échappent à l’impôt sur le revenu ou sur les plus-values et dividendes, a affirmé, vendredi 27 février, l’ex-ministre de l’économie Eric Lombard, qui avait initialement lancé l’alerte. Ancien dirigeant de grands groupes financiers, au sein de BNP Paribas puis à la Caisse des dépôts et consignations, et ancien adhérent du Parti socialiste, Eric Lombard a fait un bref passage à Bercy, de décembre 2024 à octobre 2025, dans le gouvernement de François Bayrou. Il a expliqué, vendredi sur RTL, qu’il avait alors souhaité s’intéresser à ces cas : « J’avais ...

An expert shared details on some old coins that could be worth thousands (Image: Getty)Brits have been urged to keep an eye out for a rare coin worth as much as £10,000. An expert shared what you need to be looking for.What makes these coins especially sought after is their rarity. The lower a mintage figure a coin has, the more valuable it typically is.On top of this, the condition of the coin can determine how much collectors are willing to pay. In a video posted to social media platform TikTok, an expert known as the Coin Collecting Wizard shared examples of some especially valuable old coins.All of these pieces are no longer in circulation but you never know, they could be hiding in an old coin jar or in the attic. One of the coins listed by the expert could sell for an impressive £...

Evernote ISI senior managing partner Mark Mahaney explains why Netflix stock is a good investment despite competition for streaming competitors on ‘Varney & Co.’ Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav may have been counting on watching one last round in the Netflix vs. Paramount Skydance boxing match to acquire the media company he runs. What he might not have anticipated was that Netflix wouldn't even bother re-entering the ring. Thursday after the market close, WBD announced that Paramount Skydance’s last and best offer of $31 a share for its film studio, streaming platform and cable networks was superior to Netflix’s previously accepted bid of $27.75 a share for the studio and streaming assets.WBD's declaration started a countdown clock: Netflix was granted four business da...

A surge in support for a petition calling for the lowest income tax band to be unfrozen is putting pressure on Rachel Reeves (Image: Getty Images)A campaign calling for a rise in the income tax threshold has almost reached a major milestone, heaping pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to revise the personal tax allowance for Britain's lowest-paid workers in the spring statement next Tuesday (March 3).Concern is growing that millions of extra individuals, including many amongst the nation's poorest earners, have been caught by the tax system through 'fiscal drag'. This occurs because the basic income tax threshold has been frozen at £12,570 since 2021, while inflation, which impacts wages, has been climbing steeply.As a result, some of Britain's most vulnerable employees face taxation a...

Coffee giant Costa Coffee is introducing a new £13.12 rule across all of its 1,500 UK cafes from April 1.The Starbucks and Pret A Manger rival is handing all its 16,000 staff a pay rise, with baristas handed a 4.1% uplift in line with the national living wage minimum increase introduced this April. It means Costa's standard wages will rise from £12.60 per hour to £13.12, as part of a £7m pay uplift package.Costa’s ‘barista maestros’ who lead teams and coffee trainers will get a boost from £12.93 and £13.43 to £13.75, while Costa Coffee store managers will get a flat 3%. Baristas in London will get an extra £1 per hour, ranging between £14.12 to £14.75.Chancellor Rachel Reeves championed Costa's announcement. She said: "It’s fantastic to hear that Costa Coffee are recognising and support...

Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., discusses the left's outrage over President Donald Trump's new White House ballroom on 'The Evening Edit.' A federal judge on Thursday denied a legal challenge to President Donald Trump's White House ballroom project, clearing the way for construction on the estimated $400 million expansion to proceed. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon denied the injunction sought by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, saying the group was unlikely to succeed on the merits. The group sued the Trump administration in December to halt construction, arguing it skipped required reviews and failed to obtain congressional approval before demolishing the East Wing of the White House.In his order, Leon wrote that the preservation group relied on a "ragtag group of theor...

Tesco shoppers are being urged to check their accounts as a huge batch of Clubcard vouchers is about to expire. Millions of pounds’ worth of points are set to expire, and anyone who doesn’t act quickly could lose them for good. The supermarket has reminded customers that they now have just one day left to spend or extend them before they disappear.Clubcard vouchers are issued four times a year - in February, May, August and November - and each set remains valid for two years. The vouchers, due to expire this week, were originally released in February 2024, meaning they will become invalid at 11.59pm on February 28. After that time, they cannot be used in-store, online or with any Clubcard Reward Partner.Tesco estimates that around £11million worth of vouchers are still sitting unused in...

Martin Lewis has explained a ‘massive tax trap’ which could hit anyone with a pension. The tip was highlighted today by his Money Saving Expert site which published a video showing the personal finance expert on his show previously.He illustrated the potential problem with a £10,000 example and explained if you do it wrong you will actually pay £150 or £300 of it straight to the government instead of getting it yourself - with it rising proportionally depending on how much is taken out.Currently people can access money from their pension from the age of 55 - although this is generally advised against doing this too early as it could impact on how much pensions people have to live on later. Mr Lewis explained: “Taking money out of your pension. Now you can just leave money in your pensio...