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Unilever’s shake continues with addition of haircare brand K18

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 21:51 GMT, 22 December 2023 Stylish: K18 has celebrity fans including model Hailey Bieber Unilever’s shake up of its portfolio h... read more

Bank of England under pressure to cut rates as GDP sinks

By Jessica Clark Updated: 21:51 GMT, 22 December 2023 The Bank of England faces pressure to cut interest rates after figures showed the economy contracted over ... read more

Bumper pay day for ex chancellor George Osborne

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 GMT, 22 December 2023 Bumper pay day: George Osborne took home a share of nearly £28m George Osborne took home a ... read more

Richard Caring considering selling a stake in his Ivy restaurants

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 GMT, 22 December 2023 Dining tycoon Richard Caring is considering selling a stake in his Ivy Collection of restaur... read more

Pet lovers cry foul at costly vet treatment

By Jessica Clark And Calum Muirhead Updated: 21:50 GMT, 22 December 2023 Barking: Vet practices are confusing customers Vet practices are confusing customers w... read more

Oil prices rise beyond $80 a barrel following Red Sea tanker attacks

Brent Crude oil futures were 0.9% higher at $80.32 on Friday morning trading Houthi rebels claim to have attacked ships they believe are heading to Israel  Man... read more

Hunt says lower interest rates may give him room to cut taxes in spring Budget

 The Chancellor insisted the Government plans to reduce the tax burden By Jessica Clark and Kumail Jaffer Updated: 14:35 GMT, 22 December 2023 Jeremy Hunt toda... read more

Retail sales boosted by early Black Friday and festive shopping

The ONS revealed that UK retail sales volumes grew by 1.3% in November Retail sales growth was over triple the 0.4% economists were predicting Furniture and lig... read more

BUSINESS LIVE: GDP shrinks 0.1%; Oil prices rise; Retail sales volumes jump

By Live Commentary Updated: 07:49 GMT, 22 December 2023 The UK economy shrank by 0.1 per cent in the third quarter, revised down from previous estimates of flat... read more

Three new banks set to launch in Britain in 2024

Three new banks could come to the market in 2024 Savers could see a new offering of fixed-rate accounts from Alba Bank We ask when new the banks could launch in... read more

Investor frustration at payments app Revolut’s struggle to secure a UK banking licence

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 00:32 GMT, 22 December 2023 A major investor in payments app Revolut has admitted being ‘impatient’ at its prolonged attemp... read more

Rescue deal to secure rare stamp dealer Stanley Gibbons’ future

By Hugo Duncan and Dominic Ly Updated: 00:31 GMT, 22 December 2023 Stanley Gibbons looks set to fall into administration as part of a plan to secure the future ... read more

Co-op Bank on brink of returning to mutual ownership as it plots tie-up with Coventry

By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:12 GMT, 21 December 2023 The Co-op Bank is in talks with Coventry Building Society about a merger that would return the once-troubl... read more

It’s show time! Movie giants Warner Brothers and Paramount in merger talks

By Calum Muirhead Updated: 22:11 GMT, 21 December 2023 Two of the world’s biggest film and TV studios, Warner Brothers and Paramount, are in talks to merge to... read more

Carnival cruises rides wave of record sales as Britons splash out on getaways

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:08 GMT, 21 December 2023  Cruise giant Carnival is eyeing another year of record sales and profit in 2024... read more

Car production ‘back on track’ after another increase in vehicles built in the UK

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:06 GMT, 21 December 2023 ‘Renewed confidence’: UK car production rose 14.8% in November Car p... read more

Third of house sales are now for cash with prices predicted to fall by 2% in 2024

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:06 GMT, 21 December 2023 Mortgage squeeze: Around 32% of home sales in 2023 were for cash, compared with 2... read more

NewGAMe gets gets green light to boost GAM stake after failed Liontrust bid

NewGAMe intends to increase its GAM stake from 17.5% to ‘no less than’ 27.1% London-listed Liontrust Asset Management failed to buy GAM earlier this... read more

DP Eurasia shareholders reject new Jubilant FoodWorks offer

Jubilant FoodWorks made an initial takeover approach for DP Eurasia last month DP Eurasia was Russia’s third-largest pizza delivery firm until quitting th... read more

Mortgage rates go below 4% for first time since May as Gen H launches best buy deal

Gen H now offering a five-year fixed rate mortgage at 3.94%  Deal is aimed at first-time buyers and movers with at least a 40% deposit Mortgage broker says we ... read more

Co-operative Bank in exclusive merger talks with Coventry Building Society

Co-op Bank launched a strategic review in a November trading update  The lender has been the subject of a number of takeover bids   By Mike Sheen Updated: 10... read more

UK shoppers face a £4bn buy now pay later festive hangover

By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:21 GMT, 20 December 2023 Britons will owe billions of pounds in the new year after using buy now, pay later (BNPL) to fund Christma... read more

Luxury watch sales tick up as women buy expensive timepieces… as gifts for themselves

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:20 GMT, 20 December 2023 Watches with coloured dials, such as the Breitling Navitimer 32 watch modelled by Charlize Theron (picture... read more

UK inflation fall sparks Santa rally: Rate cut hopes boost shares and gilts

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 22:20 GMT, 20 December 2023 Shares rose and bond yields fell as investors cheered a sharper-than- expected fall in inflation. ... read more