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Universal Music shares jump after it beats revenue expectations

By Jessica Clark Updated: 21:50 GMT, 1 November 2024 Strong sales: Sabrina Carpenter Universal Music shares jumped yesterday after it beat revenue expectations... read more

Crispin Odey faces City ban and unlimited fine in watchdog probe

By Calum Muirhead Updated: 21:50 GMT, 1 November 2024 Investigation: Crispin Odey Disgraced Crispin Odey faces an unlimited fine and a possible ban from the Cit... read more

Tesco Bank sale sparks share buyback

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 GMT, 1 November 2024 Tesco will return £700m to shareholders after completing the sale of its banking business t... read more

Will the Budget cost you money – and did Rachel Reeves do a good job? This is Money podcast

Updated: 18:25 GMT, 1 November 2024 Rachel Reeves’ maiden Budget saw the first-ever female chancellor make £40billion of sweeping tax rises in to plug fu... read more

Low trust and conversions? Diversify your payment options

Your customer fills their cart with products they love, heads to checkout, and… can’t find their preferred way to pay. Research shows that 7 out of ... read more

Manufacturing contracts for the first time in six months as new orders fall

The S&P Global UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index dipped to 49.9 A score above 50 indicates growth, while all numbers under denote contractio... read more

Blast from the past as Premium Bonds saver scoops £50,000 prize with just £22 of bonds bought in 1970

By Helen Kirrane Updated: 12:47 GMT, 1 November 2024 A Premium Bonds holder has defied the odds by snagging £50,000, the third biggest prize on offer in the mo... read more

Amazon and Apple take bumper £200bn revenues in just three months after AI push

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:03 GMT, 31 October 2024 Amazon and Apple raked in nearly £200billion of revenue in just three months as t... read more

UK builders battered as borrowing costs rise: Investors trim bets on Bank of England interest rate cuts

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:03 GMT, 31 October 2024 Shares in British housebuilders tumbled yesterday as investors trimmed bets on Ban... read more

Interest on national debt tops £100bn a year as a result of Labour’s Budget borrowing binge

By Hugo Duncan Updated: 22:03 GMT, 31 October 2024 Britain will spend more than half a trillion pounds servicing the national debt between now and the end of th... read more

Shell demands ‘certainty’ on Labour’s oil policy after Reeves hikes windfall tax to 38%

By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:03 GMT, 31 October 2024 Shell is calling for ‘certainty’ on Labour’s oil and gas policy after Rachel Reeves launched a tax ra... read more

Estee Lauder shares crash 25% as US beauty giant sees sales slump amid slowdown in China

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:03 GMT, 31 October 2024 Sales slump: Estee Lauder counts actress Ana de Armas (pictured) among its ambassa... read more

Winter Fuel Payment loss slammed by charities as Budget confirms axe

Charities are speaking out against the removal of a vital benefit for millions By Sam Barker Updated: 14:57 GMT, 31 October 2024 Pensioners will be ‘sever... read more

Government hikes train fares by 4.6% and increases cost of railcards in blow to commuters as part of Rachel Reeves’ £40b tax bomb Budget

By Shannon Mcguigan Published: 10:26 GMT, 31 October 2024 | Updated: 10:43 GMT, 31 October 2024 Commuters have been delivered a blow by Rachel Reeves’s ne... read more

Private equity barons breathe a sigh of relief as Reeves is forced to back away from their bonuses

By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:35 GMT, 30 October 2024 The Chancellor was yesterday forced to water down a tax raid on private equity bonuses amid fears it would ... read more

Stormy seas ahead for North Sea oil and gas as Chancellor hikes the windfall tax on earnings

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:35 GMT, 30 October 2024 North Sea oil and gas firms came under fire yesterday as the Chancellor increased ... read more

Junior AIM index clocks up biggest one-day gain in four years as tax raid turns out be smaller than feared

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:33 GMT, 30 October 2024 The junior AIM index clocked up its biggest one-day gain in four years after a muc... read more

Volkswagen says it must close German factories after China sales slump sees profits crash 64%

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:31 GMT, 30 October 2024 Sales shock: Volkswagen profits crashed 64% following a slump in sales in China Vo... read more

Next to unveil blockbuster £1bn profit as it defies the retail gloom to report bumper sales

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:30 GMT, 30 October 2024 Next profits will surpass £1billion for the first time as it once more defies retail gloom with bumper sal... read more

Chancellor hikes flight duty for private jets, but YOUR budget holiday could cost more too

By Harvey Dorset Updated: 17:45 GMT, 30 October 2024 Air passenger duty has been increased in the Budget, meaning that holidaymakers could find themselves shell... read more

Free heat pumps and insulation upgrades worth up to £30k EACH as Budget pledges £3.4bn to improve homes

Rachel Reeves has piled the cash into the Warm Homes Plan  By Sam Barker Updated: 17:04 GMT, 30 October 2024 Low-income households and renters will be able to ... read more

No change to 25% tax-free pension lump sum withdrawals in the Budget

By Tanya Jefferies Updated: 15:24 GMT, 30 October 2024 Fears the Chancellor would limit the amount of tax-free cash pension savers can take from their pots were... read more

Private school parents to use credit cards, loans and remortgage homes to meet VAT fee hike

As many as 27% of parents say they are likely to fall short  By Richard Marsden Updated: 15:08 GMT, 30 October 2024 Cash-strapped parents hit by Labour’s... read more

Budget hit to holiday homes: Rachel Reeves hammers those buying second homes as she hikes stamp duty surcharge to 5% from TOMORROW

By Greg Heffer, Political Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 13:51 GMT, 30 October 2024 | Updated: 14:12 GMT, 30 October 2024 Rachel Reeves used her Budget... read more