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Brian Vendig, MJP Wealth Advisors President, and Ryan Payne, 'Payne Points of Wealth' podcast host, discuss Big Tech reporting and key earnings and revenue estimates for McDonald's. McDonald’s has revealed the date that fan favorite, the snack wraps, will make their return to the menu. The snack wrap, which was discontinued nationwide about nine years ago, will reappear on the fast-food giant’s menus starting July 10.When it returns next month, McDonald’s said it will make the snack wrap with one of its McCrispy Strips. It will also have shredded lettuce and cheese within the tortilla. The snack wrap will make its comeback on July 10. (McDonald's)The fast-food giant first introduced its McCripsy Strips in April, with all participating restaurants in the U.S. offering them as a...

It’s fair to say that the TV Licence is one of the least popular taxes in the UK, along with Inheritance, Council Tax and Income Tax. In fact, there probably aren’t any ‘popular’ taxes, but the TV Licence is constantly derided by a vocal minority.However, the £174.50 annual cost of having live television access, which pays for BBC programming as well as the cost of the overall television network infrastructure, can be slashed right down to as little as £29 per year fully legally if you fall under the right set of circumstances and make your claim to TV Licensing successfully. Firstly, there’s more than one type of TV Licence. The main one, at £174.50, is a full fat, no-reductions TV Licence that the vast majority of UK households will opt for. Of course, many are happy to pay for it and...

Evercore ISI senior managing director Mark Mahaney joins ‘Varney & Co.’ to discuss his top stock picks as President Donald Trump threatens new tariffs on Apple and the European Union. The outlook for economic growth in the U.S. was slashed due to higher tariffs in a new report released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Tuesday. The OECD's forecast cut U.S. economic growth to 1.6% in 2025 and 1.5% in 2026, well below the 2.8% growth in gross domestic product (GDP) that was recorded last year. The group attributed the slower growth forecast to the "substantial increase in the effective tariff rate on imports and retaliation from some trading partners, high economic policy uncertainty, a significant slowdown in net immigration, and a sizeable ...

Some may have seen a video of Martin Lewis advertising a WhatsApp group offering investment advice. But the Money Saving Expert has confirmed that the video is a fake.The video showed ‘Martin’ advertising a new WhatsApp group ‘he’ was launching where he would share “three stock ideas each day, along with the latest market insights”. The clip appeared to have been screen recorded from Facebook Reels, posted on an account called ‘Money saving expert’ and even had a logo for ITV’s This Morning in the corner. It was then reposted on X (formerly Twitter) by @p4kir4mb0, who captioned the video: “Just signed up to this new WhatsApp group led by big Marty Lew, can’t wait for all the insider tips to make me BIG moneyyyyy. (The evil side of AI, eh?)”But the real Martin Lewis reposted the video, u...

Fast food workers are struggling to afford to eat the meals they serve, according to a new report. More Americans are cooking at home as growing economic concerns are forcing households to cut back, according to Campbell's CEO Mick Beekhuizen.  Beekhuizen told analysts during the company's third-quarter earnings call on Monday that consumer sentiment continued to soften throughout the quarter, with shoppers becoming even more deliberate about how they were spending money on food. "A key outcome is a growing preference for home-cooked meals, leading to the highest levels of meals prepared at home since early 2020," Beekhuizen said.  BUY NOW, PAY LATER USAGE FOR GROCERIES NEARLY DOUBLES AS CONSUMERS STRUGGLE WITH FOOD COSTS Campbell's soup is seen on shelves at a Walmart store i...

Drivers have to keep their eyes out for speed limit signs so they can adjust their speed to the legal limit but there are other factors that should also affect the speed you should drive at.Paul Barker, editor of Auto Express, has shared his thoughts on how to set your speed depending on where you are. He said there is a basic principle to follow at all times: " The key thing motorists should always remember is to drive to the conditions, rather than the posted limit."Weather, particularly fog, ice and wet weather mean driving at the speed limit would be perfectly safe in the dry – be it 30mph or 70mph – but dangerously irresponsible when conditions are treacherous."Likewise, driving past a school at 30mph or 40mph in the middle of the night is a very different proposition to 3.30pm whe...

UBS Global Wealth Management portfolio manager Angie Newman discusses the market reaction amid trade tensions and gives advice to clients and investors. Meta Platforms has entered a deal to purchase nuclear power from Constellation Energy Corporation’s Clinton Clean Energy Center in Illinois.  Constellation announced the deal with the tech giant on Tuesday, saying it "supports the relicensing and continued operations" of the nuclear power plant and Meta’s clean energy goals.  The Clinton Clean Energy Center in Illinois. | Fox News The power purchase agreement starts in 2027 and will span 20 years. NUCLEAR ENERGY UNDERGOING REVIVAL IN UNITED STATES Constellation said the deal will allow its Clinton Clean Energy Center to "continue to flow power onto the local grid" with Me...

Millions of people across Great Britain are being urged to act as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) presses ahead with its sweeping overhaul of the benefits system. Six legacy benefits are scheduled to be completely phased out by March 2026, with recipients required to switch to Universal Credit if they wish to continue receiving financial support.The DWP has issued a stark warning as failing to respond to a "migration notice" could result in payments being stopped altogether. Those affected will have three months from the date on their notice to apply for Universal Credit, the Government’s all-in-one welfare system designed to simplify the previous patchwork of benefits.The six legacy benefits being scrapped are:Tax credits will be the first of these to officially close in Apr...

Alexandra Fine, CEO of Dame, told FOX Business that the company added the charge the way they did because they wanted to be transparent with customers. President Donald Trump's administration is asking nations across the globe to submit their best trade deal offers by Wednesday as the president's tariff deadline nears, according to a new report from Reuters. Top Trump officials reportedly drafted a letter to major trading partners this week detailing the request. The Trump administration has imposed a five-week deadline on negotiations before major tariffs kick in once again.In the draft, the U.S. is asking countries to list their best proposals in a number of key areas, including tariff and quota offers for the purchase of U.S. industrial and agricultural products and plans to rem...

Bank customers have been encouraged to check over their finances as Nationwide has announced it will pay out £100 to millions of members. The bonus cash is going out in the latest round of Nationwide's Fairer Share Payment, where it shares out its profits with loyal customers.More than four million people will get the free cash, with payments being issued into Nationwide current accounts of qualifying members between June 18 and July 4 this year.This comes after Nationwide recently paid out £50 to millions of customers as a one-off thank you gesture after it completed its purchase of Virgin Money.Customers with other banks may be tempted to join Nationwide given these extra payments it sometimes hands out. Kevin Mountford, co-founder and personal finance expert saving provider Raisin UK...