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Give schools a stake in NatWest and teach youngsters about investing, says UK’s first ISA millionaire

By Hugo Duncan Updated: 22:05 BST, 15 August 2024 Schools should be given a slice of the Government’s NatWest stake to teach youngsters about investing, a... read more

Bingo! Mecca to dish out a dividend for the first time since the pandemic

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:05 BST, 15 August 2024 Payouts: Mecca Bingo owner Rank Group will pay a dividend for the first time since... read more

Labour plan for workers’ rights could spook employers, recruiters warn

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:05 BST, 15 August 2024 Recruiters have warned the Government to avoid ‘spooking employers’ on workers’ rights. The Recruitm... read more

AstraZeneca shares hit a record high as US fast-tracks its blockbuster cancer drug Imfinzi

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:04 BST, 15 August 2024 Astrazeneca shares hit a new high yesterday after US regulators fast-tracked its blockbuster cancer drug ... read more

Three UK pushes for a merger with larger rival Vodafone as it suffers ongoing losses

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:04 BST, 15 August 2024 Mobile phone network Three UK said its losses underlined its need to list with larg... read more

Admiral lifts interim dividend payout after insurer’s profits surpass £300m

Admiral Group said investors would receive a 71p per share interim dividend Its pre-tax profits soared by almost a third to £309.8m in the six months to June ... read more

Train prices set to rise 3.2% next year to heap more pressure onto long-suffering passengers

Train ticket costs are due to rise next year by July’s RPI figure plus 1% Exact level of any rise will be decided by the Government later this year  By S... read more

Evoke losses climb as UK betting shops suffer weak trade

Evoke’s losses more than quadrupled to £143.2m in the six months ending June  The group’s revenue was hurt by tougher conditions at its UK betting... read more

BUSINESS LIVE: GDP grows 0.6%; Evoke losses soar; AstraZeneca US drug boost

By Live Commentary Updated: 07:46 BST, 15 August 2024 The UK economy expanded by 0.6 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter, fresh data from the Office fo... read more

Should I pick local currency or pounds when paying by card abroad?

There is a simple rule when it comes to paying in local or home currency abroad By Helen Kirrane Updated: 06:00 BST, 15 August 2024 I recently landed in Spain f... read more

Chocolate giant Mars gobbles up Pringles-owner Kellanova in £28bn snack attack

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:08 BST, 14 August 2024 Chocolate giant Mars is to buy the owner of Pringles in a £28billion mega-deal that brings two of the wor... read more

Interest rates to fall on both sides of the Atlantic amid growing hopes inflation is back under control

By Hugo Duncan Updated: 22:07 BST, 14 August 2024 Interest rates look set to fall on both sides on the Atlantic amid growing hopes inflation is back under contr... read more

Fears for Astra’s UK vaccine hub: Treasury cuts could derail £450m Liverpool project

By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:06 BST, 14 August 2024 AstraZeneca’s £450million investment in a vaccine manufacturing site is in doubt after the Treasury t... read more

Paddy Power owner Flutter in talks to buy software firm Playtech’s Italian arm

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:06 BST, 14 August 2024 Takeover talks: Playtech shares soared 13.8% as it emerged Paddy Power owner Flutte... read more

Activist investor Nelson Peltz trims stake in Marmite-owner Unilever

By Hugo Duncan Updated: 22:05 BST, 14 August 2024 Unilever sell-off: Train Fund Management is run by feared activist investor Nelson Peltz   A feared New York... read more

Victoria’s Secret poaches boss of Rihanna’s lingerie brand Hilary Super

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:03 BST, 14 August 2024 Victoria’s Secret has poached the boss of Rihanna’s lingerie brand in a... read more

BUSINESS LIVE: UK inflation rises to 2.2%; Balfour Beatty profits jump; Flutter enjoys strong second quarter

By This Is Money Updated: 07:50 BST, 14 August 2024 Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Aviva, Balfour Beatty, Flutter Entertainment ... read more

Starbucks boss Laxman Narasimhan ousted after less than two years as sales tumble

By Hugo Duncan Updated: 22:29 BST, 13 August 2024 Ousted: Starbucks boss Laxman Narasimhan The boss of Starbucks has been ousted after less than two years as sa... read more

Booming Pandora shrugs off the gloom: World’s biggest jeweller upgrades growth forecasts

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:29 BST, 13 August 2024 Sparkling figures: Pandora reported healthy sales and upgraded growth forecasts fo... read more

AstraZeneca crowned as Britain’s first £200bn firm as push into developing new cancer drugs pays off

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:29 BST, 13 August 2024 Success: AstraZeneca chief exec Pascal Soriot AstraZeneca has become the first UK firm to be valued at £2... read more

European Investors flock to Britain as the single currency bloc falls out of favour

By Hugo Duncan Updated: 22:29 BST, 13 August 2024 The London stock market is now the top choice among European investors while sentiment towards the single curr... read more

Amex launches boosted cashback deal to £125 for new customers

Amex boosts Cashback Everyday Credit Card introductory bonus to £125 By Helen Kirrane Updated: 15:21 BST, 13 August 2024 American Express has boosted the intro... read more

Keywords Studios buys Wushu ahead of its own private equity takeover

Deal will consist of an upfront fee and an earn-out component Dublin-based group added that this is expected to fall within its target valuation  By Daniel Fes... read more

Former Wilko owners say they have no legal obligation to help plug £70m pension black hole

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:03 BST, 12 August 2024 Wilko’s former owners do not plan to help plug the collapsed retailer’s £70mil... read more