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Watchdog apologises to former NatWest boss Rose over Farage debacle

By Calum Muirhead Updated: 22:07 GMT, 6 November 2023 Apology: Former Natwest boss Alison Rose The UK’s data watchdog has apologised to former NatWest boss Al... read more

Ryanair to start paying regular divi: Profits soar as airline raises price of tickets

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:04 GMT, 6 November 2023  Ryanair will start paying regular dividends to investors for the first time as it cashes in on higher p... read more

Prudential sees profits and sales rise in third quarter boosted by sales in Asia

By Daniel Fessahaye Updated: 12:19 GMT, 6 November 2023 Prudential has seen a rise in profits and sales over the third quarter, although growth slowed slightly ... read more

Ryanair forecasts record annual profits following strong summer and will reward shareholders with dividend payments from February

Ryanair reported profits jumped to £1.89bn in the six months ending September Passenger numbers increased 11% to 105.4m despite air traffic control issues The ... read more

NatWest’s new AI-powered chatbot ‘will be just like talking with a human’

AI will be able to replicate what staff at the bank already can do in a natural tone  By Matt Drake Updated: 11:12 GMT, 6 November 2023 NatWest is launching a ... read more

Is this the beginning of the end for 1p and 2p coins? The British isle that says ’round up’

By Leah Montebello Updated: 11:06 GMT, 6 November 2023 The Isle of Man has become the first part of the British Isles to encourage businesses to round prices to... read more

Melrose Industries shares rise as it signs £4bn deal with GE Aerospace

FTSE-100 aerospace group signs strategic partnership worth $5billion  Deal expands risk and revenue sharing on GE Aerospace’s GEnx engine By Daniel Fessa... read more

Compliance Audits And Corporate Governance: Ensuring Accountability

In today’s business landscape, ensuring accountability is crucial for organizations to maintain trust and integrity. Compliance audits and corporate gover... read more

UK mortgage lending is hit amid interest rate fears

By Leah Montebello Updated: 00:05 GMT, 6 November 2023 The UK mortgage market is stuck in the doldrums as high interest rates put off house buyers. Lending is f... read more

Wall Street bosses warn of looming global recession

JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon says world is a ‘scary and unpredictable’ place  Israel’s war with Hamas and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ar... read more

Selfridges insists it’s business as usual despite co-owner’s cash crisis

By Leah Montebello Updated: 21:50 GMT, 5 November 2023 Selfridges has insisted that it will be business as usual this Christmas despite one of its co-owners fac... read more

CITY WHISPERS: Extrovert Rich Ricci won’t be left at the starting gate

By Francesca Washtell Updated: 22:01 GMT, 4 November 2023 Dapper: Rich Ricci is in Australia for the Melbourne Cup Business may be slow in the City of London ... read more

Stamp duty cost puts millions off downsizing

By Toby Walne Updated: 21:51 GMT, 4 November 2023 Expensive: The cost puts older homeowners off moving from homes that may no longer suit their needs Millions ... read more

Prince of Wales’ shoemaker puts boot into tourist tax

By Francesca Washtell Updated: 21:51 GMT, 4 November 2023 Backing: The Prince of Wales has worn the firm’s ‘evening slippers’ at red carpet ev... read more

Asos and Boohoo fail to keep up as online-only shopping falls out of fashion

By Patrick Tooher Updated: 21:51 GMT, 4 November 2023 Tie-up: Model Elle Macpherson for Boohoo brand Karen Millen Hedge funds betting against Asos and Boohoo ar... read more

Buy now, pay later giant Klarna ramps up plans for £12bn stock market float

By Francesca Washtell Updated: 21:51 GMT, 4 November 2023 Plans Klarna founder and chief executive Sebastian Siemiatkowski Buy now, pay later giant Klarna is ta... read more

MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Hold on to top property group Belvoir

  By Joanne Hart Updated: 21:50 GMT, 4 November 2023 Belvoir Group specialises in rental properties, with a focus on the Midlands and the North. Founded in the... read more

Ordinary investors plough £1m into tiny miner Cornish Tin

By Francesca Washtell Updated: 21:50 GMT, 4 November 2023 Ordinary investors have ploughed more than £1 million into a tiny mining company called Cornish Tin t... read more

Hand small firms tax cut to invest in IT, Sage says

By Francesca Washtell Updated: 21:50 GMT, 4 November 2023 Small businesses desperately need Government help to invest in IT and technology, according to the bos... read more

Hairdryer-maker GHD to invest more than £325m in UK over next five years

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 21:50 GMT, 4 November 2023 Hairdryer and straightener-maker GHD plans to invest more than £325 million in the UK over the next five y... read more

Energy price cap will now be higher than previously forecast next year, Cornwall Insight says – here’s why

Gas and electricity bills are set to increase again in 2024, Cornwall Insight says Predictions for bill rises override earlier good news that costs might start ... read more

Towels? Never a dry topic… and they’ll improve your life and home in an instant

By Anne Ashworth Updated: 06:00 GMT, 4 November 2023 A night at one of London’s most recently opened five-star hotels costs from £1,400. This may be bey... read more

Microsoft boss Brad Smith backtracks on his UK outburst

By Leah Montebello Updated: 21:55 GMT, 3 November 2023 The boss of Microsoft has made a humiliating climbdown just months after attacking Britain for blocking i... read more

Fashion firm The White Stuff is cashing in

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:52 GMT, 3 November 2023 Fashion firm The White Stuff is cashing in as shoppers flock back to the High Street after th... read more