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Elizabeth Arden profits lose their lustre

By Francesca Washtell Updated: 21:52 GMT, 2 December 2023 Tie-up: Actress Reese Witherspoon has partnered with Elizabeth Arden Cosmetics maker Elizabeth Arden s... read more

Hope for savers in Eros Bollywood bond deal drama

By Joanne Hart Updated: 21:50 GMT, 2 December 2023 Saga: Eros is under investigation by regulators in India One of the City’s biggest investment firms has... read more

80 not out: Renishaw bosses face down rebels

By Francesca Washtell Updated: 21:50 GMT, 2 December 2023 The octogenarian founders of engineer Renishaw have defied calls to step down as directors despite a r... read more

EE boss: We’ll take on Amazon and Currys

By Calum Muirhead Updated: 21:50 GMT, 2 December 2023 EE is planning to take on Amazon and Currys by becoming one of the biggest sellers of electrical goods inc... read more

Ascential boss Duncan Painter makes £840k after shares rally

By Francesca Washtell Updated: 21:50 GMT, 2 December 2023 Ascential chief executive Duncan Painter sold £840,000 of stock after a deal to split up the firm sen... read more

CITY WHISPERS: Cheeky prize for Nigel Farage in PR campaign contest

By Calum Muirhead Updated: 21:50 GMT, 2 December 2023 A plethora of journalists, PR and political professionals gathered last week to rub shoulders at a press a... read more

What drives you mad about going to the shops? This is Money podcast

By This Is Money Updated: 12:11 GMT, 2 December 2023 What drives you mad about going to the shops?  Is it self-service tills, scanning receipts to get out, loy... read more

British Gas extends half-price electric offer on Sundays into 2024… and you can save on Christmas Day too

New and existing customers are eligible for a 50% discount on Sundays British Gas has extended the offer until the end of February 2024  Customers can also mak... read more

Microsoft cloud is too dominant, complains Google

By Leah Montebello Updated: 21:54 GMT, 1 December 2023 Reaction: Microsoft’s Brad Smith Google yesterday urged competition watchdogs to take action again... read more

Tesla hands over keys for first cybertrucks

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 GMT, 1 December 2023 Tesla has delivered the first of its futuristic Cybertrucks to a select number of customers. ... read more

UK manufacturers are ‘turning a corner’

By Hugo Duncan Updated: 21:50 GMT, 1 December 2023 British manufacturing may be ‘turning a corner’ after months of decline. In a boost for the econo... read more

LVMH in red amid fears over Louis Vuitton bag sales

By Jessica Clark Updated: 21:50 GMT, 1 December 2023 The party could be over at LVMH as shoppers cut back on spending on its designer bags and clothes, brokers ... read more

Last chance to secure a place at Motoring Literary and Arts Festival

By Ray Massey Updated: 21:50 GMT, 1 December 2023 Last chance to secure a place at this weekend’s inaugural landmark Motoring Literary and Arts Festival a... read more

Former top Treasury mandarin Tom Scholar joins Nomura

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 GMT, 1 December 2023 Japanese bank Nomura Holdings has appointed former top Treasury mandarin Tom Scholar as chair... read more

SHARE OF THE WEEK: Housebuilder Berkeley set to reports half-year results

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 GMT, 1 December 2023 Are high mortgage costs easing? Will buyer activity pick up in the housing market? What is th... read more

INVESTING EXPLAINED: What you need to know about QARP – quality at a reasonable price

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 GMT, 1 December 2023 In this series, we bust the jargon and explain a popular investing term or theme. Here itR... read more

Households get second chance to earn cash by cutting energy use tonight as Demand Flexibility Service returns

The Demand Flexibility Service returns tonight for the second time in a week  Customers can earn money off their bills by switching up their energy use Firms i... read more

Three luckiest Premium Bond December winners revealed – including £50k off a fiver from the 1980s….

By Helen Kirrane Updated: 13:00 GMT, 1 December 2023 Christmas came early for some Premium Bonds holders who won big prizes in December’s draw. The two co... read more

Octopus completes deal with Shell Energy to becomes Britain’s second largest supplier

By Angharad Carrick Updated: 12:54 GMT, 1 December 2023 Octopus is now Britain’s second biggest energy supplier after completing the purchase of ShellR... read more

Rentokil appoints new North America boss after weaker trading

 Brad Paulsen will be the new CEO of its North America region By Daniel Fessahaye Updated: 12:41 GMT, 1 December 2023 Rentokil Initial has hired a new chief ex... read more

DP Eurasia ‘extremely disappointed’ by ‘unsolicited’ acquisition bid

Jubilant Foodworks has raised its stake in DPEurasia from 49% to 53.5%  On Tuesday, DP Eurasia called the proposal ‘unsolicited and unexpected’ By ... read more

BUSINESS LIVE: Abu Dhabi group buys London developer; Dominos Pizza firm faces takeover; AZN ditches drug trial

By Live Commentary Updated: 07:53 GMT, 1 December 2023 The FTSE 100 will open at 8am. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are AstraZeneca... read more

How Can You Accept Crypto Payments for Business

Using cryptocurrency as a payment method marks a significant step towards innovation for any business. As digital currencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoi... read more

Calls to probe Saudi Arabia’s Heathrow bid amid human rights concerns

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:01 GMT, 30 November 2023 The Government has been urged to probe Saudi Arabia’s swoop for Heathrow as campaigners attack the mov... read more