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Former financier boss Sung Kook ‘Bill’ Hwang found guilty of fraud

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:13 BST, 11 July 2024 Fraud charge: Sung Kook ‘Bill’ Hwang is the founder of Archegos Capital Management Former financ... read more

Airline passengers set to enjoy cheaper fares as Heathrow is told to cut landing fees

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:06 BST, 11 July 2024 Passengers are set to pay less for flights from Heathrow after regulators ordered the airport to slash landi... read more

Titanic shipyard Harland & Wolff pleads for £200m bailout

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:04 BST, 11 July 2024 The Government is under pressure to sign off a £200million bailout for the Titanic s... read more

Hot tub usage falls amid higher energy bills as the pandemic-driven bounce is officially over

Hot tub users pulling the plug on their devices in droves, findings claim  By Jane Denton Updated: 13:35 BST, 11 July 2024 Hot tub users are pulling the plug o... read more

BUSINESS LIVE: GDP grows 0.4%; Ofwat outlines spending package; Heathrow passenger fees cap

By Live Commentary Updated: 08:01 BST, 11 July 2024  The UK economy expanded by 0.4 per cent in May, beating forecasts of 0.2 per cent thanks to a jump in hous... read more

Direct Line to start selling own-brand policies on price comparison websites

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 22:03 BST, 10 July 2024 Direct Line – one of Britain’s biggest insurers – is to start selling its own-brand policies on p... read more

London Stock Exchange hails shake-up of listing rules as City launches float fightback

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 22:02 BST, 10 July 2024 London Stock Exchange boss Dame Julia Hoggett has backed the ‘largest set of reforms to listing rules... read more

Reeves must cut tax to level the playing field between the shops and pubs, says Wetherspoon boss

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:02 BST, 10 July 2024 The boss of Wetherspoons has urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to slash taxes – by lev... read more

Taiwanese chip maker TSMC rakes in £16bn of sales as it cashes in on the AI boom

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:02 BST, 10 July 2024 AI boom: TSMC supplies semiconductor chips to the likes of Apple and Nvidia The world... read more

Microsoft quits OpenAI board as regulators crack down on the influence of Big Tech

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:02 BST, 10 July 2024 Logging out: Microsoft has given up its observatory role on the OpenAI board Microsof... read more

Now South East Water says it’s running out of cash

By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:00 BST, 10 July 2024 Labour ministers will hold urgent talks with water bosses today as they gear up for a regulatory ruling on the... read more

Bank of England chief economist Huw Pill dents rate cut hopes despite falling inflation

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 22:00 BST, 10 July 2024 Bank of England chief economist Huw Pill said interest rate cuts were a matter of ‘when, rather than ... read more

SSP shares surge 11% as Upper Crust owner benefits from leisure travel boom

SSP shares were the FTSE 250 Index’s top riser by midday on Wednesday The food outlet operator’s sales jumped by 16% in the quarter ending June By H... read more

What savers must do now before a Labour Budget targets their nest eggs: SYLVIA MORRIS

By Sylvia Morris Updated: 09:22 BST, 10 July 2024 Take cover. Our savings are likely to be in the line of fire over the next five years as the new Labour govern... read more

Why you shouldn’t be tempted to cash in your Premium Bonds and buy new ones if they feel ‘unlucky’

By Sylvia Morris and Helen Kirrane Updated: 09:20 BST, 10 July 2024 It can feel sometimes that there is an element of beginners’ luck when it comes to Pre... read more

Britons are more likely to have insurance for our PETS than ourselves

We have the highest pet insurance rate – and the lowest life insurance take-up But the cost of insuring our pets is rising due to the soaring cost of vet ... read more

Dyson axes a third of UK workforce blaming ‘increasingly fierce and competitive global markets’

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 22:01 BST, 9 July 2024 Dyson is axeing nearly a third of its UK workforce in a shake-up blamed on ‘increasingly fierce and co... read more

Mulberry boss Thierry Andretta ousted after sales and shares slump

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 BST, 9 July 2024 Sales slump: Model Cara Delevingne with a Mulberry handbag Mulberry has replaced its b... read more

Petrol and diesel cars will be around for a ‘very, very long time’ says Saudi Aramco

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 BST, 9 July 2024 Oil giant Saudi Aramco has invested in internal combustion engine-maker Horse Powertra... read more

Terry Smith defends not holding Nvidia in Fundsmith Equity, despite costing investors better returns

By Angharad Carrick Updated: 15:14 BST, 9 July 2024 Terry Smith defended his decision not to add Nvidia to the Fundsmith Equity portfolio, despite the fund lagg... read more

Capita shares soar after £207m sale of software unit amid strategic rethink

By Mike Sheen Updated: 12:14 BST, 9 July 2024 Capita shares soared by almost a fifth on Tuesday after the London-listed outsourcer revealed the sale of its stan... read more

PageGroup profits hammered by hiring slowdown

 FTSE 250 recruiter cuts more jobs as clients hold off on making hiring decisions PageGroup warns it sees ‘no immediate signs of improvement’ in it... read more

Boeing’s £380m fine for deadly 737 Max crashes branded a ‘sweetheart deal’ by bereaved

By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:02 BST, 8 July 2024 Boeing faces a £380million fine after pleading guilty to defrauding the US government in the wake of two deadl... read more

French political turmoil causes market jitters after defeat of Marine Le Pen’s far-Right National Rally

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 22:02 BST, 8 July 2024 French markets were gripped by volatile trading yesterday after the defeat of Marine Le Pen’s far-Righ... read more