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Record passenger numbers at Heathrow as the airport enjoys a holiday travel boom

By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:02 BST, 12 August 2024 Record numbers of passengers are travelling through Heathrow as the airport enjoys a holiday travel boom. Th... read more

Universal pens song deal with Meta as it tries to calm concerns over artificial intelligence

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:02 BST, 12 August 2024 AI fears: Universal, whose artists include Ariana Grande (pictured) has been pushin... read more

Marshalls profits suffer construction sector slowdown

Marshalls said its first-half adjusted operating profits declined by 19% to £34m By Harry Wise Updated: 12:56 BST, 12 August 2024 Marshalls profits fell sharpl... read more

My father wants to set up pensions for my children – how can I convince him to spoil them instead? VICKY REYNAL has the answer…

By Vicky Reynal Updated: 12:22 BST, 12 August 2024 My father is a wonderful grandfather to six – all little ones under the age of 10 – shared between me and... read more

BUSINESS LIVE: Bharti to buy major BT stake; FTSE 100 CEO pay soars; Heathrow boosted by summer break

By Live Commentary Updated: 08:02 BST, 12 August 2024 The FTSE 100 will open at 8am. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are BT and Heath... read more

How is a Loan Against Property different from a Home Loan?

Many first-time home loan applicants get confused between a ‘home loan’ and a ‘loan against property.’ They believe that both are the sa... read more

Top City bosses scoop pay packets worth £4.2m on average as FTSE 100 CEO wages soar to record high

By Jessica Clark Updated: 00:05 BST, 12 August 2024 Top City bosses scooped pay packets worth £4.2m on average last year as FTSE 100 CEO wages soared to a reco... read more

Stagecoach back in driver’s seat as passengers return to buses

By Patrick Tooher Updated: 21:50 BST, 11 August 2024 Profits at Stagecoach have roared back as passengers return to buses – but the over-60s have stayed away ... read more

Britain’s economy se for a Taylor Swift boost

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 BST, 11 August 2024 On song: The ‘Taylor Swift effect’ is expected to have boosted growth BritainR... read more

Female entrepreneurs join forces to help other women smash glass ceiling

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 21:50 BST, 10 August 2024 Joining forces: Everywoman co-founders Maxine Benson (left) and Karen Gill (right) with AllBright boss Vivia... read more

Paramount loses £5bn as viewers turn off cable TV

By Leah Montebello Updated: 21:55 BST, 9 August 2024 Paramount has become the latest US broadcasting giant to take a hit on its cable TV networks. The group, wh... read more

Tesco may be a stock to add to your shopping list if you are seeking more exposure to British shares

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:51 BST, 9 August 2024 The shares stand at 330.5p which is 12.8 per cent higher than at the start of the year, despite... read more

UK stocks claw back their losses after turbulent week in City amid fears of recession in US

By Jessica Clark Updated: 21:51 BST, 9 August 2024 UK stocks clawed back their losses after a turbulent week in the City amid fears of a recession in the US. In... read more

Shein looking to open first British warehouse as it gears up for a £50bn listing on London Stock Exchange

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:51 BST, 9 August 2024 Stylish: A listing valuing Shein at £50billion would be one of the biggest in the history of t... read more

High heel designer Manolo Blahnik on the back foot amid sales slump

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 BST, 9 August 2024 Fashion conscious: Model Hailey Bieber Carrie Bradshaw’s favourite high heel designer has... read more

Insurers could have to pay millions over cancelled Taylor Swift concerts

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 BST, 9 August 2024 Insurers could have to pay millions of pounds in claims after a foiled terror attack forced thr... read more

Founders in line for £850m payday as Hargreaves Lansdown goes private as £5.4bn takeover agreed

Peter Hargreaves and Stephen Lansdown planning to vote in favour of bid It will see them take home £850m between them Hargreaves will retain 10% stake, while L... read more

Mountain Warehouse will open more stores across UK as it cashes in on dog lovers buying clothes to walk their pets

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 BST, 9 August 2024 Mountain Warehouse will open more stores across the UK as it cashes in on dog lovers buying clo... read more

Will stock markets keep stumbling – and how to be calm in a storm: This is Money podcast

By This Is Money Updated: 14:58 BST, 9 August 2024 Stock markets around the world saw huge falls this week, but is it a sign of more trouble ahead or just a sto... read more

BUSINESS LIVE: Hargreaves Lansdown agrees takeover; Bellway sales sink; Asda boosts checkout staff

By Live Commentary Updated: 08:20 BST, 9 August 2024 The FTSE 100 will open at 8am. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Hargreaves L... read more

US stock markets rally as fresh jobs data eases recession fears – but London still on edge

By Jessica Clark Updated: 07:34 BST, 9 August 2024 US Stocks rallied yesterday after jobs data eased fears about a slowdown in the world’s largest economy. Th... read more

Barclays becomes the first British bank to scrap the EU bonus cap

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:02 BST, 8 August 2024 Barclays has become the first British bank to tell staff a bonus cap is being scrapped in a post-Brexit victo... read more

BP pushes ahead with Teesside hydrogen plants despite ditching green agenda elsewhere

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:02 BST, 8 August 2024 BP is one step closer to turning Teesside into a green energy powerhouse – despite rowing back on its gre... read more

Surging profits for Germany’s biggest arms maker as Ukraine war rages on

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:02 BST, 8 August 2024 In demand: Rheinmetall’s largest order in the year to date was for Boxer armou... read more