Updated 21 October 2026. Pension Credit tops up income for people who have reached state pension age and have a low income. Who is eligible for Pension Credit? You must have reached state pension age, live in England, Scotland or Wales, and have a weekly income below the Guarantee Credit level. In 2026/27 that level … Read more
Updated 21 October 2026. The state pension age is rising from 66 to 67 between 2026 and 2028. Your exact date depends on your date of birth. What is the state pension age? It is the earliest age at which you can claim the UK state pension. It is currently 66 for people born before … Read more
Updated 21 October 2026. The full new state pension is on course to exceed £13,000 a year from April 2027 under the triple lock. Why is the new state pension over £13,000? Because the triple lock will raise it by 3.9% in April 2027, in line with average earnings growth. That takes the full new … Read more
Updated: 16 October 2026. The Social Security Administration announced on Wednesday, 14 October, that benefits will rise 3.6 percent next year. The Social Security COLA 2027 is the largest annual increase in four years and reaches about 76 million Americans. For the average retired worker, that works out to roughly $75 more per month, lifting … Read more
On Tuesday, 1 September 2026, search boxes filled with the same cluster: Dyson toothbrush, Dyson CameraJet, Dyson electric toothbrush, toothbrush with a camera. The spike is not a leak. James Dyson unveiled the product in Paris that morning. The official name is CameraJet. The price is $499 in the United States, £419.99 in the United … Read more
Economists expected the US economy to add somewhere between 83,000 and 95,000 jobs in July. Instead, it lost 23,000. The unemployment rate, meanwhile, actually ticked down to 4.1%. Here’s why the numbers moved in opposite directions, and what’s really going on underneath the headline figures. What Did the July Jobs Report Actually Show? The Bureau … Read more
On Wednesday 5 August 2026, oil traders got two pieces of news within hours of each other. The first was good: the US, Iran and Oman were reportedly close to a 60-day deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The second undid most of the relief: Yemen’s Houthis said they had just attacked a Saudi … Read more
A Chinese memory chipmaker most people outside the tech industry had never heard of just became China’s most valuable listed company in a single trading session. CXMT’s stock jumped roughly 470% on its Shanghai debut on July 27, 2026. Here’s what happened, and why it matters far beyond China’s stock market. What Happened When CXMT … Read more
OnePlus is leaving the US and European markets by the end of July 2026, ending more than a decade of selling phones in the West. The company is also killing off OxygenOS, the software that made it famous, and switching everyone to parent company OPPO’s ColorOS. Here’s why it happened, and what it means if … Read more
SpaceX stock did not exist a year ago. Today it trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker SPCX, and it belongs to one of the biggest companies on Earth by market value. If you searched for “SpaceX stock price” and were confused about how a private rocket company suddenly became something you can buy, here … Read more