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Single retirees count the cost of pensions

By LUCY EVANS Updated: 21:50 GMT, 15 March 2025 Some £250,000 more in savings is required by single retirees to have the same quality of [...]

Bollywood film group Eros fails to repay UK investors

By JOANNE HART Updated: 21:50 GMT, 15 March 2025 Bollywood film group Eros has reneged on a deal with UK investors. It failed to pay [...]

Waterstones boss raises hopes of City float

By MARK SHAPLAND Updated: 21:50 GMT, 15 March 2025 James Daunt, the boss of Waterstones, this weekend said the London stock exchange is an attractive [...]

Plan to let parents fix holes in state pension records if they didn’t claim child benefit given green light

By TANYA JEFFERIES Updated: 07:00 GMT, 15 March 2025 The Government has confirmed it is going ahead with plans to let parents fix holes in [...]

Interest rate jitters curbing sales, Berkeley warns

By HUGO DUNCAN Updated: 21:51 GMT, 14 March 2025 One of Britain's leading builders has warned uncertainty over interest rates is holding back the housing [...]

MARKET WATCH: Bakkavor soars after it dismisses two takeover bids from Greencore

By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 21:51 GMT, 14 March 2025 Shares in food manufacturer Bakkavor soared after it turned down two takeover bids from [...]

Chancellor urged to abolish tourist tax to boost economy

By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 21:51 GMT, 14 March 2025 Rachel Reeves has been urged to scrap the tourist tax and stamp duty on share [...]

Shein boss breaks silence over stock market listing

By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 21:50 GMT, 14 March 2025 Shein boss Donald Tang has confirmed he wants to list the fast fashion firm [...]

Asda boss warns of no quick fix at troubled grocer

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 21:50 GMT, 14 March 2025 The boss of Asda has warned there is no quick fix at the crisis-hit supermarket as [...]

How worried should investors be about the Trump slump? This is Money podcast

By THIS IS MONEY Updated: 15:54 GMT, 14 March 2025 Investors this week have been hit by the 'Trump Slump.' Why is the US President [...]

Cash Isa battle heats up: Trading 212 launches new best buy above 5%

By ANGHARAD CARRICK Updated: 11:58 GMT, 14 March 2025 Products featured in this article are independently selected by This is Money's specialist journalists. If you [...]

Asda cuts petrol prices by 4p a litre – will rivals follow suit?

By HARVEY DORSET Updated: 10:34 GMT, 14 March 2025 Asda has cut petrol and diesel prices at its pumps overnight, meaning consumers will pay 4p [...]

Berkeley Group warns of ‘significant pressure’ from regulatory changes

Berkeley has upheld its earnings guidance for the 2025 and 2026 financial yearsBy HARRY WISE Updated: 09:42 GMT, 14 March 2025 Berkeley Group says the [...]

Waitrose leads John Lewis revival as upmarket grocer battles Marks & Spencer for customers

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 22:01 GMT, 13 March 2025 The boss of John Lewis Partnership said his turnaround plan is ‘working’ as it fights Marks [...]

Building society bosses call on the Chancellor to rule out cuts to cash Isas after she delays reforms

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:01 GMT, 13 March 2025 Building society bosses are calling on the Chancellor to rule out cuts [...]

End of the line for Hornby as it becomes the latest firm to quit the London stock market

By HUGO DUNCAN Updated: 22:00 GMT, 13 March 2025 Hornby has become the latest firm to quit the London stock market after nearly four decades [...]

BP plans to sell half its solar arm as the oil giant attempts to win over activist investor Elliott

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 22:00 GMT, 13 March 2025 BP is seeking to sell a 50 per cent stake in its solar business as the [...]

Taxpayer ownership of NatWest falls below 5% for first time since £46bn bailout in 2008-09

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:00 GMT, 13 March 2025 The taxpayer holding in NatWest is less than 5 per cent for [...]

Ford boss warns of more UK job cuts as car buyers continue to snub electric vehicles

By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 22:00 GMT, 13 March 2025 The UK chief of Ford has warned it could shrink further if demand for electric [...]

