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Tourist tax driving Americans from UK

By ANNE ASHWORTH AND EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 21:51 BST, 12 April 2025 Luxury goods retailers are urging the Government to scrap VAT on tourists' purchases [...]

Children have Jisa accounts that top £100,000

By LUCY EVANS Updated: 21:51 BST, 12 April 2025 Hundreds of children have six-figure sums in junior individual savings accounts (Jisa) thanks to their parents' [...]

NICOLA HORLICK: Colleagues won’t stop using dating apps in meetings

By NICOLA HORLICK Updated: 21:50 BST, 12 April 2025 Working life today is full of constantly evolving challenges and pitfalls. When is it OK to [...]

D-Day for BP boss as activist moves to oust Murray Auchincloss

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 21:50 BST, 12 April 2025 BP boss Murray Auchincloss is facing a rebellion at the company's annual meeting this week.The threatened [...]

Private equity firm withdraws takeover bid for NIOX Group

Markets have endured massive turmoil over the last week due to Trump's tariffs By HARRY WISE Updated: 16:17 BST, 11 April 2025 Private equity firm Keensight [...]

Are two-year mortgages back in fashion? This is Money podcast

By THIS IS MONEY Updated: 16:14 BST, 11 April 2025 For years, two-year fixes were the mortgage of choice for most homeowners - but borrowers [...]

This Scottish private school will accept BITCOIN for tuition fee payments in bid to attract international students

Lomond School says parents can pay with Bitcoin from the Autumn term in 2025 By HARVEY DORSET Updated: 12:28 BST, 11 April 2025 A Scottish boarding [...]

BP debt set to climb by $4bn as energy giant cuts gas output guidance

The oil supermajor forecasts net debts being around $4bn (£3.1bn) higherBy HARRY WISE Updated: 11:21 BST, 11 April 2025 BP expects its debts to swell [...]

Tariff carnage could hit Britain’s already battered High Streets, warns the British Retail Consortium

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 22:06 BST, 10 April 2025 Consumers could lose their appetite for shopping as tariff uncertainties take their toll, the British Retail [...]

Trump turmoil will have a ‘chilling effect’ on UK growth, says deputy Bank of England governor

By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 22:06 BST, 10 April 2025 Donald Trump’s trade war will have a ‘chilling effect’ on UK growth, a leading Bank [...]

Remy Cointreau chief quits as shares at the cognac-maker tumble after Trump tariff threats

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 22:06 BST, 10 April 2025 The boss of troubled spirits giant Remy Cointreau has quit as it grapples with tariffs and [...]

EY fined £5m for botched audits of Thomas Cook before the travel agent’s collapse six years ago

By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 22:06 BST, 10 April 2025 EY has been fined £4.9million over its botched audits of Thomas Cook before the travel [...]

Bitcoin soars back above $80,000 as Trump suspends ‘reciprocal’ tariffs

Some Chinese firms make technology that is used in Bitcoin-mining computers By HARRY WISE Updated: 15:30 BST, 10 April 2025 Bitcoin has surged past $80,000 after [...]

Blow to the City as IPOs put on ice by volatility: Just five firms floated in London in the first three months of the year

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 22:06 BST, 9 April 2025 UK employers scaled back hiring to the lowest level since the pandemic at the start of [...]

Labour’s job tax blamed for sharp fall in hiring with just one in five employers boosting their workforce this year

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 22:06 BST, 9 April 2025 UK employers scaled back hiring to the lowest level since the pandemic at the start of [...]

Tariff fears wipe £14bn of UK pharma stocks: AstraZeneca and GSK tumble after Trump threats

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 22:05 BST, 9 April 2025 Shares in Britain’s two biggest drugs firms saw more than £14billion wiped off their value after [...]

Trump’s trade war has left the world more vulnerable to a financial crisis, Bank of England warns, with severe economic shocks now more likely

By JESSICA CLARK SENIOR CITY REPORTER Updated: 16:01 BST, 9 April 2025 Donald Trump’s trade war has left the world more vulnerable to a financial [...]

Petrol to fall below 130p a litre within days as Trump tariffs cause oil price to plunge

By ROB HULL Updated: 15:53 BST, 9 April 2025 Fears that Donald Trump's new trade tariffs could trigger a global recession have sent oil prices [...]

