Stay Put or Pay Up: Why Can’t Your Mortgage Move With You?
A young couple celebrates home ownership, an emotional and financial milestone in the American psyche, though it may feel increasingly out of reach.Millions of American homeowners would love to move — if they could pack up the mortgage interest rate
‘You Can Trust Me’: Catfishers, Nigerian Princes, and Political Hucksters
Segment of a political cartoon from the 1890s, titled “A Confidence Trick.” JM Staniforth 1895.Recently on Facebook, an attractive young woman – or so I judge from the picture accompanying her message – asked me to accept her as a
Wet weather drives UK retailers to slash prices in September
UK retailers have reported the steepest fall in shop prices in three years as unseasonably wet weather in September pushed stores to offer significant discounts in a bid to attract shoppers. According to the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium
Martha Lane Fox to co-chair government panel driving public sector tech reform
Martha Lane Fox, co-founder of Lastminute.com, has been appointed co-chair of a new government panel tasked with guiding the reform of public sector services through technology. The panel of 12 experts, which includes industry leaders and academics, will support the government
Mulberry rejects £83 million takeover bid from Frasers Group
Mulberry, one of Britain’s most iconic luxury brands, has turned down an £83 million takeover bid from Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, stating it did “not recognise the company’s substantial future potential value.” The board of Mulberry said it had carefully considered