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European defence stocks soar again after Germany overhauls its military spending rules

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 22:00 GMT, 5 March 2025 European defence stocks continued their stratospheric rise yesterday after Germany overhauled military spending rules.London-listed giants Rolls-Royce [...]

Chase Bank makes huge change to its current account cashback deal making it far less attractive

Only spending on groceries, trasnport and fuel in GBP will be eligibleBy HELEN KIRRANE Updated: 13:05 GMT, 5 March 2025 Chase Bank will overhaul its [...]

Marks & Spencer hikes pay for thousands of staff

By JANE DENTON Updated: 10:56 GMT, 5 March 2025 Marks & Spencer is preparing a pay hike for thousands of staff across its store network, [...]

Games Workshop upgrades earnings expectations amid video game boost

By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 09:24 GMT, 5 March 2025 Games Workshop shares led the FTSE 100 on Wednesday as investors cheered yet another upgrade to [...]

Four top savings accounts I love – because the rate WON’T plummet, says SYLVIA MORRIS

By SYLVIA MORRIS Updated: 22:34 GMT, 4 March 2025 Savers looking for a top easy-access account need to watch out. The best deals may look [...]

Make-or-break moment for lawyers in £36bn BHP Brazilian dam disaster case

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 22:17 GMT, 4 March 2025 One of the biggest class action lawsuits in English legal history will enter its final stages [...]

Direct Line boss refuses to comment on his future as it prepares to be taken over by larger rival Aviva

By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 22:10 GMT, 4 March 2025 Direct Line’s boss yesterday refused to discuss his future at the insurance firm as it [...]

Canal+ boss has ‘no regrets’ about listing on the London stock market despite share price crash

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:10 GMT, 4 March 2025 The boss of the movie maker behind Paddington in Peru has said [...]

Fears over the future of Boots as private equity closes in on £8bn takeover of owner Walgreens

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 22:07 GMT, 4 March 2025 The owner of Boots could be sold to private equity for almost £8billion within days – [...]

European stocks slam into reverse as Trump’s tariffs fuel fears of a global trade war

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:06 GMT, 4 March 2025 European stock markets slammed into reverse yesterday as Donald Trump’s tariffs fuelled [...]

Men more likely than women to challenge a will if they feel they have not received enough money

By MONEY MAIL REPORTER Updated: 22:00 GMT, 4 March 2025 Men are more likely than women to challenge a will when a loved one dies [...]

HSBC on the hunt for new UK boss after another leadership reshuffle

By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 15:18 GMT, 4 March 2025 HSBC is searching for a new chief executive of its UK business after current boss Ian [...]

Would you invest in credit for an 11% return? CVC Income and Growth manager on the INVESTING SHOW

By THIS IS MONEY Updated: 15:17 GMT, 4 March 2025 Would you invest in credit for an 11 per cent annual return?That sounds like a [...]

Savers stashed extra £45bn in cash Isas last year as rumours of £4k annual limit swirl

Cash Isa deposits up 14% between Jan and Dec 2024 By HELEN KIRRANE Updated: 11:41 GMT, 4 March 2025 Savers funnelled £45billion into tax-friendly cash Isas [...]

Greggs growth slows after record run as sales climb above £2bn – and its share price takes a battering

By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 09:57 GMT, 4 March 2025 Shares in Greggs fell sharply on Tuesday despite the baker posting another record year, as investors [...]

John Lewis to open its Dorset island castle to the public for first time

Brownsea Castle in Dorset was leased to the John Lewis Partnership in 1962By ED MAGNUS Updated: 09:24 GMT, 4 March 2025 A castle run by the retailer [...]

Italian luxury goods group Prada closes in on £1.2bn deal to buy rival Versace

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:01 GMT, 3 March 2025 Prada is closing in on a deal to buy Versace. The Milan-based luxury [...]

