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BUSINESS LIVE: Consumer confidence improves as retail sales grow

BUSINESS LIVE: Consumer confidence improves as retail sales growBy Live Commentary Updated: 07:49 BST, 22 September 2023 The FTSE 100 will open at 8am. Among [...]

Germany ‘will become sick man of Europe’, Deutsche Bank boss warns

Germany 'will become sick man of Europe', Deutsche Bank boss warnsBy Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:08 BST, 21 September 2023 Germany is at [...]

Arm shares fall below their listing price as New York lustre wanes

Arm shares fall below their listing price as New York lustre wanesBy Jessica Clark Updated: 22:07 BST, 21 September 2023 Arm shares fell below their [...]

Online supermarket Ocado sinks 20% in worst fall for 11 years

Online supermarket Ocado sinks 20% in worst fall for 11 yearsBy Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:06 BST, 21 September 2023 Ocado lost a fifth of its [...]

ITV boss Dame Carolyn McCall sounds the alarm over advertising downturn

ITV boss Dame Carolyn McCall sounds the alarm over advertising downturnBy Leah Montebello Updated: 22:03 BST, 21 September 2023 ITV’s boss has warned that the [...]

Price of clothes will stop rising as pressure eases, Next boss declares

Price of clothes will stop rising as pressure eases, Next boss declaresBy Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:03 BST, 21 September 2023 The price of clothes looks [...]

City Pub Group sees increase in revenues despite poor weather and train strikes

City Pub Group sees increase in revenues despite poor weather and train strikesRevenue increased to £31.7m for the first half, up from £26.7m Like for like [...]

Upper Crust owner SSP expects increase in revenue after recovery in air travel

Upper Crust owner SSP expects increase in revenue after recovery in air travelCompany expects EBITDA to be on higher side of December 2022 forecastBy Daniel [...]

Furniture retailer DFS sees profits cut by almost half in the past year as boss blames ‘tough economic climate’

Furniture retailer DFS sees profits cut by almost half in the past year as boss blames 'tough economic climate'Pre-tax profit fell by 42% to £29.7m [...]

Co-op to invest £70m lowering food prices and adds 430,000 new loyalty scheme members in six months

Co-op to invest £70m lowering food prices and adds 430,000 new loyalty scheme members in six monthsBy Angharad Carrick Updated: 11:50 BST, 21 September 2023 [...]

JD Sports on track for higher annual profit as demand for premium leisurewear holds up

JD Sports on track for higher annual profit as demand for premium leisurewear holds upJD Sports organic sales are up 12% after higher sales of [...]

BUSINESS LIVE: Interest rate decision – will they rise to 5.5%? Retailer Next upgrades profit expectations

LIVEBUSINESS LIVE: Interest rate decision - will they rise to 5.5%? Retailer Next upgrades profit expectationsBy This Is Money Updated: 08:14 BST, 21 September 2023 [...]

Learn to do the streaming shuffle to enjoy boxsets without signing up to several platforms at once

Learn to do the streaming shuffle to enjoy boxsets without signing up to several platforms at onceFour subscriptions from the biggest platforms can add up [...]

Another 36 bank branches to close in latest blow to the high street

Another 36 bank branches to close in latest blow to the high streetBy John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 22:01 BST, 20 September 2023 Four banks are [...]

New Pearson boss Omar Abbosh in line for a £13m ‘golden hello’

New Pearson boss Omar Abbosh in line for a £13m 'golden hello'By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:01 BST, 20 September 2023 Pearson risked a fresh row [...]

Buyout predator makes £143m bid for UK cake manufacturer Finsbury Food

Buyout predator makes £143m bid for UK cake manufacturer Finsbury FoodBy Jessica Clark Updated: 22:00 BST, 20 September 2023 Private equity predators have made a [...]

US Federal Reserve warns of further rate hikes after pause

US Federal Reserve warns of further rate hikes after pauseBy John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 21:50 BST, 20 September 2023 The US Federal Reserve last night [...]

Monzo attracts 200,000 sign-ups to investment platform waiting list in just two days

Monzo attracts 200,000 sign-ups to investment platform waiting list in just two daysMonzo's Investments service was announced just over a week ago Over 200,000 investors have [...]

