Weekly Headline Roundup: 05-04-2024

Headline Update 05-04-2024 :

-> One third of consumers are haggling on their bills

-> Buy-to-let lending arrears increase – Credit Connect

-> Google looks to AI paywall option, claims report

-> WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook apps hit by outage

-> Instagram, WhatsApp and Meta Business Services Suffer Outages

-> Improving signs not yet enough to lessen household squeeze

-> Consumers cut back on borrowing

-> Beware April’s impending employment law changes

-> Microsoft pushes Teams out of M365 and O365 bundle globally

-> Unlocking Profit Potential in India’s Credit Card Boom

-> AI chatbots beat humans at persuading their opponents in debates

-> Thames Water hires restructuring advisers amid fears of collapse | Thames Water

-> Nationwide: House price growth remains subdued in March

-> Energy bills lowest for two years under new price cap

-> Alstom: Train maker says 1,300 manufacturing jobs at risk