Number of maxed out Junior Isas surges by 45% as parents and grandparents utilise £9k limit

By MONEY MAIL REPORTER Updated: 06:00 GMT, 13 March 2025 The number of parents and grandparents paying the full £9,000 annual allowance into a child's [...]

ECB boss Christine Lagarde warns over trade war inflation risk as Europe retaliates to Trump’s tariffs

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 22:02 GMT, 12 March 2025 Christine Lagarde yesterday warned of ‘exceptionally high’ uncertainty as Europe retaliated against US President Donald Trump’s [...]

EV slowdown slams the brakes on Porsche profits as it faces growing competition from China

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:02 GMT, 12 March 2025 Porsche has slashed profit targets amid trade tensions and slowing demand for [...]

Profits hit puts Puma on the back foot as German sportswear brand announces 500 job losses

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 22:02 GMT, 12 March 2025 Puma shares plunged by a fifth after the German sportswear brand announced 500 job losses and [...]

Housing market in doldrums over Trump tariffs: Demand slumps to its lowest level since 2023

By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 22:02 GMT, 12 March 2025 Britain’s housing market is being held back by concerns over Donald Trump’s trade wars.Demand last [...]

Signature job: Bank of England reappoints Victoria Cleland as chief cashier

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 22:02 GMT, 12 March 2025 The Bank of England has reappointed Victoria Cleland as chief cashier – the name which features [...]

Teachers are eligible for Blue Light Discount – what is it and is it worth the fee?

By ANGHARAD CARRICK Updated: 11:58 GMT, 12 March 2025 Teachers can bag huge discounts from high street retailers with a little-known discount card.The Blue Light [...]

Electric vehicles cannot be recharged on large parts of British motorways – due to a slow and unequal rollout of charging points, MPs say

By KUMAIL JAFFER POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT Updated: 08:08 GMT, 12 March 2025 Electric vehicles cannot be recharged on large swathes of British motorways due to a [...]

Britain’s beleaguered steel industry dealt another blow by Trump’s 25% import tariff

By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 23:32 GMT, 11 March 2025 Britain’s beleaguered steel industry is facing another blow after Donald Trump’s 25 per cent tariffs on [...]

MARKET WATCH: Investors lose their appetite for Domino’s Pizza as profits slump

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 23:29 GMT, 11 March 2025 Investors seem to have had their fill of Domino’s Pizza after business [...]

Shares in Persimmon soar as it announces plans to build 11,000 new homes in 2025

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 23:26 GMT, 11 March 2025 One of Britain’s biggest developers said it will build more houses this year after a strong [...]

Lego posts bumper profits as it hopes tie-ups with Nike and Formula 1 will help it ‘stay relevant’

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 23:25 GMT, 11 March 2025 Tie-ups with Nike and Formula 1 will help Lego ‘stay relevant’, the [...]

I stayed loyal to convicted Epstein, admits former Barclays boss Jes Staley

By INDERDEEP BAINS Updated: 23:22 GMT, 11 March 2025 Jes Staley yesterday admitted that he had remained ‘loyal’ to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein after he was [...]

Fresh blow for City as British broker Icap plans to list data and analytics business in New York

By HUGO DUNCAN Updated: 23:17 GMT, 11 March 2025 British broker TP ICAP is planning to list its data and analytics business in New York [...]

Half of parents happy to let grown-up kids live at home as rents and house prices soar

By LUCY EVANS Updated: 23:16 GMT, 11 March 2025 The number of parents letting their adult children live with them is soaring due to increasing [...]

Don’t let your bank pull this sneaky trick to cut your rate, says SYLVIA MORRIS

By SYLVIA MORRIS Updated: 22:01 GMT, 11 March 2025 If I ask you to do one thing this week, it’s to make the essential check [...]

Nationwide hands £50 to 12m eligible members following Virgin Money deal

In November, Nationwide revealed a £2.3bn gain from Virgin Money takeoverBy JANE DENTON Updated: 08:28 GMT, 11 March 2025 Nationwide is dishing out £600million to [...]