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Budget airline and package holiday firm Jet2 announces new chairman

Budget airline and package holiday firm Jet2 announces new chairman Robin Terrell has been appointed as the company's new non-executive chairmanBy Daniel Fessahaye Updated: 14:44 BST, 5 [...]

Rio Tinto appoints new boss of its aluminium business

Rio Tinto appoints new boss of its aluminium businessJérôme Pécresse will succeed current boss Ivan Vella on 23 October 2023The Frenchman has over 30 years of business [...]

Packaging firm DS Smith says firms are back buying its boxes as inflation pressures ease

Packaging firm DS Smith says firms are back buying its boxes as inflation pressures easeThe FTSE 100 packaging firm's customers include Tesco, Nestlé, and AmazonDS [...]

Energy price cap could rise back above £2,000 early next year

Energy price cap could rise back above £2,000 early next yearAsset manager Investec predicted that the price cap on January 1 will be £2,083This is [...]

BUSINESS LIVE: Ashtead has record quarter; DS Smith starts year strongly; Begbies Traynor makes acquisition

BUSINESS LIVE: Ashtead has record quarter; DS Smith starts year strongly; Begbies Traynor makes acquisitionBy This Is Money Updated: 07:45 BST, 5 September 2023 Among [...]

Unlocking The Secrets of a Smooth Business Sale

Selling a business can be a complicated endeavor that's fraught with challenges. Many business owners find themselves up against numerous hurdles throughout the sale. From [...]

German still looking like the ‘sick man of Europe’ as fall in exports fuels fears of recession

German still looking like the 'sick man of Europe' as fall in exports fuels fears of recessionBy Hugo Duncan Updated: 21:55 BST, 4 September 2023 A [...]

Home REIT hires property firm Jones Lang LaSalle to value its entire housing portfolio

Home REIT hires property firm Jones Lang LaSalle to value its entire housing portfolioBy Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:55 BST, 4 September [...]

Marks & Spencer in tie-up with Estee Lauder ahead of return to the Footsie

Marks & Spencer in tie-up with Estee Lauder ahead of return to the FootsieBy Emily Hawkins Updated: 21:55 BST, 4 September 2023 Marks & Spencer [...]

Lionesses set the tills roaring back home as fans stocked up on World Cup drinks and snacks

Lionesses set the tills roaring back home as fans stocked up on World Cup drinks and snacksBy Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:55 [...]

Wood Group win £262m contract with Harbour Energy which will provide hundreds of jobs in Aberdeen

Wood Group win £262m contract with Harbour Energy which will provide hundreds of jobs in AberdeenThe London-listed company said that contract is for an initial five [...]

Self-assessment telephone helpline reopens and waiting times are up to an HOUR

Self-assessment telephone helpline reopens and waiting times are up to an HOURBy Angharad Carrick Updated: 14:16 BST, 4 September 2023 HMRC reopened its self-assessment helpline [...]

CMC Markets appoints Albert Soleiman as new finance boss

CMC Markets appoints Albert Soleiman as new finance bossEx-finance boss Euan Marshall is leaving to take up the same role at IntegraFinSoleiman was previously the [...]

Wetherspoons cuts food and drink prices at its pubs for one day only this week…

Wetherspoons cuts food and drink prices at its pubs for one day only this week...Pub chain says cut highlights tax burden on the hospitality industryPrices [...]

Spending on flights is up 33% in a year despite household fears over finances

Spending on flights is up 33% in a year despite household fears over financesA total of 62% are worried about finances, Nationwide reports showsSpend on [...]

Mitie acquire engineering services firm JCA in a deal worth £31.5m

Mitie acquire engineering services firm JCA in a deal worth £31.5mLondon-based group will pay initial fee of £21mThe deal includes the deferred payments of up to £10.5m [...]

Santander launches best buy easy-access account paying 5.2%

Santander launches best buy easy-access account paying 5.2%Santander's Easy Access Saver Limited Edition will pay a rate of 5.2% It is only available until 17 September [...]

Petrol price rises in August were fifth biggest of last two decades, RAC says

Petrol price rises in August were fifth biggest of last two decades, RAC saysUnleaded is now 152.52p-a-litre - up 6.68p in a month Diesel hits 154.37p [...]

