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UK steel on a knife edge after Scunthorpe coking ovens closure

UK steel on a knife edge after job cuts: Scunthorpe coking ovens closure is first major test for Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch By Calum Muirhead For The Dail... read more

Deals on wheels: New cars available with up to 17% discounts

With March just around the corner, car sales staff are preparing for what is traditionally one of their biggest months on the calendar. That’s because it ... read more

Zillah Byng-Thorne to be replaced by US news exec Jon Steinberg at Future

Magazine giant looks to the Future: Departing boss Zillah Byng-Thorne replaced by US news executive By Archie Mitchell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:06 GMT, ... read more

MARKET REPORT: Rio Tinto slashes its divi as miners suffer sell-off

Miners bore the brunt of a stock market sell-off as Rio Tinto slashed its dividend and commodity prices drifted lower. With renewed worries about rising interes... read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Steel is a vital UK industry

The apparent indifference of Kemi Badenoch to the fate of the British steel industry needs to be challenged.  The Business Secretary’s assertion that ‘noth... read more

Green light for merger of landlords Capital & Counties and Shaftesbury

Green light for mega-merger of London landlords Capital & Counties and Shaftesbury By Archie Mitchell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:02 GMT, 22 February 2... read more

Lloyds accused of profiteering in rates scandal

Lloyds accused of profiteering in rates scandal by quickly passing on hikes to borrowers but less so to savers By John-Paul Ford Rojas For The Daily Mail Publis... read more

Citygroup’s top UK economist left red-faced after 18.6% inflation prediction

Citygroup’s top UK economist left red-faced after 18.6% inflation prediction proves well wide of the mark By John-Paul Ford Rojas For The Daily Mail Publi... read more

Sanderson strikes a rosy licensing deal with next 

luxury home furnishings group Sanderson design strikes a rosy licensing deal with Next By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:01 GMT, 22 Februa... read more

Royal Mail failing to deliver, admits boss Simon Thompson

Royal Mail ‘failing to deliver’ letters on Saturdays, admits boss Simon Thompson as he faces fierce backlash from MPs By Calum Muirhead For The Dail... read more

John Wood Group is latest target of US private equity predators Apollo

British engineer John Wood Group is latest target of US private equity predators Apollo By Archie Mitchell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:57 GMT, 22 February ... read more

Engineering firm Avingtrans grows interim revenues to £50m despite supply chain issues

Engineering firm Avingtrans reveals interim revenues grew to £50m despite supply chain problems All three of the group’s divisions achieved growth thanks... read more

Owners reveal the REAL advantages and pitfalls of owning an electric vehicle

Owners have revealed the advantages and disadvantages of owning electric cars – and what they wish they knew before they purchased one.  The Department f... read more

Future appoints Jon Steinberg as its new chief executive

Future appoints Jon Steinberg as its new chief executive as Zillah Byng-Thorne prepares to step down from FTSE 250 publisher Future shares have fallen by over 4... read more

Bob Marley’s battered Range Rover could sell at UK auction for £150k

A battered and rusting 1980 Range Rover is being touted to sell for a six-figure sum at a UK auction next month – and it’s all because experts belie... read more

Could your Isa profit from excitement around ChatGPT and AI?

The boss of Microsoft, Satya Nadella, says it’s the most exciting development in his ten years at the company. His Google counterpart, Sundar Pichai, says it ... read more

Rio Tinto’s earnings plunge as weaker demand in China hits iron ore prices

Rio Tinto’s earnings plunge from record levels as weakened demand from China hits iron ore prices The mining giant reported net earnings declined by 41% t... read more

The savvy seniors getting £30,000 a year from their state pensions

The British state pension notoriously pays only a bare bones sum to live on in retirement.  The full rate of £9,630 a year – or £185.15 a week – ... read more

TBC Bank shares fall as group posts annual results

TBC Bank profits surge on rising interest rates but Georgian lender’s shares fall despite forecasts of looming upgrade Georgian bank’s shares have s... read more

Metro Bank moved our £61,000 savings pot without asking

I have a joint savings account with my husband at Metro Bank. When I checked in November, the account balance was £61,000. But when I looked at the account aga... read more

Ten common driving habits that could land you with £5,000 fine and points on your licence

British motorists will often let important rules of the road slip their mind while out for a drive and can often end up losing thousands of pounds to fines, get... read more

The £210 penalty if you can’t open a savings account online

The £210 penalty if you can’t put savings online: Best rates increasingly reserved for those who open internet accounts You can earn up to 3.06% online &... read more

LEE BOYCE: Don’t get ripped off for insurance loyalty

Another month, another sickening insurance renewal quote has dropped through the Chez Boyce letterbox. The cost of our home and contents cover will be £466.57 ... read more

Pensions still beat property over the last 25 years, new research reveals

Pensions still beat property as the best store of money over the last 25 years, new research reveals By Laura Purkess For The Daily Mail and Ed Magnus For Thisi... read more