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A stamp duty cut may sound crazy now but it’s a bad tax due an overhaul

As someone who has been banging the drum for cutting stamp duty for many years, it would be wrong of me not to welcome the news that an axe might be about to be... read more

The 10 cheapest cars for new drivers to insure 2022

As with just about everything else, the cost for a new driver to get on the road is on the rise. The average total for taking lessons, passing a driving test an... read more

Social care hit by ‘perfect storm’ as costs balloon by £3.7bn

Social care hit by ‘perfect storm’ as costs balloon by £3.7bn and demand ramps up amid shortage of staff and beds, local councils warn By Tanya Jef... read more

My ex did mortgage fraud in my name but NatWest won’t write it off

My ex-partner took out £126k of fraudulent loans in my name and is now in jail: Why won’t NatWest write-off the £40k mortgage he acquired? Ex-partner to... read more

Pressure on Rees-Mogg over £9.5bn tech deal: French rival Schneid

Pressure on Rees-Mogg over £9.5bn tech deal: French rival Schneider looks to snap up remaining stake in Footsie software giant Aveva By Calum Muirhead For The ... read more

MARKET REPORT: BAE Systems fired up by Ukraine war escalation

Defence giant BAE Systems was one of the biggest risers as Vladimir Putin’s latest escalation of military tensions in Ukraine sparked predictions of more mili... read more

Accounting giant EY rakes in record global sales of £40bn as it prepares for major overhaul

Accounting giant EY rakes in record global sales of £40bn as it prepares for major overhaul By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:57 BST, 21 ... read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Truss’s plan is unlike anything seen in a generation

Liz Truss and her Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng are engaged in a fiscal experiment unlike anything seen in a generation. The combination of generous help for househ... read more

Sorrell insists prospects ‘relatively bright’ at digital ad firm S4

Sorrell insists prospects are ‘relatively bright’ at beleaguered digital ad firm S4 despite war in Europe and surging inflation By John-paul Ford Ro... read more

Link Solutions to be fined £50m over doomed Woodford flagship fund

Link Solutions to be fined £50m over doomed Woodford flagship fund on top of £306m bill for victims By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:56 BST, 21 ... read more

French billionaire Xavier Niel snaps up a 2.5% stake in struggling Vodafone worth £750m

French billionaire Xavier Niel snaps up a 2.5% stake in struggling Vodafone worth £750m By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 21:56 BST, 21 September ... read more

Germany nationalises gas giant Uniper in $2bn bailout

Germany nationalises gas giant Uniper in $2bn bailout as Putin’s aggression to Ukraine aggression sends oil prices higher By Daily Mail City & Finance... read more

Backlash over £6m golden goodbye for ousted JD Sports boss Peter Cowgill

Backlash over ‘extraordinarily generous’ £6m golden goodbye for ousted JD Sports boss Peter Cowgill By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Publi... read more

Dollar crushes pound and euro after bumper US interest rate hike 

Dollar crushes pound and euro after America’s central bank pushes ahead with bumper interest rate hike as it steps up inflation fight By Lucy White and Jo... read more

6 questions about studying finance

Students considering enrolling in a college to study finance often want to know more about what to expect. We decided to collect the answers to the six most act... read more

S4 Capital sees losses jump as takeovers and hiring boom weigh on group’s costs

Sir Martin Sorrell’s S4 Capital sees losses widen to £82m as takeovers and hiring boom weigh on group’s costs Sir Martin Sorrell’s business r... read more

Emma Jones: Five ways the Chancellor can boost small business growth

Emma Jones CBE is calling on Kwasi Kwarteng to signal his support for small business with targeted measures Emma Jones CBE is the founder and chief executive of... read more

Games Workshop puts up quarterly dividend by 20%

Games Workshop shares plunge as profits shrink but fantasy miniature retailer hikes dividend by a fifth Games Workshop said its investors would receive a 30p pe... read more

Volvo EX90 SUV has interior cameras to track if drivers are falling asleep

Volvo says its next car will be its safest ever as it becomes the first to monitor drivers using cameras and sensors to detect if they are falling asleep, drunk... read more

Link Group faces £50m fine from FCA over Woodford scandal

Link Group faces further £50m fine from City watchdog over its role in the Woodford scandal after being hit with £306m redress plan FCA has issued a draft War... read more

Schneider Electric agrees complete takeover of software developer Aveva Group

Aveva Group set for takeover by French industrial giant Schneider Electric with software developer valued at £9.4bn Schneider said that it would buy the remain... read more

Sterling dives as UK public borrowing doubles forecasts at £11.8bn

Sterling slides after figures reveal UK public borrowing hit £11.8bn in August ahead of a tax-slashing mini-Budget, with a stamp duty cut now rumoured too The ... read more

Fears over public servants who quit their gold-plated pensions

Thousands of NHS workers, teachers, firefighters and police officers face a poorer retirement after they were rushed into giving up gold-plated pensions. In Mar... read more

Why Ecotricity wants customers to switch away due to the energy price cap

Why Ecotricity suggested customers should switch away from it due to the energy price cap: Green energy supplier offers some unusual advice By Fiona Parker For ... read more