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BUSINESS LIVE: Shop price inflation eases; Sainsbury’s sales grow; Shoe Zone cuts profit guidance

By Harry Wise Updated: 08:18 BST, 2 July 2024 Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Sainsbury's, Shoe Zone, Capita, Craneware and [...]

What Novice Entrepreneurs Should Know Before Hiring the Best Collection Agency

As a creditor or business owner, you want to stay afloat and get what is due for your services or products. In some cases, you [...]

French borrowing costs surge on Marine Le Pen’s election victory

By Hugo Duncan Updated: 22:01 BST, 1 July 2024 Borrowing costs surged across Europe yesterday after Marine Le Pen crushed Emmanuel Macron in the first [...]

Boeing buys back supplier Spirit in £3.7bn deal as it battles to contain safety crisis

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:01 BST, 1 July 2024 Boeing has agreed to buy an aerospace supplier in a £3.7billion deal as it tries to [...]

Air France faces £150m hit as tourists dodge Paris because of the Olympics

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:01 BST, 1 July 2024 Games: Air France said Paris was 'lagging behind other major European cities' [...]

Meme-stock trader Roaring Kitty sued over GameStop shares mania

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:00 BST, 1 July 2024 The notorious meme-stock investor known as Roaring Kitty has been sued for allegedly orchestrating a ‘pump [...]

Steelworkers halt Port Talbot strike as Tata agrees to talks

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 BST, 1 July 2024 A planned strike at Port Talbot steelworks because its Indian owner threatened [...]

Revolut’s £1.6bn sales bonanza: But fintech star is still stuck in banking licence limbo

By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:00 BST, 1 July 2024 Revolut will unveil bumper financial results today as its fight for a banking licence drags on.The [...]

Anglo American shares slip on suspension of steelmaking coal mine after ‘gas incident’

By Mike Sheen Updated: 10:51 BST, 1 July 2024 Anglo American shares fell on Monday after the mining giant revealed it had suspended production at [...]

Two Premium Bonds £1m July jackpot prizes won by those with maximum £50k

NS&I has revealed the winners of July 2024 Premium Bonds drawBoth £1m winners both holding the maximum amount of £50,000 By Lee Boyce Updated: 10:19 BST, [...]

Confidence among British bosses tumbles ahead of General Election

By Leah Montebello Updated: 00:05 BST, 1 July 2024 Confidence among British bosses has tumbled ahead of the General Election as hiring and investment plans [...]

Boots owner hunting for new boss as chief eyes top clinic job

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 BST, 30 June 2024 Moving on: Sebastian JamesThe US owner of Boots is looking for a new chief executive [...]

Profits at King’s gown maker slump by more than 50%

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 BST, 30 June 2024 Making history: At his coronation King Charles wore the robe made for George VIProfits [...]

MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Afentra is taking charge of Angolan oil

By Joanne Hart Updated: 21:50 BST, 29 June 2024 The Angolan war was long and bloody and, even though peace was declared in 2002, many [...]

Shein plans to turn Turkey into a big supplier of its fast-fashion clothes in Europe

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 21:50 BST, 29 June 2024 Stylish: Pop star Anitta in an advert for SheinShein plans to turn Turkey into a big [...]

Ovo Energy exploring potential sale as it looks at range of options to boost its finances, according to reports

By Francesca Washtell Updated: 21:50 BST, 29 June 2024 Ovo Energy is exploring a potential sale as it looks at a range of options to [...]

Aviva tells Carlsberg: Raise your Britvic bid – top investor says brewer CAN afford to pay more

By Francesca Washtell Updated: 21:50 BST, 29 June 2024 Raising a glass: Carlsberg's adverts have included the Danish actor Mads MikkelsenA major investor in Britvic has [...]

First-class delivery… for Royal Mail chiefs: Top brass scoop £15m

Five successive chief executives shared a total of £15.2m This number will swell to as much as £22.6m by time takeover is completed Critics said public would [...]

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 showing [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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… [...]

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 2021By Harry [...]

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

Keywords revealed it received a new £24.50 per share offer from EQTEQT now has until 5pm on 3 July to put forward a concrete proposalBy [...]

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 [...]

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 BaldockCurrys hopes AI gadgets will soup up [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 risks. When you [...]

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 [...]

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 AprilBy [...]

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 taxIt brings total to nearly 9m, compared with 4.9m in 2010/11 Frozen income tax [...]

Serco lifts profit guidance as outsourcer is boosted by takeovers

Serco now anticipates achieving underlying operating profits of £270m this yearThe FTSE 250 firm forecasts reporting a lower first-half profit of around £140mBy Harry Wise [...]