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While we’re still very much in the depths of winter, many of us are eyeing our getaways for later in the year – indeed, January is a peak month for booking holidays for later in the year, according to the Association of British Travel Agents.But according to new research published by insurer AllClear, about one in eight holidaymakers don’t factor insurance into their holiday planning – and less than a third of those who do aim for top-quality cover.Here, we take a look at what people prioritise, and why some are swerving insurance altogether. Plus six expert ways to find…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Adam Aron, the memelord and chief executive of AMC Entertainment, sees the company’s shareholder register as an exclusive club. Perhaps too exclusive.AMC has dodged financial distress by issuing billions of dollars worth of equity since the pandemic. An emblematic meme stock, its trading value has broken from reality. AMC would like to sell more equity but its shareholders have not yet provided the authorisation to issue more common shares over worries of dilution.Preferred stock is another matter. AMC earlier this month decided…

In this episode of Inside Commercial Property, host Phil Tarrant is joined by Scott O’Neill, CEO of Rethink Group, to kick off 2026 with a comprehensive outlook on where commercial property markets are heading and how sophisticated investors should be positioning capital in the year ahead. Building on the momentum of a strong 2025, the conversation unpacks the major structural forces shaping commercial property today – from constrained development pipelines and rising construction costs to increased private and offshore capital flowing into Australian and New Zealand markets. Drawing on hundreds of active buyers and transactions across the Rethink platform, Scott…

Climate change often feels distant—something discussed in headlines, not felt in daily life. Even phrases like “one-in-100-year flood” sound like a once-in-a-lifetime fluke, something most people will never experience. In reality, it means there is a one percent chance of that level of flooding in any given year. Those odds don’t reset with time, and they actually add up. Over the 30 years of a typical mortgage, even in a stable climate, the chance of experiencing at least one such flood is about 25 percent. That’s not a remote possibility. It’s a real, cumulative risk. Scientists have spent decades translating…

Key PointsTesla CEO Elon Musk says Tesla has started robotaxi drives in Austin with no safety monitor in the car.The electric-car maker’s 2025 vehicle deliveries fell about 9% from 2024.Trading at about 300 times earnings, Tesla investors are betting big on a successful Robotaxi business.”Just started Tesla Robotaxi drives in Austin with no safety monitor in the car,” wrote Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk on X this week.This is important progress for the electric-car maker. A pilot version of its autonomous ride-sharing program, Robotaxi, first rolled out in Austin last summer. But the autonomous cars weren’t entirely autonomous –…

With most things in life, if we are trying to achieve or change something, we often have ensure we are mentally ‘there.’ Our mindset can drastically shape a lot of things – whether we think we are good enough for a pay rise or that new job, do we really believe in ourselves enough to make it happen? In fact, our mindset can have a huge influence over our finances too and the ways in which we think about money.Lesley Thomas, Financial Mindset Strategist and founder of The Money Confidence Academy, explains how talking more about money can help us…

Andrew Gall, head of savings and economics at the Building Societies Association, said: “We recognise that for many holding cash and ‘cash-like’ investments in stocks-and-shares Isas will be … Source link

Happy woman resting on the rooftop with solar panels, enjoying a sustainable lifestyle.gettySolar energy systems now provide the least expensive electricity in history. Period. Solar energy costs are so low, you can save real money on a rooftop system if you live in a sunny part of the country – but even everyone in not-so-sunny Michigan would save money with solar rather than buying it from their electric utility. Solar is so cheap you can use solar to subsidize heat pumps and warm (and cool) your home for less money than natural gas in many areas. Solar is such a…

Investors buying into the precious metals trade are celebrating their gains, but those winnings are also likely to come with plenty of tax complexity. Silver futures for March delivery topped $100 an ounce on Friday, while gold futures surged to $4,989.90 an ounce. Contracts for both precious metals reached all-time intraday highs. @GC.1 1Y mountain Gold futures in the past year Investor interest in silver and gold has spiked as they seek relative safety in tumultuous times – like the “Sell America” trade that kicked off earlier this week. Foreign central banks have also been building their gold reserves .…

15 January 2026, Bavaria, Munich: The Microsoft logo and lettering can be seen on the Microsoft Deutschland GmbH headquarters building in Parkstadt Schwabing in Munich (Bavaria). Microsoft Corporation is the world’s largest software manufacturer and one of the largest companies in the world. (symbol image, symbol photo, illustration, symbolic photo, illustrative photo, theme image, general image, theme photo) Photo: Matthias Balk/dpa (Photo by Matthias Balk/picture alliance via Getty Images)dpa/picture alliance via Getty ImagesOver the past decade, Microsoft has returned a remarkable $368 billion to shareholders through dividends and share buybacks, marking the second-largest capital return in corporate history behind Apple.…