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Filtronic soars as satellite comms firm agrees another SpaceX deal

By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 12:57 GMT, 10 February 2025 Shares in AIM-listed satellite communications specialist Filtronic soared on Monday after the group revealed another significant [...]

Cab Payments CFO resigns in potential blow to turnaround efforts

By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 09:11 GMT, 10 February 2025 Cab Payments shares fell on Monday after the fintech group announced its chief financial officer had [...]

Fresh blow for Chancellor as business optimism hits two-year low

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 00:05 GMT, 10 February 2025 Rachel Reeves was dealt a further blow last night as figures showed business optimism hit a [...]

‘Act now’ on Saba Capital’s trusts raid, investors told

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 21:52 GMT, 9 February 2025 Shareholders have been told to 'act now' if they want to vote on the final attempt [...]

US activist investor builds stake in BP as oil giant faces shareholder pressure to refocus on fossil fuels

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 21:50 GMT, 9 February 2025 A US activist investor has built a stake in BP as the oil giant faces shareholder [...]

Standard Chartered blocks Hong Kong exiles from accessing pensions

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 21:51 GMT, 8 February 2025 Standard Chartered is blocking tens of millions of pounds of pension savings belonging to political exiles [...]

Retail chiefs demand end to Shein tax loophole

By ALEX BRUMMER Updated: 21:51 GMT, 8 February 2025 Ministers are under pressure from some of Britain's largest retailers to bring an immediate end to [...]

City needs to build on its victory over US predator Saba

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 21:50 GMT, 8 February 2025 Investors in six of the investment trusts targeted by Boaz Weinstein have sent the US corporate [...]

Why has the FTSE 100 hit record highs? INVESTING SHOW

By SIMON LAMBERT Updated: 07:00 GMT, 8 February 2025 The FTSE 100 has hit a number of record highs early in 2025, even as the [...]

Taylor Swift fans cause surge in Super Bowl bets

By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 21:55 GMT, 7 February 2025 A record number of British gamblers look set to bet on the Super Bowl [...]

Shein value cut in Donald Trump’s tax clampdown

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 21:50 GMT, 7 February 2025 Shein is slashing the value of its London listing by billions after Donald Trump's tax clampdown [...]

BT Group to hire more than 600 apprentices and graduates

Recruits will be based at BT's offices in major UK cities like Belfast and LondonBT has taken on over 3,000 apprentices and graduates in the [...]

M&S recruits former Boohoo boss as clothing guru checks out

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 08:54 GMT, 7 February 2025 Marks & Spencer has named ex-Boohoo boss John Lyttle as head of its clothing, home and [...]

Canadian pension giant BCI in £1bn swoop on BBGI

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 08:54 GMT, 7 February 2025 A Canadian pension fund is set to buy a FTSE 250 investment firm for £1billion in [...]

Amazon raked in over £50bn a month over the Christmas quarter

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 08:36 GMT, 7 February 2025 Amazon raked in £150billion – or £50billion a month – over the Christmas quarter.That means its [...]

The London room going to auction with a £65k guide price – and it’s the width of a tube carriage

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 [...]

Watches of Switzerland reaffirms outlook following strong festive sales

WoS saw demand for major brands outpace supply across the UK and USABy HARRY WISE Updated: 16:57 GMT, 6 February 2025 Watches of Switzerland Group [...]

Water brand Liquid Death reportedly pulls plug on UK sales

By ANGHARAD CARRICK Updated: 15:47 GMT, 6 February 2025 Canned water brand Liquid Death is pulling out of the UK after failing to make headway, [...]

Starling Bank customers warned to make an urgent switch this week – or lose hundreds of pounds of interest

By ANGHARAD CARRICK Updated: 10:04 GMT, 6 February 2025 Products featured in this article are independently selected by This is Money's specialist journalists. If you [...]

Now it’s 6-0 as another investment trust snubs US raider Saba Capital

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 08:39 GMT, 6 February 2025 A sixth investment trust has defeated US raider Boaz Weinstein's bid to oust its board. The European [...]

European oil giants to drill, baby, drill in green energy retreat

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 08:04 GMT, 6 February 2025 Two European oil firms yesterday signalled a pivot back to fossil fuels as the industry retreats [...]

Price of petrol and diesel has risen for four consecutive months

By ROB HULL Updated: 09:53 GMT, 5 February 2025 Drivers have seen the cost of filling up their cars rise again in January, confirming a [...]

User numbers at Spotify hit a record 675 million as the music streaming giant publishes its latest results

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:11 GMT, 4 February 2025 Spotify said its user numbers have hit a record high of 675million.The [...]

Profits tumble at Octopus Energy after it splashed out on bringing in new customers

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:07 GMT, 4 February 2025 Octopus Energy has seen a sharp fall in annual profit as it [...]

Shell begins drilling for oil and gas at North Sea site days after Scottish court blocks major project

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 22:06 GMT, 4 February 2025 Shell has begun drilling for oil and gas at a North Sea site days after a [...]

London trusts 5 Wall St raider 0: US hedge fund tycoon defeated again as two more funds reject takeover bids

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 22:05 GMT, 4 February 2025 Two more investment trusts have fought off a takeover attempt by a Wall Street raider as [...]

Diageo faces tequila hangover with Trump’s tariffs set to wipe $200m off the drinks giant’s profits

By HUGO DUNCAN Updated: 22:05 GMT, 4 February 2025 Diageo has warned of a £161million hit to profits from Donald Trump’s tariffs, including on tequila [...]

Estee lauder to axe up to 7,000 jobs amid the threat of a trade war triggered by Donald Trump

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:05 GMT, 4 February 2025 Estee Lauder is axing up to 7,000 jobs worldwide as it seeks [...]

End of the passbook at Nationwide as building society plans to replace them with cards

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:00 GMT, 4 February 2025 Nationwide members won’t be able to use their passbooks from tomorrow – [...]

More than 2.3 million missing out on a pension boost by not claiming tax relief

By LAURA EVANS Updated: 22:00 GMT, 4 February 2025 More than 2.3 million taxpayers are missing out on a pension boost by not claiming relief [...]

Entain shares climb as BetMGM arm forecasts profitability in 2025

BetMGM has never posted an annual profit since its founding in 2018By HARRY WISE Updated: 16:50 GMT, 4 February 2025 Entain shares jumped on Tuesday [...]

Resolute Mining boss Terry Holohan ousted just months after detention in West Africa

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 22:10 GMT, 3 February 2025 The boss of an Ango-Australian gold miner has been ousted just months after being arrested in [...]

Bank of England could cut interest rates four times as Donald Trump’s tariffs bite

By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 22:10 GMT, 3 February 2025 The Bank of England could cut interest rates more aggressively as Donald Trump’s tariff policies [...]

City watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority is in a ‘state of denial’ over its failings, MPs say

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 22:03 GMT, 3 February 2025 Peers and MPs and have accused the City watchdog of being in a ‘state of denial’ [...]

Campaigners in fresh bid to block £50bn Shein listing amid fears about Chinese forced labour

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:03 GMT, 3 February 2025 Human rights campaigners have launched another bid to block Shein’s possible £50billion [...]

Gold hits record high ahead of Trump’s trade tariffs coming into effect

By HARVEY DORSET Updated: 17:17 GMT, 3 February 2025 Gold prices jumped to a record high on Monday as Donald Trump launched trade tariffs against [...]