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Foreign Secretary urged to intervene in HSBC pensions scandal

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 21:51 BST, 19 April 2025 A top MP has demanded Foreign Secretary David Lammy meet British nationals owed millions in pension [...]

Bookings boom at online travel agent Loveholidays

By PATRICK TOOHER Updated: 21:51 BST, 19 April 2025 Loveholidays has posted record profits as sunseekers escape abroad.The online travel agent, which is majority owned [...]

Labour may axe green levies to save steel

By RICHARD MARSDEN AND PATRICK TOOHER Updated: 21:50 BST, 19 April 2025 Ministers may scrap the controversial climate change levy to help revive British steelmaking, [...]

Conservative pension funds forced to merge

By PATRICK TOOHER Updated: 21:50 BST, 19 April 2025 Ministers have been accused of 'favouritism' and 'an appalling lack of transparency' after forcing two town [...]

UK is nuts for pistachios as an Easter treat

By ANNE ASHWORTH Updated: 21:50 BST, 18 April 2025 Move over salted caramel – this Easter, Britain is going nuts for pistachio.The nut has been [...]

Sushi’s next pit stop for Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso

By DOMINIC WALSH Updated: 21:50 BST, 18 April 2025 One of the world's leading Formula 1 drivers is preparing for life after the racetrack.Two-time F1 [...]

Cadbury warned by MPs and peers: Stop Russia sales

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 21:50 BST, 18 April 2025 More than 70 MPs and peers have written to the boss of Cadbury-owner Mondelez over selling [...]

Can Trump still turn out to be good for investors after the tariff slump? INVESTING SHOW

By SIMON LAMBERT Updated: 14:24 BST, 18 April 2025 Donald Trump was supposed to be good for investors but things have not gone as planned.After [...]

Hermes to bite back at US tariffs by passing costs on to its rich American customers

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:01 BST, 17 April 2025 Birkin bag maker Hermes is biting back at US tariffs by passing [...]

Value of Canary Wharf’s office blocks nosedives £180m as London finance hub continues to struggle

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 22:00 BST, 17 April 2025 The value of Canary Wharf’s office blocks slumped again last year as the London finance hub [...]

Powell’s exit ‘can’t come fast enough’, says Trump in blistering attack on the Federal Reserve chief

By HUGO DUNCAN Updated: 22:00 BST, 17 April 2025 Donald Trump has launched a blistering attack on the head of the Federal Reserve and said [...]

Netflix profits are out of this world as viewers take advantage of cheaper deals that include adverts

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 22:00 BST, 17 April 2025 Streaming giant Netflix is cashing in as viewers take advantage of cheaper deals that include adverts.The [...]

Is it finally time for the UK stock market to shine? This is Money Podcast

By THIS IS MONEY Updated: 18:26 BST, 17 April 2025 Amid Donald Trump's tariff madness, there may be a silver lining for British investors.With American [...]

Gold tops $3,300 but Nvidia leads tech sell-off in another bout of trade war turmoil on financial markets

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:08 BST, 16 April 2025 The price of gold has topped $3,300 an ounce for the first [...]

EY hit by probe over its audit of the Post Office following the Horizon IT scandal

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 22:00 BST, 16 April 2025 Big Four accountant EY is under investigation over its audit of the Post Office following the [...]

WH Smith bets on travel arm after High St sell-off ahead of a sale of its retail division to private equity

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 22:00 BST, 16 April 2025 WH Smith’s profits have slumped ahead of a sale of its retail division to private equity.By [...]

British electronics maker to move ‘more’ manufacturing to US amid Trump tariff threat

By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 11:24 BST, 16 April 2025 DiscoverIE plans to boost its manufacturing presence in the US as the Surrey-based electronics maker readjusts [...]

Hermes bags top spot: French fashion giant overtakes rival LVMH to become world’s largest luxury goods firm

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 22:21 BST, 15 April 2025 Hermes has leapfrogged LVMH to become the world’s largest luxury goods firm – 15 years after [...]

Banknote printer De La Rue leaps as City financier sparks takeover battle

By HUGO DUNCAN Updated: 22:18 BST, 15 April 2025 De La Rue is at the centre of a bidding war as a City financier seeks [...]

