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Payback LTD Review – Helping You Get Your Funds Back From Scammers

Online scams are something that you might feel ashamed of. It can be difficult to tell your friends or family members that you have lost [...]

My builder wants a job paid cash-in-hand – is that legal?

Britons finding it harder to withdraw money to pay builders who ask for cashSome banks won't allow large cash withdrawals as part of anti fraud [...]

Whitbread boosted by strong Premier Inn demand in Germany

Whitbread also operates the Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurant chains The firm's turnover increased by 1% to £739m in the 13 weeks ending 30 MayBy Harry [...]

Ashtead sees slowdown in revenue growth – is it set to ditch London listing for New York?

Revenue for the fourth quarter ending April 30, rose by 7% YOY to $2.63bnThis was a 2% drop from the third quarter, which saw a [...]

BUSINESS LIVE: Ashtead posts record profits; Whitbread’s UK sales flatline; SThree hit by challenging market

By This Is Money Updated: 09:29 BST, 18 June 2024 Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Ashtead Group, Whitbread, SThree, AstraZeneca, [...]

Labour promises 350 banking hubs for towns where branches have shuttered

Some 6,000 bank branches have vanished from high streets since 2015Hubs allow customers from many different banks to use services Conservatives delivered 50 banking hubs since [...]

Labour’s plans to boost workers’ pay risk pushing up mortgage bills, HSBC warns

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 22:01 BST, 17 June 2024 Experts have warned that Labour’s ambition to boost workers’ pay risks stoking inflation – meaning [...]

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund buys £330m stake in Race Bank wind farm

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:01 BST, 17 June 2024 Green energy: Norway's huge sovereign wealth fund has bought a 37.5% stake [...]

UBS to take £700m hit after pledge to pay back investors 90% of Greensill Capital losses

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 22:01 BST, 17 June 2024 Boss: Greensill Capital, led by financier Lex Greensill (pictured) collapsed in 2021UBS will take a [...]

Become an influencer with Brewdog founder: New app promises cash rewards

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:01 BST, 17 June 2024 New venture: James Watt and girlfriend former Made In Chelsea star Georgia [...]

London wins back crown from Paris: UK stock market biggest in Europe once again

By Hugo Duncan Updated: 22:01 BST, 17 June 2024 London has regained its crown as Europe’s biggest stock market after political turmoil in France sent [...]

Hospitality firms offer UK staff relocation bonuses as they struggle to fill Brexit hiring gap, report claims

Caterer.com said 69% of hospitality firms are having difficulty recruiting staffNearly two-thirds of hospitality companies are struggling to fill chef positionsSome are responding by offering [...]

Minimum wage rise leads to decline in summer jobs

Job postings for chefs were down by around a third, according to the RECThe National Living Wage for 21-year-olds rose by 9.8% to £11.44ph in [...]

Drug company Hikma to buy parts of Danish rival in deal worth up to £146m

Denmark's Xellia specialises in injectable antibiotics London-listed Hikma will pay an initial $135million for parts of the firm By Daniel Fessahaye Updated: 13:13 BST, 17 June 2024 [...]

AstraZeneca lung cancer drug approved in the US

The firm also saw other chemotherapy treatment approved by FDABy Daniel Fessahaye Updated: 10:31 BST, 17 June 2024 AstraZeneca revealed that US Food and Drug [...]

B&Q owner Kingfisher poaches British Land’s chief financial officer Bhavesh Mistry

Bhavesh Mistry has been chief financial officer of British Land since July 2021He previously held senior roles at Whitbread, Virgin Media and Anheuser-BuschBy Harry Wise [...]

BUSINESS LIVE: Kingfisher poaches British Land CFO; Hikma buys Xellia assets; AstraZeneca gains US approval

By This Is Money Updated: 08:37 BST, 17 June 2024 Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Kingfisher, Hikma Pharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca, and [...]

British manufacturers’ confidence at highest level in a decade as businesses hail ‘concrete signs’ of turnaround

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 00:05 BST, 17 June 2024 British manufacturers' confidence is at its highest level in a decade as businesses hail 'concrete signs' [...]

