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Calls for tax relief to turbocharge the UK stock markets

Calls for tax relief to turbocharge the UK stock marketsBy Calum Muirhead Updated: 21:50 BST, 7 October 2023 The boss of one of the City's [...]

CITY WHISPERS: Will Birkenstock shares get a kicking like Dr Martens?

CITY WHISPERS: Will Birkenstock shares get a kicking like Dr Martens?By Calum Muirhead Updated: 21:50 BST, 7 October 2023 Posh sandal maker Birkenstock is set [...]

Czech Sphinx Daniel Kretinsky bags £220m dividend in energy bonanza

Czech Sphinx Daniel Kretinsky bags £220m dividend in energy bonanzaBy Calum Muirhead Updated: 21:50 BST, 7 October 2023 Czech Sphinx: Daniel KretinskyA Czech tycoon with major [...]

Fury over ‘too-high’ fuel prices: Petrol stations come under fire for ripping off drivers despite a slump in oil prices

Fury over 'too-high' fuel prices: Petrol stations come under fire for ripping off drivers despite a slump in oil pricesPetrol still costs 157.02p a litre, [...]

Repair claims by owners of electric vehicles soar 370% in past three years

Repair claims by owners of electric vehicles soar 370% in past three yearsBy Ray Massey Updated: 21:53 BST, 6 October 2023 Repair claims by owners [...]

International Monetary Fund to sound fresh alarm over inflation

International Monetary Fund to sound fresh alarm over inflationBy City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 BST, 6 October 2023 Warning: IMF boss Kristalina GeorgievaThe outlook for [...]

Metro Bank shares claw back losses after rout

Metro Bank shares claw back losses after routBy John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 21:50 BST, 6 October 2023 Shares in Metro Bank fought back yesterday after [...]

INVESTING EXPLAINED: What you need to know about scrip dividends

INVESTING EXPLAINED: What you need to know about scrip dividendsBy City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 BST, 6 October 2023 In this series, we bust [...]

SHARE OF THE WEEK: EasyJet set to reveal full-year update

SHARE OF THE WEEK: EasyJet set to reveal full-year updateBy City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 BST, 6 October 2023 The travel industry enjoyed a [...]

US jobs boom fuels interest rate fears

US jobs boom fuels interest rate fearsOn another day of turmoil on bond markets, borrowing costs rose Non-farm payrolls data showed US added 336,000 jobs last [...]

Exxon Mobil doubles down on fossil fuels with £50bn takeover

Exxon Mobil doubles down on fossil fuels with £50bn takeoverBy City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 BST, 6 October 2023 Exxon Mobil is in talks [...]

Mike Ashley’s empire becomes largest shareholder in troubled Boohoo

Mike Ashley's empire becomes largest shareholder in troubled BoohooBy Leah Montebello Updated: 21:50 BST, 6 October 2023 Looking ahead: Retail tycoon Mike AshleyMike Ashley has [...]

Will your energy bills rise this winter despite a falling price cap? This is Money podcast

Will your energy bills rise this winter despite a falling price cap? This is Money podcastBy This Is Money Updated: 17:39 BST, 6 October 2023 [...]

De La Rue fortunes improve as banknote printer ups profit forecast

De La Rue fortunes improve as banknote printer ups profit forecastThe firm said it also expects net debt to marginally declineBy Daniel Fessahaye Updated: 15:48 [...]

GSK sells £886m stake in Sensodyne owner Haleon

GSK sells £886m stake in Sensodyne owner HaleonWhen Haleon was spun-off last year, GSK retained a 12.9% stake in the firm The FTSE 100 group has [...]

NS&I kills off top fixed-rate bond paying 6.2 per cent after just five weeks – are more rates about to fall?

NS&I kills off top fixed-rate bond paying 6.2 per cent after just five weeks - are more rates about to fall?NS&I is pulling its unbeaten [...]

Wetherspoon bounces back to profit as boss rails against Covid curbs

Wetherspoon bounces back to profit as boss rails against Covid curbsWetherspoon said it made pre-tax profits of £42.6m for the year ending 30 JulyDespite cost [...]

BUSINESS LIVE: Wetherspoon’s returns to profit; CAA to probe August meltdown; GSK sells Haleon stake

LIVEBUSINESS LIVE: Wetherspoon's returns to profit; CAA to probe August meltdown; GSK sells Haleon stakeBy Live Commentary Updated: 07:54 BST, 6 October 2023 The FTSE 100 [...]

