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Winter recession fears for Germany

By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 21:50 GMT, 6 December 2024 Germany was dealt a fresh blow yesterday as industrial production shrank in October, fuelling... read more

Second Gatwick runway ‘VITAL’ for UK growth

By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 21:50 GMT, 6 December 2024 Britain ‘risks losing its competitive edge’ if a second runway at Gatwick is not ... read more

Bosses ‘immediately reacted’ to Autumn Budget with job cuts, data suggests

Employer NI contributions increased by 1.2% and minimum wage hiked  By THIS IS MONEY Updated: 13:09 GMT, 6 December 2024 Bosses appeared to ‘immediately reac... read more

Half of bosses ‘to cut jobs and raise prices’ after Labour’s £25bn National Insurance raid on employers

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 22:02 GMT, 5 December 2024 More than half of firms plan to put up prices after Labour’s £25billion National Insurance raid on e... read more

Aviva lifts offer for rival insurer Direct Line to £3.4bn – 4.4% higher than its original rejected bid

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 22:02 GMT, 5 December 2024 Aviva has raised its bid for rival insurer Direct Line to £3.4bn days after its initial offer was rejecte... read more

Bitcoin tipped to rocket to $120,000 early next year after Trump chooses pro-crypto chairman of the US financial regulator

By GEOFF HO Updated: 22:02 GMT, 5 December 2024 Bitcoin topped $100,000 for the first time yesterday and is tipped to rocket to $120,000 early next year followi... read more

Vodafone’s £16.5bn mega-merger with Three gets the green light from the competition regulator

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 22:02 GMT, 5 December 2024 Vodafone’s mega-merger with rival network Three has been given the green light by the competition re... read more

Card Factory to open first US stores after $25m Garven takeover

By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 12:44 GMT, 5 December 2024 Greetings card retailer Card Factory will open its first stores in the US market after acquiring Minnesota’s... read more

Police investigating reports that Boohoo bosses were stalked amid claims of ‘corporate espionage’

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 22:00 GMT, 4 December 2024 Police are investigating reports of stalking made by executives at fast fashion firm Boohoo. There have als... read more

Gold miner backed by property tycoon Nick Candy snaps up rival in £90m deal

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 22:00 GMT, 4 December 2024 A gold miner backed by property magnate Nick Candy has bought a rival in a £90million deal. Metals Explor... read more

Boost for FTSE as investors pile into UK shares: But £317m inflow may be temporary reprieve

By GEOFF HO Updated: 22:00 GMT, 4 December 2024 Britain’s beleaguered stock market enjoyed a reprieve after a three-and-a-half year exodus as investors piled ... read more

Analysts ‘unimpressed’ as Learning Technologies agrees £802m takeover

Digital learning firm agrees 100p per share deal – it was valued at 236p in 2021 Chairman and chief executive take alternative offer but others cannot  ... read more

Big banks slash time to lock in new fixed rate mortgages – with one moving from six months to just three

Borrowers who need a mortgage because their current fixed rate deal is ending, or they are buying a home, should explore their options as soon as possible. Quic... read more

‘I’m not going anywhere’, insists ITV boss Carolyn McCall amid speculation she is planning to step down

By ALEX BRUMMER Updated: 22:01 GMT, 3 December 2024 ITV’s boss is seeking to reassure investors that she is ‘not going anywhere’ amid speculation she is p... read more

Elon Musk’s Space X rockets up to a £275bn valuation as it mulls plans for a fundraising

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 22:01 GMT, 3 December 2024 Elon Musk’s rocket firm Space X is thinking about a fundraising that could see it valued at £275billion... read more

Pub giant Marston’s predicts a bumper Christmas after sale of its brewing business

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:01 GMT, 3 December 2024 Marston’s said Christmas looks set to be busier than last year as it enters ... read more

Listing on the London stock market is ‘not rational’, says Revolut boss as he takes another swipe at the UK

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 22:00 GMT, 3 December 2024 The City watchdog has set the scene for the approval of Shein’s controversial £50billion flotation. Nik... read more

Natwest set to return to full private ownership in first half of next year after 2008 taxpayer rescue

By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 22:00 GMT, 3 December 2024 Natwest will return to full private ownership in the first half of next year. Chief executive Paul T... read more

City watchdog paves the way for £50bn Shein float despite human rights concerns

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 21:46 GMT, 3 December 2024 The City watchdog has set the scene for the approval of Shein’s controversial £... read more

Expanding Your Financial Literacy

In today’s fast-paced world, being financially literate is more important than ever. Financial literacy means having the knowledge and confidence to manage, s... read more

Cinemas boom as ticket sales soar: Brits shrug off the economic gloom to splurge on entertainment

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:00 GMT, 2 December 2024 Cinema bookings soared last months thanks to blockbusters including Gladiator II, ... read more

Gold miner Metals Exploration closes in on £90m deal to buy rival Condor

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 22:00 GMT, 2 December 2024 A gold miner backed by Nick Candy is closing in on a deal to buy a rival for up to £90million. AIM-listed ... read more

Thames Water brings in turnaround specialists as it battles to stave off collapse and renationalisation

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:00 GMT, 2 December 2024 Thames Water has hired a turnaround specialist as it fights to avoid collapse and ... read more

Wealth manager St James’s Place to cut 500 jobs as part of a £200m cost-cutting drive

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:00 GMT, 2 December 2024 St James’s Place is making around 500 staff redundant as part of a £200million ... read more