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Plans for New Standing Charge-Free Energy Tariffs

Energy firms will be forced to offer customers tariffs with no standing charges, under a proposed shake-up of bills by regulator Ofgem. All households pay the fixed daily charges covering the costs of connecting to a supply, but there have been widespread calls for these fees to be scrapped.

I’m Not Buying Christmas Presents This Year, and You Shouldn’t Either

It may seem mean-spirited but, in our current era of overconsumption, swerving spending money on pointless tat that no one really wants is more radical political act than cost-cutting exercise.

Should Indian Investors Go Global? Experts Weigh in on Diversification Benefits

Global equity markets are at an intriguing juncture. Wall Street hovers near record highs, even as persistent geopolitical concerns loom. In parallel, China is implementing another round of stimulus aimed at boosting consumption and easing stress in its property market.

Looking to Buy a House? These Are the 10 Biggest U.S. Mortgage Lenders

Independent lenders, credit unions, and large banks dispensed billions in mortgage loans last year

This Is the Best Time of Year to Buy a Used Car — Wait for Memorial Day, and You’ll Miss It

Finding an affordable used car proved to be a challenge the last couple of years. If you need to buy a used car, here’s when to get the best deals.

What Is Capital Gains Tax Deferral?

Picture this: You've just sold your investment property for a tidy profit. You're feeling pretty good about yourself, ready to celebrate your financial savvy with a well-deserved vacation. But wait!

£1.68bn accounts trick inflated water firm's books

One of England's top-rated water companies is using an accounting trick to artificially inflate its balance sheet by more than a billion pounds, BBC Panorama has discovered. Severn Trent Water claims that an investment is worth £1.

He Mocked the Rich on TikTok for Fun. Now He Can Get $30,000 Per Post.

A rich kid stands in the doorway of a marble-lined bathroom, a cellphone pressed to his ear. His face is strained. He’s yelling and waving his free arm. He swears in French, very clearly having a tantrum, with his father on the line, over money for a trip to Miami.

The Installer gift guide, part two

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 63, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, it’s a lot of stuff to watch this week, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)

A Michigan roofer’s smart plan to end the housing crisis

Bryan DeHenau spends his days fixing other people’s roofs, yet he can’t afford to buy a home of his own. At age 38, he rents an apartment with his mom outside Detroit. His life story illustrates the American housing crisis — and suggests how to solve it.

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A big insurer backed off its plan to pay less for anesthesia. That’s bad.

What the fight between Anthem and anesthesiologists was really about.

Keeping Your Personal Data Safe in the Age of Trump

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How to free up space on a Windows PC

Even with the abundance of streaming services we’re using now, Windows PC storage can still fill up quickly. Games, photos, movies, and apps can take up significant chunks of room, and before you know it, that SSD is starting to run low on free space.

All-cash buyers are still snapping up homes. See where they’re buying.

Chart showing share of homes purchased with all cash, ending in 2024 with 33%. Share of homes bought all-cash Through August of each year 40% 33% 2018 2020 2024 By and Rachel Lerman December 2, 2024 at 6:05 a.m. EST It takes more money than ever to buy a home in America right now.

Succession showed us the rich are largely miserable – and the Murdochs are living proof

Rupert Murdoch has lost an epic legal battle against three of his children: he wanted to wrest control of his media empire back from them, settle it solely upon his son Lachlan in the event of his death, and thereby … well, who knows his true motivation.

Curated by our editorsStories to fuel your mind

Plans for New Standing Charge-Free Energy Tariffs

I’m Not Buying Christmas Presents This Year, and You Shouldn’t Either

Should Indian Investors Go Global? Experts Weigh in on Diversification Benefits

Looking to Buy a House? These Are the 10 Biggest U.S. Mortgage Lenders

This Is the Best Time of Year to Buy a Used Car — Wait for Memorial Day, and You’ll Miss It

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