Category: Christmas
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Asda’s Christmas slip leaves it trailing rivals amid growing competition
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Debt-laden Asda has emerged as the weakest performer among Britain’s biggest supermarkets this festive season, with new data from Kantar showing a sharp 5.8 per cent drop in sales over the 12 weeks to December 29, leading to a decline in… Market share from 13.5 percent to 13.5 percent. 12.5…
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Lidl celebrates record festive sales with 7% Christmas boost
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Lidl has reported its strongest Christmas trading period in the UK, with sales rising 7 per cent year-on-year in the four weeks to 24 December, surpassing the £1 billion mark for the first time. An extra two million shoppers visited its stores over the festive season, attracted by its discounted…
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Over 4,000 Brits tucked into their tax return on Christmas Day
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New figures from HMRC have revealed that more than 40,000 individuals found time between a turkey dinner and lodging their 2023-24 self-assessment tax return over the festive period. While many were eating leftover Christmas food or gathering around the television, 4,400 people submitted their returns online on Christmas Day itself.…
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Bitcoin Erases Christmas Gains: Here’s What Foreshadowed It
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Bitcoin collapsed today, erasing the gains it made from the Christmas rally. Here’s how social media sentiment may have predicted this. Social media users have gotten very excited during the recent Bitcoin rally On Christmas Day, Bitcoin came close to touching the $100,000 mark, but last day, the coin saw…
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Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq steady, bitcoin slumps after Christmas break
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US stocks were little changed on Thursday as trading resumed after the Christmas holiday and Wall Street digested one of the only significant economic data points of the week. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell slightly, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq (^IXIC) hovered near the flat line. The Dow Jones Industrial Average…
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A Very Bitcoin Christmas
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It was the night before Christmas, and all along the chain, Bitcoin was rising, without anyone experiencing the pain. The bulls are back, skating on bears left and right, and now six-figure Bitcoin is a daily sight. All the miners were buzzing, and hashrates were on the rise, locking the…
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Shiba Inu Burn Rate Surges 42% On Christmas Day, Price Follows With 3.5% Increase
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The Shiba Inu ecosystem saw an increase in SHIB burning endeavors in the 24 hours leading up to Christmas Day. According to data from Shibburn.com, a Shiba Inu burn tracker, the meme coin saw a 41.87% increase in the number of Shib tokens burned compared to the previous 24-hour time…
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UK Christmas shopping rebounds with higher spending on high street and online
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British consumers are opening their wallets more freely in the run-up to Christmas, with retailers reporting a 2.3 per cent year-on-year increase in spending in the seven weeks to December 20, according to figures from Visa. Online sales led the increase of 6.1 per cent, while electronics and homeware purchases…
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Christmas rail travel at risk as staff shortages and strikes loom
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Travel plans over the festive season are under threat as the UK Rail Minister warns of staff shortages and a new strike by Avanti West Coast train managers. Lord Peter Hendy, speaking before the House of Commons Transport Select Committee, expressed concern that falling staffing levels could disrupt Christmas train…
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Thinking of no gifts this Christmas? Here’s how to talk about it
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Breadcrumb links PMN BMN Business Personal Finance PMN Article writer: Canadian Press Ritika Dubey Published on December 7, 2024 • 3 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or log in if you have an account. Article content TORONTO – Giving away gifts can help…
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If you buy all the gifts from ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’ this year, you will pay twice as much as you did last year
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Let’s be honest… if you really think the idea of buying your true love a bunch of birds and a dozen percussionists is a great idea, then we need to get you a personal shopping assistant ASAP. But if you’re curious about how inflation affects the elements in one of…
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Shiba Inu Christmas Countdown: What Big News Is Coming For The Holidays?
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The meme coin gives its community members something to look forward to this Christmas season, filling the air with excitement as the end of the year approaches. Shiba Inu He gave cryptocurrency investors a teaser that the token is preparing for a giveaway event for its members during the Christmas…
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Shiba Inu Christmas Countdown: What Big News Is Coming For The Holidays?
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The meme coin gives its community members something to look forward to this Christmas season, filling the air with excitement as the end of the year approaches. Shiba Inu He gave cryptocurrency investors a teaser that the token is preparing for a giveaway event for its members during the Christmas…
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The umbrella tree is a whole new take on Christmas trees
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Christmas, in many families, is a holiday of tradition. Dinners and breakfasts are the same every year. The same songs and movies are enjoyed. And the tree is always generally the same. However, UK retailer Argos is offering an alternative for people who want to enjoy the holidays – and…
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The umbrella tree is a whole new take on Christmas trees
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Christmas, in many families, is a holiday of tradition. Dinners and breakfasts are the same every year. The same songs and movies are enjoyed. And the tree is always generally the same. However, UK retailer Argos is offering an alternative for people who want to enjoy the holidays – and…
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Aggressive Fed easing more like a Christmas wish list rather than the most likely outcome
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Deutsche Bank has a research note showing that easing expectations for the Fed remains too aggressive. About 200 basis points of cuts are priced in, including the 50 basis points we’ve already seen. If the economy is in good shape, a large easing cycle will almost certainly lead to increased…
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Christmas food supplies at risk as new eu border rules threaten chaos, logistics leaders warn
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Christmas food deliveries in the UK are at risk as new EU border checks could disrupt the flow of fresh goods, the UK’s logistics body has warned. The trade group is sounding the alarm over the EU’s upcoming Entry and Exit System (EES), due to launch on November 10, which…