Pandora sales sparkle amid booming demand for charms and bracelets

Pandora sales sparkle amid booming demand for charms and braceletsBy Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:01 BST, 5 October 2023 Pandora said business [...]

HS2 train builder Alstom’s shares go off the rails as its finances are hit by project delays

HS2 train builder Alstom's shares go off the rails as its finances are hit by project delaysBy Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:01 [...]

Amazon and Microsoft in cloud computing competition probe

Amazon and Microsoft in cloud computing competition probeBy Jessica Clark Updated: 22:01 BST, 5 October 2023 Amazon and Microsoft will be investigated as part of [...]

British investors pull £2.5bn out of ESG funds amid backlash over ‘woke’ stock-picking

British investors pull £2.5bn out of ESG funds amid backlash over 'woke' stock-pickingBy Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:00 BST, 5 October 2023 British investors have pulled nearly [...]

Landlords cash in on soaring rents as tenants battle to secure homes

Landlords cash in on soaring rents as tenants battle to secure homesBy Jessica Clark Updated: 22:00 BST, 5 October 2023 Landlords are cashing in on sky-high [...]

Construction takes a hammering: Biggest slump in housebuilding since the pandemic

Construction takes a hammering: Biggest slump in housebuilding since the pandemicBy Hugo Duncan Updated: 22:00 BST, 5 October 2023 One of the sharpest falls in [...]

Relief for drivers as oil price plunges below $84 in biggest weekly fall for more than a year

Relief for drivers as oil price plunges below $84 in biggest weekly fall for more than a yearBy Hugo Duncan Updated: 22:00 BST, 5 October 2023 [...]

Metro Bank shares crash to record low: Troubled lender seeks up to £600m lifeline

Metro Bank shares crash to record low: Troubled lender seeks up to £600m lifelineBy John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 22:00 BST, 5 October 2023 Shares in [...]

How to Register a Company in the United States: A Step-by-Step Guide

In today's globalized business landscape, the United States continues to be a prime destination for entrepreneurs and investors looking to establish a presence in the [...]

Volution Group shares surge, as ventilation firm posts strong results on back of new property regulations

Volution Group shares surge, as ventilation firm posts strong results on back of new property regulationsThe Crawley-based firm revealed sales increased by 8.3% to £156.1m [...]

Motorpoint job cuts and cost savings help car dealer weather consumer weakness

Motorpoint job cuts and cost savings help car dealer weather consumer weaknessLosses narrow from £3.1m in the first quarter to around £600,000 Boss Mark Carpenter cautioned [...]

National Grid expects US business to lift second half performance

National Grid expects US business to lift second half performanceIt said it met its financial guidance over the first half of the year to 30 [...]

Grainger set for record year for build-to-rent completions

Grainger set for record year for build-to-rent completionsGrainger expects to finish building over 1,600 build-to-rent houses this yearFounded in 1912, the FTSE 250 firm builds American-style [...]

BUSINESS LIVE: CMA to probe Amazon and Microsoft; Imperial boasts smoking alts growth; Grainger enjoys record year

LIVEBUSINESS LIVE: CMA to probe Amazon and Microsoft; Imperial boasts smoking alts growth; Grainger enjoys record yearBy Live Commentary Updated: 07:57 BST, 5 October 2023 [...]

Does YOUR car insurance cover a broken windscreen? AA urges drivers to check as fewer deals now include it

Does YOUR car insurance cover a broken windscreen? AA urges drivers to check as fewer deals now include itMany car insurance deals exclude cover for [...]

Cheap heat pump deals on offer from energy firms: Could you get one fitted for FREE?

Cheap heat pump deals on offer from energy firms: Could you get one fitted for FREE?Octopus Energy says its latest heat pump can potentially be [...]

Beer robot firm’s £1bn listing set to become South Korea’s biggest IPO of the year

Beer robot firm's £1bn listing set to become South Korea's biggest IPO of the yearBy Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:01 BST, 4 [...]

Tobacco firms see £1.4bn go up in smoke as Rishi announces plan to raise smoking age

Tobacco firms see £1.4bn go up in smoke as Rishi announces plan to raise smoking ageBy Leah Montebello Updated: 22:01 BST, 4 October 2023 Nearly [...]