Nationwide doubles maximum personal loan to £50k amid rising building costs

Personal loans, Borrowing & debt, Property, Nationwide, Banks and building societies, Business, Money, UK news Business | The Guardian ​Previous £25,000 maximum no longer enough to fund some home improvements, says building societyNationwide building society has doubled the maximum personal loan it will offer borrowers to £50,000, citing the continued increase in building costs as the…

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America’s approach to China’s rapid growth has lessons for us all | Larry Elliott

Business, Economic policy, Economics, Global economy, International trade, US economy, Chinese economy, China Business | The Guardian ​Protectionism in the form of tariffs is justified but the focus will be on whether Beijing retaliatesThe global economy is fragmenting and a new era of protectionism has dawned. Dreams by free marketeers of a frictionless world in which…

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Viagogo ‘mistakenly’ listed resale of England football match tickets

Viagogo, Money, The FA, UK news, Football, Ticket prices, Consumer affairs, Business, Sport Business | The Guardian ​Website blames human error for the advert, now removed, for about 100 seats when practice is illegal in UKThe ticket trading website Viagogo has apologised for “mistakenly” advertising tickets to an upcoming England football match, despite the fact that…

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