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Ladbrokes owner refuses to hand back furlough millions 

Ladbrokes owner refuses to hand back furlough millions despite cashing in on an online gambling boom By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 13 ... read more

Astrazeneca signs deals to sell coronavirus vaccine to Argentina and Mexico

Astrazeneca signs deals to sell coronavirus vaccine to Argentina and Mexico By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 13 August 2020 | Updated: 21... read more

HSBC to clamp down on how much it will loan to borrowers buying flats

HSBC hits flathunters with loans clampdown: Bank set to insist on a 15% deposit – or 20% if buying a new-build By Victoria Bischoff Money Mail Editor For ... read more

Watches of Switzerland sales soar as the rich splash out in lockdown

Good time at Watches of Switzerland: Sales soar as wealthy Britons splash out on luxury timepieces in lockdown By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Publish... read more

Asos booms in lockdown: Sportswear and fewer returns help sales surge 

Asos booms in lockdown: Sportswear and fewer returns help power huge sales surge at the UK’s online fashion giant By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Publ... read more

Stay-at-home Brits fuel Just Eat sales: Orders up 32% in first half

Stay-at-home Britons fuel Just Eat sales bonanza: Orders up 32% in first half of 2020 as people turn to takeaways By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 2... read more

How to buy a property in a pandemic: Our guide for first-time buyers

Even as lockdown continues and Britain adapts to the coronavirus outbreak, the property market has shown tentative signs of bouncing back. Mortgage approvals ha... read more

MARKET REPORT: Landlord Capco under strain with lockdown

Covent Garden landlord Capital & Counties’ cautious outlook sent investors running for the door. The group, known as Capco, admitted it has no idea wh... read more

Dr Martens kicks back furlough cash as sales continue to grow

Dr Martens kicks back furlough cash as sales continue to grow despite the closing of stores By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 12 A... read more

Ebay shames Amazon over plan to pass new tech tax onto small firms

Ebay shames Amazon over plan to pass cost of new tech tax onto small firms hitting them ‘at worst possible time’ By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail P... read more

Just Eat Takeaway losses soar despite orders rising by a third

Costs of Just Eat Takeaway merger and Grubhub acquisition cause delivery giant’s losses to soar to over £140m despite orders rising by a third Consumers ... read more

Coronavirus: Borrowers paid off £2,000 of debt each in lockdown

Households get their finances into shape over lockdown: Experian finds customers cleared nearly £2,000 of debt each between March and June The reference agency... read more

The City of London’s glory days recalled as streets stay empty

David Buik has worked in the City of London since the 1960s and continues to do so, having worked with many of its famous brokers. He is currently a consultant ... read more

It’s never too late to start a new career: How you can make the leap

New career: Andrew Winterbotham lost his job as a mechanical engineer in December Andrew Winterbotham is among a raft of workers who have opted for a career in... read more

New row threatens to engulf Antonio’s last days as Lloyds boss

Another scandal is threatening to engulf Lloyds Bank boss Antonio Horta-Osorio before he signs off next year. The Portuguese chief executive has admitted he kne... read more

Covid loans hit £52bn: Fears taxpayer will be left to foot the bill

Covid loans hit £52bn: Fears firms will be saddled with debt they can’t repay and taxpayers will be left footing the bill By Daily Mail City & Financ... read more

Nightmare that stops with cladding millions selling their flats

The red tape nightmare stopping millions selling their flats: Banks demand proof cladding isn’t a risk – or they will refuse a mortgage Flats owners... read more

MARKET REPORT: Intercontinental Hotels enjoys a staycation boost

For many people 2020 is likely going to be the year of the staycation. You might think that hotel companies would shudder at this prospect. But not Intercontine... read more

Rolls-Royce discovers cracks inside another set of engines

Rolls-Royce discovers cracks inside another set of engines: Issues will cost up to £50m to put right By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 ... read more

Debenhams axes 2,500 jobs: A third of staff made redundant since April

Debenhams axes another 2,500 jobs: Department store chain has made a third of its staff redundant since April By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 22:0... read more

Cruises held in port amid Covid storm: P&O and Carnival cancel voyages

Cruises stuck in port amid Covid storm: P&O and Carnival forced to delay and cancel more voyages By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 B... read more

Prudential slashes dividend as it retreats from the US

Prudential slashes dividend as it retreats from the US: Insurer to focus on fast-growing markets in Asia and Africa By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published:... read more

Video game maker Codemasters records strong start to the year

Popularity of F1 2020 simulation helps video game maker Codemasters record strong start to the year Two new games, Project Cars 3 and Dirt 5, are set to be laun... read more

MARKET REPORT: Bus firms pick up speed on £218m Covid lifeline

MARKET REPORT: Bus firms pick up speed on Government’s £218m pledge to keep funding the sector indefinitely By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Publ... read more