Bitcoin swings wildly on Trump plan to create a US crypto reserve

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 22:00 GMT, 3 March 2025 BItcoin bounced back from a three-month low yesterday as cryptocurrencies rallied on Donald Trump’s plan to [...]

Fiscal ‘heart attack’ looms for US due to Donald Trump’s spending plans, warns top fund manager

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 22:00 GMT, 3 March 2025 The US economy is facing a ‘heart attack’ due to Donald Trump’s spending plans, a leading [...]

Anglo American boss Duncan Wanblad paid £4.4m last year as he fended off BHP swoop

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:00 GMT, 3 March 2025 Anglo American’s boss saw his pay jump by £888,000 last year as [...]

How much do you need to earn to feel rich? This is Money podcast

By THIS IS MONEY Updated: 13:13 GMT, 3 March 2025 If you earn a six figure salary then you have a far bigger income than [...]

Premium Bonds saver scoops £1m jackpot prize with a tiny £100 holding

By HELEN KIRRANE Updated: 10:31 GMT, 3 March 2025 A Premium Bonds saver has scooped one of two £1million jackpot prizes in this month's prize [...]

HSS Hire sales ‘resilient’ as restructuring shows progress

HSS Hire revealed its like-for-like sales in 2024 were 2% lower at £333mBy HARRY WISE Updated: 10:01 GMT, 3 March 2025 HSS Hire Group is [...]

Defence stocks fire FTSE 100 to record high as Europe prepares to rearm

By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 09:52 GMT, 3 March 2025 The FTSE 100 opened at a fresh record high on Monday as a tumultuous weekend for [...]

Former Barclays boss Jess Staley to challenge City ban over Jeffrey Epstein links

By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:40 GMT, 2 March 2025 Former Barclays boss Jes Staley will this week take the financial watchdog to court [...]

Activist investor pressures BP to scrap solar and wind farms

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 21:50 GMT, 2 March 2025 Activist investor Elliott has pressured BP to scrap its solar and wind power businesses.The New York [...]

MPs call for probe into HSBC savings scandal

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 23:10 GMT, 2 March 2025 A second member of Parliament's business committee has backed calls for HSBC executives to face MPs [...]

Nell Daly gets Revenge on doubters with venture firm

By MARK SHAPLAND Updated: 21:50 GMT, 1 March 2025 Revenge is a dish best served cold, so the saying goes – but in the case [...]

Rolls-Royce boss: UK risks losing nuclear reactor race

By ALEX BRUMMER Updated: 21:50 GMT, 1 March 2025 Britain risks losing its leadership in the nuclear race to manufacture small modular reactors (SMRs) unless [...]

Schroders family turns screw as new boss prepares revamp

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 21:50 GMT, 28 February 2025 The boss of Schroders is under pressure from its influential founding family ahead of a revamp [...]

Cash Isa raid will hit mortgages, Reeves warned

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 21:50 GMT, 28 February 2025 A tax raid on cash Isas will make mortgages more expensive, the boss of one of [...]

Footsie closes at a record high despite Trump tariff jitters

By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 21:50 GMT, 28 February 2025 The FTSE 100 yesterday shrugged off global market jitters over Donald Trump's tariff plans as [...]

Ocado shares tumble again after online grocer posts £375m losses as it plans to cut R&D jobs

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:03 GMT, 27 February 2025 Ocado shares fell 18 per cent as it plans to scale back [...]

Metro bucks the bank closures trend with plan to open over 100 new branches

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:00 GMT, 27 February 2025 Metro Bank plans to open dozens more branches – bucking the trend [...]

‘Stock Exchange has a safe future’: LSE boss insists fears of an exodus to New York are overblown

By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 22:00 GMT, 27 February 2025 The boss of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has played down fears over its [...]

Major bank’s £160 offer is about to expire – but you can get a better deal

By ANGHARAD CARRICK Updated: 12:39 GMT, 27 February 2025 TSB is pulling the plug on its current account switching deal today, but other high street [...]