Plans to downgrade 2nd class post could see Royal Mail becoming the next victim of a taxpayer bail out

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:08 BST, 15 April 2025 Plans to water down second class post will decimate the service and [...]

‘Tramline Trader’ John Burford, 85, charged by the FCA over £1M investment scam

By HARVEY DORSET Updated: 15:19 BST, 15 April 2025 An 85-year-old alleged fraudster has been charged by the Financial Conduct Authority, accused of fleecing investors [...]

FirstGroup will ‘double’ private rail operations to counter Government’s nationalisation push

By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 12:15 BST, 15 April 2025 FirstGroup has upgraded 2025 profit guidance after a better than expected showing from its rail division [...]

SYLVIA MORRIS says: Top savings deals are vanishing after Trump’s tariffs just as I predicted – bank THESE while you can

By SYLVIA MORRIS Updated: 12:00 BST, 15 April 2025 Following US President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements, top savings rates disappeared in a flash – which [...]

Insurance group behind Sheilas’ Wheels snapped up by Belgian rival in £1.3bn deal

By HUGO DUNCAN Updated: 22:17 BST, 14 April 2025 The British insurance group behind Sheilas’ Wheels has been snapped up by a Belgian rival in [...]

Goldman Sachs boss warns of ‘great uncertainty despite a bumper start to the year

By CONNIE RILEY Updated: 22:03 BST, 14 April 2025 The boss of Goldman Sachs warned the firm faces a ‘markedly different operating environment’ despite a [...]

LVMH to boost production in America to cushion the blow of Donald Trump’s tariffs

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 22:03 BST, 14 April 2025 LVMH is looking to boost its manufacturing in the US to cushion the blow of Donald [...]

Oil discovery in Gulf of Mexico bolsters BP amid talk shareholders may vote to oust bosses from the board

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:02 BST, 14 April 2025 BP’s embattled bosses received a much-needed boost yesterday thanks to an oil [...]

Shamed fund boss Neil Woodford eyes return six years after his investment empire collapsed

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:02 BST, 14 April 2025 Neil Woodford, the disgraced former fund manager, is planning a comeback six [...]

Esure to be sold to Belgian insurance giant Ageas for £1.3bn

Esure was founded by tycoon Sir Peter Wood in partnership with Halifax bankBy HARRY WISE Updated: 13:50 BST, 14 April 2025 Belgian insurance giant Ageas [...]

Blavod Black Vodka returns to the US as UK owner navigates ‘manageable’ tariffs

AIM-listed Distil finds new US distribution partner after being cut off by Covid By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 09:53 BST, 14 April 2025 Blavod Black Vodka will [...]

Record house asking prices despite stamp duty blow

By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 00:05 BST, 14 April 2025 Asking prices for houses have risen to a record high despite the stamp duty [...]

Global turmoil rocks City chiefs Deloitte survey shows

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 00:05 BST, 14 April 2025 Finance chiefs at Britain's biggest firms are more worried about geopolitical risks than at any time [...]

Hit from Donald Trump’s tariffs looms for fashion giant LVMH

By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 21:50 BST, 13 April 2025 The dent to the luxury sector caused by Donald Trump's tariffs will today be exposed [...]

My colleagues perform this common disrespectful act during meetings and it’s driving me insane – how do I make them stop?

By NICOLA HORLICK Updated: 16:51 BST, 13 April 2025 Working life today is full of constantly evolving challenges and pitfalls. When is it OK to [...]

Britain is now among the WORST hit by Trump’s tariffs after president shelved punitive levies and handed China exemptions to dodge iPhone price hikes – but kept 25% on car and steel imports

By JAMES TAPSFIELD, POLITICAL EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE Published: 08:53 BST, 13 April 2025 | Updated: 08:53 BST, 13 April 2025 Britain now looks to be [...]

Chancellor urged to remove stamp duty on shares in smaller firms

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 21:59 BST, 12 April 2025 Rachel Reeves should remove stamp duty from the purchase of shares in smaller firms as a [...]