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At last some good news for borrowers as investors bet on SIX rate cuts this year

By Hugo Duncan Updated: 22:00 GMT, 1 January 2024 Interest rates look set to tumble this year in a boost for millions of borrowers worried [...]

UK tax breaks for film-makers as search steps up for next Barbie

By Leah Montebello Updated: 09:07 GMT, 1 January 2024 British TV and film producers have been handed new tax reliefs today as the Government vows [...]

Next set to reveal its sales performance in run-up to Christmas

By Leah Montebello Updated: 09:02 GMT, 1 January 2024 All eyes will be on Next this week as it gears up to post its Christmas [...]

London stock exchange risks becoming a ‘backwater’ says Sir Martin Sorrell

By Leah Montebello Updated: 08:54 GMT, 1 January 2024 The London stock exchange risks becoming a 'backwater' as it fails to keep top companies interested, [...]

Should I cash in my ‘unlucky’ 15 year old Premium Bonds and buy new ones?

Reader put £10,000 in Premium Bonds in 2008 and has 'very few' wins We ask if newer bonds are more lucky than older ones when it [...]

Lear Capital Reviews: A Look at Who’s Working with the Precious Metals Firm

In Lear Capital’s more than 2 decades in business, the company has embraced a personalized approach to customer service that includes providing a dedicated account [...]

Strategies to Secure the Best Personal Loan Offer

Securing the best personal loan offer involves more than just browsing through interest rates. It requires a strategic approach, considering various factors to ensure you [...]

Posh pasta maker Pasta Evangelists cooks up expansion

By Francesca Washtell Updated: 21:51 GMT, 30 December 2023 Pasta master: Alessandro Savelli was rejected by TV's Dragons' DenPosh pasta maker Pasta Evangelists is planning [...]

FTSE fat cats to earn average UK salary by Thursday!

By Patrick Tooher Updated: 21:51 GMT, 30 December 2023 Bosses at Britain's biggest companies will earn more by Thursday morning than the average worker is [...]

North Sea oil and gas extraction hits 50-year low

By Francesca Washtell Updated: 21:51 GMT, 30 December 2023 North Sea oil and gas production is at its lowest level since the mid-1970s as the [...]

Crypto tycoons saw their wealth balloon in 2023 despite scandals

By Calum Muirhead Updated: 21:50 GMT, 30 December 2023 The world's biggest crypto-billionaires have seen their coffers swell in 2023 after the 'annus horribilis' of [...]

Boots owner back in the black amid split plans

By Calum Muirhead Updated: 21:50 GMT, 30 December 2023 The American owner of Boots is set to swing back into profit this week amid growing [...]

CITY WHISPERS: Season of goodwill ends early for Eco Buildings

By Calum Muirhead Updated: 21:50 GMT, 30 December 2023 There was a kerfuffle at tiddler construction group Eco Buildings after it announced the suspension of [...]

Hedge funds shrug off Petrofac’s £1.1bn deal

By Francesca Washtell Updated: 21:50 GMT, 30 December 2023 Oilfield services group Petrofac is the most shorted company on the London Stock Exchange despite bagging [...]

House prices fall at their fastest rate since 2008 after a sharp rise in borrowing costs deters buyers

By John-paul Ford Rojas Associate City Editor For The Daily Mail Updated: 23:42 GMT, 29 December 2023 House prices have suffered their biggest fall since [...]

Bumper year for David Beckham’s empire as sales double to £72m

By Jessica Clark Updated: 21:51 GMT, 29 December 2023 Cashing in: Brand Beckham boosted sales to £72.6mDavid Beckham's empire more than doubled revenue last year after [...]

Magnificent Seven drive bumper year for US stocks

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 21:51 GMT, 29 December 2023 America's stock market rally this year has been driven by bumper gains for its 'Magnificent [...]

Harland & Wolff given funding green light

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 GMT, 29 December 2023 Harland & Wolff – the Belfast shipyard that built the Titanic more than a [...]

