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Is it finally time for the UK stock market to shine? This is Money Podcast

By THIS IS MONEY Updated: 18:26 BST, 17 April 2025 Amid Donald Trump's tariff madness, there may be a silver lining for British investors.With American [...]

Gold tops $3,300 but Nvidia leads tech sell-off in another bout of trade war turmoil on financial markets

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:08 BST, 16 April 2025 The price of gold has topped $3,300 an ounce for the first [...]

EY hit by probe over its audit of the Post Office following the Horizon IT scandal

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 22:00 BST, 16 April 2025 Big Four accountant EY is under investigation over its audit of the Post Office following the [...]

WH Smith bets on travel arm after High St sell-off ahead of a sale of its retail division to private equity

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 22:00 BST, 16 April 2025 WH Smith’s profits have slumped ahead of a sale of its retail division to private equity.By [...]

British electronics maker to move ‘more’ manufacturing to US amid Trump tariff threat

By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 11:24 BST, 16 April 2025 DiscoverIE plans to boost its manufacturing presence in the US as the Surrey-based electronics maker readjusts [...]

Hermes bags top spot: French fashion giant overtakes rival LVMH to become world’s largest luxury goods firm

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 22:21 BST, 15 April 2025 Hermes has leapfrogged LVMH to become the world’s largest luxury goods firm – 15 years after [...]

Banknote printer De La Rue leaps as City financier sparks takeover battle

By HUGO DUNCAN Updated: 22:18 BST, 15 April 2025 De La Rue is at the centre of a bidding war as a City financier seeks [...]

Plans to downgrade 2nd class post could see Royal Mail becoming the next victim of a taxpayer bail out

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:08 BST, 15 April 2025  Plans to water down second class post will decimate the service and [...]

‘Tramline Trader’ John Burford, 85, charged by the FCA over £1M investment scam

By HARVEY DORSET Updated: 15:19 BST, 15 April 2025 An 85-year-old alleged fraudster has been charged by the Financial Conduct Authority, accused of fleecing investors [...]

FirstGroup will ‘double’ private rail operations to counter Government’s nationalisation push

By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 12:15 BST, 15 April 2025 FirstGroup has upgraded 2025 profit guidance after a better than expected showing from its rail division [...]

SYLVIA MORRIS says: Top savings deals are vanishing after Trump’s tariffs just as I predicted – bank THESE while you can

By SYLVIA MORRIS Updated: 12:00 BST, 15 April 2025 Following US President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements, top savings rates disappeared in a flash – which [...]

Insurance group behind Sheilas’ Wheels snapped up by Belgian rival in £1.3bn deal

By HUGO DUNCAN Updated: 22:17 BST, 14 April 2025   The British insurance group behind Sheilas’ Wheels has been snapped up by a Belgian rival in [...]

Goldman Sachs boss warns of ‘great uncertainty despite a bumper start to the year

By CONNIE RILEY Updated: 22:03 BST, 14 April 2025 The boss of Goldman Sachs warned the firm faces a ‘markedly different operating environment’ despite a [...]

LVMH to boost production in America  to cushion the blow of Donald Trump’s tariffs

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 22:03 BST, 14 April 2025 LVMH is looking to boost its manufacturing in the US to cushion the blow of Donald [...]

Oil discovery in Gulf of Mexico bolsters BP amid talk shareholders may vote to oust bosses from the board

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:02 BST, 14 April 2025 BP’s embattled bosses received a much-needed boost yesterday thanks to an oil [...]

Shamed fund boss Neil Woodford eyes return six years after his investment empire collapsed

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:02 BST, 14 April 2025 Neil Woodford, the disgraced former fund manager, is planning a comeback six [...]

Esure to be sold to Belgian insurance giant Ageas for £1.3bn

Esure was founded by tycoon Sir Peter Wood in partnership with Halifax bankBy HARRY WISE Updated: 13:50 BST, 14 April 2025 Belgian insurance giant Ageas [...]

Blavod Black Vodka returns to the US as UK owner navigates  ‘manageable’ tariffs

AIM-listed Distil finds new US distribution partner after being cut off by Covid  By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 09:53 BST, 14 April 2025 Blavod Black Vodka will [...]

