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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 [...]

GP surgery owner Assura may quit the London stock market after US buyout giant KKR bids £1.6bn

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 22:08 GMT, 10 March 2025 GP surgery owner Assura looks likely to join the exodus from the London stock market after [...]

Top Chemring investor says any offer should ‘strongly consider’ the firm’s future earning power

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:01 GMT, 10 March 2025 A leading Chemring investor has said any offer should ‘strongly consider’ the [...]

MARKET WATCH: World’s largest ship broker Clarkson loses a fifth of its value as tariffs and war hit business

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:01 GMT, 10 March 2025 Clarkson – the world’s largest ship broker – lost a fifth of [...]

BP shake-up is ‘resonating’ with investors, insists boss Murray Auchinclos

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 22:01 GMT, 10 March 2025 The boss of BP has insisted that his shake-up of the company is 'resonating' with investors [...]

Car crash for Musk as value of Tesla halves: Shares tumble 50% in three months as recession fears rock global markets

By HUGO DUNCAN Updated: 22:00 GMT, 10 March 2025 Tesla has lost more than half its value since its shares peaked less than three months [...]

High Street faces wave of closures and job losses after Budget tax raid

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 22:00 GMT, 10 March 2025 The High Street is facing a wave of closures and job losses as sales slide and [...]

Do you live in one of the 10 areas of Britain where people drive the oldest cars?

By ROB HULL Updated: 09:50 GMT, 10 March 2025 Britons are holding onto their cars for longer than ever with ownership figures showing the average [...]

High-tech firm foiling luxury fakes set for London Stock Exchange

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 22:07 GMT, 9 March 2025 A UK tech company cracking down on counterfeit handbags and jewellery is mulling a listing on [...]

Chancellor dealt big blow as business confidence sinks

By EMILY HAWKINS AND JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 22:01 GMT, 9 March 2025 Rachel Reeves was dealt a further blow last night as figures showed [...]

Axe tourist tax to draw in US buyers, retailers tell Chancellor

By EMILY HAWKINS AND ANNE ASHWORTH Updated: 21:50 GMT, 9 March 2025 Pressure is mounting on the Chancellor to end the 'tourist tax' so that [...]

Fistful of dollars: Donald-Dodgers eye posh London homes

By ANNE ASHWORTH Updated: 22:08 GMT, 8 March 2025 Estate agents in prime areas of central London have seen an increase in prospective buyers from [...]

The bank that’s been backing our military… since Waterloo

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 21:53 GMT, 8 March 2025 While debate rages over whether it is 'ethical' to invest in the defence sector, a venerable [...]

Activist investor demands BP dump its petrol stations

By MARK SHAPLAND Updated: 21:51 GMT, 8 March 2025 US hedge fund Elliott is demanding BP sell off its petrol stations as it embarks on [...]

Boots staff braced for job cuts after owner sells up to US buyout barons

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 21:50 GMT, 8 March 2025 Fears are growing that the takeover of High Street chemist Boots by a US private equity [...]

Long-suffering investors in Bollywood bond may not receive £3.75m owed

By JOANNE HART Updated: 21:50 GMT, 8 March 2025 Thousands of UK savers are braced for battle with one of India's best known Bollywood film [...]

ALEX BRUMMER: Labour must rely on military Keynesianism

By ALEX BRUMMER Updated: 21:50 GMT, 8 March 2025 America's bounce back from the Great Depression is often attributed to Franklin D Roosevelt's job-creating New [...]

John Lewis staff bonus at risk as Budget tax hikes hit High Street

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 21:50 GMT, 7 March 2025 John Lewis staff could miss out on a bonus for a fourth time in five years [...]

MARKET WATCH: Difference in fortunes for pound and Footsie

By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 21:50 GMT, 7 March 2025 The pound and the Footsie went in different directions after Donald Trump set off [...]

Barclays boss Jes Staley was ‘destroyed’ by Jeffrey Epstein probe

By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 21:50 GMT, 7 March 2025 The chairman of Barclays told Andrew Bailey 'you have destroyed him' after a probe was [...]

City faces battle to win Boots listing after private equity sale

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 21:50 GMT, 7 March 2025 The owner of Boots has been sold to private equity for almost £8billion – reviving hopes [...]

Pension gurus on top-ups and sums behind a comfortable retirement: This is Money podcast

By THIS IS MONEY Updated: 17:28 GMT, 7 March 2025 People with gaps in their state pension records have just one more month to take [...]

How high will it go? Cost of a first class stamp rising to £1.70 from 7 April

By JANE DENTON Updated: 15:11 GMT, 7 March 2025 The cost of a first-class stamp will rise to £1.70 from 7 April, representing an increase [...]

North Sea oil firms Enquest and Serica Energy in merger discussions

Bosses at Serica believe a tie-up would deliver 'substantial potential benefit'By HARRY WISE Updated: 12:20 GMT, 7 March 2025 Serica and EnQuest are in discussions [...]

Coventry Building Society sees drop in annual profits as interest rates fall

Coventry Building Society's annual profits fell to £349m from £474mBy HELEN KIRRANE Updated: 11:12 GMT, 7 March 2025 Coventry Building Society saw a drop in [...]

Admiral to hand share bonuses worth up to £3,600 to thousands of staff after price cuts woo drivers

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:01 GMT, 6 March 2025 Admiral will dish out share bonuses worth up to £3,600 to thousands [...]

Bank customers struggling with hundreds of hours of IT glitches, Treasury committee report finds

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:00 GMT, 6 March 2025 Bank customers are suffering from hundreds of hours of IT glitches, a [...]

MARKET WATCH: Melrose leads Footsie sell-off as US tech stocks slide into the red

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:00 GMT, 6 March 2025 The FTSE 100 fell for a third day since its record high [...]

Yet MORE rate cuts can’t calm ‘risky’ eurozone, warns ECB boss Christine Lagarde

By HUGO DUNCAN Updated: 22:00 GMT, 6 March 2025 Christine Lagarde yesterday warned ‘risks are all over the place’ as a sixth interest rate cut [...]

Major bank set to pay customers £12.5m compensation after IT outages

Nine banks suffered outages lasting 803 hours over the last two yearsBy HELEN KIRRANE Updated: 10:52 GMT, 6 March 2025 Barclays could be set to [...]