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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

Hospitals and police stations hit by plan to help the High Street

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 21:50 GMT, 3 November 2024 Hospitals and police stations in England will be forced to pay a new ‘levy’ under ‘... read more

Snubbed Mike Ashley brands Boohoo desperate

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 GMT, 3 November 2024 Unhappy: Mike Ashley has described fast fashion group Boohoo as ‘desperate’ Mike... read more

Savers warned: Chancellor eyeing new pension raid

Ros Altmann warns Rachel Reeves likely to want more in future Budgets Reeves ‘failed’ to stop savers making damaging decisions about their retiremen... read more

National Insurance hikes to create £2bn deficit for care homes

By Calum Muirhead Updated: 21:51 GMT, 2 November 2024 ‘Black hole’: Prof Martin Green, head of Care England The Treasury should exempt social care ... read more

M&S hopes Sienna Miller’s sell-out sequins will help wow the City

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 21:50 GMT, 2 November 2024 Stylish: Sienna Miller has been designing clothes for Marks & Spencer Marks & Spencer investors hop... read more

Can N Brown’s new bags dissolve our waste woes?

By Anne Ashworth Updated: 21:50 GMT, 2 November 2024 In hot water: Anne Ashworth puts the bags to the test  The aftermath of the Black Friday and Christmas onl... read more

Democrats are trumping Republicans in stock market race

By Patrick Tooher Updated: 21:50 GMT, 2 November 2024 Donald Trump may not like it, but the US stock market does better under a Democratic president. However, s... read more

Universal Music shares jump after it beats revenue expectations

By Jessica Clark Updated: 21:50 GMT, 1 November 2024 Strong sales: Sabrina Carpenter Universal Music shares jumped yesterday after it beat revenue expectations... read more

Crispin Odey faces City ban and unlimited fine in watchdog probe

By Calum Muirhead Updated: 21:50 GMT, 1 November 2024 Investigation: Crispin Odey Disgraced Crispin Odey faces an unlimited fine and a possible ban from the Cit... read more

Tesco Bank sale sparks share buyback

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 GMT, 1 November 2024 Tesco will return £700m to shareholders after completing the sale of its banking business t... read more

Will the Budget cost you money – and did Rachel Reeves do a good job? This is Money podcast

Updated: 18:25 GMT, 1 November 2024 Rachel Reeves’ maiden Budget saw the first-ever female chancellor make £40billion of sweeping tax rises in to plug fu... read more

Low trust and conversions? Diversify your payment options

Your customer fills their cart with products they love, heads to checkout, and… can’t find their preferred way to pay. Research shows that 7 out of ... read more

Manufacturing contracts for the first time in six months as new orders fall

The S&P Global UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index dipped to 49.9 A score above 50 indicates growth, while all numbers under denote contractio... read more

Blast from the past as Premium Bonds saver scoops £50,000 prize with just £22 of bonds bought in 1970

By Helen Kirrane Updated: 12:47 GMT, 1 November 2024 A Premium Bonds holder has defied the odds by snagging £50,000, the third biggest prize on offer in the mo... read more

Amazon and Apple take bumper £200bn revenues in just three months after AI push

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:03 GMT, 31 October 2024 Amazon and Apple raked in nearly £200billion of revenue in just three months as t... read more

UK builders battered as borrowing costs rise: Investors trim bets on Bank of England interest rate cuts

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:03 GMT, 31 October 2024 Shares in British housebuilders tumbled yesterday as investors trimmed bets on Ban... read more

Interest on national debt tops £100bn a year as a result of Labour’s Budget borrowing binge

By Hugo Duncan Updated: 22:03 GMT, 31 October 2024 Britain will spend more than half a trillion pounds servicing the national debt between now and the end of th... read more

Shell demands ‘certainty’ on Labour’s oil policy after Reeves hikes windfall tax to 38%

By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:03 GMT, 31 October 2024 Shell is calling for ‘certainty’ on Labour’s oil and gas policy after Rachel Reeves launched a tax ra... read more

Estee Lauder shares crash 25% as US beauty giant sees sales slump amid slowdown in China

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:03 GMT, 31 October 2024 Sales slump: Estee Lauder counts actress Ana de Armas (pictured) among its ambassa... read more