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Never underestimate the ability of the financial services industry to bamboozle the public with jargon and leave people utterly confused.' says Jason Hollands of Bestinvest.

There's no getting around it, you need do some homework and maths if you're thinking of buying shares. But which sums are the most useful to investors?

Investment trusts have interesting quirks and features that mean careful research is important in order to fully understand what you are buying, says Ryan Hughes of AJ Bell.

Markets have taken fright after Iran struck a massive Qatar gas field in response to an Israeli attack - sending oil and gas prices spiking.

There were an average of 2.81million retail jobs last year, which the British Retail Consortium (BRC) says is the lowest on record. There are fresh fears over youth unemployment.

Gas prices have reached their highest level in three years after a major escalation in the Iran war, which risks plunging Britain into a fresh cost-of-living crisis.

The Bank of England has warned it may have to put up interest rates as it sounded the alarm over Donald Trump's Middle East war driving up inflation and unemployment.

The Bank of England opted to hold interest rates at 3.75 per cent today, with traders now betting on policy makers raising, rather than cutting rates later this year.

Unveiling its latest model this month, bosses say it will 'redefine the grand limousine' by switching from its traditional saloons to an all-new van-based platform.

The Bank of England left interest rates unchanged today as war in the Middle East fuelled fears of an energy price inflation shock.