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Everyman cinemas pins its hopes on a host of upcoming blockbusters for 2024

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:04 GMT, 23 January 2024 Everyman is pinning its hopes on a host of films this year including Paddington In... read more

Pub chain Marston’s toasts strong Christmas sales amid signs inflation is easing

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:04 GMT, 23 January 2024 Festive boost: Marston’s said retail sales between September 30 to January 2... read more

Bitcoin down by more than a fifth since its peak earlier this month as traders cash in

Bitcoin is back below $39,000 after hitting a three-year high of $49,000 on January 11 Bitcoin has fallen by over a fifth since its peak earlier this month. T... read more

Battery-powered electric cars will never dominate the market, says Toyota chairman

By Hugo Duncan Updated: 22:04 GMT, 23 January 2024 Battery-powered electric vehicles will never dominate the car market, making up no more than 30 per cent of g... read more

BP set to appoint Kate Thomson as its first female finance chief

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:04 GMT, 23 January 2024 Finance boss: BP is set to appoint Kate Thomson (pictured) as chief financial offi... read more

Abrdn to axe hundreds of jobs as part of a multi-million-pound drive to slash costs

By Calum Muirhead Updated: 22:04 GMT, 23 January 2024 Abrdn plans to slash hundreds of jobs as part of a multi-million-pound cost-cutting drive. The FTSE 250 as... read more

Netflix subscribers top 260m as it seals £4bn WWE wrestling deal

By John Abiona Updated: 22:04 GMT, 23 January 2024 It will be shown in the UK, as well as in the US, Canada and Latin America. The deal also gives Netflix the r... read more

Payouts for homeowners hit by power cuts in the aftermath of storm Jocelyn

By Adele Cooke Updated: 22:00 GMT, 23 January 2024 Households that have had no power for more than 24 hours due to a severe storm are entitled to £80 in compen... read more

Record number of start-ups registered in UK last year, official figures show

Number of companies registered in the UK climbed to more than 850,000 However, tough economic conditions meant firms dissolving also spiked  By Angharad Carric... read more

Would 1% deposit mortgages help trapped renters – or be an accident waiting to happen? LUNCH MONEY

By This Is Money Updated: 14:35 GMT, 23 January 2024 The pre-Budget rumour milling has delivered a new plan to solve Britain’s dysfunctional housing market â€... read more

Get MORE from This is Money and the Mail with our new Mail+ package

By This Is Money Updated: 14:17 GMT, 23 January 2024 This is Money and MailOnline are proud to announce an exciting innovation to help you get even MORE from Br... read more

Vistry named preferred developer for £276m homes project

Vistry’s Countryside Partnerships will provide 739 new mixed-tenure homes Work on the project is set to start in summer 2025 and be completed by 2030 By H... read more

Mr Kipling owner vows price cuts after bumper festive trade

Cuts will include Loyd Grossman cooking sauces and Mr Kipling Bakewell slices By Daniel Fessahaye Updated: 13:00 GMT, 23 January 2024 The owner of Mr Kipling ca... read more

Boohoo CFO exits with immediate effect in latest setback for retailer

Shaun McCabe departs by ‘mutual agreement’ and replaced by Stephen Morana Morana was formerly CFO at Betfair and Zoopla, and has worked for Boohoo T... read more

BUSINESS LIVE Housebuilder profits suffer; Primark sales slow; Boohoo CFO quits

By Live Commentary Updated: 08:00 GMT, 23 January 2024 The FTSE 100 will open at 8am. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Crest Nicho... read more

Evri celebrates its busiest Christmas yet after delivering more than 150m festive parcels

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:01 GMT, 22 January 2024 Last minute: Evri said households left Christmas shopping late as they waited for... read more

Cheers! Virgin Wines sees sales rise despite ‘subdued’ economic backdrop for shoppers

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:01 GMT, 22 January 2024 Festive tipple: Virgin Wines reported total revenues increased 2% to £34.3m over ... read more

Sir Martin Sorrell rues his toughest year yet at S4 Capital

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:01 GMT, 22 January 2024 Sir Martin Sorrell said that higher interest rates and inflation hit marketing spe... read more

Heavy taxes are stifling UK tourism, says Haven caravan parks boss

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:01 GMT, 22 January 2024 Heritage: Bourne Leisure runs 37 caravan parks and 14 hotels including Studley Cas... read more

Endeavour pushes ahead with ‘serious misconduct’ probe into ousted former boss

By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:01 GMT, 22 January 2024 Endeavour said an investigation into its former boss who was sacked due to ‘serious misconduct’ will be... read more

Mortgage price war intensifies in  boost for borrowers as Barclays cuts rate by 0.5%

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 GMT, 22 January 2024 Property loans: Barclays is today shaving as much as 0.5 percentage points off its... read more

Number of property millionaires tumbles… but 670,000 homes still top £1m

By Calum Muirhead Updated: 22:00 GMT, 22 January 2024 The number of property millionaires is still nearly a third higher than in 2019 despite falling back from ... read more

Half of UK business sectors enjoy demand boost

Lloyds Bank: Seven of 14 UK sectors saw new orders grow in December Real estate witnessed the fastest increase in demand, with a score of 61.4 Metals and mining... read more

Compass Group agrees takeover of Royal Opera House caterer

Compass said CH&CO has a ‘long track record of strong performance’  Headquartered in Reading, CH&CO has held a Royal Warrant since 2013 CH... read more