Business & Finance

Could we turn pension saving into a fix for our finances? This is Money podcast

By This Is Money Updated: 11:24 BST, 12 October 2024 As a country that feels it bodges so much stuff up, it’s even more important [...]

Why share prices and bonds look good for investors now – a chief investment officer explains

By This Is Money Updated: 09:26 BST, 12 October 2024 Investors find themselves in an unusual position right now. Concerns abound over everything from politics, [...]

Mike Ashley raises Mulberry bid to £111m

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 BST, 11 October 2024 Slowdown: Mulberry has suffered a slump in sales and profitsMike Ashley last night raised his [...]

Saga cruises towards insurance tie-up with Belgian rival Ageas

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 BST, 11 October 2024 Saga said it is in 'exclusive negotiations' with a Belgian rival over a tie-up [...]

Accountants cash in on Chancellor’s Budget gloom

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 21:50 BST, 11 October 2024 The doom and gloom poured forth by Rachel Reeves may have hit confidence ahead of [...]

Slowing fuel demand takes toll on BP’s refining business

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 BST, 11 October 2024 Sign of the times: BP said it expects a slump in refining margins to take [...]

FCA employees can work from home for three days a week

By City Reporter Updated: 10:39 BST, 11 October 2024 Office: The FCA will let staff work at home three days a week for the next [...]

Monzo staff set for windfall worth tens of millions

By City Reporter Updated: 10:38 BST, 11 October 2024 Windfall: Hundreds of Monzo employees are expected to pocket tens of millions of poundsHundreds of Monzo [...]

Ikea sales slump after Swedish retailer cuts prices

By City Reporter Updated: 10:37 BST, 11 October 2024 Results: Ikea has suffered a slump in sales after cutting prices to tempt hard-pressed shoppersIkea has [...]

Small businesses raise alarm over tax raid on AIM market

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 09:57 BST, 11 October 2024 Caution: Many AIM-listed firms have warned Rachel Reeves (pictured) that speculation over the future of [...]

US inflation drop fuels debate over Fed’s next interest rate move

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 09:55 BST, 11 October 2024 Drop: US inflation declined to 2.4 per cent in September, down from 2.5 per cent [...]

Consumer goods giant Unilever finally quits Russia after backlash

By Emily Hawkins And John Abiona Updated: 09:53 BST, 11 October 2024 Unilever has finally pulled out of Russia after being branded an 'international sponsor [...]

Simply Be owner N Brown rebounds to profit despite shrinking sales

N Brown Group reported a £200,000 profit for the six months ending August Total revenue fell by 6.7% to £277.2m, largely driven by falling product salesBy [...]

Major insurer warns 7,116 new homes are set to be built on flood-prone land – is YOUR local area on the list?

New-build homes struggle to get flood cover even in drier parts of the country By Sam Barker Updated: 12:54 BST, 10 October 2024 More than 7,000 [...]

Germany set for a two-year recession as crisis deepens

By City Reporter Updated: 09:20 BST, 10 October 2024 Germany looks set for a two-year recession as it cements its status as the 'sick man [...]

Netflix rakes in record UK revenues after password sharing crackdown

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 08:09 BST, 10 October 2024 Netflix posted its highest-ever UK revenues after a crackdown on password sharing boosted business. Revenues [...]

Indian tycoon Ratan Tata dies aged 86

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 08:03 BST, 10 October 2024 The former chairman of one of the largest companies in India has died at [...]

Packaging giant Mondi expands in Western Europe with £634m takeover

By This Is Money Updated: 13:56 BST, 9 October 2024 London-listed packaging giant Mondi is set to expand in Western Europe after striking a €634million [...]

Marston’s slashes debts after pub group sells brewing business stake

Marston's expects to report net debt for the year ending September of c.£885mIt completed the sale of its Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company stake in July By Harry [...]

Revolution Beauty takes £11.3m hit from clearing discontinued stock

By Mike Sheen Updated: 09:43 BST, 9 October 2024 Revolution Beauty shares fell sharply on Wednesday after the cosmetics firm flagged a £11.3million hit to [...]

We’re not as financially savvy as we think with one in three not knowing how a savings account works

By Helen Kirrane Updated: 00:01 BST, 9 October 2024 One in three people who consider themselves financially literate do not know how a savings account [...]

Chinese giant Shein’s UK sales top £1.5bn ahead of controversial London float

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:06 BST, 8 October 2024 TV star Shaughna Phillips, Shein's UK sales hit £1.55bn compared to £1.12bn over a 16-month period the [...]

Marks & Spencer crowned UK’s fastest growing supermarket as turnaround gathers pace

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:06 BST, 8 October 2024 Turnaround: Marks & Spencer boss Stuart Machin (pictured)Marks & Spencer is the [...]

Engineering firm Senior to slash jobs amid problems at Boeing and Airbus

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:06 BST, 8 October 2024 Slowdown: Engineering firm Senior said it is slashing jobs amid difficult trading [...]

Tobacco giant Imperial Brands to boost payouts to shareholders as it cashes in on demand for vapes

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:06 BST, 8 October 2024 Imperial Brands has promised to increase the amount of money returned to [...]

Water firms told to return £158m to customers after missing targets on pollution and leaks

By Colin Fernandez Updated: 22:06 BST, 8 October 2024 Water companies have been ordered to return £158million to customers via lower bills next year after [...]

How to manage your money – and what we do with ours: This is Money podcast

By This Is Money Updated: 14:01 BST, 8 October 2024 How well do you manage your money? Where would you rate your budgeting, saving, investing [...]

Net-A-Porter snapped up by German e-commerce firm

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 10:40 BST, 8 October 2024 Cartier owner Richemont has agreed to sell Yoox Net-a-Porter to a German online retailer.The Swiss luxury [...]

Protein shake firm Applied Nutrition flexes its financial muscle with £500m London float

By City Reporter Updated: 09:47 BST, 8 October 2024 A protein powder company set up by a scaffolder who grew up on a Liverpool council [...]

TGI Fridays rescue deal sees 1,000 jobs axed and 35 restaurants close

By City Reporter Updated: 09:46 BST, 8 October 2024 Redundancies: More than 1,000 staff members have lost their jobs at TGI Fridays after a rescue [...]

BUSINESS LIVE: Retail sales rose 2% last month; Imperial hikes shareholder returns; Vistry cuts profit outlook

By This Is Money Updated: 08:04 BST, 8 October 2024 Retail sales increased by 2 per cent year-on-year in the UK last month, according to [...]

Only four major banks and building societies promise to cover the first £100 lost to fraud under new banking rules introduced this week

By Lucy Evans, Money Reporter Updated: 01:37 BST, 8 October 2024 Tens of thousands of fraud victims will be denied refunds, it was revealed yesterday.Just [...]