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TSB puts up fixed mortgage rates, removing cheapest deals on market

TSB has upped two-year and three-year fixes by 0.2 percentage points The bank's best deals are no more with brokers saying they proved too popular By Ed [...]

Dettol owner Reckitt Benckiser misses forecasts

The consumer goods seller owns cleaning fluid brands Cillit Bang and Dettol It said like-for-like sales rose by 3.4% for the three months ending SeptemberRevenue growth [...]

Santander profits soar amid ‘high for longer’ interest rate warning

Profits up 20% thanks to strength in Europe offsetting weakness in Americas By Mike Sheen Updated: 09:47 BST, 25 October 2023 Santander profits soared 20 per [...]

BUSINESS LIVE: Lloyds profits jump; Santander earnings soar; Reckitt sales slip

LIVEBy Live Commentary Updated: 07:58 BST, 25 October 2023 The FTSE 100 will open at 8am. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are [...]

Digital Art Revolution: NFTs, Bitcoin, and Creative Expression

Amidst the dynamic evolution of the digital era, a profound revolution is in progress, fundamentally transforming the landscape of the art industry. The confluence of [...]

Breaking Barriers with Ethereum: Charting the Unseen Territory

Brief Overview of Ethereum's Significance Ethereum, more than just a cryptocurrency, has emerged as a transformative force in the blockchain space. It enables decentralized applications [...]

Economic Reservoirs: The Fundamentals of Oil Trading

Oil trading is a vital component of the global economy, serving as the lifeblood of many industries and nations. It involves the buying and selling [...]

Investors bet interest rates have peaked

By Jessica Clark Updated: 00:14 BST, 25 October 2023 Borrowers look set for some much-needed respite as investors bet interest rates have peaked after a series [...]

Italians in £100m swoop on UK sofas

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 00:13 BST, 25 October 2023 ScS is set to be the latest firm to leave the stock [...]

No better offer in Hipgnosis sell-off

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 00:13 BST, 25 October 2023 Hipgnosis has said would-be bidders for its proposed music catalogue sale are [...]

AI windfall at Microsoft and Google

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 00:13 BST, 25 October 2023 Two of America’s biggest companies posted combined profits of almost £35bn last [...]

Spotify in the black as millions sign up despite higher prices

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 00:12 BST, 25 October 2023 Spotify has bounced back in the black as millions of new subscribers [...]

Sales at luxury firms are a mixed bag

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 00:12 BST, 25 October 2023 Sales at Hermes rose strongly over the summer as it defied the [...]

German recession ‘well under way’ as eurozone woes deepen

By Hugo Duncan Updated: 00:12 BST, 25 October 2023 The eurozone economy has suffered its worst month for three years amid warnings recession in Germany [...]

Crooks flood social media as romance fraud cases rocket

By Jessica Beard Updated: 00:09 BST, 25 October 2023 More than half a billion pounds has been lost to fraud so far this year, as [...]

Bitcoin soars on fresh ETF approval rumours

By This Is Money Updated: 14:36 BST, 24 October 2023 Bitcoin has rallied to its highest price in nearly 18 months on fresh speculation that [...]

Plus500 sales jump despite lower market volatility

Plus500 reported revenue of $168.1m for the three months ending September Online trading platforms have been struggling with quieter activity this yearBy Harry Wise Updated: 13:17 [...]

Irn-Bru maker AG Barr buys Rio fruit drink for £12.3m

The deal marks the latest takeover in the group's ongoing expansion effortsThe takeovers are part of a strategy to ‘rebuild’ AG Barr operating profit marginBy [...]

Bunzl warns of ‘slightly lower’ revenues

The business supplies distributor revealed sales fell by 4.8% in the third quarter Revenue was partially impacted by the disposal of its British healthcare divisionBy Harry [...]

Know why your CIBIL score is important in availing Business Loan

Startups, businesses, MSMEs, and large enterprises require funds on a regular basis to meet the day-to-day business expenditures and manage business cash flow. Self-employed professionals, [...]

FTSE 250 newbie CAB Payments shares plummet 70%

CAB Payments has lost roughly 80% of its value since July IPO It has been particularly impacted by the devaluation of Nigeria's naira By Mike Sheen Updated: [...]

Barclays’ profits slip on investment banking weakness

Barclays revealed pre-tax profits of £1.9bn for the quarter ending September Its total income fell to £6.3bn due partly to the impact of merging two divisionsThe [...]

Chevron buys rival Hess for £43bn

By Mark Shapland Updated: 08:21 BST, 24 October 2023 Chevron has agreed to buy rival in the second major deal in the sector this month [...]

St James’s Place suspends £820m property fund

SJP says suspension was a 'proactive measure to protect the interests of clients' By Calum Muirhead Updated: 08:16 BST, 24 October 2023 James's Place (SJP) has [...]

7 Tips for Choosing the Right Mortgage Broker for Your Needs

Purchasing a home is a major financial commitment, and for many individuals, it will be one of the biggest investments they make in their lifetimes. [...]

EDF launches new EV energy deal it claims is the cheapest available

Energy firm has a new tariff that allows cut-price charging of electric vehiclesDeal requires you to have a charger installed which costs from £999The unit [...]

Train app Seatfrog launches ‘secret fare’ offering customers up to 50% off journeys across the Pennines

TPE is the latest train operator to offer Seatfrog's secret fare optionPassengers select a date and are given the exact departure time 24 hours beforeSeatfrog [...]

Indivior settles anti-trust lawsuits worth £316m

In June, it agreed to pay $102.5m to settle a lawsuit by dozens of U.S. states By Daniel Fessahaye Updated: 14:42 BST, 23 October 2023 Drugmaker [...]

Keller Group shares surge as FTSE 250 group predicts ‘record year’

London-based Keller Group saw shares climb 14% by lunchtime on MondayAmong the major projects it has worked in include London's Elizabeth LineBy Harry Wise Updated: [...]

Vistry Group to cut 200 jobs as profits slide

Vistry Group is now targeting an annual adjusted pre-tax profit of £410mThe company is merging its housebuilding and Partnerships businessesAbout £25m in annualised costs are [...]

Is Gold Alliance a Legitimate Company?

Gold Alliance is an investment service that assists people in purchasing precious metals both inside and outside their retirement accounts, with free storage provided and [...]

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt urged to be bold and deliver growth UK ‘can afford’

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 00:05 BST, 23 October 2023 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has been urged to take 'bold decisions' that can unlock growth [...]

British Steel prepares to axe up to 2,000 jobs in cost-cut move

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 21:50 BST, 22 October 2023 British Steel is reportedly preparing to slash up to 2,000 jobs amid an operational shake-up.Jingye, [...]

US tech giants to bag £62bn profit bonanza

Revenues generated by the giant firms forecast to total £324bn Earnings season likely to prove 'eye opener' for Wall Street, creating stock rally Amazon's revenues predicted to [...]

Bumper profits put lenders back in the line of fire

By Patrick Tooher Updated: 21:53 BST, 21 October 2023 Britain's biggest banks are set to report bumper profits despite rules that are meant to make [...]

CITY WHISPERS: Ben & Jerry’s freezes up over Palestine conflict

By Calum Muirhead Updated: 21:51 BST, 21 October 2023 City watchers will remember that last year consumer goods giant Unilever found itself in a spat [...]