Arm hunts out investors for mega New York float

Arm hunts out investors for mega New York floatTechnology giant plans to ask investors to pay $47 (£37) to $51 per share Some big names already [...]

Hollywood strikes leave California with $5bn bill

Hollywood strikes leave California with $5bn billBy City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 BST, 3 September 2023 The Hollywood writer strikes have hit California's economy [...]

London venues hail lucrative return of business travel trade

London venues hail lucrative return of business travel tradeBy Emily Hawkins Updated: 21:50 BST, 3 September 2023 London venues are cashing in on a return [...]

Shake-up at Superdry turns sour

Shake-up at Superdry turns sourBy Francesca Washtell Updated: 21:51 BST, 2 September 2023 Designer chic: Superdry's co-founder Julian Dunkerton with his wife Jade Holland CooperSuperdry [...]

Decathlon doubles loss, but sales rise

Decathlon doubles loss, but sales riseBy Francesca Washtell Updated: 21:51 BST, 2 September 2023 Losses doubled at Decathlon as the retailer ploughed cash into opening [...]

How sale of collapsed Wilko descended into farce

How sale of collapsed Wilko descended into farceBy Emily Hawkins Updated: 21:51 BST, 2 September 2023 Rescue hope: Doug Putman received bizarre voice messages from [...]

Darktrace eyes new chapter after business practice probe

Darktrace eyes new chapter after business practice probeBy Calum Muirhead Updated: 21:51 BST, 2 September 2023 Relief: Darktrace boss Poppy GustafssonCybersecurity firm Darktrace is aiming to [...]

Digital phone calls only for new customers of BT

Digital phone calls only for new customers of BTBy Toby Walne Updated: 21:50 BST, 2 September 2023 Telecoms giant BT is taking the next step [...]

Price cut delays could prolong pain of inflation

Price cut delays could prolong pain of inflationBy John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 21:50 BST, 2 September 2023 Companies take six months longer to cut prices in [...]

CITY WHISPERS: Killjoys sound the death knell for office parties

CITY WHISPERS: Killjoys sound the death knell for office partiesBy Calum Muirhead Updated: 21:50 BST, 2 September 2023 Ever since the shenanigans at the Confederation [...]

Five Guys to open 140 new burger joints in UK

Five Guys to open 140 new burger joints in UKBy Emily Hawkins Updated: 21:50 BST, 2 September 2023 The boss of posh burger chain Five [...]

Banknote printer De La Rue braces for backlash over boss

Banknote printer De La Rue braces for backlash over bossBy Francesca Washtell Updated: 21:50 BST, 2 September 2023 Banknote printer De La Rue could face [...]

Direct Line may be the tip of an iceberg of over-charging insurers, says JEFF PRESTRIDGE

Direct Line may be the tip of an iceberg of over-charging insurers, says JEFF PRESTRIDGEBy Jeff Prestridge Updated: 08:56 BST, 2 September 2023 The announcement by [...]

MARKET REPORT: Johnson Matthey shares jump on takeover talk

Johnson Matthey stormed to the top of the FTSE 100 leaderboard amid takeover speculation after an industrials investor doubled its stake.The chemicals giant, which will [...]

INVESTING EXPLAINED: What you need to know about the Minsky Moment

INVESTING EXPLAINED: What you need to know about the Minsky MomentBy City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:51 BST, 1 September 2023 In this series, we [...]

SHARE OF THE WEEK: Barratt Developments set for full-year results

SHARE OF THE WEEK: Barratt Developments set for full-year resultsBy City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:51 BST, 1 September 2023 Housebuilders are rarely out of [...]

City veteran Richard Buxton: Stock market is past its best

City veteran Richard Buxton: Stock market is past its bestBy Jessica Clark Updated: 21:51 BST, 1 September 2023 The London stock market is past its [...]

US jobs figures raises ‘soft-landing’ hope

US jobs figures raises 'soft-landing' hopeBy John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 21:51 BST, 1 September 2023 Higher rates: IMF deputy managing director Gita GopinathSigns of a [...]