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Ocado and St James’s Place are set to crash out of FTSE 100 after share price slump

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:01 BST, 4 June 2024 Ocado stock has plunged 53% this year so farOcado and St James’s Place are set to [...]

Lab-grown diamonds lose their sparkle at De Beers after a controversial six-year experiment

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 BST, 4 June 2024 Lab-grown: De Beers launched its own Lightbox jewellery brand for synthetic gems [...]

Santander’s block on online Facebook Marketplace sales has stopped nearly 2,000 scams

By Adele Cooke Updated: 22:00 BST, 4 June 2024 Scam block: Santander doesn't let customers buy items on Facebook Marketplace unless they have seen them [...]

First Direct axes handy text message alerts for customers

Customers will no longer receive texts displaying their current account balanceThe banks says there are 'lots of other ways' that users can stay up to [...]

How to get a one-year fixed savings rate of 5.69%… and BEAT the top deals

Raisin is offering a £50 sign up bonus on top of its 5.22% rate for a one-year fix This brings the rate up to 5.69% for [...]

Brookfield prepares bid for London-listed REIT Tritax EuroBox

Brookfield revealed that it was in the 'early stages' of evaluating a possible offer Tritax finalised the £924m takeover of UK Commercial Property REIT last month By [...]

Royal Mint aims to sell £100m of UK coins to AMERICA – despite shutting its overseas coinmaking operation

Americans mad about UK coins, and The Royal Mint plans to cash inA new distribution deal could see £100m of coins shipped to the StatesThe [...]

Checkit eyes £12m takeover bid for Crimson Tide

Each Crimson Tide share would be valued at 182.5p under the possible dealCheckit believes the tie-up presents a 'compelling strategic opportunity' By Harry Wise Updated: 09:41 [...]

BUSINESS LIVE: S&P cuts BP credit outlook; BATS hit by illegal vapes; Checkit swoops on Crimson Tide

By Live Commentary Updated: 07:53 BST, 4 June 2024 The FTSE 100 will open at 8am. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today [...]

Melrose trio cash in from £330m bonus pot windfall as stock price soars

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 22:01 BST, 3 June 2024 Payday: Three former bosses at buyout specialist Melrose have shared more than £330mThree former bosses [...]

Private equity titan Blackstone raises bid for Hipgnosis music fund to 103p a share

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:01 BST, 3 June 2024 On song: Hipgnosis, which owns the rights to catalogues from the likes of Beyonce (pictured), at [...]

Digital bank Monzo in black for first time since launching nine years ago as eyes stock market listing

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:01 BST, 3 June 2024 In the black: Monzo reported a pre-tax profit of £15.4m for the [...]

Legal firms set to pay £200k starting salaries as they battle for talent

By Samuel Norman Updated: 22:01 BST, 3 June 2024 The war for talent at leading law firms shows no sign of slowing as experts predict [...]

Sainsbury chief Simon Roberts paid £5m last year (but that’s half what his Tesco rival received)

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:01 BST, 3 June 2024 Profits up: Sainsbury's chief exec Simon RobertsSainsbury’s boss was paid just under £5million last year – [...]

M&S bosses share £9m as High Street chain’s recovery sparks biggest pay day in over a decade

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:00 BST, 3 June 2024 Marks & Spencer bosses scooped more than £4million each last year after its recovery sparked the [...]

Meme stock rally lifts Gamestop: Video game retailer almost doubles in early trading

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 BST, 3 June 2024 Meme stock: Gamestop almost doubled in early trading and was up around [...]

Shein closes in on £50bn London listing despite concerns over working conditions

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:00 BST, 3 June 2024 London listing: Shein, which was set up in Nanjing but is now based in Singapore, could [...]

Raspberry Pi eyes £540m valuation when it floats on the LSE next week

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 BST, 3 June 2024 Float: Raspberry Pi sells computers to amateur codersComputer maker Raspberry Pi is [...]

