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Is it worth paying for a bigger state pension?

THE BIG MONEY QUESTION: Is it worth paying for a bigger state pension as I don't have 35 years of National Insurance contributions?By Rachel Rickard [...]

Private equity firms considering £1.6bn swoop on Euromoney

Private equity firms considering £1.6bn swoop on Euromoney, the FTSE250 media and events groupBy Amy-jo Crowley And Mark Shapland, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 [...]

STOCKS TO WATCH: Shareholders of THG frustrated

STOCKS TO WATCH: Shareholders of THG must feel they are chasing rainbows, each time the froth bubbles away, shares are worse off than everBy Francesca [...]

Bentley sets aside bonus of almost £2m for staff

Bentley sets aside bonus of almost £2m for staff as it shrugs off consumer squeezeBy Luke Barr, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 18 [...]

‘Walking dead’ zombie companies set to reach record high

Leading business recovery group warns that number of 'walking dead' zombie companies set to reach record highBy Patrick Tooher, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 [...]

Inspiring Learning expected to be put up for sale by its lenders

Inspiring Learning, which provides educational adventure trips for schoolchildren, expected to be put up for sale by its lendersBy Amy-jo Crowley, Financial Mail On Sunday [...]

Ditch corporation tax hike, bosses tell Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Ditch corporation tax hike, bosses tell PM Boris Johnson: Captains of industry join forces to demand the levy is CUT as economy hit by inflation [...]

Severn Trent boss Liv Garfield paid nearly £4m as bills surge

Severn Trent boss Liv Garfield paid nearly £4m despite rising customer bills and sewage dumping scandalBy Luke Barr, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, [...]

HAMISH MCRAE: What level of interest rate will cause recession?

HAMISH MCRAE: How high will interest rates have to go to beat inflation, and will that level lead to recession?By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On [...]

City investors betting on fall in price of British Airways owner IAG

City investors betting on fall in price of British Airways owner International Airlines Group shares amid fears of air travel chaos this summerBy Luke Barr, [...]

Queen’s favourite chocolate brand Rococo changes hands

Queen's favourite chocolate brand Rococo changes hands in a snap deal with the group behind Illy coffeeBy Harriet Dennys And Rob Mcgibbon, Financial Mail On [...]

Lady Cobham: We must keep British defence firms out of foreign hands

As probe into sale of tech firm steps up, family behind jet pioneer sounds alarm - Lady Cobham: We MUST keep British defence firms out [...]

Boss Kenny Wilson says cost-of-living crisis won’t hurt Doc Martens

Boot boy: Kenny Wilson in his 1461-style Doc MartensKenny WIlson says his lifelong love of Dr Martens began in the 1970s during an episode of [...]

MIDAS SHARE TIPS: First Tin could swell your wallet

MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Green revolution needs mountains of raw materials and tin's vital for your phone - and First Tin could swell your walletBy Joanne [...]

MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Greenland a rich prospect for AEX Gold

MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Erik the Viking was right! Greenland IS a rich prospect and mining firm AEX Gold's assets cover 3,000 square miles of the [...]

Electric Six singer Dick Valentine talks to ME & MY MONEY

On song: Dick Valentine, of Electric Six, is also a day-traderSinger-songwriter Dick Valentine invested wisely in property, a pension and the stock market after spending [...]

Our rate rise campaign will continue, says JEFF PRESTRIDGE

Banks still failing to pass on full benefit of higher interest rates to savings customers so our rate rise campaign will continue, says JEFF PRESTRIDGEBy [...]

Loyal insurance customers still being hit by huge price hikes

Money grab: Many victims of this great insurance betrayal are elderly, trusting, not as financially savvy as others in terms of challenging companies over premiumsThe Mail [...]

City traders betting on squeeze at supermarket giant Asda

City traders betting on squeeze at supermarket giant Asda as it grapples with huge debt pile and consumer slumpBy Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday [...]

How do I top up my state pension? Steve Webb launches site to help

Former Pensions Minister and This is Money columnist Steve Webb has launched a new website to help savers with the taxing process of buying state [...]

Near to retiring and watching your pension fall? Your options explained

Many savers can afford to ride out the current market sell-off, but those about to retire and start living off their investments cannot necessarily wait [...]

VW predicted to overtake Tesla to become biggest electric car brand in 2024

Volkswagen will become the biggest electric car brand in the next two years when sales overtake Tesla from 2024, industry report predictsBloomberg Intelligence predicts Tesla [...]

Four homes for sale in Bruton, Somerset – dubbed the new Notting Hill

Inside four properties for sale in Somerset's 'Notting Hill' - the trendy town of Bruton, home to Sarah Beeny and George OsborneThe fashionable town of [...]

Audi to provide batteries from old electric cars for RICKSHAWS in India

One of the biggest concerns about the widescale switch to electric cars is what happens to batteries once they are deemed unfit for use in [...]

Nissan’s hybrid Juke is ‘milestone to electrification’, says RAY MASSEY

Meet the new Juke of Sunderland — its hybrid powertrain should help take some of the sting out of those soaring fuel bills. This sportily styled [...]

Glencore in line to smash profit record

As Ukraine war lifts earnings of commodity traders, Glencore in line to smash profit recordGroup's trading business makes £2.6bn in first six months of year Figures [...]

Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries may swoop on Revlon

Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries may swoop on Revlon after it files for bankruptcyBy Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 17 June 2022 [...]

MARKET REPORT: Publishing giant Future rises

MARKET REPORT: Publishing giant Future rises after bucking the gloomy trend in the market to deliver a positive trading updateBy Calum Muirhead For The Daily [...]

Chancellor Rishi Sunak must slash taxes to save small businesses

Chancellor Rishi Sunak must slash taxes to save small businesses from going under, Federation for Small Businesses saysBy John Abiona For The Daily Mail Published: [...]

Can bonds still shelter you from inflation storm?

The word 'bond' usually produces a feeling of calm, but presently it is having the reverse effect. Such is the anxiety about the outlook for [...]

Shareholders looking for cost of living impact on Primark

Shareholders looking for any impact cost of living crisis will have on Primark when its parent, Associated British Foods, reports third-quarter resultsBy Daily Mail City [...]

What is fintech? Investing Explained

INVESTING EXPLAINED: What you need to know about fintech, software-driven companies that automate delivery of financial servicesBy Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 [...]

Tesco boss Ken Murphy defends his mammoth £4.7m pay packet

Tesco boss Ken Murphy defends his mammoth £4.7m pay packet despite warning shoppers face 'unprecedented increases in the cost of living'By Archie Mitchell For The [...]

ALEX BRUMMER: Chancellor Rishi Sunak takes on Bank of England

ALEX BRUMMER: Chancellor has what the Americans call a 'bully pulpit' - after Bank's poor calls of the last year he is showing intent to [...]

SMALL CAP MOVERS: Xeros Technology jumps; Tekmar slumps

Xeros Technology was the week's best performer after two announcements on Tuesday.The announcement of results from independent testing of the clothing technology company's domestic washing [...]

Electric car shortage in Britain means long wait for drivers to get one

British car dealers are running out of availability of new electric vehicles and are starting to pull the plug on new orders, according to reports.Drivers [...]