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Asda bosses insist they are building a ‘bigger and better’ supermarket

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 21:50 BST, 28 June 2024 Asda bosses insisted they are building a ‘bigger and better’ supermarket as they published figures... read more

Tata threatens to shut Port Talbot steelworks over strikes

By Jessica Clark Updated: 21:50 BST, 28 June 2024 Tata has threatened to shut the Port Talbot steelworks next week because of strikes by Unite. The Indian congl... read more

RAY MASSEY: Don’t be taken for a ride at the garage

By Ray Massey Updated: 21:50 BST, 28 June 2024 Record levels of dissatisfaction about car service and repair rip-offs are being reported by drivers, research sh... read more

POPULAR SHARES: Analysts at Berenberg keen on Haleon

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 BST, 28 June 2024 What does it do? This £30.5billion FTSE 100 company may not be a household name, but it brings ... read more

Fresh deals agreed as takeover frenzy intensifies

By Leah Montebello Updated: 21:50 BST, 28 June 2024 Two London-listed companies have moved a step closer to foreign ownership after backing revised – but lowe... read more

MARKET REPORT: JD shakes in its shoes as Nike update takes a toll

By Jon Hopkins Updated: 21:50 BST, 28 June 2024 Shares in High Street retailer JD Sports suffered some nasty scuff marks after a disappointing trading update fr... read more

More of us are falling into the savings tax trap – is it fair? This is Money podcast

By This Is Money Updated: 20:40 BST, 28 June 2024 You find a decent paying savings account, diligently squirrel away your money, watch it grow… only for the t... read more

Cazoo bought out of administration by secondhand car platform Motors

Motors said it wanted to create ‘a fresh approach to searching for cars’ Private equity groups O3 Industries and Novum Capita bought Motors in 2021 ... read more

Keywords Studios set for £2bn takeover by private equity firm EQT

Keywords revealed it received a new £24.50 per share offer from EQT EQT now has until 5pm on 3 July to put forward a concrete proposal By Harry Wise Updated: 0... read more

BUSINESS LIVE: GDP grows 0.7% in first quarter; Keywords set for takeover; Nightcap to delist

By Live Commentary Updated: 07:44 BST, 28 June 2024 The British economy grew by more than initially thought in the first three months of the year, the Office fo... read more

Currys banks on AI gadgets to boost sales as it hails recent innovations in tech

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:02 BST, 27 June 2024 AI revolution: Currys chief exec Alex Baldock Currys hopes AI gadgets will soup up s... read more

Fashion giant H&M shares plunge after wet weather sparks a sales slump ‘catastrophe’

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:02 BST, 27 June 2024 Fashion giant H&M’s sales have been washed away by the wet weather.  In an upd... read more

Nearly £5bn wiped off value of GSK as US restricts blockbuster respiratory vaccine

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:02 BST, 27 June 2024 Nearly £5billion was wiped off the value of GSK after a top US health agency limited the scope of its block... read more

Navigating entrepreneurship risks when you have a family

Embarking on the journey of entrepreneurship is akin to sailing through uncharted waters. It’s exhilarating, full of potential, but also fraught with risk... read more

This new King Charles £10 note sells for £17,000 at auction

A new £10 note featuring King Charles III has sold for £17,000 at an auction  It has the second lowest serial number of a new £10 note of HB01 000002  It h... read more

Currys could resume investor payouts in the next year

Currys axed its final dividend in 2023 after reporting a £450m pre-tax loss  The company recovered to a £28m pre-tax profit in the year ending April By Harry... read more

Half a MILLION more pensioners are paying income tax, latest HMRC figures show

HMRC annual figures show 8.51m of those over state pension are paying tax It brings total to nearly 9m, compared with 4.9m in 2010/11  Frozen income tax thresh... read more

Serco lifts profit guidance as outsourcer is boosted by takeovers

Serco now anticipates achieving underlying operating profits of £270m this year The FTSE 250 firm forecasts reporting a lower first-half profit of around £140... read more

Alliance and Witan join forces to form new £5bn investment trust giant

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 23:20 BST, 26 June 2024 Two of Britain’s oldest investment trusts have revealed plans to merge in a deal that will create a Â... read more

Shamed former LV boss ousted from latest venture after his plan to sell the business was rejected

By Patrick Tooher Updated: 22:01 BST, 26 June 2024 The discredited former boss of LV who tried to sell the British mutual insurer to a US buy-out firm has been ... read more

L&G doubles down on woke agenda by dumping Glencore over its coal production plans

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 22:00 BST, 26 June 2024 Legal & General has doubled down on its woke agenda under new boss Antonio Simoes by ditching share... read more

Lipstick and mascara boost beauty brands Revolution Beauty and Warpaint London

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 BST, 26 June 2024 Two of Britain’s biggest make-up firms are cashing in on a boom in demand. Revoluti... read more

Sales slump takes the shine off De Beers as latest diamond auction makes just £250m

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 BST, 26 June 2024 Sales have plunged by more than 40 per cent at the world’s biggest diamond producer... read more

Hedge fund tycoon Crispin Odey losses £37m after sexual misconduct scandal

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 BST, 26 June 2024 Misconduct allegations: Hedge fund tycoon Crispin Odey Hedge fund tycoon Crispin Odey... read more