NHS landlord Assura agrees £1.6bn takeover by investment consortium

Assura owns and manages over 600 properties in the UK By HARRY WISE Updated: 12:11 BST, 9 April 2025 GP surgeries owner Assura has accepted a [...]

Latest impact on UK markets revealed after Donald Trump’s ‘explosive’ tariffs sees global stocks tumble – live updates

By JAMIE BULLEN Updated: 08:38 BST, 9 April 2025 UK markets opened lower this morning as Donald Trump's 'explosive' tariffs sees stocks tumble across the [...]

Trick to bagging a top fixed rate deal that doesn’t stop you switching if a better deal comes along: SYLVIA MORRIS

By SYLVIA MORRIS Updated: 22:34 BST, 8 April 2025 Banks are starting to withdraw their popular, top-paying, one-year fixed-rate bonds and Isas.No doubt this is [...]

MARKET WATCH: All eyes on medical scanner maker Gooch & Housego as it shrugs off Trump tariff fears

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:32 BST, 8 April 2025 Gooch & Housego soared 7.8 per cent, or 29p, to 399p after [...]

Shein in supply chain showdown with Beijing over plans to shift production out of China

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:08 BST, 8 April 2025 Shein has reportedly run into opposition from Beijing over its plans to [...]

Navy swaps helicopters for BAE-built drones to transport supplies around ships

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:01 BST, 8 April 2025 Drones built in Britain will be used for the first time to [...]

We WON’T drop woke policies to placate Donald Trump, say British bosses

By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 22:00 BST, 8 April 2025 Most British bosses are refusing to follow their American counterparts by falling into line with [...]

Trump’s trade war will ‘depress activity’, Bank of England warns as officials weigh up how to respond

By JESSICA CLARK and JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 22:00 BST, 8 April 2025 The Bank of England’s deputy governor last night warned that Donald Trump’s [...]

Pawnbroker Ramsdens sees profits soar as gold prices skyrocket

Analysts: Ramsdens 'should be a top 10 UK jewellery retailer in next few years'By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 15:52 BST, 8 April 2025 Ramsdens shares moved [...]

Major supermarket announces it will shut 17 stores in days

Morrisons Daily branches in Exeter, Tonbridge and Worle among those affected By HARVEY DORSET Updated: 14:11 BST, 8 April 2025 Morrisons' closure of 17 stores across [...]

Fund manager issues profit warning after £5.2bn SJP blow to assets

Impax's AUM fell by about a quarter to £25.3bn in the quarter ending MarchBy HARRY WISE Updated: 12:44 BST, 8 April 2025 Impax Asset Management [...]

Latest impact on UK markets revealed amid fears Trump tariffs will spark all-out trade war – live updates

By JAMIE BULLEN Updated: 08:28 BST, 8 April 2025 The UK market has opened higher this morning despite the looming threat of an all-out trade [...]

A Minecraft Movie is the biggest blockbuster success for Vue cinemas since Barbie

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:00 BST, 7 April 2025 The film version of video game Minecraft has delivered the strongest opening [...]

MPs not doing enough to help UK carmakers through Trump’s trade war amid weak demand for EVs

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 22:00 BST, 7 April 2025 Car firms have blasted Labour for not doing enough to help them navigate Donald Trump’s trade [...]

UK government borrowing costs dive as investors flee to bonds amid the global stock market sell-off

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 22:00 BST, 7 April 2025 UK government borrowing costs fell to a four-month low yesterday as investors fled to safe haven [...]

Protein powder firm to bulk up in the US in response to Donald Trump’s tariffs

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:00 BST, 7 April 2025 A protein powder maker is considering moving production to the US as [...]

Nationwide confirms date £50 bonus will land in accounts: Are you eligible?

Most eligible members set to receive the £50 payment this monthBy HELEN KIRRANE Updated: 15:47 BST, 7 April 2025 More than 12million Nationwide members are [...]

Shares in British chipmaker nosedive after customer delays hit earnings

EnSilica forecasts reporting turnover of £19m-£20m for the year ending MayBy HARRY WISE Updated: 14:17 BST, 7 April 2025 EnSilica shares slumped on Monday after [...]