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UK’s future is bright as anti-Brexit firms such as Nissan ‘just get on with it’

Andy Haldane: 'Very, very optimistic' about the UK's futureMajor companies shrug off challenges of leaving EU and invest billionsBut Haldane warns higher interest rates are [...]

Ithaca Energy boss steps down as shares flounder

By Leah Montebello Updated: 21:54 GMT, 5 January 2024 Ithaca Energy's boss has stepped down as it tries to bounce back from a disappointing year.The [...]

Rolex raises prices in UK as it anticipates a slowing demand for luxury goods

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 GMT, 5 January 2024 Stylish: Rolex is favoured by the likes of Victoria BeckhamRolex has raised prices in the [...]

INVESTING EXPLAINED: What you need to know about bond vigilantes

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 GMT, 5 January 2024 In this series, we bust the jargon and explain a popular investing term or [...]

SHARE OF THE WEEK: Tesco update will provide an insight into how grocer fared in run up to Christmas

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 GMT, 5 January 2024 Tesco will be among the big names to update the market next week.The update [...]

European brandy makers suffer as China launch tit-for-tat probe

By Leah Montebello Updated: 21:50 GMT, 5 January 2024 China has launched an investigation into French brandy imports as tensions with Brussels continue to rise.Chinese [...]

US jobs boost casts doubts over rate cuts

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 21:50 GMT, 5 January 2024 Strong jobs figures from the US yesterday left the FTSE 100 nursing a New Year [...]

Britain’s shopkeepers say ministers must fix broken business rates

Household names pressing both major parties to put issue on their priority listsBusiness rates are charged on commercial property such as shopsCharges have been described [...]

Is the taxman really going after Ebay sellers? This is Money podcast

By This Is Money Updated: 15:57 GMT, 5 January 2024 Have you ever sold anything on Ebay, Vinted or Facebook Marketplace to make a bit [...]

Roger’s ace racket firm plans New York listing

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 08:50 GMT, 5 January 2024 The sports brand behind the tennis racket used by Roger Federer confirmed plans for a New [...]

UK prepares for bounceback as economy trumps the US and EU

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 08:33 GMT, 5 January 2024 Britain's economy enjoyed a stronger end to the year than the US and the eurozone in [...]

Elon Musk blasted by sacked Space X staff

By Daily Mail City & Finance Updated: 08:29 GMT, 5 January 2024 Billionaire Elon Musk faces a legal battle after being accused of unlawfully dismissing [...]

Boots float in London still viable, says owner

Tim Wentworth says  potential £7bn UK market listing is still on the table.By Emily Hawkins Updated: 08:07 GMT, 5 January 2024 The American owner of [...]

More under-25s choose cash for holiday spending… as it helps them budget

Demand for foreign currency has picked up among 18-24 year olds going abroadThey are now four times more likely to order cash than before the [...]

EV breakdowns due to low battery drop to lowest levels on record, AA says

AA reports EV battery-related breakdowns at record low   Comes as the charging network becomes bigger and more reliableBy Freda Lewis-stempel Updated: 06:00 GMT, 5 January 2024 [...]

Would-be entrepreneurs turn to arts and crafts to make some extra cash

New research finds a third of Brits want to launch a business this year Arts and crafts is the most popular sector for would-be entrepreneurs More people [...]

Handy podcast boost for property tycoon Nick Candy

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 08:41 GMT, 4 January 2024 Nick Candy wife his wife, Holly VallanceShares in a podcast publisher backed by property [...]

Bitcoin slammed into reverse a day after topping $45,000

The digital coin fell by as much as 9% towards $41,000 Cryptocurrency Bitcoin slammed into reverse a day after topping $45,000 for the first time [...]

EV revolution held back by charging points crisis

Just 16,178 public chargers were installed last year – 44 a day By John Abiona Updated: 08:18 GMT, 4 January 2024 Britain’s electric car revolution has [...]

