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Rogue traders are manipulating indexes linked to Wall Street’s fear gauge, a whistleblower has said, causing multi-billion pound losses to investors every year

Last week’s rollercoaster ride on the stock market was nerve-jangling, especially given predictions of more volatility ahead. Investors are advised to own a broad spread of shares.

In an investment career spanning more than 40 years, technology fund manager Walter Price has seen it all – including the emergence of market bubbles and their bursting.

Some 8.2 million used cars changed hands in 2017, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders confirmed, which is 87,000 fewer than the year previous.

Banks and building societies are launching a steady stream of new savings deals in response to talk of a series of interest rate hikes this year.

Homeowners could face a £500 increase in their mortgage bills this year, experts warn. Banks have started pulling their best deals after the Bank of England signalled the end of low interest rates.

We went undercover to find out what the people who run Bitcoin seminars are telling savers about the risky investing craze that has got everybody talking.

We try a burglar computer simulation that shows how to keep your home safe. More than one in ten house insurance claims are for theft or burglary.

Alzheimer's and Parkinson’s sufferers are being stripped of vital care funding and turfed out of their nursing homes by cash-strapped local health authorities, our investigation has found.

The head of the telecoms watchdog has accused BT of ‘complacency’ and urged it to spend more on the nation’s broadband network.

I transferred my internet service to TalkTalk recently, but within an hour or so, I lost broadband and landline connections completely. Since then, I’ve had to rely on a very old mobile phone.

The Consumer Credit Act 1974 states that as long as half of payments have been made and the car is handed back in good condition there should be nothing more to pay. However, there are risks.

Savers putting aside money for their first home have just over two weeks to take advantage of a quirk that can add hundreds of pounds to their pot.

Rates on fixed-rate bonds are rising as new banks compete for your money. It’s good news for savers looking to roll over their one-year bonds while they wait for rates to rise.

Natwest has written to customers warning them that they have exceeded their overdraft limit and could face extra charges — when they haven’t.

The FTSE 100 listed company is funding the payouts by using cash saved from cost cutting and the sale of its Power Metallurgy arm.

In a moment it can turn from an easy-going grand tourer with impeccable manners into a full-blooded performance machine that's powerful enough to rearrange your internal organs.

A bullish update saw Pendragon shares soar as the car retailer revealed it would focus on used vehicle sales to drive the business forward.

The owner of Boots is circling a US drugs distributor as it launches a fight back against Amazon’s expected push into pharmaceuticals.

Shooter games inspired by novelist Tom Clancy and action titles starring Egyptian assassins helped Ubisoft post bumper sales of £1.1bn.