UK Ford staff planning to strike after rejecting pay offer

Workers have rejected Ford's offer of a performance-related pay award Unite said staff will begin working to rule and an overtime ban on 14 June By Harry [...]

Franchise Brands ups profit guidance but results delayed

The firm expects to report £29.3m-£30.1m in adjusted earnings for the last yearListed on the AIM market, Franchise Brands controls over 625 franchisees By Harry Wise [...]

Four Premium Bonds holders win £100k and £50k prizes with holdings smaller than £1,000…

By Helen Kirrane Updated: 13:04 BST, 3 June 2024 Every month, Premium Bond holders eagerly wait to find out whether they have won a big [...]

Child benefit chaos as HMRC says some parents won’t receive payments today

By Angharad Carrick Updated: 11:15 BST, 3 June 2024 Some parents have missed out on their child benefit payment today due to a problem with [...]

Marlowe chair quits after firm finalises £430m sale

Quinn will be replaced on an interim basis by Tory donor Lord Ashcroft He joined Marlowe after a 13-year stint as chief financial officer of Berendsen By [...]

BUSINESS LIVE: GSK to appeal US court ruling; Lord Ashcroft to chair Marlowe; Franchise Brands ups guidance

By Live Commentary Updated: 08:26 BST, 3 June 2024 The FTSE 100 is up 0.7 per cent in early trading. Among the companies with reports [...]

How to Avoid Fraud While Fixing Your Bad Credit

Fixing bad credit can be a difficult task, and unfortunately, it's a process that comes with potential pitfalls. Scammers usually prey on those who are [...]

Investing Beyond Traditional Assets: Crypto Frontier

In the ever-evolving panorama of funding opportunities, cryptocurrencies have emerged as a brand new frontier, presenting traders with options beyond conventional asset classes like stocks, [...]

How to Make Informed Investment Decisions: Diving into Dogecoin

Dogecoin, at first created as a lighthearted funny story or meme forex, has captured the eye of the cryptocurrency world with its colorful community, viral [...]

Guiding the Crypto Market: Tips for Successful Investing

The cryptocurrency market has emerged as a dynamic and profitable arena for traders searching for possibilities for growth and diversification. Let's explore key guidelines for [...]

Sailing the Investment Rollercoaster: Bitcoin Boom

Bitcoin, the arena's first and most well-known cryptocurrency, has been on a rollercoaster of fees and volatility since its inception in 2009. Let's discover the [...]

Emirates chief warns of years of turbulence at Boeing

By Leah Montebello Updated: 21:51 BST, 2 June 2024 Boeing will take years to recover from the latest safety crisis, its largest customer has warned.Tim [...]

Very price too high, Barclay brothers told

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:51 BST, 2 June 2024 Stylish: Very.co.uk is fronted by actress Michelle KeeganThe Barclay brothers have been told to [...]

Daniel Kretinsky: I can’t make promises on Royal Mail stamp prices

Billionaire suggests costs could continue to spiral in coming yearsPrice of a first-class stamp has risen from 67p in 2018 to £1.35 todayIDS accepted £3.6bn [...]

Rate cuts could crash copper prices, analysts warn

The price of the metal has surged to record highs this year By Francesca Washtell Updated: 22:01 BST, 1 June 2024 Copper prices could tumble by [...]

Local councils urged to save Woodsmith workers at Anglo American

The Mail revealed earlier this month that more than 1,000 roles could be cut By Francesca Washtell Updated: 22:01 BST, 1 June 2024 Councils must do [...]

Glencore eyes bid for Anglo American coking coal assets

Anglo’s chief executive Duncan Wanblad put the division up for sale last weekBy Francesca Washtell Updated: 22:01 BST, 1 June 2024 Glencore is understood to [...]

UK businesses urge Labour to scrap the tourist tax

Reeves wants to become the most ‘pro-growth Chancellor’ in UK history By Emily Hawkins And Samuel Norman Updated: 22:01 BST, 1 June 2024 Leading businesses are [...]