Founder of aerospace technology group Melrose Industries set to list new firm on London’s junior stock market

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 21:50 BST, 16 June 2024 New venture: Simon PeckhamThe founder of aerospace technology group Melrose Industries is set to list a new [...]

Parisian fashion brand with dresses flaunted by Pippa Middleton and Michelle Keegan posts steep losses

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 BST, 16 June 2024 A Parisian fashion brand with dresses flaunted by Pippa Middleton and Michelle Keegan has [...]

MIDAS SHARE TIPS: That’s cool… how cryogenics expert has formula to transform your funds

By Joanne Hart Updated: 21:51 BST, 15 June 2024 Quantum computing is a little like the Formula One of the technology world – faster, showier [...]

Interest rate cut hopes scuppered by Election

By Patrick Tooher Updated: 21:51 BST, 15 June 2024 Hopes of a pre-election rate cut are set to be dashed this week as economists warn [...]

Profits at Berkeley Group expected to dive by almost a tenth following slowdown in property market

By Francesca Washtell Updated: 21:51 BST, 15 June 2024 Profits at Berkeley Group are expected to dive by almost a tenth following the slowdown in [...]

Hargreaves Lansdown founders hold keys in £4.7bn takeover battle

By Patrick Tooher Updated: 21:50 BST, 15 June 2024 It's decision time for the would-be owners of Hargreaves Lansdown.A trio of private equity heavyweights have [...]

MIDAS SHARE TIPS: World-leading technology could prove as influential as those industrial pioneers of yesteryear

By Joanne Hart Updated: 21:50 BST, 15 June 2024 When the Industrial Revolution was in full swing, Middlesbrough was known as Ironopolis – synonymous with [...]

CITY WHISPERS: Londoners prefer posh to poundstretching brands

By Francesca Washtell Updated: 21:50 BST, 15 June 2024 You might think the exorbitant cost of living in the capital would make Londoners keen to [...]

MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Chris Hill goes from pub chef to coding pioneer

By Joanne Hart Updated: 21:50 BST, 15 June 2024 Switch-up: Northcoders owner Chris Hill used to run a gastropubThe Aldwark Arms is a quaint but [...]

Michael Kors sees UK sales plunge as customers rein in their spending on expensive handbags and clothes

By John Abiona Updated: 21:50 BST, 15 June 2024 Cutting back: Customers reined in their spending on expensive handbagsMichael Kors saw its UK sales plunge [...]

TSB quits City base as staff insist on working at home

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 21:50 BST, 15 June 2024 TSB has become the latest major bank to fall victim to the working-from-home culture as [...]

London Stock Exchange chief Julia Hoggett leads celebrations in King’s birthday honours

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 00:05 BST, 15 June 2024 Honour: Julia HoggettA host of business leaders have been named in the King's birthday honours.London [...]

Elon Musk hails ‘most awesome shareholder base’ as Tesla investors back record-breaking £44bn pay deal

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 21:51 BST, 14 June 2024 Elon Musk hailed 'the most awesome shareholder base' after Tesla investors backed his record-breaking £44billion pay [...]

MARKET REPORT: French president Emmanuel Macron’s snap election rattles global markets

By Jon Hopkins Updated: 21:51 BST, 14 June 2024 As Euro 2024 started in Germany last night, it was not just the football that was [...]

Shares in Crest Nicholson jump after revealing it has rejected two takeover bids from rival Bellway

By Jessica Clark Updated: 21:50 BST, 14 June 2024 Shares in Crest Nicholson jumped yesterday after revealing it has rejected two takeover bids from rival [...]

Superdry boss Julian Dunkerton cheers a ‘turning point’ after £10m rescue plan approved

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 BST, 14 June 2024 Superdry boss Julian Dunkerton cheered a 'turning point' after a £10m rescue plan was [...]

POPULAR SHARES: Analysts argue that BT is severely undervalued

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 BST, 14 June 2024 WHAT'S GOING ON?Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim took a 3.2 per cent stake in BT [...]

Investors from Saudi Arabia and France set to take bigger slice of Heathrow as shareholders sell their stakes

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 BST, 14 June 2024 Investors from Saudi Arabia and France are set to take a bigger slice of [...]