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Soriana Launches Julio Regalado 2026 Summer Sales

An initial May booklet features steep multi‑buy discounts, electronics markdowns and bank cashback designed to lower household bills through July 31.

Banco Provincia Updates May Cuenta DNI Discounts, Adds Pet‑Care Deal and Interest‑Free Installments

New Analysis Says Popular Plug-In Hybrids Cost More to Buy and Run Than EVs in Britain

LK Bennett Shuts Website After Final Online Sale

Permanent 7% VAT on Restaurant Meals Starts Jan. 1 With One Munich Pub Passing Savings to Guests

Jamie’s Italian to Return to the UK in 2026 With Leicester Square Flagship

China’s Inflation Ticks Up as Factory-Gate Deflation Eases in October

Argentina Transit Sees 60 Million Card Trips as Contactless and QR Gain Ground

Ten UK Bank Branches Close This Week as NatWest, Lloyds and Halifax Shrink Networks

Uber and Uber Eats Add Afterpay to Wallets for Rides and Deliveries

Tipping Rates Diverge Sharply by State as Trump Proposes Tax Exemption

Lloyds to shutter 14 UK branches in June, nine of them Halifax sites

Bundesbank Warns of Increasing Challenges in Cash Access Across Germany

Guming Holdings IPO Propels Founder Yun’an Wang to Billionaire Status