Google breach of privacy costs tech giant £4bn

By Jessica Clark Updated: 21:50 GMT, 29 December 2023 Google has settled a £4billion lawsuit over claims the tech giant secretly tracked the internet use [...]

BUSINESS LIVE: FTSE ticks higher; Oil prices fall; House prices see biggest fall since 2008

By Live Commentary Updated: 09:33 GMT, 29 December 2023 The FTSE 100 is up 0.1 per cent in early trading. Read the Friday 29 December [...]

Will the cost of car insurance keep rising in 2024?

Drivers have had a rough ride with rising car insurance prices in 2023 But prices are not about to fall, experts say, with more hikes due [...]

Party season revives Jigsaw as festive shoppers splash out on new dresses

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:01 GMT, 28 December 2023 Royal approval: The Princess of Wales (pictured) used to work in a [...]

Norway’s biggest pension fund boycotts Gulf firms over human rights fears

By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:01 GMT, 28 December 2023 Norway’s biggest pension fund has blacklisted Gulf companies over human rights abuses, including state surveillance and [...]

British American Tobacco fined £100m after breaking competition rules in Nigeria

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:00 GMT, 28 December 2023 British American Tobacco has been hit with a £100million fine after breaking competition rules in Nigeria.The [...]

Pound at five month high against the dollar amid hopes the UK will avoid a recession next year

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 22:00 GMT, 28 December 2023 The pound hit its highest level against the dollar in nearly five months amid gathering [...]

UK deal-making at lowest level since the financial crisis as higher rates and global tensions dent confidence

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 22:00 GMT, 28 December 2023 Dealmaking involving UK companies has fallen to its lowest level since 2009 as higher interest [...]

Nearly 30,000 UK businesses will go insolvent next year, PwC warns

Hotels, catering and manufacturing firms likely to be hit hard, PwC claims By Jane Denton Updated: 10:31 GMT, 28 December 2023 Nearly 30,000 businesses will go [...]

Apax eyes next move in battle for digital tech consultant Kin and Carta

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:01 GMT, 27 December 2023 A private equity company has paved the way for a takeover battle over Kin and Carta, [...]

Poundland boss hails positivity on High St as he reports strong trading at revamped Wilko stores

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:01 GMT, 27 December 2023 The boss of Poundland said there was ‘plenty of positivity’ on the High Street as he [...]

Anglo American eyes sale of its 49% stake in Yorkshire fertiliser mine

By Francesca Washtell Updated: 22:01 GMT, 27 December 2023 Anglo American is eyeing the sale of a 49 per cent stake in a huge fertiliser [...]

Ex-regulator Lord Adair Turner to chair SoftBank-backed lender Oaknorth

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:01 GMT, 27 December 2023 New role: Lord Adair Turner (pictured) is Oaknorth's new chairmanSoftBank-backed lender Oaknorth [...]

Whisky and chocolate makers are already reaping the Brexit benefits, say ministers

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:00 GMT, 27 December 2023 Global favourite: Exports of Scotch whisky to Singapore topped £380m, an increase of 31% on the [...]

Stamp seller Stanley Gibbons lays out recovery blueprint after rescue

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:00 GMT, 27 December 2023 The boss of Stanley Gibbons has set out his plans to turn around the rare stamp [...]

Aviva to earn another £80m from sale of Singlife stake

Aviva initially agreed in September to sell its 25.9% holding in SinglifeIt now expects to receive c. £930m in total proceeds related to the saleThe [...]

Best tax columns from Heather Rogers for This is Money in 2023

Tax expert Heather Rogers answers our readers' questionsHeather Rogers, founder and owner of Aston Accountancy, is our tax columnist. She is ready to answer your questions [...]

HSBC vows not to announce any new branch closures in 2024

HSBC announced 114 further bank branch closures in November 2022Firm's Jose Carvalho said there will be more banking hubs and pop-up branchesBy Jane Denton Updated: [...]