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Aviva credit rating at risk after £3.7 billion Direct Line deal

By GEOFF HO Updated: 11:45 GMT, 28 December 2024 Aviva could have its credit rating cut if its £3.7bn takeover of rival home and motor [...]

Put builders on war footing to hit 1.5m new home target in five years, say industry experts

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 10:49 GMT, 28 December 2024 British housebuilders must be put 'on a war footing' if the industry is to have any [...]

A decade of the This is Money podcast in our special live epsiode

By THIS IS MONEY Updated: 17:13 GMT, 27 December 2024 In a special epsiode, we hosted our first live podcast at our offices to celebrate [...]

Air India boss warns Reeves’ tax raid could deter UK expansion

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 09:35 GMT, 27 December 2024 The boss helming a rapid expansion at India’s flag-carrier airline has warned that the UK could [...]

Royal jeweller Halcyon Days raises alarm over net zero

By CITY REPORTER Updated: 09:28 GMT, 27 December 2024 Politicians' desperation to reach net zero is holding back Britain’s manufacturing industry, says the boss of [...]

Over 400 shop jobs lost every day this year as bleak retail outlook continues

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 09:18 GMT, 27 December 2024 More than 400 retail jobs have been lost every day this year as the High Street [...]

The top tax questions of 2024 answered by our expert HEATHER ROGERS

Tax expert Heather Rogers answers our readers' questionsHeather Rogers, founder and owner of Aston Accountancy, is our tax columnist. She is ready to answer your questions [...]

What happened to our finances in 2024 – and will you get richer in 2025? This is Money podcast

By THIS IS MONEY Updated: 12:57 GMT, 26 December 2024 What set the financial agenda in 2024? Was it Labour coming to power in the [...]

Bonus time! City bankers bag £2bn fees in big year of UK takeovers – and George Osborne cashes in too

By HUGO DUNCAN and GEOFF HO Updated: 10:22 GMT, 26 December 2024 Bankers are set for a £2bn fees bonanza after a year of frenzied [...]

Frasers to name fresh Boohoo board pick after Mike Ashley gets rejected

By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 11:30 GMT, 23 December 2024 Frasers will propose a fresh candidate to join Boohoo’s board, after the retailer’s shareholders rejected the [...]

Business confidence plummets to its lowest level of the year

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 00:05 GMT, 23 December 2024 The Chancellor has been dealt a further blow as more bosses revealed plans to cut jobs [...]

Quiz wants to ditch London listing on AIM

By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 21:50 GMT, 22 December 2024 Fast fashion retailer Quiz Clothing has revealed plans to abandon its listing on London's [...]

Aviva pushes to seal Direct Line deal before Christmas

Aviva has until 5pm on December 25 to make a firm offerAlternatively it can agree an extension or walk awayDirect Line's board has told shareholders [...]

Don’t be stingy – here’s how much to tip, says TOBY WALNE

By TOBY WALNE Updated: 21:52 GMT, 21 December 2024 The Victorian era saw the tradition of giving servants small Boxing Day gifts, or 'boxes' of [...]

Harold Tillman helped seal N Brown fashion deal

By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 21:51 GMT, 21 December 2024 One of British fashion's most influential figures is understood to have helped strike a [...]

Damning Credit Suisse report blames ‘years of mismanagement’

By GEOFF HO Updated: 21:50 GMT, 20 December 2024 Credit Suisse collapsed due to 'years of mismanagement', according to a damning report from Swiss MPs.The [...]

Festive gloom for High Street as sales slump

By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 21:50 GMT, 20 December 2024 Beleaguered retailers are suffering a 'gloomy festive period' according to figures that add to the [...]

Warhammer maker Games Workshop set for FTSE 100 debut

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 21:50 GMT, 20 December 2024 Warhammer maker Games Workshop will make its debut on the blue-chip FTSE 100 index on Monday.It [...]

RAY MASSEY: Polestar 4 is a rear-view revolution with no window but perfect vision

Tome: '120 Years of Rolls-Royce' is published by St James's HouseI was honoured to speak at the launch of the Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts' Club's (RREC) anniversary [...]

Ozempic jab maker sheds pounds after drug results miss

It was one of Novo Nordisk's worst days on stock marketShares fell by up to 29% before pharma giant clawed back some of its lossesGroup's [...]

Direct Line insurance available on a price comparison site for the first time

By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 15:44 GMT, 20 December 2024 Households on the hunt for insurance deals will be able to find Direct Line policies on [...]

Spain’s Navantia saves iconic Belfast shipyard Harland & Wolff

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:07 GMT, 19 December 2024 Shipbuilder Harland & Wolff has been rescued by a Spanish rival in [...]

Cash-strapped Thames Water ponders appeal against Ofwat bill cap

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 22:07 GMT, 19 December 2024 Thames Water bosses are considering an appeal against the regulator’s cap on bill increases as the [...]

These two investing platforms see surge in transfers after Vanguard reveals fee hike

By HARVEY DORSET Updated: 16:14 GMT, 19 December 2024 Products featured in this article are independently selected by This is Money's specialist journalists. If you [...]

John Lewis granted royal warrant by King Charles

Royal Warrant of Appointment retailer pins hopes on Christmas spending sprees By JANE DENTON Updated: 10:50 GMT, 19 December 2024 John Lewis has been granted the [...]

BUSINESS LIVE: MPC rate decision; Thames fined over divi payout; Henry Boot buys Stonebridge

By LIVE COMMENTARY Updated: 07:57 GMT, 19 December 2024 The Bank of England will later today reveal its Monetary Policy Committee's decision on the direction [...]

Birkenstock profits soar as the Gen Z ‘ugly shoe trend’ continues

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:01 GMT, 18 December 2024 German sandal maker Birkenstock posted higher sales and profits as ‘ugly’ clogs [...]

Nissan shares clocked up biggest gain in nearly 40 years on talks over merger with Japanese rival Honda

By SAMUEL NORMAN Updated: 22:00 GMT, 18 December 2024 Nissan shares clocked up their biggest gain in nearly 40 years after it entered merger talks [...]

Hawkish cut for Fed as ‘foggy night’ lies ahead: America’s central bank slashes rates for third time this year

By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 22:00 GMT, 18 December 2024 America’s central bank last night slashed interest rates for the thirdtime this year but signalled [...]

Heathrow launches fresh bid to build third runway as it presses ahead with £2.3bn upgrade

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 22:00 GMT, 18 December 2024 Heathrow is in talks with the Government about controversial plans for a third runway and has [...]

Shoe Zone shares plummet amid profit warning and store closures

By JANE DENTON Updated: 09:15 GMT, 18 December 2024 Shoe Zone shares fell over 40 per cent on Wednesday after the retailer said it has [...]

Titanic ship builder Harland & Wolff set to fall into Spanish hands in £70m rescue deal

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:17 GMT, 17 December 2024 Titanic shipbuilder Harland & Wolff is reportedly on the verge of falling [...]

Indian tycoon Sunil Bharti Mittal given the green light to buy nearly a quarter of BT

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:17 GMT, 17 December 2024 Ministers have given the all-clear for an Indian billionaire to buy nearly [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]