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Mitie acquires high voltage electrical engineering firm in £8.5m deal

ESM Power’s 60 engineering designers will join Mitie’s £1.1bn Projects business  By Jane Denton Updated: 10:21 BST, 17 July 2024 Mitie has agreed ... read more

Watch out if you have one of these nine easy-access accounts: SYLVIA MORRIS

By Sylvia Morris Updated: 22:03 BST, 16 July 2024 Savers, I implore you to be on your guard. Rates on some easy-access accounts are already being cut, reducing ... read more

Bonuses up 17% at Goldman Sachs as profits are boosted by a recovery in dealmaking

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 BST, 15 July 2024 Goldman said compensation and benefits for its 40,000 staff rose by more than 17% to ... read more

Trump £1bn richer as Truth Social shares soar after failed assassination attempt

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:00 BST, 15 July 2024 More than £1billion was added to the value of Donald Trump’s social media platform yesterday as investors... read more

Blow for Labour as staffing issues threaten housebuilding targets

By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:00 BST, 15 July 2024 The construction industry has been hit by a ‘very sharp rise’ in recruitment problems in a blow to Labourâ... read more

Swatch shares fall to lowest level in four years as watch maker is hit by China slowdown

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 BST, 15 July 2024 Swatch shares fell to their lowest level in four years as weak demand continues to hi... read more

Cut rates to stop squeeze on living standards, says top Bank of England official

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 BST, 15 July 2024 A top Bank of England official said ‘now is the time’ to start cutting interest r... read more

Robert Walters suffers global jobs market slowdown

Net fees fell 12% at constant currency for the three months ended 30 June The firm also revealed that gross profit was down 18% to £166.1m By Daniel Fessahaye ... read more

BUSINESS LIVE: Burberry profit warning; Robert Walters fees sink; House prices fall

By Live Commentary Updated: 08:20 BST, 15 July 2024 The FTSE 100 is down 0.7 per cent in early trading. Among the companies with reports and trading updates tod... read more

Research shows women drivers are less likely to involved in severe crashes compared to men

By Mail on Sunday Reporter Updated: 08:03 BST, 15 July 2024 If you want to get home in one piece, you’re better off with a woman driver, research suggests. Pa... read more

North Sea oil giant Harbour Energy stays in Vietnam

Harbour Energy announced the deal with Vietnamese group Big Energy last year  By Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:00 BST, 14 July 2024 The biggest oil producer in the... read more

Nvidia tipped for £40trillion valuation within ten years

By Jessica Clark Updated: 21:50 BST, 14 July 2024 A top tech investor has said chipmaker Nvidia could reach a nearly £40trillion valuation within a decade. Tha... read more

Bumper profits for in fashion Frasers Group

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 BST, 14 July 2024 Spree: Frasers Group has built stakes in Currys, Boohoo (pictured) and Asos Mike Ashley’s... read more

MPs hit back as Royal Mail axes all postal trains

Move sparks fierce opposition over concerns about jobs  Postal bosses facing calls to meet with MPs Railway workers union says move must be reviewed By Jessica... read more

Rule of Rightmove no longer safe as houses, say powerful hedge funds

CoStar’s chief executive Andy Florance has previously lashed out at Rightmove  By Francesca Washtell Updated: 22:01 BST, 13 July 2024 Property is a national ... read more

Tata Steel deal in sight as future of Port Talbot plant hangs in the balance

Labour is working to seal a deal – potentially within weeks  By Francesca Washtell Updated: 22:01 BST, 13 July 2024 The Government is in talks with unions ov... read more

UK must scrap stamp duty on shares, says Jupiter Asset Management

Investors pay 0.5% in stamp duty on UK-listed shares they buy  By Francesca Washtell Updated: 22:00 BST, 13 July 2024 The Government must scrap stamp duty on s... read more

Bridgerton love-in boosts Netflix profits

Netflix profits are set to hit a record following a crackdown on password sharing  By Francesca Washtell Updated: 22:00 BST, 13 July 2024 Netflix profits are s... read more

CITY WHISPERS: Rishi’s tourist tax is so last season, darling

By Francesca Washtell Updated: 22:00 BST, 13 July 2024 British Fashion Council chairman David Pemsel wasted no time in reviving the campaign to scrap the touris... read more

Unilever plans to cut up to 3,200 jobs as consumer goods giant’s new chief executive seeks to turn it around

By Jessica Clark Updated: 21:51 BST, 12 July 2024 Unilever plans to cut up to 3,200 jobs as the consumer goods giant’s new chief executive seeks to turn i... read more

What next for BAE Systems shares? Most analysts agree, rating stock a ‘hold’ or a ‘buy’, despite recent dip

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:51 BST, 12 July 2024 A share that we should have in our sights now? BAE, valued at £38.2billion, is Britain’s ... read more

Carpetright in race for lifeline as it teeters on brink of collapse

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 21:51 BST, 12 July 2024 Carpetright plans to call in administrators – leaving almost 2,000 jobs in the lurch. The struggling floorin... read more

Swiftflation headache for the Bank of England

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:51 BST, 12 July 2024 Concern: The ‘Taylor Swift effect’ could add to the Bank of England’s inflati... read more

Have you got financial confidence – and is it the trick to getting wealthier? This is Money podcast

Plus on this podcast: What Labour means for pensions and the stock market Can you set up your own investment trust? Where is Britain’s best customer servi... read more