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Barclays ups mortgage rates – as one broker calls for Government to intervene to avoid ‘messy recession’

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 [...]

Abrdn returns to net inflows as boss bets on Interactive Investor growth

Fund manager saw growth in its investments and Interactive Investor business By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 10:26 GMT, 21 January 2025 Fund manager Abrdn returned to net [...]

Bank of England warns ministers stability not growth is top priority

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:02 GMT, 20 January 2025 The Bank of England has fired a warning shot at the Government’s [...]

Charging giant Pod Point loses a third of its value as demand for electric cars slumps

By ELLA MANNING Updated: 22:01 GMT, 20 January 2025 A slowdown in demand for battery-powered cars drove down the value of one of the country’s [...]

Mulberry finance chief Charles Anderson quits as shake-up of the luxury brand continues

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:00 GMT, 20 January 2025 Mulberry’s finance chief has quit as a shake-up of the brand continues.Charles [...]

KPMG probed over audit of gambling giant Entain is a major blow for the scandal-prone auditor

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 22:00 GMT, 20 January 2025 KPMG faces an investigation over its audit of a FTSE 100 gambling giant.The industry watchdog yesterday [...]

Contactless card payment limit set to be scrapped in major shake-up to way shoppers pay at the tills

By TOM LAWRENCE Updated: 13:00 GMT, 20 January 2025 A major change which could affect the way you pay for your weekly shop is being [...]

Is China poised to buy German car factories facing closure?

Source tells Reuters China wants to builds influence in prized auto industry By FREDA LEWIS-STEMPEL Updated: 10:24 GMT, 20 January 2025 China is said to be [...]

Mirror publisher Reach flags £5m pension funding shortfall

'Historical error' discovered ahead of buy-out of West Ferry Printers scheme But Reach tells shareholders 'strong' fourth quarter ups profits By THIS IS MONEY Updated: 10:17 GMT, [...]

Bitcoin price rockets to new record high of $108k ahead of Trump inauguration

By ANGHARAD CARRICK Updated: 10:07 GMT, 20 January 2025 The price of bitcoin surged to a new record high this morning ahead of Donald Trump's [...]

Champagne sales slump as fizz fans find little to cheer

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 21:50 GMT, 19 January 2025 Champagne demand slumped last year as consumers across the world felt there was little to celebrate.The [...]

Burberry boss Joshua Schulman battles takeover rumours

By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 21:50 GMT, 19 January 2025 Burberry investors are hoping for further signs of revival this week as its new [...]

Nicola’s 9 to 5: Should I ask my hot co-worker on a date?

By NICOLA HORLICK Updated: 21:56 GMT, 18 January 2025 Working life today is full of constantly evolving challenges and pitfalls. When is it OK to [...]

City regulator ‘incapable’ of protecting investment firms from takeovers

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 21:51 GMT, 18 January 2025 The City regulator is 'incapable' of acting quickly to protect the UK's investment trust sector from [...]

Don’t miss out on tax break when donating to charity

By HELEN KIRRANE Updated: 21:51 GMT, 18 January 2025 Millions of taxpayers who donate to charity could be missing out on tax refunds because they [...]

Labour’s defence review could drag on until autumn

By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 21:50 GMT, 18 January 2025 Labour's strategic defence review could be delayed until as late as the autumn, industry sources [...]

Rio Tinto talks with Glencore to trigger merger mania

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 21:50 GMT, 17 January 2025 Merger talks between Rio Tinto and Glencore have sparked speculation that a frantic year of dealmaking [...]

Toymaker Character confident as it battles tough market

By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 21:50 GMT, 17 January 2025 Toymaker Character has said it is confident its ranges will do well this year [...]

Goldman boss given £67m bonus to remain in role for five years

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 21:50 GMT, 17 January 2025 Goldman Sachs boosted its chief executive's pay by 26 per cent to £32m last year and [...]

Chancellor urged to rule out fresh pension tax raid

Rachel Reeves looking to plug hole in the nation's financesNew pensions minister Torsten Bell has called for sweeping reform Bell made case for changing pensions tax [...]

How much money are homeowners now making when they sell? This is Money podcast

By THIS IS MONEY Updated: 18:12 GMT, 17 January 2025 How much homeowners are making when they come to sell up is shrinking - new [...]

Three fund ideas for 2025: Expert picks on bonds, US shares and why a bit of gold could pay off for investors

By THIS IS MONEY Updated: 18:04 GMT, 17 January 2025 The start of 2025 is being marked by two headline events for investors, the wobble [...]

FTSE 100 tops 8,500 to hit new record on hopes of rate cuts to boost flat economy

By TANYA JEFFERIES Updated: 17:20 GMT, 17 January 2025 The FTSE 100 has topped 8,500, beating a previous closing record of 8,474 last May.The new [...]

Cash Isa battle sees Trading 212 hike best rate TWICE in one week – how to bag 5.1%

By ANGHARAD CARRICK and SIMON LAMBERT Updated: 16:58 GMT, 17 January 2025 Products featured in this article are independently selected by This is Money's specialist [...]

Polestar 7 confirmed – and it’ll be a premium compact SUV EV

SUV EV will be produced in Europe and will help Polestar achieve profitability By FREDA LEWIS-STEMPEL Updated: 12:27 GMT, 17 January 2025 Polestar is throwing its [...]

Premier Inn turns to robots to clean rooms after taking a £70m hit from Budget

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:28 GMT, 16 January 2025 The owner of Premier Inn will use robot vacuums to clean hotel [...]

Luxury soars amid sparkling jewellery sales: Cartier-owner Richemont enjoys bumper Christmas trade

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 22:27 GMT, 16 January 2025 Shares in the luxury goods sector soared as Richemont said sales jumped 10 per cent at [...]

Glencore and Rio in talks over £130bn merger which would see them topple BHP as mining industry leader

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 22:26 GMT, 16 January 2025 Rio Tinto and Glencore have held talks over a potential merger that would be the mining [...]

Reeves’ budget jobs tax will add 20p to the price of a pint, warns Young’s pubs boss Simon Dodd

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:12 GMT, 16 January 2025 A pint will cost 20p more after the Budget’s increase in National [...]

BUSINESS LIVE: GDP grows 0.1%; Taylor Wimpey flags higher costs; CAB Payments cuts staff

By LIVE COMMENTARY Updated: 16:27 GMT, 16 January 2025 The British economy returned to growth by November, but output was weaker than expected, fresh data [...]

This is the town where property asking prices went up most in 2024, according to Rightmove

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 [...]

Young’s toasts bumper Christmas booze sales amid Budget ‘headwinds’

By JANE DENTON Updated: 09:00 GMT, 16 January 2025 Young's & Co chief executive Simon Dodd said he was 'mindful of the headwinds' facing consumers [...]

A fifth of people access their pension at 55: Do YOU know the risks of doing so?

Some 21% take out cash as soon as they are allowed to do so By HARVEY DORSET Updated: 06:00 GMT, 16 January 2025 As many as [...]

Boost for Nick Candy as shares in podcast publisher Audioboom hit their highest level for nearly two years

By SAMUEL NORMAN Updated: 22:27 GMT, 15 January 2025 Nick Candy received a boost as shares in the podcast publisher where he is the biggest [...]

Kurt Geiger celebrates a record Christmas after its handbags flew off the shelves

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:21 GMT, 15 January 2025 Kurt Geiger is celebrating a record Christmas after handbags flew off the [...]

Sweetened takeover offer for bar and restaurant chain Loungers snubbed by shareholder

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:19 GMT, 15 January 2025 A Loungers shareholder has dismissed a sweetened private equity takeover offer as [...]