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Obama was always in Wall Street's pocket – Democrats must stop taking its money
Democrats cosying up to big finance helped Trump win – they must stand up to Wall Street in future.
Rich House, Poor House: Single mum swaps lives with wealthy family for a week and lives off £1,800
The Bentleys, featured in Thursday night's episode, rank in the top 10% of Britain's richest.
Ex-chancellor George Osborne gets £650,000 for working just one day a week
Figures show he earned £786,450 last year from giving 15 speeches.
Market uncertainty persists in US as trade deficit rises
Oil prices also down as stock market continues to regard Trump with caution.
R3 blockchain consortium releases open-source Corda platform into the wild
The release comes after a number of major institutions left the R3 consortium.
Charities are uncompetitive, unwieldy and overly ego-driven - they need to adapt or die
Businesses make calculated decisions largely on facts and what's right for the company.
RBS chairman warns that major banks plan to shift from London to the eurozone
Brexit will drive bankers out and hurt the central London property market by reducing demand.
Wall Street eyeing control of retirement savings under Clinton
A proposal to 'fix retirement' will pass responsibility to sophisticated investors.
Who's Spending Britain's Billions? Jacques Perreti has the answers
Reporter discovers taxation projects that the public are not too familiar with.
The contactless revolution: Visa study claims mobile payments 'tripled in the past year'
In the UK, more than half the people surveyed (58%) used contactless cards this year.
Brexit increases 'global economic uncertainty' say G20 finance chiefs
The world's largest economies pledge to work together to combat volatility.
Growth of private wealth 'hit speed bumps' in 2015
London could be overtaken by Singapore as an offshore financial centre within four years
Number of Britons filing for 'Bankruptcy light' rises as criteria for debt relief eligibility widens
An 8.2% rise in manageable DROs recorded, as threshold for pre-bankruptcy alternative increases.
Britain faces 'consequences' if it votes for Brexit warns French economy minister
Macron said there consequences around access to the single market and changes financial passport rules.
UK government blew £240m of taxpayers' cash on failed home insulation scheme
National Audit Office urged Whitehall to be more realistic about consumers' motivations.
Market round-up: FTSE follows Nikkei surge as home and health giant Reckitt Benckiser soars
Reckitt Benckiser, IAG and Standard Chartered were the biggest riser on the FTSE 100.
Greece strike: Protesters march in Athens, throwing petrol bombs and demanding end to austerity
The leftist-led government's pension reform plan has slashed workers' salaries to meet targets set by the country's foreign creditors.
TaxSlayer data breach leaves thousands of US financial accounts and tax filings at risk
US firm that helps people file tax returns suffered data breach that left more than 8,000 users vulnerable.
TalkTalk counts its losses as financial fallout of cyber-attack reaches up to £60m
In first financial summary of 2016, it is revealed that 100,000-plus customers left after cyber-hack of 2015.
Cuba: US eases air travel and export sanctions as countries edge towards friendship
The US lifted export payment and financing restrictions and eased airline travel.
Bernie Sanders the Wolf of Wall Street: Democrat vows to break up big banks in 1st year
Sanders delivered a speech in New York in which he detailed his plan for Wall Street reform.
Fed lift off: US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen says don't 'overblow' recent rate rise
Yellen says the increase reflects the Federal Reserve's confidence in the US economy.
Bank of England governor Mark Carney says climate change threatens economy
Carney believes that there is "still time to act" but that "the window is finite and it's closing".
George Osborne upbeat on slowing China economy and encourages UK investment
Chancellor George Osborne called for more Chinese investment in the UK.
Market round-up: Finalisation of Aer Lingus sale boosts IAG stock as FTSE 100 sinks
Mining firms continue to struggle on weak Chinese data and plunge in copper prices.
Market round-up: Mining hit by copper on FTSE 100 as Chinese outlook remains uncertain
Glencore, BHP Billiton, Anglo American all edge into market's biggest fallers.
Catalyst bosses face total fines of £500k from Upper Tribunal for misleading investors
Financiers sold bonds without a licence in scheme that reportedly lost hundreds of investors more than £50,000 each.
Ukraine: EBRD to invest up to $1bn in 2015 if reforms are made
Ukraine has yet to break up Naftogaz or clean up the banking system.
Greece economy: IMF debt repayment delay a negotiating tactic
Athens decided to postpone the payment of the €300m (£218m, $338m) loan – a highly unusual step, but one that does not yet signal a formal default.
George Osborne warns that EU is 'sleepwalking' out of global economy
European Union risks pricing itself out of global economy with excessive regulation, says chancellor