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Selecting the Top Models for Ecommerce

Let's explore the exciting world of e-commerce models and learn about several approaches to making money with Internet enterprises. Knowing these models can help you, [...]

10 Proven Strategies for Reducing Business Operating Costs

Running a successful business requires not only generating revenue but also managing expenses efficiently. Operating costs can significantly impact profitability, making it essential for business [...]

Is being a Nimby really that bad? This is Money podcast

By This Is Money Updated: 08:43 BST, 21 July 2024 It's official - we're complaining about our neighbours more, new data shows.When it comes to [...]

TONY HETHERINGTON: Pension firm demand £95,000 back for error that was all THEIR fault

'Expertise': Yield Gallery's Jon SullivanAn art investment company linked to a convicted fraudster is facing a High Court winding-up petition after investigations by The Mail [...]

Annuities back in vogue as rates improve

By Adele Cooke Updated: 21:52 BST, 20 July 2024 Around one in seven workers aged over 50 are considering an annuity at retirement as rates [...]

500,000 homeowners dodge mortgage rate hike

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 21:52 BST, 20 July 2024 New data shows that as many as 500,000 borrowers will swerve the spike in mortgage [...]

CITY WHISPERS: Why Ocado spells out success for Morrisons

By Francesca Washtell Updated: 21:52 BST, 20 July 2024 There's always been a healthy spirit of competition among the big supermarkets – but there is [...]

Ex-Asos chief Nick Beighton joins Shein backlash

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 21:52 BST, 20 July 2024 The former boss of Asos has joined growing criticism of fast fashion giant Shein in asking [...]

Former BT boss eyes bid to trap rat-catcher Rentokil

By Francesca Washtell Updated: 21:52 BST, 20 July 2024 Plotting a takeover bid: Philip JansenThe former boss of BT is plotting a takeover bid for the [...]

REVEALED: Britain’s 56 best entrepreneurs

By Patrick Tooher Updated: 21:51 BST, 20 July 2024 Cybersecurity boss: Darktrace's Poppy GustafssonThey are the entrepreneurs who have built billion-pound businesses from scratch – and kept [...]

Profits NOT cancelled as dramas boost ITV

By Leah Montebello Updated: 21:50 BST, 20 July 2024 ITV's profits are set to nearly treble, City forecasts show.This is due to the Euro 2024 [...]

Harland & Wolff boss John Wood quits in funding crisis

By Leah Montebello Updated: 09:02 BST, 20 July 2024 The crisis engulfing the shipyard that built the Titanic deepened as its boss resigned and it [...]

Praxis considering takeover of shopping centre owner Capital & Regional

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 21:50 BST, 19 July 2024 Property investment group Praxis is considering a takeover of shopping centre owner Capital & Regional.Praxis, which [...]

Rolls-Royce cashing in on Shein boom via air cargo market

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 BST, 19 July 2024 Cashing in: Shoppers increasingly want clothes and other goods delivered from overseas within days [...]

Hargreaves Lansdown suitors given extra time to finalise £5.4bn takeover offer

By Mike Sheen Updated: 12:44 BST, 19 July 2024 The private equity consortium behind a potential £5.4billion takeover of London-listed trading platform Hargreaves Lansdown has [...]

Inheritance tax bill hits £2.1bn in three months as more households are dragged into the net

IHT raised £2.1bn in second quarter, up £83m from last year  By Angharad Carrick Updated: 10:14 BST, 19 July 2024 Inheritance tax raised £2.1billion in the [...]

Retail sales slump as cold weather and general election hits spending

The latest ONS figures showed retail sales volumes declined by 1.2% in JuneWhile June was drier than average, the first two weeks were colder than [...]

Nationwide’s £2.9bn takeover of Virgin Money cleared by competition watchdog

By Mike Sheen Updated: 09:00 BST, 19 July 2024 Nationwide's £2.9billion takeover of Virgin Money UK has been cleared by Britain's competition watchdog.The Competition and [...]

Lenders must mend their ways over debanking: Watchdog issues verdict on Farage’s bust-up with Coutts

By Patrick Tooher Updated: 22:40 BST, 18 July 2024 Banks have been told to do more to ensure MPs, peers and their families are treated [...]

Netflix lures 8m new subscribers as it cashes in on its password sharing crackdown

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:00 BST, 18 July 2024 Netflix added more than 8m subscribers in three months as it cashed in on a password-sharing [...]

New Labour laws ‘won’t get Britain working’, business leaders warn

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 22:00 BST, 18 July 2024 Labour has been warned efforts to solve Britain’s ‘dire’ worklessness crisis could be derailed by [...]

HSBC’s Canary Wharf ‘Tower of doom’ to get a makeover in bid to attract new tenants

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 BST, 18 July 2024 Big chunks could be removed from the HSBC tower in a major [...]

Meta takes shine to Ray-Ban maker Essilor Luxottica as the tech giant continues to push its VR sunglasses

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 BST, 18 July 2024 Tech specs: Facebook-owner Meta and Ray-ban have worked together when they launched [...]

Online pensions app Pensionbee expands into the U.S. market

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 BST, 18 July 2024 Online provider Pensionbee has launched in the US, entering the world’s largest [...]

Record number of postal votes give Royal Mail an election bonus

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:00 BST, 18 July 2024 Royal Mail has enjoyed a surge in revenues as a record number of postal votes were [...]

Bank of England hit by global payments issue leaving customers unable to complete house purchases

By Jane Denton Updated: 15:42 BST, 18 July 2024 The Bank of England said on Thursday that a 'global payments issue' was affecting the interbank [...]

William Hill owner’s shares plummet following profit warning

Evoke said adjusted earnings before nasties would be up to £40m 'behind plan' The betting company said its second-quarter revenues totalled around £431mBy Harry Wise Updated: [...]

How to Build Substantial Wealth in 10 Years with Monthly SIP Investments

Many investors dream of creating substantial wealth for the future, which drives them to explore various investment options. Among these, Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs) in [...]

Nationwide to plough cash in to Virgin Money to bring its customer service and IT systems up to scratch

By Patrick Tooher Updated: 22:24 BST, 17 July 2024 Nationwide has warned it will have to plough funds into bringing Virgin Money’s customer service and [...]

‘Queen of Shops’ Mary Portas calls on the stock exchange to block  £50bn Shein float

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 BST, 17 July 2024 Retail guru Mary Portas has backed the opposition to the proposed UK [...]

Pernod ditches wine brands including Jacob’s Creek and Campo Viejo as it doubles down on spirits

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:00 BST, 17 July 2024 Pernod Ricard will ditch wine brands including Jacob’s Creek to focus on spirits.The drinks giant will [...]

Labour hasn’t blocked our £200m lifeline insists Titanic shipyard Harland & Wolff

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 BST, 17 July 2024 Harland & Wolff insisted it is still in talks with ministers over [...]

BUSINESS LIVE: Inflation holds at 2%; Reckitt shaken by tornado; Babcock powered by nuclear

By Live Commentary Updated: 17:04 BST, 17 July 2024 The FTSE 100 closed up 22.56 points at 8187.46.Consumer price inflation held at the Bank of [...]

Babcock shrugs off legacy Royal Navy contract losses as nuclear sales power profits

Babcock's underlying operating profits jumped by 34% to £238m last yearDefence firms have benefited from governments ramping up military spending By Harry Wise Updated: 10:22 BST, [...]

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 to buy ESM [...]

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 [...]