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IQE shares drop as semiconductor maker warns of slowdown in demand

IQE shares plummet as Apple supplier and semiconductor wafer-maker warns of slowdown in demand from overstocked chipmakers IQE said it expects some destocking i... read more

Bank of Dave: Inspiration for Netflix film Dave Fishwick gives advice to entrepreneurs

Bank of Dave story starring Rory Kinnear released on Netflix TODAY: Read the business advice Dave has dished out to This is Money readers Self-made millionaire ... read more

Vinyl sales put HMV back on track with first profit in four years

Vinyl sales put music giant HMV back on track as company turns a profit for the first time in four years HMV has seen sales jump by two-thirds following the Cor... read more

Households who don’t pay energy bills by direct debit face £254 stealth hit

Households who don’t pay energy bills by direct debit hit with a ‘sinister’ new stealth tax as extra costs cap rockets to £254 a year The lat... read more

Drivers could face double the level of congestion on roads if self-driving cars grow in popularity

Drivers could face double the level of congestion on the roads if self-driving cars grow in popularity, report warns Delays may rise by up to 85 per cent from 2... read more

Pension split with my ex fell in value by £50k while scheme sorted it out

As part of my divorce settlement, I was granted a pension sharing order of my ex-husband’s pension. Due to the pension admin team working from home and ha... read more

My landlord is in breach of our tenancy agreement – can I leave?

I rented my flat through a letting agent in August 2022. After viewing I made a conditional offer, the conditions being that the living room be repainted, crack... read more

Business chiefs more trusted than politicians

Businesses open up ‘staggering’ lead over government in poll of who public sees as competent Findings show firms are seen as more ethical than their... read more

Optimistic home sellers raise asking prices, says Rightmove

Asking prices on newly-listed homes for sale increased 0.9 per cent in January, as optimistic sellers hit the market, Rightmove has revealed. And despite a mort... read more

Sainsbury’s and Just Eat team up for quick delivery

Sainsbury’s and Just Eat team up for quick service: Duo to offer grocery deliveries in less than half an hour By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Pu... read more

‘Disgraceful’ suppliers fleecing hospitality firms over energy bills

‘Disgraceful’ suppliers fleecing hospitality firms over energy bills: Companies using Government’s energy bill support scheme as ‘cash c... read more

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Banks serve up a raw deal

Banks serve up a raw deal, says RUTH SUNDERLAND: More than a dozen years after financial crisis, customers and shareholders paying the price Confusion over what... read more

Readers’ fury as insurers hike premiums by 70% and more

Insurance companies should have their own emoji for when they contact customers with details of their renewal premium – a man wearing a mask, a tricorn hat an... read more

ALLIANCE TRUST: £3bn fund lives up to its name

ALLIANCE TRUST: A mix of managers around the world has paid off for this dividend hero – with a 62% rise in five years By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail ... read more

RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: Door-to-door scammer I just didn’t see for dust

The door-to-door scammer I didn’t see for dust: After writing about fraudsters, I thought I’d be good at spotting them, says RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS B... read more

Blue Monday looms… with more hit by money woes

Brace yourself for Blue Monday – so called because it’s the day of the year when financial woes are most likely to get on top of us By Toby Walne, F... read more

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Bankers rubbing their hands again as rates rise

Banks in the UK are in rejoice mode. Higher interest rates – another rise in base rate is heading our way next month – mean they are enjoying juicier margin... read more

I paid £255 for unwanted Christmas gifts, then sold them on eBay for £1,000

Shoppers can get discounts of up to 80 per cent on everything from brand new sofas and washing machines to trainers and clothes by taking advantage of a deluge ... read more

Small firms brace for crippling rise in energy costs as relief scheme ends

Small businesses on fixed-rate energy deals face a sudden, crippling surge in their bills when the Government’s current Energy Bill Relief Scheme ends in ... read more

Cobra beer’s Lord Bilimoria talks to ME & MY MONEY

Entrepreneur: Lord Bilimoria Karan Bilimoria had a business selling polo sticks to Harrods before founding the Indian beer brand, Cobra, in 1989.  The 61-year... read more

TONY HETHERINGTON: HSBC bank reference error cost £7,600

Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning ... read more

Inflation is past peak… but fall will be ‘bumpy’

Experts say inflation has probably peaked and price rises should slow during the rest of the year… but fall will be ‘bumpy’ By Patrick Tooher,... read more

Delayed accounts could deal heavy blow to Revolut bank licence bid

Delayed accounts could deal heavy blow to Revolut bank licence bid: Online operator has been toast of fintech scene in recent years By John-Paul Ford Rojas, Fin... read more

‘Toothless’ law fails to block foreign raiders

‘Toothless’ law fails to block foreign raiders: Security act halts only five of 100s of deals as Chinese buy high-tech British firm National Securit... read more