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Crispin Odey celebrates best year ever as European Inc fund soars 152%

Crispin Odey celebrates best year ever as the value of one of his hedge funds more than doubles By Calum Muirhead For The Daily Mail Published: 21:57 GMT, 4 Jan... read more

Blockbuster Avatar sequel makes a splash at Odeon 

Avatar sequel makes a splash at Odeon as more than a million Brits flock to the UK’s largest cinema chain By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Publis... read more

Insurance tycoon Sir Peter Wood swoops on Dignity in £260m deal

Insurance tycoon Sir Peter Wood swoops on Dignity a deal worth more than £260m By John Abiona For The Daily Mail Published: 21:56 GMT, 4 January 2023 | Updated... read more

Mortgage lending falls to lowest since June 2020

Mortgage approvals fell by a fifth in November to the lowest figure since June 2020, as buyers reconsidered house purchases Mortgage approvals fell to 46,075 in... read more

NCA launches new ‘Crypto Cell’ team to combat rising digital assets fraud

National Crime Agency launches ‘Crypto Cell’ to combat digital assets fraud after Britons were scammed out of £226m in just 12 months Regulators ar... read more

Energy bills could fall below £3,000 a year from July

Energy bills set to DROP below £3,000 a year from July but remain ‘significantly above’ pre-pandemic levels, analysts claim Energy bills set to be ... read more

Volkswagen previews its ID.7 electric saloon with a range of 435 miles

 Volkswagen has given a first glimpse of its forthcoming electric family saloon model – the ID.7 – which will go head-to-head with Tesla’s Mo... read more

Oil prices keep declining ahead of latest US Fed minutes

Oil prices slump ahead of US Fed minutes with BP and Shell shares under pressure as investors await insight on interest rate outlook The US Federal Reserve has ... read more

Amex won’t let me have late husband’s 1.3m reward points

My husband died in 2020. He had an American Express Platinum Card, and I have been the supplementary cardholder on the account since 1998. We have accrued 1,282... read more

When WILL energy bills jump again this year? Your key dates for 2023

This year will bring fresh tax rises, a record boost in the state pension and the end of certain energy support measures, among many other changes. Now more tha... read more

Meet Agent Million… The woman who tells Premium Bond holders they’ve won the jackpot!

Anyone who holds Premium Bonds knows one of the big thrills is the feeling of anticipation that builds ahead of each monthly prize draw. Will you win £25, £10... read more

Will you be hit by a tax bill on your savings as rates rise?

Millions of savers face a tax bill on their nest egg for the first time in seven years. Soaring rates and increased savings balances put them at risk of busting... read more

Homebuyers to get an extra three months on their mortgage deals 

Borrowers who need to find a mortgage because their current fixed rate deal is coming to an end, or because they have agreed a house purchase, should explore th... read more

Is Britain’s appetite for electric cars waning? Order waiting times fall 13% in 3 months

Waiting times for new electric car orders have tumbled by 13.2 per cent in the last three months, according to a new study. Motorists buying an electric vehicle... read more

MARKET REPORT: New Year cheer as Footsie gets off to a flying start

The London stock market enjoyed some New Year cheer as hopes around the lifting of Covid restrictions in China outweighed fears about the health of the UK and g... read more

MAGGIE PAGANO: Defying the doomsayers

The first day of trading in 2023 got off to a flying start.  The FTSE 100 bounced up 1.4 per cent and European shares were at their highest level for two weeks... read more

German inflation falls more sharply than expected

German inflation falls more sharply than expected, offering hopes of a recovery in Europe’s biggest economy By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Publ... read more

Manufacturing suffers worst month since the depths of the pandemic

UK manufacturing sector suffers its worst month since the depths of the pandemic By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:32 GMT, 3 January 2023 ... read more

Disgraced crypto boss Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to FTX fraud

Disgraced crypto exchange boss Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to FTX fraud By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:31 GMT, 3 January 2023 |... read more

Record Christmas for Aldi as festive sales top £1.4bn for first time 

Record Christmas for Aldi as cash-strapped consumers send festive sales to £1.4bn for the first time By Leah Montebello For The Daily Mail Published: 23:30 GMT... read more

Apple sees value fall back below $2trillion as stock falls 3.8%

Apple sees value fall back below $2trillion: iPhone maker’s stock falls 3.8% in disappointing start to the year By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter ... read more

Royal Mail braced for £650m loss as it is crippled by strike action

Royal Mail looks set for losses of nearly £650million after a horrid Christmas marred by strikes. The 507-year-old firm, established by Henry VIII, has been ro... read more

Medicine makers cash in as wave of cold and flu sweeps country

Over-the-counter medicine makers cash in as wave of cold and flu sweeps country By Charlotte Hughes-morgan For The Daily Mail Published: 23:24 GMT, 3 January 20... read more

Tesla shares fall 11% after the electric car maker delivered fewer vehicles than expected

Tesla shares fall 11% after the electric car maker delivered fewer vehicles than expected By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:23 GMT, 3 Janu... read more