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Global expansion drives Pret sales to £1bn: UK-based coffee chain opened 81 shops abroad last year

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:11 BST, 17 September 2024 Pret A Manger global sales jumped to above £1billion last year as it pursued international expansion. Th... read more

Taylor Swift superfans lift Universal Music as record giant predicts booming profits

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:10 BST, 17 September 2024 Hitmaker: Universal’s artists include Taylor Swift (pictured) and Elton Jo... read more

Online sellers face ‘ticking time bomb’ over new tax rules, charities warn

By Lucy Evans Updated: 22:03 BST, 17 September 2024 HMRC has been accused of failing to do enough to make online sellers aware that they may need to start filin... read more

Fintel shares drop as UK’s fintech takeover spree pushes costs higher

Total revenue growth up 13% Y-O-Y to £35.7m for the six months ended 30 June Adjusted earnings climbed by 7 per cent to £9.6million By Daniel Fessahaye Update... read more

Essentra shares nosedive as European weakness hits profits

By Mike Sheen Updated: 12:21 BST, 17 September 2024 Essentra shares fell by more than a quarter this morning with a third-quarter slump in demand forcing the pl... read more

Small businesses face biggest growth slump for five years

By Harvey Dorset Updated: 06:00 BST, 17 September 2024 More than a third of small business owners said 2024 has been the slowest year for business that they hav... read more

Are Gen Z killing off paper receipts? Majority of young shoppers opt for digital copies instead

By Harvey Dorset Updated: 06:00 BST, 17 September 2024 More than three quarters of shoppers said they would switch to digital receipts after finding out how man... read more

UK should copy Australian and Canadian pension schemes to boost investment, says Phoenix boss

By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:02 BST, 16 September 2024 The boss of the UK’s biggest pensions and savings business has said Britain’s retirement funds should... read more

MP backs import ban for forced labour products and calls for increased scrutiny of Chinese web giant Shein

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:02 BST, 16 September 2024 The MP who leads the business select committee has called for increased scrutiny of Chinese fast fashion ... read more

Deliciously Ella founder makes a tasty profit as she sells brand to Swiss food maker Hero Group

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:02 BST, 16 September 2024 Deal: Food blogger Ella Mills (pictured) has sold her Deliciously Ella brand to ... read more

HBOS scandal victims demand swifter verdict from the review into after seven year wait

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:01 BST, 16 September 2024 Review: HBOS scandal victims have been left waiting more than seven years for a verdict Furious victims... read more

Job fears as Titanic shipbuilder sinks into administration: Harland & Wolff hits the wall after cash crisis

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:01 BST, 16 September 2024 Titanic ship maker Harland & Wolff has confirmed it will fall into administration for the second ti... read more

Public investment holdup will hurt Britain’s growth, leading economists tell Reeves

By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:01 BST, 16 September 2024 Leading economists have warned the Chancellor that holding back public investment will damage Britain’s... read more

EXCLUSIVE: Metro Bank to cut  hundreds of jobs as it pushes ahead with its £80m cost-cutting plan

By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:00 BST, 16 September 2024 Metro Bank will today set out hundreds of job cuts as it pushes ahead with its £80million cost-cutting p... read more

Playtech shares soar as it strikes a deal with Mexican gambling operator

London-listed gambling tech firm will obtain 30.8% stake in Cali Interactive   The firm also receive an additional $140m (£106m) from Cali Interactive By Dan... read more

Phoenix Group halts plans to sell SunLife business

It said it will not sell  due to the ‘current uncertainty in the protection market’ By Daniel Fessahaye Updated: 10:11 BST, 16 September 2024 Phoe... read more

BUSINESS LIVE: Playtech strikes deal with Calipay; Phoenix Group shelves Sun Life sale; Close Brothers CEO on temporary leave

By This Is Money Updated: 09:23 BST, 16 September 2024 Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Playtech, Phoenix Group, Close Brothers Gr... read more

Foreign investors lead private equity takeovers of UK firms

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 00:05 BST, 16 September 2024 Quitting: Darktrace boss Poppy Gustafsson left her role Foreign investors are snapping up the biggest s... read more

Next set to reveal whether it has shrugged off summer washout

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:54 BST, 15 September 2024 Next will reveal whether it has shrugged off the summer washout dampening rivals’ sa... read more

Federal Reserve ready to cut rates for first time since 2020

Chairman Jerome Powell has hinted at a cut Central banks are attempting to relieve the burden for lenders Borrowing costs were increased to battle surging infla... read more

Dollar General worker reveals sneaky trick ‘used by the retail giant’ to make deals seem better than they are

By Lauren Acton-Taylor For Dailymail.Com Updated: 22:32 BST, 14 September 2024 A Dollar General employee has revealed the allegedly sneaky way the retail giant ... read more

MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Mining takeover of Centamin may be a golden deal

By Joanne Hart Updated: 21:51 BST, 14 September 2024 When AngloGold Ashanti unveiled a £1.9 billion takeover of London-listed gold miner Centamin last week, th... read more

Britain risks losing out on Unilever’s £15bn ice cream float

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 21:50 BST, 14 September 2024 Tasteful: Magnum is promoted by model and actress Cara Delevingne The UK risks losing a key multi-billion... read more

Cancer test firm Oncologica looking to raise cash

By Patrick Tooher Updated: 21:50 BST, 14 September 2024 The company behind the world’s first effective urine-based screening test for prostate cancer want... read more