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De Beers diamonds boss Al Cook confident gems will win an exemption from US tariffs

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:00 BST, 5 May 2025 The boss of the world’s biggest diamond company says he is confident [...]

Gail’s Bakery boss fears Employment Rights Bill may hit jobs

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 08:25 BST, 5 May 2025 Jobs will be put at risk by Labour's plans to impose more rules on companies when [...]

Next boss Lord Wolfson set to be quizzed over retailer’s preparedness for a cyber attack

By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 21:56 BST, 4 May 2025 Next faces questions over its preparedness for a cyber attack as it delivers a [...]

Legendary investor Warren Buffett announces retirement

By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 21:50 BST, 4 May 2025 Warren Buffett has been hailed as 'everything that is good about American capitalism' after announcing [...]

Female-led businesses still face a funding gap

By ANNE ASHWORTH Updated: 21:50 BST, 3 May 2025 Female entrepreneurs still face huge barriers trying to finance ventures, a new report reveals this week.Discrimination [...]

A £20m payday for White Company duo despite fall in profit

By ANNE ASHWORTH Updated: 21:50 BST, 3 May 2025 The White Company has paid a £20 million dividend to a firm controlled by its boss [...]

Why is the government bond market so powerful? This is Money Podcast

By THIS IS MONEY Updated: 23:19 BST, 2 May 2025 When it comes to investing, it's stock markets that regularly hog the headlines but it's [...]

Shipping broker Clarkson hit by ninth pay revolt

By PATRICK TOOHER Updated: 21:50 BST, 2 May 2025 Shipping broker Clarkson has been hit with yet another huge shareholder revolt over boardroom pay.In one [...]

Shell boss: I’d snap up my shares before BP

By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 21:50 BST, 2 May 2025 The boss of Shell has brushed off speculation he could launch a takeover bid [...]

City bankers sweat over trade turmoil

By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 21:50 BST, 2 May 2025 NatWest boss Paul Thwaite warned of a 'pause in activity' among some of Britain's biggest [...]

Fantastic Footsie in record-breaking run

By HUGO DUNCAN Updated: 21:50 BST, 2 May 2025 The FTSE 100 has clocked up its longest-ever winning streak in a boost for investors with [...]

S&P slashes global growth forecasts on trade war fears

But analysts now say the UK economic will perform better this yearBy MIKE SHEEN Updated: 14:18 BST, 2 May 2025 S&P Global Ratings has slashed [...]

Standard Chartered beats forecasts thanks to wealth management boost

StanChart's revealed its pre-tax profits grew by 12% to £1.5bn in the first quarterBy HARRY WISE Updated: 13:18 BST, 2 May 2025 Standard Chartered exceeded [...]

Rolls-Royce hails a ‘strong start’ to the year as it eyes £3bn profits despite tariff trade blow

By HUGO DUNCAN Updated: 22:01 BST, 1 May 2025 British engineering giant Rolls-Royce hailed a ‘strong start’ to the year despite the turmoil triggered by [...]

London Stock Exchange Group suffers shareholder rebellion over boss’s £2.7m pay rise

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:00 BST, 1 May 2025 London Stock Exchange Group has suffered a rebellion over pay.At the company’s [...]

HSBC chairman Sir Mark Tucker to retire after eight turbulent years

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:00 BST, 1 May 2025 The 67-year-old will step down from the role by the end of [...]

US economic woes chip away at McDonald’s: Burger chain suffers its biggest sales slump in five years

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:00 BST, 1 May 2025 McDonald’s has suffered its biggest US sales slump in five years as [...]

European ETFs post record $93bn inflows as investors shun US funds

By HARVEY DORSET Updated: 16:06 BST, 1 May 2025 Investors piled record amounts into European exchange-traded investment funds at the start of 2025 as capital [...]

Major bank cuts mortgage rates and now has a 3.79% best buy – here’s who can get it

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 [...]

Persimmon shrugs off trade war uncertainty as home sales surge

The FTSE 100 group revealed forward sales totalled more than £2.3bnBy HARRY WISE Updated: 12:24 BST, 1 May 2025 Trade war fuelled economic uncertainty has [...]

Premium Bonds holder bags £100k prize with £175 holding

By HELEN KIRRANE Updated: 11:33 BST, 1 May 2025 A Premium Bonds saver from Sefton has scooped a £100,000 prize from a holding of just [...]

National Grid hires ex-Shell gas exec as its next CEO

By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 08:53 BST, 1 May 2025 National Grid boss John Pettigrew will retire this year after almost a decade leading the energy [...]

Rolls-Royce to ‘offset’ tariff blow thanks to Turbo Tufan’s turnaround

By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 08:29 BST, 1 May 2025 Rolls-Royce will ‘offset’ the impact of US tariffs via ongoing turnaround efforts spearheaded by its chief [...]

Warning 300,000 could lose heating and hot water when meters are switched off in just two months

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Updated: 23:19 BST, 30 April 2025 More than 300,000 homes are at risk of losing their hot water and heating when [...]

Europeans must do more to boost pharma or risk losing jobs and investment to the US, warns GSK boss

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 22:01 BST, 30 April 2025 GSK’s boss has joined other industry chiefs warning the UK and Europe need to ‘do more’ [...]

Investors approve Czech Sphinx’s £3.6bn Royal Mail bid: Postal service falls into foreign hands for first time

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 22:01 BST, 30 April 2025 Royal Mail’s takeover by a Czech billionaire is official after enough shareholders approved his bid.It means [...]

Barclays boss warns of slowdown in dealmaking and lending due to Trump’s tariffs

By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 22:00 BST, 30 April 2025 Barclays warned of a slowdown in dealmaking and lending because of the uncertainty caused by [...]

MARKET WATCH: Animal genetics firm Genus helps blue chips extend winning streak after FDA win

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:00 BST, 30 April 2025 Animal genetics firm Genus led the charge in London as the FTSE [...]

Shares in social media giant Snap dive after it ditches forecasts due to Donald Trump’s trade war

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:00 BST, 30 April 2025 Shares in Snap tumbled yesterday after it ditched its forecasts due to [...]

Step up now or lose jobs to US, AstraZeneca boss Pascal Soriot warns Europe

By HUGO DUNCAN and CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 08:35 BST, 30 April 2025 Astrazeneca's boss has warned Europe is falling behind as it steps up investment [...]

Gym-wear brand founded by Britain’s youngest billionaire axes 300 jobs amid global economic uncertainty

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:28 BST, 29 April 2025 A gym-wear brand founded by Britain's youngest billionaire is slashing nearly 300 [...]

Bridget Jones’s return to the big screen delivers a box office boost for French media giant Canal+

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:20 BST, 29 April 2025 Canal+ says business has been boosted by box office hits including the [...]

Step up now or lose jobs to US, AstraZeneca boss Pascal Soriot warns European pharma firms

By HUGO DUNCAN and CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 22:00 BST, 29 April 2025 Astrazeneca's boss has warned Europe is falling behind as it steps up investment [...]

THG sales hurt by beauty weakness but nutrition shows recovery

The e-commerce retailer owns the Cult Beauty and Myprotein brands By HARRY WISE Updated: 14:04 BST, 29 April 2025 THG has reported lower first-quarter turnover as [...]

Ladbrokes owner Entain names Stella David as boss after ‘executive merry-go-round’

Entain names interim CEO Stella David as its permanent boss Coral owner posts 'better than expected' first quarter By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 10:29 BST, 29 April 2025 [...]

Deliveroo shares soar after £2.7bn offer from American rival DoorDash

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:08 BST, 28 April 2025 Shares in Deliveroo soared yesterday after it said it would back a [...]