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Thames Water says taxpayers will have to bail it out if they don’t get a £3bn rescue loan

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 22:17 GMT, 17 December 2024 Taxpayers will have to bail out struggling Thames Water if an ‘urgent’ £3billion rescue loan is block... read more

Frasers Group chief Michael Murray nominated for Hugo Boss board in shake-up

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:16 GMT, 17 December 2024 Frasers Group has won its fight for its chief executive to be nominated for a sea... read more

Taxpayer will be at risk if the Royal Mail deal goes horribly wrong, says ALEX BRUMMER

By ALEX BRUMMER FOR THE DAILY MAIL Updated: 22:14 GMT, 17 December 2024 Among the more bizarre aspects of the deal carved out by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretin... read more

More than half of all scams use Facebook, Instagram or WhatsApp to target victims

By MONEY MAIL REPORTER FOR THE DAILY MAIL Updated: 22:05 GMT, 17 December 2024 More than half of scams involve Facebook, Instagram or WhatsApp as fraudsters suc... read more

Saturday deadline looms to apply for Pension Credit and get a winter fuel payment

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:01 GMT, 17 December 2024 Elderly people on low incomes have until this Saturday to make a Pension Credit c... read more

Tullow Oil shares sink as US rival Kosmos Energy abandons takeover

By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 12:11 GMT, 17 December 2024 Tullow Oil shares plunged on Tuesday after Kosmos Energy abandoned the takeover pursuit of its London-listed ... read more

We’ll keep cutting rates, says ECB boss Lagarde amid signs eurozone economy is shrinking

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:01 GMT, 16 December 2024 Christine Lagarde vowed to keep cutting interest rates in the eurozone amid signs... read more

Boost for the City as £4bn Greek conglomerate Metlen Energy & Metals looks to list in London

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:01 GMT, 16 December 2024 A £4billion Greek industrial conglomerate has confirmed plans to seek a primary ... read more

Bitcoin rockets past $106,000 a coin as Trump teases US crypto reserve

By HARVEY DORSET Updated: 15:48 GMT, 16 December 2024 Bitcoin hit a new record high on Monday, rising above $106,000 for the first time ever on the back of furt... read more

Two banks lower mortgage rates as best fixed deals close in on 4%

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

Canal+ shares plunge on London Stock Exchange debut

Production company behind blockbuster Paddington films listed in London today  By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 12:15 GMT, 16 December 2024 Canal+ has suffered a disappo... read more

Average homeowner could see their house price rise by £10,725 in 2025, says Nationwide

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

Are we getting a fair deal on energy bills and why have standing charges ballooned? This is Money podcast

By THIS IS MONEY Updated: 10:50 GMT, 16 December 2024 Energy bills will rise twice next year, according to forecasts. The cap, currently at £1,717 a year, wil... read more

Investor demands Johnson Matthey board shake-up to reverse share price slump

Metals and chemicals processor has seen shares halve in value over five years  By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 09:09 GMT, 16 December 2024 Standard Industries has calle... read more

Canal+ premiere on London Stock Exchange boosts struggling market

Shares will provide a much-needed lift to City London on course for worst year for corporate exits since financial crisis Canal+ expected to secure value of up ... read more

Budget causes ‘cost crisis’ for factory bosses

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 22:05 GMT, 15 December 2024 Manufacturing firms have warned that hopes for an economic boost under the current Government have ‘... read more

Family firms call on Chancellor to rethink inheritance tax changes

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 22:05 GMT, 15 December 2024 More than 160,000 family businesses and farms have called on the Chancellor to rethink planned changes to... read more

Reed’s Big Give charity raises record £45m

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 21:52 GMT, 14 December 2024 The Big Give, a Christmas charity led by recruitment boss James Reed, has surpassed Children In Need and ... read more

Nationwide’s £650m support for Virgin Money

By PATRICK TOOHER Updated: 21:52 GMT, 14 December 2024 Nationwide has had to pump £650 million into Virgin Money’s Clydesdale Bank unit to maintain the l... read more

Millions in dark over locating their lost pensions

By LUCY EVANS Updated: 21:52 GMT, 14 December 2024 More than four in five workers don’t know where all their pension pots are, pension-finding firm Raindr... read more

Christmas rate cut hopes dashed by Budget

By PATRICK TOOHER Updated: 21:50 GMT, 14 December 2024 Hopes of a pre-Christmas interest rate cut have all but been extinguished amid fears that Labour’s ... read more

Water firms fight for higher bills despite outrage

By PATRICK TOOHER Updated: 21:50 GMT, 14 December 2024 Water firms are set to take their case to the competition authorities if they don’t get their way o... read more

Chick-Fil-A in fresh attempt at UK launch

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 21:54 GMT, 13 December 2024 US fast food giant Chick-fil-A is aiming to avoid another backlash over the anti-gay views of its billiona... read more

Chancellor says Canal+ listing is vote of confidence in UK

By GEOFF HO Updated: 21:53 GMT, 13 December 2024 Rachel Reeves yesterday hailed the impending listing of a French TV and film giant on the London Stock Exchange... read more