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Opening a savings account is a key first step when starting a personal finance management journey. Every bank offers this vital financial tool, which works as a secure haven for your money and makes it simple to keep, move, and withdraw. A savings account’s ability to make earnings through a saving account interest rate, which delivers a tiny but regular return on your deposited capital, is a substantial benefit that extends beyond simply safekeeping. To maximize your financial growth, you must know how this interest acts and how to analyze alternative options. What Exactly is a Savings Account? Fundamentally, a…

Jaguar Land Rover could soon develop a part-petrol road car despite planning to go completely electric, according to reports. The British brand is reportedly drawing up plans for a vehicle powered partly by a combustion engine, which will be known as a “range-extended electric vehicle”.This is likely to have a small petrol engine fitted to charge the main battery. But the component could be fitted to ease drivers’ concerns about running out of power. According to experts, an additional petrol engine could extend the range of new Jaguar cars by around 400km, rising from 700km to 1,100km. However, the move could…

Key PointsIGIB holds nearly 3,000 investment-grade corporate bonds and offers a higher yield than VGIT.VGIT has experienced a shallower historical drawdown and lower volatility than IGIB.Both funds are low-cost, but VGIT is much larger by assets under management.Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) and iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGIB) differ most in sector exposure and risk profile: IGIB’s corporate bond focus brings higher yield and volatility, while VGIT’s Treasury-only approach offers greater historical resilience and scale.Both funds target intermediate-term bonds, but their portfolios are built from different corners of the bond market. This comparison looks at cost,…

By SAM BROMLEY, MONEY & CONSUMER GUIDES WRITER Updated: 15:36, 26 January 2026 Products featured in this article are independently selected by This is Money’s specialist journalists. If you open an account using links which have an asterisk, This is Money will earn an affiliate commission. We do not allow this to affect our editorial independence.Savings platform Prosper is offering short-term fixes and a boosted notice account that beat the top one-year fixed rates.The OakNorth* 120-day notice tracker currently pays 4.5 per cent to new customers, thanks to the 0.51 per cent boost from Prosper on top of its standard 3.99…

CHONGQING, CHINA – JULY 31: In this photo illustration, a smartphone displays the logo of IonQ Inc. (NYSE: IONQ), a leader in quantum computing technology, in front of a screen showing the company’s latest stock market chart on July 31, 2025 in Chongqing, China. (Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images)Getty ImagesIonQ stock (IONQ) surged 65% in the last nine months, driven by an impressive Q3 revenue performance and increased investor confidence. The factors behind this rise include transformative acquisitions, record gate fidelity, strategic global alliances, and a significant capital raise—each element contributing to this extraordinary uptrend.Below is a detailed analysis…

Russia’s fuel oil exports to Asia are set for a third consecutive month of declines in January as the U.S. sanctions deter buyers and Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil infrastructure reduce shipments.  So far this month, Russia has exported around 246,000 barrels per day (bpd) of fuel oil to Asia, according to vessel-tracking data by Kpler cited by Reuters.These lower Russian shipments, on track for a third straight month of declines, combine with reduced exports of fuel oil from Venezuela amid the U.S. blockade and could tighten the high-sulfur fuel oil (HSFO) market in Asia, analysts say. Fuel oil is…

Compiled by our savings expert Sylvia Morris – providers cannot pay to appearBy THIS IS MONEY and SYLVIA MORRIS, THIS IS MONEY AND DAILY MAIL SAVINGS EXPERT Updated: 16:23, 23 January 2026 This is Money’s best cash Isa tables are updated as new deals arrive and highlight the top easy access and fixed-rate Isas from banks and building societies.Our cash Isa rate tables are compiled by savings expert Sylvia Morris and This is Money. We include all the top deals on the market, ordered by rate, and banks and building societies cannot pay to appear or boost their position.Find out more about…

Montreal, Canada, January 26th, 2026, FinanceWire Winston Pierce Invest has announced the launch of a new suite of trading strategies that incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance decision-making across a range of asset classes. Designed for institutional and experienced investors, these strategies integrate deep learning models with high-frequency trading algorithms to process live market data, identify subtle patterns, and execute trades at scale. According to the firm, the system has been developed to operate in both traditional markets—such as forex, equities, and commodities—and digital assets, including cryptocurrency arbitrage. Rather than relying on predictive models alone, Winston Pierce Invest emphasizes adaptability,…

[UPDATED: Jan. 26, 12:20 pm , Kyiv time. Updated with a report from the General Staff of Ukraine confirming Kyiv’s involvement in the attack.] Drones attacked the Russian city of Slavyansk-na-Kubani early Monday morning, Jan. 26, setting an oil refinery on fire and striking another enterprise. Earlier, monitoring Telegram channels reported that Russia’s Krasnodar Territory was under attack by unidentified drones, including the Slavyansk-na-Kubani oil refinery.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Later in the morning, the Operational Headquarters of the Krasnodar Territory confirmed strikes on two industrial facilities, where fires broke out. “Fragments of…

Residential property prices grew by 8.7% in the year to December, marking a slowdown from a revised 9.6% growth seen in the previous month, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show today. But today’s CSO figures show that average home prices are about €200,000 more expensive than they were just over a decade ago. The median price of a home bought in the 12 months to December was €355,000, up from €327,500 in 2023 and €155,000 in 2013. The CSO said that national prices are now also 16.8% above the highest level at the peak of the Celtic Tiger…