Record house asking prices despite stamp duty blow

By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 00:05 BST, 14 April 2025 Asking prices for houses have risen to a record high despite the stamp duty [...]

Global turmoil rocks City chiefs Deloitte survey shows

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 00:05 BST, 14 April 2025 Finance chiefs at Britain's biggest firms are more worried about geopolitical risks than at any time [...]

Hit from Donald Trump’s tariffs looms for fashion giant LVMH

By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 21:50 BST, 13 April 2025 The dent to the luxury sector caused by Donald Trump's tariffs will today be exposed [...]

My colleagues perform this common disrespectful act during meetings and it’s driving me insane – how do I make them stop?

By NICOLA HORLICK Updated: 16:51 BST, 13 April 2025 Working life today is full of constantly evolving challenges and pitfalls. When is it OK to [...]

Britain is now among the WORST hit by Trump’s tariffs after president shelved punitive levies and handed China exemptions to dodge iPhone price hikes – but kept 25% on car and steel imports

By JAMES TAPSFIELD, POLITICAL EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE Published: 08:53 BST, 13 April 2025 | Updated: 08:53 BST, 13 April 2025 Britain now looks to be [...]

Chancellor urged to remove stamp duty on shares in smaller firms

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 21:59 BST, 12 April 2025 Rachel Reeves should remove stamp duty from the purchase of shares in smaller firms as a [...]

Tourist tax driving Americans from UK

By ANNE ASHWORTH AND EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 21:51 BST, 12 April 2025 Luxury goods retailers are urging the Government to scrap VAT on tourists' purchases [...]

Children have Jisa accounts that top £100,000

By LUCY EVANS Updated: 21:51 BST, 12 April 2025 Hundreds of children have six-figure sums in junior individual savings accounts (Jisa) thanks to their parents' [...]

NICOLA HORLICK: Colleagues won’t stop using dating apps in meetings

By NICOLA HORLICK Updated: 21:50 BST, 12 April 2025 Working life today is full of constantly evolving challenges and pitfalls. When is it OK to [...]

D-Day for BP boss as activist moves to oust Murray Auchincloss

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 21:50 BST, 12 April 2025 BP boss Murray Auchincloss is facing a rebellion at the company's annual meeting this week.The threatened [...]

Private equity firm withdraws takeover bid for NIOX Group

Markets have endured massive turmoil over the last week due to Trump's tariffs By HARRY WISE Updated: 16:17 BST, 11 April 2025 Private equity firm Keensight [...]

Are two-year mortgages back in fashion? This is Money podcast

By THIS IS MONEY Updated: 16:14 BST, 11 April 2025 For years, two-year fixes were the mortgage of choice for most homeowners - but borrowers [...]

This Scottish private school will accept BITCOIN for tuition fee payments in bid to attract international students

Lomond School says parents can pay with Bitcoin from the Autumn term in 2025 By HARVEY DORSET Updated: 12:28 BST, 11 April 2025 A Scottish boarding [...]

BP debt set to climb by $4bn as energy giant cuts gas output guidance

The oil supermajor forecasts net debts being around $4bn (£3.1bn) higherBy HARRY WISE Updated: 11:21 BST, 11 April 2025 BP expects its debts to swell [...]

Tariff carnage could hit Britain’s already battered High Streets, warns the British Retail Consortium

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 22:06 BST, 10 April 2025 Consumers could lose their appetite for shopping as tariff uncertainties take their toll, the British Retail [...]

Trump turmoil will have a ‘chilling effect’ on UK growth, says deputy Bank of England governor

By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 22:06 BST, 10 April 2025 Donald Trump’s trade war will have a ‘chilling effect’ on UK growth, a leading Bank [...]

Remy Cointreau chief quits as shares at the cognac-maker tumble after Trump tariff threats

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 22:06 BST, 10 April 2025 The boss of troubled spirits giant Remy Cointreau has quit as it grapples with tariffs and [...]

EY fined £5m for botched audits of Thomas Cook before the travel agent’s collapse six years ago

By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 22:06 BST, 10 April 2025 EY has been fined £4.9million over its botched audits of Thomas Cook before the travel [...]