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Are mortgage rates about to go up? Budget sees swap rates spike

Borrowers who need a mortgage because their current fixed rate deal is ending, or they are buying a home, should explore their options as soon as possible. Quic... read more

Winter Fuel Payment loss slammed by charities as Budget confirms axe

Charities are speaking out against the removal of a vital benefit for millions By Sam Barker Updated: 14:57 GMT, 31 October 2024 Pensioners will be ‘sever... read more

Government hikes train fares by 4.6% and increases cost of railcards in blow to commuters as part of Rachel Reeves’ £40b tax bomb Budget

By Shannon Mcguigan Published: 10:26 GMT, 31 October 2024 | Updated: 10:43 GMT, 31 October 2024 Commuters have been delivered a blow by Rachel Reeves’s ne... read more

Private equity barons breathe a sigh of relief as Reeves is forced to back away from their bonuses

By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:35 GMT, 30 October 2024 The Chancellor was yesterday forced to water down a tax raid on private equity bonuses amid fears it would ... read more

Stormy seas ahead for North Sea oil and gas as Chancellor hikes the windfall tax on earnings

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:35 GMT, 30 October 2024 North Sea oil and gas firms came under fire yesterday as the Chancellor increased ... read more

Junior AIM index clocks up biggest one-day gain in four years as tax raid turns out be smaller than feared

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:33 GMT, 30 October 2024 The junior AIM index clocked up its biggest one-day gain in four years after a muc... read more

Volkswagen says it must close German factories after China sales slump sees profits crash 64%

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:31 GMT, 30 October 2024 Sales shock: Volkswagen profits crashed 64% following a slump in sales in China Vo... read more

Next to unveil blockbuster £1bn profit as it defies the retail gloom to report bumper sales

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:30 GMT, 30 October 2024 Next profits will surpass £1billion for the first time as it once more defies retail gloom with bumper sal... read more

Chancellor hikes flight duty for private jets, but YOUR budget holiday could cost more too

By Harvey Dorset Updated: 17:45 GMT, 30 October 2024 Air passenger duty has been increased in the Budget, meaning that holidaymakers could find themselves shell... read more

Free heat pumps and insulation upgrades worth up to £30k EACH as Budget pledges £3.4bn to improve homes

Rachel Reeves has piled the cash into the Warm Homes Plan  By Sam Barker Updated: 17:04 GMT, 30 October 2024 Low-income households and renters will be able to ... read more

No change to 25% tax-free pension lump sum withdrawals in the Budget

By Tanya Jefferies Updated: 15:24 GMT, 30 October 2024 Fears the Chancellor would limit the amount of tax-free cash pension savers can take from their pots were... read more

Private school parents to use credit cards, loans and remortgage homes to meet VAT fee hike

As many as 27% of parents say they are likely to fall short  By Richard Marsden Updated: 15:08 GMT, 30 October 2024 Cash-strapped parents hit by Labour’s... read more

Budget hit to holiday homes: Rachel Reeves hammers those buying second homes as she hikes stamp duty surcharge to 5% from TOMORROW

By Greg Heffer, Political Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 13:51 GMT, 30 October 2024 | Updated: 14:12 GMT, 30 October 2024 Rachel Reeves used her Budget... read more

Drivers breathe sigh of relief: Chancellor announces she will continue freeze on fuel duty next year and will maintain existing 5p cut

By Katherine Lawton Published: 13:12 GMT, 30 October 2024 | Updated: 13:19 GMT, 30 October 2024 The freeze on fuel duty will continue into 2025 and the 5p-a-lit... read more

Autumn Budget at a glance: Chancellor Rachel Reeves reveals tax and spending plans

By Mike Sheen Updated: 11:55 GMT, 30 October 2024 Big day: Chancellor Rachel Reeves is due to deliver her Budget Chancellor Rachel Reeves today finally delivers... read more

Angela Rayner insists four-day working can ‘boost council productivity’ and is ‘no threat to the economy’

By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:51 GMT, 29 October 2024 | Updated: 09:05 GMT, 30 October 2024 A four-day working week is ‘no threat to the economy’, th... read more

Jeremy Hunt launches last-ditch bid to prevent Britain’s economic watchdog publishing a ‘highly political’ dossier on his legacy as Chancellor

By Jason Groves, Political Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 22:30 GMT, 29 October 2024 | Updated: 08:15 GMT, 30 October 2024 Jeremy Hunt today launched a l... read more

BUSINESS LIVE: Markets brace for Budget; Next profits to top £1bn; GSK vaccine sales fall

By Live Commentary Updated: 08:00 GMT, 30 October 2024 Chancellor Rachel Reeves will later today announce what is expected to mark the  biggest round of tax hi... read more

Retro football shirts score higher profits for Adidas – while sales of Rishi Sunak’s favourite trainers soar

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:22 GMT, 29 October 2024 Fan favourite: Adidas best-sellers include an £85 Germany 1996 Away Jersey (pictu... read more

East-West split WON’T lead to a full-blown HSBC break-up, insists boss  Georges Elhedery

By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:22 GMT, 29 October 2024 HSBC’s chief executive has denied that a recently announced East-West split will lead to a full-blown bre... read more

Britons are lovin’ McDonald’s less as burger-lovers find price hikes hard to swallow

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:22 GMT, 29 October 2024 McSlump: McDonalds revenues dropped 1.5% over the three months to September 30 Mc... read more

Takeover looms over Hargreaves as investment platform suffers a 16% drop in new business

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:22 GMT, 29 October 2024 Hargreaves Lansdown said it brought in £500 million in net new business in the th... read more

Pearson education sales lifted by artificial intelligence drive

Pearson revealed its underlying revenues increased by 4% in the third quarter CEO Omar Abbosh: ‘We are accelerating our AI capabilities across the busines... read more