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Reeves’s tax rises on employers start to bite as unemployment jumps

www.silverguide.site – Effects of chancellor’s measures evident as companies reduce hiring and push down on wage growth…
Reeves’s tax rises on employers start to bite as unemployment jumps
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UK unemployment rises to highest in nearly four years

www.silverguide.site – ONS figures also reveal slide in job vacancies amid rise in employer national insurance contributions…
UK unemployment rises to highest in nearly four years
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Warm weather and Easter weekend boosted UK spending in April, says Barclays

www.silverguide.site – Consumers shrugged off anxiety over effect of US tariffs as card spending grew by 4.5% year on year…
Warm weather and Easter weekend boosted UK spending in April, says Barclays
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Pension funds ‘to unlock up to £50bn’ of investment, with half for UK firms

www.silverguide.site – Aviva, Legal & General, M&G and others agree to sign new ‘Mansion House accord’ with government…
Pension funds ‘to unlock up to £50bn’ of investment, with half for UK firms
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Reeves’s Mansion House accord on pension funds is long on virtue-signalling | Nils Pratley

www.silverguide.site – There are so many conditions attached to the ‘pledge’ to invest in the UK that its claims should be taken with a large helping of salt…
Reeves’s Mansion House accord on pension funds is long on virtue-signalling | Nils Pratley
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Cobalt firm taps in to electric car boom with £174m London stock market float

www.silverguide.site – Cobalt Holdings aims to buy up supply of the metal from Glencore as slowing EV growth has pushed down prices…
Cobalt firm taps in to electric car boom with £174m London stock market float
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Wall Street surges after US and China agree to slash tariffs in 90-day pause – as it happened

www.silverguide.site – Donald Trump has “blinked”, says analyst, at Washington and Beijing cut reciprocal tariffs by 115 percentage points, for 90 days at least…
Wall Street surges after US and China agree to slash tariffs in 90-day pause – as it happened
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Trump claims ‘total reset’ of US-China ties as 90-day pause to trade war agreed

www.silverguide.site – Markets rally after Washington and Beijing agree to drastically cut reciprocal tariffs as US treasury secretary says ‘neither side wants a decoupling’…
Trump claims ‘total reset’ of US-China ties as 90-day pause to trade war agreed
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Americans putting life on hold amid economic anxiety under Trump, poll shows

www.silverguide.site – Harris poll for Guardian finds people reconsidering major life events such as having children or buying a home…
Americans putting life on hold amid economic anxiety under Trump, poll shows
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Pharmaceutical stocks slide as Trump vows to cut US prescription drug prices ‘by 30-80%’

www.silverguide.site – President plans to use executive powers, saying US should pay ‘same price as nation that pays the lowest price’…
Pharmaceutical stocks slide as Trump vows to cut US prescription drug prices ‘by 30-80%’
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MPs should not accept any murky answers from Thames Water chair on potential sale | Nils Pratley

www.silverguide.site – Sir Adrian Montague’s appearance on Tuesday offers perhaps the last chance to scrutinise utility’s dealings…
MPs should not accept any murky answers from Thames Water chair on potential sale | Nils Pratley
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UK food shops report ‘massive’ rise in pensioner shoplifting

www.silverguide.site – Kingdom Services boss says retailers seeing ‘different sort of shoplifter’ with more theft by people ‘who just can’t afford food’…
UK food shops report ‘massive’ rise in pensioner shoplifting
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Staff layoffs in UK gain pace amid Trump tariff turmoil and labour cost increases

www.silverguide.site – Surveys show employer confidence at record low, prompting job cuts and hiring freeze…
Staff layoffs in UK gain pace amid Trump tariff turmoil and labour cost increases
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Yes, AI will eventually replace some workers. But that day is still a long way off

www.silverguide.site – Some business owners think AI is ready to perform work tasks, but it’s not yet reliable enough to make the switch…
Yes, AI will eventually replace some workers. But that day is still a long way off
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UK interest rate cut may not be enough to improve voters’ dim view of the government | Heather Stewart

www.silverguide.site – Bank’s move appears to go against the theory that rate cuts will lead to rising inflation and higher wage demands…
UK interest rate cut may not be enough to improve voters’ dim view of the government | Heather Stewart
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‘It’s an illogical job’: Why driving a train isn’t as cushy as it might seem

www.silverguide.site – The rulebook is hefty, the hours are awful and the hurdles to becoming a train driver huge. But 18-year-olds can now apply…
‘It’s an illogical job’: Why driving a train isn’t as cushy as it might seem
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Labor wants to boost productivity. Does this mean Australians need to work even harder?

www.silverguide.site – Productivity is down and it’s hurting the economy and your salary. Here’s how treasurer Jim Chalmers plans to try and fix that…
Labor wants to boost productivity. Does this mean Australians need to work even harder?
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‘We’re in the Hamptons of England’: Trump sends wealthy Americans fleeing to the Cotswolds

www.silverguide.site – Upmarket bucolic area notes big rise in number of US citizens scoping a plan B away from the States…
‘We’re in the Hamptons of England’: Trump sends wealthy Americans fleeing to the Cotswolds
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Ryanair’s £79 membership scheme takes off – but Which? says ‘think twice’

www.silverguide.site – T&Cs show limitations to the promises of 12 free seat reservations, insurance and monthly access to a sale…
Ryanair’s £79 membership scheme takes off – but Which? says ‘think twice’
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Britons increasingly swapping Med’s busy hotspots for ‘destination dupes’

www.silverguide.site – TikTok trend is inspiring tourists to seek out cheaper locations such as Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina…
Britons increasingly swapping Med’s busy hotspots for ‘destination dupes’
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