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Greek energy tycoon hails London as premier financial hub in Europe

By Leah Montebello Updated: 21:50 BST, 26 April 2024 A Greek energy tycoon hailed London as the premier financial hub in Europe as he laid out plans to list his... read more

Czech billionaire trying to buy Royal Mail takes 20% stake in German steel business

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:53 BST, 26 April 2024 The Czech billionaire trying to buy Royal Mail has taken a 20 per cent stake in a German steel ... read more

INVESTING EXPLAINED: What you need to know about high beta – not a health food but a volatile share

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 BST, 26 April 2024 In this series, we bust the jargon and explain a popular investing term or theme. Here it’... read more

SHARE OF THE WEEK: All eyes on Apple with Big Tech reporting season in full swing

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 BST, 26 April 2024 The Big Tech reporting season is in full swing – and all eyes will be on Apple and Amazon whe... read more

I can barely recall ‘Tell Sid’ share offers of the 1980s admits boss of NatWest

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 21:50 BST, 26 April 2024 NatWest’s boss has admitted he can barely remember the ‘Tell Sid’ share offers of th... read more

MARKET REPORT: Google owner’s value hits $2,000,000,000,000

By John Abiona Updated: 21:50 BST, 26 April 2024 The owner of Google saw its value top $2 trillion for the first time yesterday. Shares in Alphabet soared more ... read more

Pearson’s boss given a bloody nose as shareholders protest over fat cat pay

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 BST, 26 April 2024 Pearson’s boss was given a bloody nose yesterday as shareholders protested over fat cat p... read more

Blending Family and Business: Strategies for Entrepreneurial Parents

Entrepreneurship is a demanding journey, characterized by unpredictable schedules, constant challenges, and the perpetual pursuit of growth and stability. For e... read more

NatWest follows rivals with profit slump

NatWest’s pre-tax profits slumped to £1.33bn in the first three months of 2024 Lloyds Bank and Barclays revealed their first-quarter results earlier thi... read more

Anglo American snubs ‘opportunistic’ £31bn BHP bid

FTSE 100 miner said rival’s approach undervalued the company  The proposal intended to build a mining giant responsible for 10% of copper   By Mike She... read more

Sainsbury’s takes a bite out of rivals: We’re pinching sales, says boss

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:00 BST, 25 April 2024 The boss of Sainsbury’s says it is ‘taking business from our competitors’ after a 3.4 per cent rise in ... read more

Sitting ducks: Host of British firms are in the firing line as predators circle

By Leah Montebello and John Abiona Updated: 22:00 BST, 25 April 2024 British companies have been labelled ‘sitting ducks’ as foreign predators hunt takeover... read more

Unilever in talks with the Government about ice-cream float in UK

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 BST, 25 April 2024 Unilever boss Hein Schumacher is to spin off the company’s ice cream business ... read more

LSE boss David Schwimmer in line for £13m pay deal despite exodus

By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:00 BST, 25 April 2024 The boss of the company that owns London’s stock market is set to become one of the highest paid Footsie ch... read more

PWC partners choose another man to become their next leader

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 BST, 25 April 2024 Marco Amitrano is to become the new boss of accountancy giant PwC UK partners at acc... read more

Tesla cuts membership prices across its Supercharger network and opens membership up to all EV drivers

Tesla Supercharger Membership is now open to non-Tesla EV drivers Monthly membership has been reduced from £10.99 to £8.99 for everyone 42 sites with 477 char... read more

AstraZeneca lifted by blockbuster oncology drug sales

AstraZeneca’s total sales rose to £10.2bn in the first three months of 2024 Revenue from its oncology medicines increased by almost $1bn to $5.1bn By Har... read more

Car insurers to make pay monthly cheaper and fairer after warning about ‘poor product’

Drivers that cannot afford rising car insurance costs may choose to pay monthly But doing so means paying even more in the long term as it means taking a loan N... read more

Boeing burns through £1bn a month to contain 737 safety crisis

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:01 BST, 24 April 2024 Safety crisis: Boeing forked out £3.1bn in the first three months of the year  The... read more

Schroders boss Peter Harrison to retire in 2025 after more than eight years in the job

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:01 BST, 24 April 2024 Schroders boss Peter Harrison is retiring after more than eight years in the job T... read more

Meta announces it is to plough billions into artificial intelligence

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:01 BST, 24 April 2024 Sales up: Meta  posted revenues of £29.3bn for the three months to the end of March, up 27% from the year... read more

Investors to vote on plans to double London Stock Exchange boss’s pay to £13m

By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:01 BST, 24 April 2024 The owner of London’s stock market is facing an investor backlash over plans to more than double its bossâ€... read more

Tesla shares rocket after pledge to bring forward launch of ‘more affordable’ models

By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:00 BST, 24 April 2024 Tesla shares surged more than 12 per cent after it pledged to bring forward the launch of ‘more affordable... read more

Lloyds cheers green shoots in housing market – but takes a profits hit

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 22:00 BST, 24 April 2024 Lloyds delivered an upbeat assessment of the UK economy as it predicted a rise in house prices this ye... read more