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Millions will get their £10 DWP Christmas bonus soon – here’s everything you need to know

Government sends out the money in the first week of December  By SAM BARKER Updated: 11:05 GMT, 12 November 2024 Millions of benefits claimants are set to get ... read more

BAE Systems orders soar to £25bn on global military spending spree

By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 10:07 GMT, 12 November 2024 BAE Systems shares rose on Tuesday as the defence giant’s order book continues to swell on the back of ... read more

BUSINESS LIVE: Wage growth slows; Metro Bank fined £16.7m; AstraZeneca upgrades guidance

By LIVE COMMENTARY Updated: 08:39 GMT, 12 November 2024 UK wage growth, excluding bonuses, fell in the third quarter to its lowest level in more than two years,... read more

One in THREE young drivers have bought car insurance from an illegal ghost broker

Shocking number of new motorists have been taken in by scammers online  By SAM BARKER Updated: 06:00 GMT, 12 November 2024 Three in 10 young drivers have bough... read more

Troubled Direct Line to axe 550 jobs as its boss embarks on a £100m cost-saving programme

By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 22:01 GMT, 11 November 2024 Direct Line is cutting 550 jobs as its boss embarks on a £100million cost-saving programme to turn... read more

NatWest buys back another £1bn of its shares: Government’s stake down by more than two-thirds since December last year

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:01 GMT, 11 November 2024 NatWest has edged another step nearer to full privatisation after buying back £1... read more

Boost for the pound as fears of trade war hit euro: Sterling tops €1.21 for the first time since March 2022

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:01 GMT, 11 November 2024 British holidaymakers will get more bang for their buck on the Continent this win... read more

HMV to sell books from its flagship Oxford Street store as it looks to cash in on Christmas

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:01 GMT, 11 November 2024 HMV is set to expand its books offer as it looks to boost business ahead of Chris... read more

Rich Ricci to scoop £16m in sale of London Stock Exchange rival Aquis Exchange

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 22:00 GMT, 11 November 2024 A rival to the London Stock Exchange is about to be snapped up by a Swiss competitor in a multi-million-p... read more

Ford UK workers start week of industrial action over pay

By THIS IS MONEY Updated: 15:00 GMT, 11 November 2024 Administrative staff working for Ford in the UK on Monday kicked off a week of ‘targeted industrial ... read more

Top 10 uninsured driving hotspots revealed and Birmingham postcodes dominate the list

There are 300,000 drivers without cover on the UK’s roads every day  By SAM BARKER Updated: 14:17 GMT, 11 November 2024 Birmingham is the region with the... read more

Government cuts NatWest stake to 11.4% with £1bn share sale

Sale of more than 262m ordinary shares marks second transaction this year  By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 08:55 GMT, 11 November 2024 The Government has agreed the £1... read more

Bitcoin hits record $80,000 price in wake of Donald Trump’s victory

By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 21:50 GMT, 10 November 2024 Bitcoin hit $80,000 for the first time yesterday in the wake of Donald Trump’s thumpin... read more

Hornby on gravy train as sets fly off shelves

By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 21:50 GMT, 10 November 2024 Hornby is enjoying growing sales of its smaller-scale model railway sets after offloading it... read more

Decision on fate of flagship Marks & Spencer store due in weeks

Angela Rayner to block or approve proposals for shop before or on December 5  M&S seeking permission to raze its 1929 art deco flagship near Marble Arch  ... read more

UK should offer firms five-year tax break to relocate, says fund manager

By CALUM MUIRHEAD AND GEORGE DILLON Updated: 21:51 GMT, 9 November 2024 The Government should introduce a five-year tax break on businesses to encourage them t... read more

Households batten down the hatches as higher mortgage costs loom

By PATRICK TOOHER Updated: 21:51 GMT, 9 November 2024 Households are saving more and spending less as they hunker down ahead of an expected steep rise in mortga... read more

Corruption probe casts cloud over AstraZeneca results

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 21:50 GMT, 9 November 2024 AstraZeneca is in a tricky spot as it prepares to report its quarterly results on Tuesday. The drugs giant... read more

Chancellor set to unveil sweeping reforms to encourage pension funds to ‘buy British’ and ‘fire up’ economy

By PATRICK TOOHER Updated: 21:50 GMT, 9 November 2024 Sweeping reforms: Chancellor Rachel Reeves Rachel Reeves set to unveil sweeping reforms to encourage pensi... read more

Kylie Minogue’s ‘wine’ is a hit with teetotal Gen-Z

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 21:50 GMT, 9 November 2024 Raising a glass: Sales were boosted after Kylie launched a zero per cent sparkling rosé Fresh figures re... read more

What President Trump means for your money – and a 10th birthday episode: This is Money podcast

By THIS IS MONEY Updated: 07:00 GMT, 9 November 2024 President Trump is back. The US election finally came to a head this week and rather than the knife-edge re... read more

Moncler sales dip as luxury demand slides

By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 21:50 GMT, 8 November 2024 Getting cold: Moncler said sales over the summer were 3 per cent lower than a year earlier a... read more

American billionaire Bill Ackman seeks to ditch fund’s Amsterdam listing

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 21:50 GMT, 8 November 2024 Concern: American billionaire Bill Ackman American billionaire Bill Ackman plans to scrap his investment f... read more

Boohoo hits back at ‘self-interested’ Frasers as row rumbles on

By CITY REPORTER Updated: 09:03 GMT, 8 November 2024 The war of words between Boohoo and Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group intensified last night. In the latest... read more