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£10trillion wiped off global stock markets since the beginning of 2020

Recession fears spark worst ever start to a year: £10trillion wiped off the value of global stock markets since the beginning of 2020By Hugo Duncan [...]

ALEX BRUMMER: A UK answer to defence bids

ALEX BRUMMER: Government should borrow from the Pentagon playbook and create a third force for UK defenceBy Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:12 [...]

MARKET REPORT: Aston Martin shaken and stirred over finance fears

MARKET REPORT: Aston Martin shaken and stirred over finance fears sending shares in the luxury car maker crashing to a record lowBy John Abiona For [...]

Housing market cools as interest rate hikes and the cost of living crisis take their toll

Housing market cools as interest rate hikes and the cost of living crisis take their tollBy Calum Muirhead For The Daily Mail Published: 22:12 BST, [...]

Inflation in France hits record high amid mounting fears of recession

EU blow as inflation in France hits record high amid mounting fears of recession across the WestBy Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:12 [...]

Clash of the retail titans: Ashley takes stake in firm backed by Green

Clash of the retail titans: Old rivals set for new face-off as Mike Ashley takes stake in Aussie fashion firm backed by Sir Philip GreenBy [...]

Boots now bouncing back from the pandemic, says chain’s American owner

Boots now bouncing back from the pandemic, says American owner just days after pharmacy chain's sale fell throughBy Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: [...]

Guild Esports investors spooked as David Beckham’s agent steps down

Guild Esports investors spooked as David Beckham's agent steps down from the boardBy Calum Muirhead For The Daily Mail Published: 22:06 BST, 30 June 2022 [...]

Is your car a steal? Vehicle thefts are on the up

Car crime is on the rise and the deepening cost-of-living crisis means there’s little chance of it easing off any time soon.And it’s not just [...]

Hotels and restaurants could become pricier in July

Hotels and restaurants most likely to raise costs in July amid soaring overheads as three in 10 British business expect to increase pricesAbout 30% of [...]

Does London have a carjacking crisis? There were 2663 cases in 2019-21

Does London have a carjacking crisis? There have been two cases PER DAY in the capital in the last three years, report showsAggravated vehicle theft [...]

Could the falling pound be a GOOD thing? Strictly Business debate

Could the falling pound be a GOOD thing? Our experts tackle the hot topic on the Strictly Business debate showBy Daily Mail City & Finance [...]

Can the EU’s e-fuels stance save internal combustion engines?

It may appear that the internal combustion engine's days are numbered, but manufacturers have been given a four-year reprieve to prove new cars can stay [...]

The FTSE 100’s top laggards in 2022: Why have they been in freefall?

Ocado, JD Sports Fashion, Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust, Royal Mail and Ashtead Group are the FTSE 100's worst performers in the first half of 2022, [...]

Aston Martin Lagonda shares stall on rumours of fundraising plans

Aston Martin Lagonda shares stall on rumours of bumper fundraising plans amid British luxury car maker's electrification driveIndustry mag Autocar reports Aston Martin will look [...]

Inland Homes posts widening loss amid contract costs

Inland Homes losses widen amid contract costs - but the average selling price of its properties jumps to £263kInland Homes saw pre-tax loss reach £8.2m [...]

Electric car charging cables can be too short, study suggests

Consumers are being 'short-changed' by car manufacturers when it comes to the cables supplied as standard with electric vehicles, according to a new report.A study [...]

Kingswood sees annual revenue surge by 488%

Kingswood Holdings annual revenue surges by 488% as wealth manager posts record results after a string of recent acquisitionsKingswood enjoyed a 488% jump in annual [...]

House prices increased £26k in year to June but growth is now slowing, says Nationwide

Typical home added £26k in value in the last year with the South West seeing strong growth but prices are now slowing slightly, Nationwide saysYear-on-year [...]

Rise of ghost brokers selling phony car insurance on social media

Drivers are being warned to be alert for a rise in 'ghost broking' scams that largely originate on social media targeting younger motorists.The average 'ghost [...]

Bunzl ups annual revenue forecast amid boost from high inflation

Bunzl ups annual revenue forecast as business supplies group is boosted by surging inflation and acquisitionsBunzl has increased its annual revenue forecast in an upbeat [...]

Mary Portas: We need more creative high streets and 15 minute cities

Mary Portas thinks we are in a 'plastic hour'; a point in history when circumstance, public opinion and political will align to create a time [...]

Virgin Money unveils £75m share buyback programme

Virgin Money unveils inaugural buyback programme with lender set to repurchase up to £75m of sharesBuyback is expected to start on 30 June and will [...]

UK car production levels rose for first time in 11 months, SMMT says

UK car production levels RISE for the first time in 11 months: Outputs in May increased by 13% but are still way behind pre-pandemic volumesUK [...]

Private parking firm issued a charge despite the fact I’d paid

Earlier in the year, my wife and I drove into a car park, paid for two hours of parking, displayed the ticket in the windscreen, [...]

The Book Nook in Stewarton named best small family business 2022

The Book Nook, a small independent bookshop in Stewarton, Scotland, has been named Britain's favourite family business, beating 4,000 other small businesses.From March to June, [...]

Kwasi hit by backlash after backing sale of UK defence firm Meggitt

Kwasi hit by backlash over £6.3bn Meggitt sale: Business secretary clears the way for ANOTHER foreign takeover of a British defence firmBy Calum Muirhead For [...]

Toxic rents and online competition turn Wigan into a ghost town

One of Britain’s biggest town centres has been so badly affected by shop closures that some women say they ‘can’t even find anywhere to buy [...]

Central bankers warn the era of low inflation and easy money is over

Central bankers warn era of low inflation and easy money is over as they step up fight against soaring pricesBy Hugo Duncan for the Daily [...]

Unilever sells Ben & Jerry’s Israel business amid West Bank sales row

Unilever unloads Ben & Jerry’s Israel business amid clash with the ice cream brand over West Bank salesBy Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: [...]

Whitbread boss Alison Brittain to leave Premier Inn owner in February

Whitbread boss heads for exit: Alison Brittain to leave Premier Inn owner in February after shareholder drubbing over payBy Archie Mitchell For The Daily Mail [...]

Morrisons feels pinch as sales slump over past three months

Morrisons feels pinch as sales slump: Supermarket group blames inflation for challenging trading conditionsBy Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:07 BST, 29 June [...]

Crypto-focused hedge fund Three Arrows Capital collapses amid turmoil in digital currency markets

Crypto-focused hedge fund Three Arrows Capital collapses amid turmoil in digital currency marketsBy Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:06 BST, 29 June 2022 [...]

ALEX BRUMMER: Britain’s strategic muddle over defence firm takeovers

UK's strategic muddle: Surrendering our defence firms to foreign predators as war rages in Europe is an act of self-harm, says ALEX BRUMMERBy Alex Brummer [...]

MARKET REPORT: Cruise company Carnival sets sail towards a £750m loss

Cruise company Carnival found itself in stormy seas amid mounting fears over rising costs and the outlook for its fleet.Shares in the firm behind the [...]

Lookers’ sales dented by car shortages but profits rise

Lookers' sales dented by a lack of cars to sell but profits rise as supply shortage lifts margins and profitsExpectations of £45m in first-half profits [...]