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Rocky ride lies ahead after bailouts ease fears of new financial crash

As Dr Doom warns about a ‘Lehman moment’ – are UK lenders REALLY safe? Rocky ride lies ahead after huge bailouts ease fears of new crash By Pa... read more

Tata in threat to shut down key Port Talbot steel plant

Tata Steel could shut down one of its two blast furnaces in Port Talbot unless Government lays out long-term plans to help industry by summer By Francesca Washt... read more

It’s no bull run… how firms in rush to list shares in US have stumbled

It’s no bull run… how firms in rush to list shares in US have stumbled: One UK group has even fallen by 98% By Luke Barr, Financial Mail On Sunday P... read more

Stop tinkering with tax and create an industrial strategy, says boss of L&G

Vision: Sir Nigel Wilson wants a fairer society through investment Nigel Wilson – or to give him his proper title, Sir Nigel – is a one-man Northern powerho... read more

Banking crisis a catastrophe? No, a wake-up call, says HAMISH MCRAE

Catastrophe? No, a wake-up call, says HAMISH MCRAE: Banking crisis may be just the thing to knock some sense into industry and people who regulate it By Hamish ... read more

Payments on UK debt burden to hit £548bn

Britain will have biggest borrowing burden of any major economy as cost of servicing Government’s debt hits highest level since Second World War By Patric... read more

Bond crooks pose as real bankers to lure victims

How the investment bond crooks pose as real bankers to lure in victims: Beware the fraudsters using big banks’ names By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on... read more

Banks scramble over stricken Credit Suisse

Banks scramble over stricken Credit Suisse: Markets braced for new turmoil as Swiss lender bailed out for £45bn is embroiled in crisis Credit Suisse trying for... read more

CITY WHISPERS: Are the fat cats finally starting to slim down?

CITY WHISPERS: Are Britain’s fattest cats on a money diet? That’s what you might conclude after reading annual reports of FTSE 100 heavy-hitters By ... read more

The sub-£40,000 electric cars with the longest ranges

The term ‘affordable’ is a relative one. What might be within one person’s budget might not be attainable for others.  Some will argue –... read more

A real generation game when it comes to car repairs

A real generation game when it comes to car repairs: Millennials would carry out their own works to save on costs rather than paying professional garage By Ray ... read more

Junior Isas: We’ll hand £50k to our daughter for university

I’m a financial coach and will give £50,000 to our daughter for university thanks to a Junior Isa – what you need to know about tax-free kids’... read more

It’s a haggler’s market: How to negotiate down the price of a home

No one is suggesting that buying a house or flat should be akin to acquiring a carpet in a Moroccan souk.  But haggling is now perfectly normal in both cases, ... read more

I want to shield some cash from tax, but it exceeds the Isa allowance. What are my options?

I’ve recently inherited £35,000 and I’m not sure how to shield it from tax.  I know I want to put most of it in a stocks and shares Isa but itR... read more

Banks fall again as bailouts fail to restore calm

Bank shares tumble on both sides of Atlantic as efforts to shore up financial system fail to calm investor nerves Troubled lenders in the US and Europe were on ... read more

Should you bet your ISA allowance on beaten-down British shares bouncing back?

With just 19 days left to use the rest of your Isa allowance… should you bet on beaten-down British shares bouncing back? By Anne Ashworth For The Daily M... read more

HSBC hands Flutter a boost on Gold Cup day

MARKET REPORT: Investors in Paddy Power owner Flutter given a boost as analysts at HSBC hike target price By John Abiona For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT... read more

MAGGIE PAGANO: Have interest rates peaked?

Have interest rates peaked? The tricky question for the Fed and Bank of England is whether they go ahead with further hikes, says MAGGIE PAGANO Both banks were ... read more

From pensions to bills, what the Budget means for you: TiM podcast

Pensions, childcare, energy bills and dodging recession: The This is Money Budget podcast special By This Is Money Published: 22:26 GMT, 17 March 2023 | Updated... read more

Jes Staley to be quizzed over his Jeffrey Epstein links

Former Barclays and JP Morgan boss Jes Staley to face a two-day grilling over his links to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein By Daily Mail City & Finance ... read more

Budget failed to fuel electric car revolution

Budget branded a ‘missed opportunity’ to put the stuttering electric vehicle revolution in Britain back on track By John Abiona And Leah Montebello ... read more

UK growth second-worst in the G20 after Russia, predicts OECD

UK will be the only major economy except Russia to shrink this year, according to forecasts from OECD By Calum Muirhead For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT,... read more

Irony is dead: Ethical Capital buys Pornhub

Private equity firm that prides itself on ‘ethics-based investing’ buys the owner of pornography website Pornhub By Calum Muirhead For The Daily Mai... read more

Investors lend support to Home REIT rescue plan

Fund manager hoping to ride to rescue of troubled Home REIT receives backing of several major investors By Calum Muirhead For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GM... read more