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• US tech giants don’t just have your data – they are in your pension too

  26-05-2018 08:00
  British pension funds are so globalised, there’s little chance of them avoiding investing in Facebook and GoogleThe population of the US, at 325 million, makes up just over 4% of the world’s total population. But its stock market, fuelled by the rise of Apple, Google, Amazon and Facebook, comprises 60% of the value of all shares traded on the planet. The Dow Jones index of Wall Street-traded companies stood at 16,000 in early 2016, but is about 25,000 now. And the Nasdaq index of tec
  
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• People who work for themselves 'caught out' by little-known mortgage issue

  05-07-2026 03:47 via express.co.uk
  A mortgage broker has warned that many limited company directors are being caught out by a little-known difference in how mortgage lenders assess self-employed income
  
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• State pensioners given £0 state pension payments due to HMRC tax rule

  04-07-2026 23:09 via express.co.uk
  Some state pensioners won't get any state pension paid out to them thanks to a HMRC rule.
  
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• Morrisons, Aldi, Sainsbury's, Asda and Tesco law change hits UK supermarkets

  04-07-2026 22:44 via express.co.uk
  Every supermarket over a certain size will be impacted by the law change
  
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• State pension age rise in July costing households up to £376.12 per week

  04-07-2026 22:22 via express.co.uk
  The state pension age rise is set to cost more than 25,000 households up to £376 a week.
  
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• Martin Lewis tells pensioners to claim £5,959.20 DWP benefit - 1m eligible

  04-07-2026 21:55 via express.co.uk
  The expert is urging older people to check whether they're missing out on a DWP benefit that many have yet to claim
  
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• I tested the new tax cut Rachel Reeves said was a big deal - and it only saved me 87p

  04-07-2026 21:39 via express.co.uk
  EXCLUSIVE: We tucked into a massive 87 pence saving using Reeves' new tax cut.
  
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• HMRC hands higher tax bills to 2m UK households after threshold freeze

  04-07-2026 21:18 via express.co.uk
  More than 2million UK households are paying higher taxes thanks to a freeze and allowance cut
  
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• State pension warning as HMRC writes to 370,000 pensioners and near-pensioners

  04-07-2026 18:48 via express.co.uk
  Lots of state pensioners could be missing money
  
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• State pensioners under 77 given bumper £1,930 Thursday payments in July

  04-07-2026 17:54 via express.co.uk
  State pensioners under 77 can get £1,930 paid out to them from the DWP on Thursdays this month.
  
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• HMRC confirms tax-free Personal Allowance boost to £13,830 for households with backdate

  04-07-2026 17:20 via express.co.uk
  Some households can use a 'backdating' method to get a massively boosted £13,830 Personal Allowance fully tax-free
  
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• DWP confirms 2 benefits axed as two million more people put on Universal Credit

  03-07-2026 12:03 via express.co.uk
  Two benefits have been axed as Universal Credit claims increase by two million.
  
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• State pensioners under 77 handed bumper £1,930.40 Wednesday payments in July

  03-07-2026 11:38 via express.co.uk
  State pensioners under 77 can get £1,930.40 paid out to them from the DWP in July.
  
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• Andy Burnham just pulled a fast one on rape gangs - and it’s a gift to Nigel Farage

  03-07-2026 10:07 via express.co.uk
  Andy Burnham wants it both ways on the grooming gangs scandal. He can't have it.
  
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• 'We left hamster wheel UK and now life costs £2,783 less every month'

  03-07-2026 09:29 via express.co.uk
  Joseph Oxley and wife Rebecca had talked for years about moving abroad
  
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• ‘I’m a charity shop manager and there's 1 key thing you should ask at your local store'

  03-07-2026 08:00 via express.co.uk
  A charity shop manager has shared their top tips for sourcing the best finds and what exactly you should be donating to your local stores
  
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• Women could be owed State Pension back payments due to historical DWP errors

  03-07-2026 03:31 via express.co.uk
  Here's what you need to know about claiming the money
  
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• Payouts on car finance compensation scheme paused

  02-07-2026 19:01 via express.co.uk
  Payouts were meant to start this year but are now facing significant delays
  
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• DWP confirms £86 weekly extra for state pensioners with one condition in July

  02-07-2026 15:42 via express.co.uk
  Eligible pensioners can get more than £4,000 per year if they meet certain requirements.
  
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• Rachel Reeves blasted over new ISA plans - it will do ‘opposite’ of what she wants

  02-07-2026 13:41 via express.co.uk
  Experts have criticised Rachel Reeves' proposed new ISA plans, saying that it would have the opposite effect from what she wants.
  
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• Expert reveals 1 major credit card mistake costing Brits thousands

  02-07-2026 12:54 via express.co.uk
  An expert has revealed one major credit card mistake costing Brits thousands.
  
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• Nine in 10 Brits unaware of where their energy bill money actually goes

  01-07-2026 17:04 via express.co.uk
  Almost nine in 10 Brits have no idea where the money in their energy bill goes, according to research commissioned by Utilita.
  
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• Andy Burnham’s Labour plots huge tax grab - even Rachel Reeves wouldn't do this

  01-07-2026 16:18 via express.co.uk
  Andy Burnham is being pushed to drive our taxes to new highs. He'll be worse than Rachel Reeves, writes Harvey Jones.
  
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• Lloyds confirms major change for 190 UK Halifax branches not shutting in 2026

  01-07-2026 15:25 via express.co.uk
  EXCLUSIVE: Lloyds has confirmed a major change for 190 UK Halifax branches.
  
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• State pension age rise underway in July for people born in these years

  01-07-2026 15:21 via express.co.uk
  The second group of state pensioners will see their state pension age rise from this July.
  
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• HMRC confirms £200 tax charges for state pensioners earning £22,453

  01-07-2026 14:55 via express.co.uk
  New state pensioners who earn another £22,453 on top of their full new state pension will hit the £35,000 winter fuel payment threshold.
  
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• Halifax alert to all customers as it explains when accounts will change to Lloyds

  01-07-2026 13:38 via express.co.uk
  Halifax is changing to Lloyds and the bank has explained when and how the change will take place.
  
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• Lloyds issues major announcement to all Halifax customers over 173-year-old bank brand

  01-07-2026 13:12 via express.co.uk
  Halifax was founded more than 170 years ago.
  
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• HMRC confirms boosted 55p per mile tax handout for petrol drivers

  01-07-2026 13:07 via express.co.uk
  HMRC has confirmed the rates at which you can claim for 2026.
  
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• Major Tesco, Aldi, Asda, Sainsbury's rule change planned 'for autumn', govenment announces

  01-07-2026 11:53 via express.co.uk
  The change at checkout will mean people won't have to produce physical documents
  
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