Construction firm Galliford Try reveals strong results as revenue and profits rise

Construction firm Galliford Try reveals strong results as revenue and profits riseGroup's revenue up 12.6% to £1.39bn for the year Firm's statutory profit before tax almost doubled [...]

Cosmetics firm Warpaint London reveals record sales and profits in half year results

Cosmetics firm Warpaint London reveals record sales and profits in half year resultsGroup sales increased 46% to £36.7m for the six months to 30 JuneUK [...]

M&G beats profit expectations as rising interest rates boost retail and savings divisions

M&G beats profit expectations as rising interest rates boost retail and savings divisionsM&G beat expectations as rising rates helped its retail and savings divisionsShares are [...]

BUSINESS LIVE: Inflation edges down to 6.7%

LIVEBUSINESS LIVE: Inflation edges down to 6.7%By This Is Money Updated: 07:09 BST, 20 September 2023 Fresh inflation data has revealed that CPI edged down [...]

How BCD Broadens Bitcoin’s Value Proposition

Bitcoin Diamond (BCD) emerges as an intriguing alternative, promising to enhance Bitcoin's original blueprint. This exploration delves into BCD's value propositions and the critiques it [...]

The Impact of Ethereum on International Remittances and Cross-Border Payments

In the dynamic and swiftly changing realm of financial technology, cryptocurrencies have risen as a transformative power, holding the potential to reshape conventional financial frameworks [...]

‘Sandwich generation’ of 35 to 50-year-olds are footing the bill for those who don’t work, the Bank of England’s former chief economist says

'Sandwich generation' of 35 to 50-year-olds are footing the bill for those who don't work, the Bank of England's former chief economist saysAndy Haldane said [...]

More mortgage misery for homeowners as interest rates are set to rise for the 15th time in a row

More mortgage misery for homeowners as interest rates are set to rise for the 15th time in a rowBy John-paul Ford Rojas Associate City Editor [...]

Ocado sales bounce back as price cuts lure shoppers: Boost for M&S as tie-up delivers

Ocado sales bounce back as price cuts lure shoppers: Boost for M&S as tie-up deliversBy Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:46 BST, 19 September 2023 Ocado customers are [...]

Cboe boss Edward Tilly is latest chief exec to lose his job over relationships with colleagues

Cboe boss Edward Tilly is latest chief exec to lose his job over relationships with colleaguesBy Leah Montebello Updated: 22:40 BST, 19 September 2023 Ousted: [...]

Revolut delays results for 2nd year in a row… as firm still awaits UK banking licence

Revolut delays results for 2nd year in a row... as firm still awaits UK banking licenceBy Leah Montebello Updated: 22:39 BST, 19 September 2023 Revolut [...]

Hargreaves’ £269m haul from interest on customers’ cash parked in its accounts

Hargreaves' £269m haul from interest on customers' cash parked in its accountsBy John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 08:30 BST, 20 September 2023 Hargreaves Lansdown has reaped [...]

Bus operator Rotala surges 43% as three board members plot buyout swoop

Bus operator Rotala surges 43% as three board members plot buyout swoopBy Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:38 BST, 19 September 2023 AIM-listed [...]

Oil price nears $100 a barrel: Drivers face higher prices at the pumps

Oil price nears $100 a barrel: Drivers face higher prices at the pumpsBy Calum Muirhead Updated: 22:35 BST, 19 September 2023 Drivers face ‘a hard [...]

South African lender Aldermore enters race for Co-op Bank

South African lender Aldermore enters race for Co-op BankBy Daily Mail City & Finance Updated: 22:35 BST, 19 September 2023 Target: Aldermore is in talks [...]

Homeowners face a Christmas mortgage crisis as they come off their current fixed-rate deals

Homeowners face a Christmas mortgage crisis as they come off their current fixed-rate dealsBy Adele Cooke Updated: 22:00 BST, 19 September 2023 Rate shock: More [...]

Henry Boot sees revenue grow but profits decline in uncertain housing market

Henry Boot sees revenue grow but profits decline in uncertain housing marketRevenue up by 24.5% year-on-year to £179.8m in first half results But underlying profits were [...]

Naked Wines chairman apologises to shareholders after it swings to a loss in ‘tough’ year

Naked Wines chairman apologises to shareholders after it swings to a loss in 'tough' yearNaked Wines has swung to a loss as it struggled to [...]