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Sajid Javid and Charles Roxburgh sounded out for top job at Standard Chartered

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:04 GMT, 7 February 2024 Experience: Former banker Sir Sajid Javid (pictured) has served as Home Secretary ... read more

Snapchat owner Snap loses a third of its value as it grapples with advertising slowdown

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:03 GMT, 7 February 2024 Snap shares fell by more than a third yesterday as it grapples with an advertising slowdown – leaving f... read more

Smurfit Kappa profits drop but volumes bounce back

Smurfit Kappa Group revealed that box volumes declined by 3.5% last year The packaging company’s pre-tax profits also slumped by 18% to €1.06bn By Harry... read more

Ford upgrades its best-selling Puma – here are five key new features

1971 Austin Morris 1100/1300 – 133,527 sales 1972 Ford Cortina – 187,159 1973 Ford Cortina – 181,607 1974 Ford Cortina – 131,234 1975 Fo... read more

Coventry BS now has the best buy easy-access savings deal

Savers signing up with Coventry can secure a 5.15% The account only allows up to three free withdrawals a year  Best easy-access and fixed rate accounts are no... read more

Grainger cheers ‘exceptionally high’ rental demand

Grainger said it’s continuing to see ‘record levels of rental growth’ By Jane Denton Updated: 11:31 GMT, 7 February 2024 Residential property ... read more

PZ Cussons slashes dividend and profit forecast on FX woes

PZ Cussons now expects adjusted operating profits of £55-60m this year The firm’s shares were the biggest FTSE 250 faller on Wednesday morning By Harry W... read more

NatWest told to hire new chief exec as Government prepares to sell part of its 35% stake

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 22:38 GMT, 6 February 2024 Caretaker: Paul Thwaite was appointed NatWest’s interim boss last July Natwest has been urged ... read more

Aston Martin shaken as it seeks another new boss amid ongoing production delays

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:31 GMT, 6 February 2024 Production delays: James Bond car maker Aston Martin (pictured) Aston Martin is on... read more

Bank of England accused of ‘leap in dark’ over £875bn quantitative tightening bond sales

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 22:30 GMT, 6 February 2024 Leap in the dark: Quantitative tightening began in 2022  The Bank of England took a ‘leap in the ... read more

‘No end in sight’ to Germany’s building slump, warn analysts… but optimism in the UK soars

By Hugo Duncan Updated: 22:28 GMT, 6 February 2024 The moribund German economy suffered a fresh setback amid warnings there is ‘no end in sight’ to the cris... read more

Taxpayers more than £200m out of pocket after controversial satellite firm bail-out

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 22:27 GMT, 6 February 2024 A leading government official has admitted that taxpayers are more than £200million out of pocket a... read more

Marks & Spencer set to overtake Waitrose: Middle classes flocking back to High St stalwart

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:25 GMT, 6 February 2024 Marks & Spencer is poised to overtake Waitrose as it wins over growing numbers of middle class shoppers... read more

Government pledges to end confusing messaging on how people can protect themselves from scams

By Jessica Beard Updated: 22:05 GMT, 6 February 2024 Crackdown: The Government is taking action to stamp out confusing messaging on scams The Government is fina... read more

Could you still retire in your 60s if the state pension age rose to 71? LUNCH MONEY

By This Is Money Updated: 14:03 GMT, 6 February 2024 Today’s workers may have to wait longer for retirement – and it is bad news for those in their 30s and ... read more

White van drivers hit by rising insurance costs – with prices up 36% in a YEAR

The bill for insuring a van has risen by more than a third, new figures show  Those that use vans for work are facing premiums of up to £999 a year High insur... read more

Renishaw shares leap 20% despite first-half profit slump

Renishaw revealed pre-tax profits fell 27% in the six months ending December Revenue was hit by weaker demand from semiconductor equipment makers Sales were als... read more

Futura Medical shares swell as sales of its erectile dysfunction gel Eroxon boom in the past year

Over-the-counter drug Eroxon sees successful launch in the UK and Belgium Futura Medical is rolling out the drug in the a number of countries in 2024   By Mik... read more

BUSINESS LIVE: Retail sales growth disappoints; BP profits beat forecasts; Virgin Money UK suffers mortgage dip

By Live Commentary Updated: 08:02 GMT, 6 February 2024 The FTSE 100 will open at 8am. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are BP, Virgin ... read more

New setback for petrol car ban as EV sales stall for buyers who cannot afford them and the slow roll-out of public chargers

 Figures show sales of electric vehicles plummeted by 25 per cent last month By David Churchill Chief Political Correspondent Updated: 06:51 GMT, 6 February 20... read more

Tax-Saving and Growth: The Power of ELSS Funds

A solid investment portfolio can give you optimum benefits from your investment instruments. Integrating the right investment options into your portfolio may ge... read more

Almost 200 jobs on the line as British arm of electric vehicle firm Arrival collapses into administration

By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:12 GMT, 5 February 2024 The British arm of electric car firm Arrival has collapsed into administration, putting nearly 200 jobs at ... read more

CBI settles wrongful dismissal case with former boss Tony Danker

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:01 GMT, 5 February 2024 The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has agreed to settle a wrongful dismis... read more

Luxury stocks rise as tourist tax faces the axe: Kurt Geiger boss calls levy a ‘schoolboy error’

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:00 GMT, 5 February 2024 The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has agreed to settle a wrongful dismissal case brought by forme... read more