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AstraZeneca in talks with authorities as China boss is detained

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 08:30 GMT, 8 November 2024 AstraZeneca is holding crisis talks with the Chinese authorities after the arrest of its boss in the countr... read more

Scotch whisky industry raises alarm about Donald Trump re-imposing trade tariffs on transatlantic booze exports like quality single malts

By TOM GORDON DEPUTY SCOTTISH POLITICAL EDITOR Published: 04:49 GMT, 8 November 2024 | Updated: 04:51 GMT, 8 November 2024 The Scotch Whisky industry has raised... read more

Trainline ticket sales exceed £3bn as more Britons book online

Trainline reported its net ticket sales grew by 14% in the six months to August The percentage of UK rail tickets bought on the internet has increased to 51% By... read more

Trump trade war could spark ‘economic nightmare’ for UK and Europe

By Jessica Clark Updated: 09:00 GMT, 7 November 2024 Donald Trump’s re-election could start a trade war that would be an ‘economic nightmare’ ... read more

Bitcoin hits record high on Trump victory as analysts eye $200k

By Jessica Clark Updated: 08:59 GMT, 7 November 2024 Bitcoin soared to a record high yesterday after Donald Trump’s election victory.  The cryptocurrency... read more

BUSINESS LIVE: BofE expected to cut base rate; Rolls faces supply chain hit; ITV Studios still suffers US strikes

By Live Commentary Updated: 08:02 GMT, 7 November 2024 The Bank of England is expected to cut interest rates again later today, despite the reemergence of conce... read more

Chinese firm ordered to sell holding in Glaswegian chip business

Founded in 1992, FTDI is a manufacturer of Universal Serial Bus technology  Feite Holdings acquired an 80.2% stake in FTDI for $414m in February 2022 By Harry... read more

Asos finance chief invests more than £20,000 as higher losses spark sell-off

By Mike Sheen Updated: 13:52 GMT, 6 November 2024 Asos CFO Dave Murray makes first purchase of the companies’ shares  The chief financial officer of Asos... read more

Pension boost for ‘Dinks’: Couples without children can double the size of their retirement pots

By Money Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Updated: 23:18 GMT, 5 November 2024 Couples without children can double the size of their pensions if they put the mon... read more

Sales of new cars slump as drivers shun electric and diesel vehicles

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:29 GMT, 5 November 2024 Sales of new cars fell by 6 per cent last month. Industry body the Society of Moto... read more

Crippling Boeing strike finally ends after seven weeks as workers approve new pay deal

By Calum Muirhead Updated: 22:28 GMT, 5 November 2024 Workers at troubled Boeing have approved a pay deal, ending a bitter seven-week strike at its factory in S... read more

Primark eyeing a bumper Christmas despite Budget misery on the High Street

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:27 GMT, 5 November 2024 Primark’s boss is looking forward to a bumper Christmas despite a ‘particularly painful’ Budget f... read more

UK debt woe as borrowing costs surge again amid fresh market jitters over US election result

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 22:26 GMT, 5 November 2024 UK borrowing costs hit a post-Budget peak yesterday Yields on ten-year UK bonds – known as gilts â... read more

‘I don’t have to pretend to like anything’: Fund manager David Coombs’ tips for ordinary investors

Rathbones’ head of multi-asset investments on the Investing Show  By Simon Lambert Updated: 18:26 GMT, 5 November 2024 The great advantage of being a mul... read more

The small building society offering a best buy easy-access rate of 4.9% – and it even has an app…

The easy-access account can be opened through Furness BS’s new app  By Helen Kirrane Updated: 16:47 GMT, 5 November 2024 Savers can now get their hands o... read more

Schroders shares sink as fund group suffers Chinese market volatility

JVs and associates business outflows partially offset market gains  Schroders informed of £10billion worth of institutional mandate losses   By Mike Sheen U... read more

Hornby sells diecast miniature car maker for £1.4m

Loss-making Oxford Diecast owner LCD to be sold for around £1.4m   By Mike Sheen Updated: 09:38 GMT, 5 November 2024 Hornby has agreed the sale of a loss-mak... read more

Balfour Beatty strikes £575m Texas deal to rebuild interstate highway

By This Is Money Updated: 09:30 GMT, 5 November 2024 London-listed infrastructure group Balfour Beatty has secured a £575million deal with the Texas Department... read more

Vodafone-Three £15bn merger set for green light despite higher bills fears

CMA says remedies pledged by telecoms firms could allay its concerns  By Mike Sheen Updated: 09:28 GMT, 5 November 2024 The £15billion merger of Vodafone and ... read more

Rate cuts ‘to go ahead’ despite turbulence as US election and UK budget rattle markets

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 22:03 GMT, 4 November 2024 Interest rates look set to be cut on both sides of the Atlantic this week despite uncertainty create... read more

Will shops and restaurants be forced to accept cash in the future? MPs call for evidence to see if new rules are needed

By HELEN KIRRANE Updated: 13:59 GMT, 4 November 2024 MPs on the Treasury Select Committee are calling for evidence to determine if new rules are needed to make ... read more

Anglo American sells Australian steelmaking coal assets for £810m

Boss Duncan Wanblad says Anglo is making good progress on simplification  By Mike Sheen Updated: 11:16 GMT, 4 November 2024 Anglo American has agreed the sale ... read more

Defence group Chemring strikes £278m in fresh orders from Germany and the US

Chemring reveals separate deals to supply German and US armed forces  By Mike Sheen Updated: 11:15 GMT, 4 November 2024 Shares in London-listed Chemring rose o... read more

One-off £4.5million golden Rolls-Royce inspired by James Bond villain Goldfinger is bought by fan

By Jose Ramos Updated: 08:20 GMT, 4 November 2024 The one-off £4.5million golden Rolls-Royce inspired by Auric Goldfinger’s Phantom III which featured in... read more