Cruise industry steaming ahead to record year

By John Abiona and Calum Muirhead Updated: 07:49 GMT, 4 January 2024 When the massive 2,670-passenger cruise ship Diamond Princess was quarantined off Japan in [...]

Wizz Air carries nearly 5 million passengers in December

Wizz Air carried 4.96m passengers last month despite cost-of-living pressuresThe Hungarian air carrier's total seat capacity climbed by around 1.1m to 6.04mUnder CEO Joszef Varadi, Wizz [...]

Calls for compulsory eye tests for over-70s to carry on driving after the number of 90-year-olds with driving licences DOUBLES in the last decade

A record 153,000 older Britons held a full licence in November, data revealed By Natasha Anderson Updated: 15:07 GMT, 3 January 2024 The number of 90-year-olds and [...]

Business confidence weakens amid revived economic pessimism

The IoD's latest economic confidence index declined to -28 in DecemberJust over half of company bosses feel pessimistic, while 23.2% are optimisticIoD's Dr Roger Barker: [...]

UK shoppers spent £13.7BILLION in the run up to Christmas, Kantar says

Grocery prices are 6.7% higher than a year ago, the lowest level since April 2022 By Jane Denton Updated: 09:14 GMT, 3 January 2024 Supermarket inflation [...]

BUSINESS LIVE: Business confidence weakens; Entain hands activist board seat; FTSE 100 turns 40

By Live Commentary Updated: 07:38 GMT, 3 January 2024 The FTSE 100 will open at 8am. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today [...]

Tech jobs risk being replaced by AI, Nobel Prize-winning economist warns

By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:01 GMT, 2 January 2024 Warning: London School of Economics and Nobel Prize-winning economist professor Christopher PissaridesA Nobel Prize winning-economist has [...]

Oil price jumps back towards $80 a barrel amid mounting tensions in the Red Sea

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 GMT, 2 January 2024 The price of oil swung wildly as mounting tensions in the Red [...]

Tesla overtaken by Chinese rival BYD as the world’s biggest electric car maker

By Hugo Duncan Updated: 22:00 GMT, 2 January 2024 Tesla is no longer the world’s biggest electric car maker.The US company, which is run by [...]

Bitcoin price rises above $45,000 for the first time since April 2022

The world's biggest cryptocurrency reached a 21-month peak of $45,532By Daniel Fessahaye Updated: 14:52 GMT, 2 January 2024 Bitcoin broke above $45,000 (around £35,500) for [...]

How Fractional CFOs Help Startups Survive a Recession

During economic downturns, the role of fractional CFOs emerges as a beacon of financial guidance for startups. Fractional CFOs, akin to financial architects, bring a [...]

Food price inflation slows to weakest rate for 18 months

BRC: UK food price inflation jumped by 6.7% on an annualised basis last month Lower wine, port and sherry prices all helped bring a little respite [...]

BUSINESS LIVE: Shop price inflation flat; Aldi UK and Lidl GB festive sales soar

By Live Commentary Updated: 08:08 GMT, 2 January 2024 The FTSE 100 will open at 8am. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today [...]

Lowest number of first-time buyers in a decade, says major building society

By Lee Boyce and Pa Updated: 00:01 GMT, 2 January 2024 The number of first-time buyers who snapped a home with a mortgage last year [...]

Marks and Spencer teams up with nutrition firm Zoe to sell a gut-boosting milk drink

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 GMT, 1 January 2024 On brand: Zoe works with several famous faces, including TV presenter Davina [...]

Now Microsoft boss praises CMA after Call of Duty takeover temper tantrum

By John Abiona Updated: 22:00 GMT, 1 January 2024 Takeover tantrum: Microsoft boss Brad SmithThe boss of Microsoft has performed a dramatic U-turn after previously [...]

ALEX BRUMMER: Russia sanctions fail to deliver as support for Ukraine wavers

By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Updated: 22:00 GMT, 1 January 2024 When my dental hygienist heads home to visit her mother in Moscow [...]