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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

Business leaders back Chancellor’s Autumn Statement

By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:01 GMT, 30 November 2023 Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement proved the Chancellor understands Britain’s wealth creators’ needs, s... read more

Weak US sales put the boot into Dr Martens

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:01 GMT, 30 November 2023 Dr Martens has posted its fourth profit warning this year as its US business takes a kicking. The boot m... read more

ECB expected to cut interest rates as Eurozone inflation drops to 2.4%

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 GMT, 30 November 2023 Inflation fight: The European Central Bank is expected to cut interest rates in t... read more

PwC fined £5.5m after employees in China and Hong Kong cheat exam

By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:00 GMT, 30 November 2023 PwC has been fined £5.5million after US regulators found more than 1,000 employees in China and Hong Kong... read more

BP’s search for a chief executive is set to extend into next year.

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 GMT, 30 November 2023 In the running: Acting BP chief exec Murray Auchincloss  BP’s search for a ch... read more

Fears Musk’s latest outburst could sink X: Billionaire tells advertisers to ‘go f*** themselves’

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:00 GMT, 30 November 2023 The future of X appears to hang in the balance as Elon Musk told advertisers, who were traditionally the... read more

Mitchells & Butlers profits slide amid cost headwinds

Mitchells & Butlers revealed operating profits slumped by £26m to £98m The firm was hit by a near total absence of Covid-related government support Shares... read more

I’ve got an interest-only mortgage – and no way to pay it off: LUNCH MONEY

  How big is the interest-only mortgage timebomb – and what can people do?  What the CMA  found on ‘greedflation’ and why it’s probin... read more

Barclays cuts mortgage rates: Lender to offer best-buy five-year fix

Barclays is cutting fixed rate deals for home buyers from tomorrow Its five-year fix for purchasers will charge 4.39% interest and is market-leading It follows ... read more

Online Fraud Charter: Tech firms pledge to stop fraud under new government measures

Tech companies will sign a voluntary ‘Online Fraud Charter’ It will require tech firms to commit to tackling online scams and fake adds By Helen Kir... read more

Mulberry boss calls for abolition of tourist tax

Thierry Andretta wants the UK Government to bring back duty-free shopping  Mulberry Group revealed first-half underlying pre-tax losses jumped to £12.3m  Man... read more

Anger over OECD call to axe state  pension triple lock to pay for Net Zero

The OECD urged ministers in the UK to water down the pension promise made  Jeremy Hunt confirmed the policy will be honoured in full in Autumn statement  By J... read more

Metro Bank axing 20% of its workforce and ‘reviewing’ seven day branch opening hours

Metro Bank cutting 20% of workforce and ‘reviewing’ 24/7 opening hours Metro Bank still seeking sites for new stores in the north of England  By Ja... read more

BUSINESS LIVE: Metro Bank to slash workforce; Dr Martens sales slump; Mulberry suffers luxury slowdown

LIVE By Live Commentary Updated: 07:46 GMT, 30 November 2023 The FTSE 100 will open at 8am. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Metro... read more

Saudi Arabia snaps up 10% of Heathrow as it steps up its investment in the UK

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:01 GMT, 29 November 2023 Saudi Arabia is taking a 10 per cent stake in Heathrow as it steps up its investment in the UK. Its sove... read more

LME triumphs in £372m legal battle over nickel trading debacle

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:00 GMT, 29 November 2023 The London Metal Exchange (LME) has won a legal battle against ruthless investors over a meltdown in the... read more

Major Selfridges shareholder files for insolvency just weeks after selling some of its stake

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 GMT, 29 November 2023 A major Selfridges shareholder has filed for insolvency just weeks after it sold ... read more

Deutsche Bank boss tells EU to follow Britain and scrap cap on bankers’ bonuses

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 GMT, 29 November 2023 Plea: Deutsche Bank chief executive Christian Sewing The chief executive of Deut... read more

UBS chief warns of ‘hard cuts’ at Credit Suisse: Investment bankers face the axe after rescue

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 22:00 GMT, 29 November 2023 The chairman of UBS has warned of ‘hard cuts’ facing investment bankers from Credit Suisse – ... read more

Pennon Group to spend £100m more than planned on infrastructure

Pennon Group now plans to invest over £850m improving water infrastructure The company revealed its profits plunged by 90.3% to £1.8m in the first half By Har... read more

Hargreaves Lansdown chair Deanna Oppenheimer to exit

Deanna Oppenheimer will depart at the investment group’s AGM next month Company co-founder Peter Hargreaves has been a major critic of Oppenheimer  Aliso... read more