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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 [...]

Carmakers nurse hefty losses as EV momentum stalls

By JUSTINE NOBLE Updated: 08:22 GMT, 27 February 2025 Hefty losses at two major car makers have underlined the scale of the challenge facing the [...]

Sales and profits double at microchip-maker Nvidia and earnings hit £57.5bn as AI booms

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 22:05 GMT, 26 February 2025 Chipmaker Nvidia said sales and profits more than doubled last year amid an AI boom.The tech [...]

Stella Artois and Corona brewer AB InBev toasts record sales despite trading troubles in China

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:01 GMT, 26 February 2025 Stella Artois and Corona brewer AB InBev toasted record sales despite trading [...]

Next Unilever boss has the ‘right skills’ for the job, says US activist investor Nelson Peltz

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 22:00 GMT, 26 February 2025 Activist investor Nelson Peltz says the new boss of Unilever has the ‘right skills and expertise’ [...]

BP chairman in firing line over green blunders as he prepares for make-or-break update

By HUGO DUNCAN Updated: 22:01 GMT, 25 February 2025 BP’s boss will today unveil his masterplan to revive the oil giant’s fortunes, in a make-or-break [...]

Tesla sees $100bn wiped off its value as Europe snubs Musk over his foray into politics

By JUSTINE NOBLE Updated: 22:01 GMT, 25 February 2025 More than $100billion was wiped off the value of Tesla last night after a collapse in [...]

Bitcoin slumps to lowest level in three months as worries about Trump tariffs dent investor confidence

By JUSTINE NOBLE Updated: 22:01 GMT, 25 February 2025 Bitcoin slumped to its lowest level in over three months.Worries about US tariffs further dented investor [...]

Why I’d chose a fixed-rate Isa over an easy access account -despite the lower rate: SYLVIA MORRIS

By SYLVIA MORRIS Updated: 22:01 GMT, 25 February 2025 Normally, I’d advise savers looking for a new account to opt for one of the top-paying [...]

TT Electronics shares plunge as US woes spark results delay

The London-listed manufacturer needs more time to finalise the auditTT Electronics also warned of a non-cash impairment of up to £35mBy HARRY WISE Updated: 15:55 [...]

Shell hikes gas demand outlook as energy firms drift from green plans

By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 11:54 GMT, 25 February 2025 Shell has upgraded forecasts for long-term gas demand as global energy usage climbs and nations look [...]

Best fixed energy deals to beat the rising April 2025 Ofgem price cap

By THIS IS MONEY Updated: 10:02 GMT, 25 February 2025 Households face higher energy bills after Ofgem revealed a bigger than expected jump in the [...]

Top German bosses want government formed fast amid fresh signs the once-mighty economy is on its knees

By HUGO DUNCAN Updated: 22:26 GMT, 24 February 2025 German business leaders have called for a government to be formed quickly amid further signs the [...]

Bankers earn extra £7bn for performance in bonus bonanza after firms hiked pots 5% in 2025

By GEOFF HO Updated: 22:01 GMT, 24 February 2025 Big banks hiked their bonus pots 5 per cent to more than £7billion in 2024, their [...]

Shares tumble at budget chain B&M with boss Alex Russo set to stand down after just two-and-a-half years

By JUSTINE NOBLE Updated: 22:01 GMT, 24 February 2025 B&M shares slid after it warned of lower profits and said its boss is leaving after [...]

Film and TV special effects firm Technicolor tumbles into administration after 110 years

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:01 GMT, 24 February 2025 The visual effects company behind films including Top Gun: Maverick, Mufasa: The [...]

BP to ditch green agenda amid investor pressure as under-fire boss presents make-or-break strategy update

By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 22:00 GMT, 24 February 2025 BP’s boss will tomorrow ditch the target to ramp up the group’s renewable energy capacity [...]

National Grid sells US renewables business for £1.4bn

By THIS IS MONEY Updated: 09:45 GMT, 24 February 2025 National Grid has agreed to sell its US onshore renewables business for around £1.4billion as [...]

Pause tax raid or we lose staff pubs tells Chancellor

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 00:05 GMT, 24 February 2025 Pubs and hospitality firms have urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to delay a planned hike in National [...]

Rise of ‘zombie companies’ in age of borrowing and inflation

By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:01 GMT, 23 February 2025 The number of British firms at risk of becoming 'zombie' companies has surged as [...]

Budget rival dents profits at fast-fashion giant Shein

By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 21:50 GMT, 23 February 2025 Fast-fashion giant Shein saw a sharp drop in profits last year as it struggled [...]

Kremlin-linked theme park planned for Oxfordshire

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 21:51 GMT, 22 February 2025 A French theme park tycoon with ties to the Kremlin is behind plans for a £600 [...]

Picking a partner is easier than picking shares, say savers

By LUCY EVANS Updated: 21:51 GMT, 22 February 2025 Savers find it harder to choose what stocks and shares to invest in than picking a partner [...]

Property baron exposed by us in bitter feud with ex-Blyth Spartans owner

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 21:50 GMT, 22 February 2025 A property tycoon in the Home Reit scandal exposed by The Mail on Sunday is facing [...]

Rolls-Royce engineers a return to dividends

By MARK SHAPLAND Updated: 21:50 GMT, 22 February 2025 Rolls-Royce is expected to confirm the size of its first dividend in five years on Thursday, [...]

Inflation strikes back: How high will it go and should we worry? This is Money podcast

By THIS IS MONEY Updated: 17:26 GMT, 22 February 2025 Inflation has bounced back to 3 per cent, worrying those who fear another spike in [...]

Hong Kong bidder targets troubled Thames Water

By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 21:51 GMT, 21 February 2025 A major Hong Kong investor has lodged a £7bn bid to take a majority [...]