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Best current accounts: Nationwide relaunches 5% interest rate

Nationwide has increased the interest rate on its FlexDirect current account to a market-leading 5 per cent once more.The rate will be available for new [...]

The 10 electric cars on sale in Britain with the longest driving ranges

When the first electric cars hit the market more than a decade ago, most had a maximum driving range that would have only been good [...]

How will rapid interest rate rises affect you? This is Money podcast

We publish our podcast every Friday to the player on This is Money, above, and on Apple Podcasts (iTunes) and on the podcast platforms Audioboom [...]

AssetCo snaps up Edinburgh-based asset manager SVM for £10.7m

Martin Gilbert's AssetCo snaps up Edinburgh-based fund manager SVM for £10.7m as acquisition spree rolls onIt follows the acquisition of asset manager Revera for £2.8m [...]

This Sheffield terrace was once home to the founder of Thorntons

Sweet like chocolate! This Sheffield terrace once owned by the Thorntons family boasting eight bedrooms and four floors could be yours for £450kThe Sheffield terrace [...]

Beagle Button: Could this browser extension help you save money?

Shoppers can feel powerless when it comes to making eco-conscious purchases, especially when environmentally friendly alternatives often come with a heavy price tag - not [...]

ALEX BRUMMER: Bitcoin is proving an unsafe haven for difficult times

Crypto's perilous descent: Bitcoin is proving a distinctly unsafe haven for difficult times, says ALEX BRUMMERBy Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, [...]

Global economy fears heap on the pain for bitcoin and crypto investors

Bitcoin fluctuated around the $20,000 mark last night after days of turmoil fuelled fears of a ‘crypto winter’ that could send shockwaves through the global [...]

Bank must put up rates again to prop up the pound, says top official

Bank of England must put up rates again to prop up the pound and curb inflation, says top officialBy Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter [...]

ON THE BOARD: Marks & Spencer hires ex-Tesco executive Alex Freudmann

ON THE BOARD: Marks & Spencer hires ex-Tesco executive Alex Freudmann to head up its food armBy Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 [...]

Easyjet set for ANOTHER year of losses as it cuts thousands more flights

Easyjet heads for ANOTHER year of losses: Airline braced for £200m hit as it is forced to cancel thousands more flights over summerBy Luke Barr [...]

MARKET REPORT: Chips are down for Rank as top casinos feel pain

Shares in casino and bingo firm Rank plunged after it warned of rising costs and slow recovery.The FTSE 250 group, which owns the Grosvenor Casinos [...]

Paramount’s Maverick move into UK streaming market

Paramount's Maverick move into UK streaming market: Media giant to launch new subscription platformBy Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 20 June [...]

Activist investor Nelson Peltz gets a taste of his own medicine

Activist investor Nelson Peltz gets a taste of his own medicine as shareholders call for shake-up at his London-listed fundBy Lucy White For The Daily [...]

Ofgem announce tough measures to prevent failures for energy suppliers

Will financial health checks stop energy firms going bust in the future? Ofgem reveals 'tough' measures to prevent more failuresTougher measures to to help prevent future [...]

Rank Group reduces profit outlook for second time in three months

Rank Group shares dive after Mecca Bingo owner issues second profit warning in three months on weak recovery in UK tradeRank expects to post about [...]

Mortgage affordability test to be axed by the Bank of England

The Bank of England will axe mortgage affordability guidelines designed to prevent people from financially overstretching. Following its latest review of the mortgage market, the [...]

Frasers Group kicks off fresh £35m share buyback

Frasers Group shares rise as retail group behind Sports Direct kicks off fresh £35m share buyback schemeThe buyback scheme is the first under new chief [...]

The 20 cities where you can charge an electric car FASTEST

The towns and cities leading the way when it comes to having the fastest charging networks for electric cars have been revealed in a new [...]

Interest rate rise tips the balance on renting vs buying

Renting has become cheaper than buying a property after last week's Bank of England interest rate rise, new research has claimed.The monthly cost of owning [...]

SMALL CAP IDEAS: Pent up demand for diamonds could boost small miners

Markets may be heading into a slow tailspin at the moment, but in certain places where the supply-demand dynamic remains heavily distorted, there are still [...]

‘Affordable’ electric cars 50% pricier than petrol after grants scrapped

The controversial decision to scrap grants for new electric cars means many are now £1,500 more expensive than days ago - and on average 44 [...]

Ambitious sellers push property asking prices to a new high, says Rightmove

The cost of living crisis and rising interest rates have failed to dent home sellers' ambitions, with property asking prices hitting a new high for [...]

Will the council fight our corner against developers on a planning appeal?

PROPERTY CLINIC: Will the council fight our corner when a planning application we're battling goes to appeal?Residents fought off planning application for unsuitable new housingThe [...]

Why hasn’t my £22k pension increased after PPF cap was ruled unlawful?

Payout halved: Employer I had built up pension with for 32 years went bust (Stock image)I would like your advice regarding justice for pensioners whose [...]

Government officials clamping down on ‘buy now, pay later’ market

Government officials clamping down on 'buy now, pay later' market with fresh regulationsBy Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:01 BST, 20 June 2022 [...]

Takeover of Boots in doubt as potential buyers face uncertain outlook

Takeover of Boots thrown into doubt as potential buyers face uncertain economic outlookBy Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 19 June 2022 [...]

Allwyn, next operator of National Lottery, flags fraud risk

Next operator of National Lottery identifies 'material weaknesses' in its financial reporting that could increase chances of fraudBy Luke Barr For The Daily Mail Published: [...]

Green funding ‘threatened by windfall tax’, says SSE boss

Major investors considering whether to ditch funding for green UK energy projects because of threats to extend windfall tax, according to SSE bossGovernment pledged to [...]

ALEX BRUMMER: Rates crush private equity

Even small changes in market interest rates, for owners which rely on debt and quick turnarounds, spell trouble, says ALEX BRUMMERCracks in the invincibility of [...]

4 Easy Ways to Get a Bigger Tax Refund in Australia

There are several restrictions on what you can and cannot deduct under the country's tax code. Even if tax deductions aren't easy, several methods exist [...]

You can learn from how charities invest their £120bn cash haul

Charities may seem an unlikely source of inspiration for ordinary investors. But they have decades – sometimes centuries – of experience tackling the challenges ordinary [...]

ODYSSEAN INVESTMENT TRUST: A special situations fund

ODYSSEAN INVESTMENT TRUST: A special situations fund which invests in small listed UK companies that are leaders in their respective fieldsBy Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail [...]

A wild share ride may be just the boost your funds need

With stock markets continuing to fall in recent days, many investment experts have reverted to using the 'V' word. That's not V for victory, but [...]

NatWest customers being warned to be on their guard against scammers

NatWest customers being warned to be on their guard against scammers in as it rolls out new debit cardsBy Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On [...]

TONY HETHERINGTON: Obatan offer not a shares scam, just a bad deal

Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday's ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those [...]