Business & Finance

Streamlining Payroll: A Guide for Small Businesses

For small business owners, managing payroll is a critical task that demands accuracy and efficiency. It involves more than just issuing paychecks; it encompasses calculating [...]

ITV profits set to halve amid advertising slump, City forecasts predict

By Leah Montebello Updated: 12:31 GMT, 3 March 2024 ITV's profits are set to almost halve amid a slump in advertising, City forecasts show. The broadcaster [...]

Doomsters put women off investing and means they put less money in the stock market, study shows

By Jessica Beard Updated: 12:11 GMT, 3 March 2024 Doom-mongering warnings about the risks of investing are deterring women from saving more money and have [...]

Pensioners set to be hit by Chancellor’s stealth tax raid

By Patrick Tooher Updated: 21:51 GMT, 2 March 2024 Tax grab: Chancellor Jeremy HuntMillions of pensioners will be forced to fill in an annual HMRC [...]

PGIM JENNISON GLOBAL EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES searches far and wide for the next big thing

By Jeff Prestridge Updated: 21:51 GMT, 2 March 2024 The modus operandi behind investment fund PGIM Jennison Global Equity Opportunities is to identify companies that [...]

MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Keep the Bank of Georgia on your mind

By Joanne Hart Updated: 21:50 GMT, 2 March 2024 The East-meets-West Republic of Georgia can trace its history and culture back thousands of years. But [...]

CITY WHISPERS: Dr No’s firm in rebrand after Hindenburg disaster

By Calum Muirhead Updated: 21:50 GMT, 2 March 2024 Readers may remember the colourful saga of Enochian Biosciences. In 2022 short-seller Hindenburg Research revealed the [...]

Direct Line deserves to be taken over! Founder Sir Peter Wood slams ‘abysmal’ performance

Wood: Group managed 'terribly' for years, making it a sitting duck for predatorsRival Ageas proposed a £3.1bn takeover, which Wood said was not enough Direct Line, which [...]

Less than one in 50 cars for sale in London is ULEZ-compliant and affordable to those on a budget, new data shows

Only 461 out 24,500 vehicles in London meet the capital emissions standards By Lettice Bromovsky Updated: 13:34 GMT, 2 March 2024 Motorist in London are facing [...]

Asda billionaire Mohsin Issa insists there is no rift between him and his younger brother Zuber

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:54 GMT, 1 March 2024 Relationship: Victoria Price and Mohsin Issa said they are building a life togetherMohsin Issa [...]

Strong presence of Chinese car makers at Geneva Motor Show

By Ray Massey Motoring Editor Updated: 21:51 GMT, 1 March 2024 Two Chinese car makers dominated the rest of the Geneva Motor Show.Once British-owned MG [...]

Boss Emma Walmsley hits jackpot with £13m GSK payday

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 GMT, 1 March 2024 Cashing in: GSK boss Emma WalmsleyGSK boss Emma Walmsley was paid almost £13m last [...]

Bank of England’s chief economist warns time for an interest rate cut is ‘still some way off’

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 GMT, 1 March 2024 Cautious: Bank of England's Huw PillThe Bank of England's chief economist warned that the [...]

Wincanton bosses back US takeover offer rather than sell-off to French suitor

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 GMT, 1 March 2024 Bosses at Britain's last independent haulier have ditched plans to sell to a French [...]

Marks & Spencer wins its court battle against Michael Gove

A judge ruled Gove's decision to block redevelopment was unlawfulM&S operations director Sacha Berendji said the judgement 'couldn't be clearer' Housing Secretary will have to take [...]

Tale of the state pension underpaid for 20 YEARS: This is Money podcast

By This Is Money Updated: 17:34 GMT, 1 March 2024 The debacle over widespread errors in the state pension that This is Money and Sir [...]

Rightmove’s sales and profits defy challenging UK property market

The property website reported its revenue grew by 10% to £364.3m in 2023 Advertisers spent an average £1,431 per month on the company's platformBy Harry Wise [...]

Two Premium Bonds savers scoop £100k prizes with £100 bonds

Two Premium Bonds savers have bagged £100k prizes with small £100 holdingsOne purchased the bonds in December 2023 and the other in March 1990 By Helen [...]

ITV sells Britbox International stake to BBC Studios for £255m

ITV intends to use proceeds from the transaction to finance a share buybackBritBox was first launched seven years ago amid a boom in streaming servicesBy [...]

BUSINESS LIVE: Pearson profits jump; ITV sells Britbox stake; Rightmove hails another strong year

By This Is Money Updated: 08:04 GMT, 1 March 2024 Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Pearson, Smiths Group, ITV, Rightmove, [...]

Bud Light transgender row boycott hits growth at world’s largest brewer AB in Bev

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:03 GMT, 29 February 2024 AB In Bev said that its growth had been ‘constrained’ after a huge boycott of its [...]

UK investment trusts are ‘being hamstrung’ by old EU rules, warns leading peer

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:02 GMT, 29 February 2024 Warning: Baroness Sharon Bowles believes the FCA has misapplied rules on trusts British [...]

IAG profits soar to £3bn but lack of dividend and weak business travel leaves shares grounded

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:02 GMT, 29 February 2024 Profits at British Airways owner IAG hit £3bn for 2023, more than double the year before British [...]

Sainsbury’s to axe 1,500 jobs across the UK in £1bn cost-cutting drive

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:02 GMT, 29 February 2024 Sainsbury’s plans to axe 1,500 jobs in a mammoth £1billion cost-cutting drive.The country’s second-largest supermarket is [...]

Weight Watchers shares dive as Oprah Winfrey prepares to step down from the board and sell her stake

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:01 GMT, 29 February 2024 Donation: Oprah Winfrey will give shares worth £5m - to the National [...]

Wincanton bidding war heats up as US-based GXO trumps CEVA offer for UK logistics firm

By Mike Sheen Updated: 13:11 GMT, 29 February 2024 A bidding war is heating up for the ownership of Wincanton after US-based GXO Logistics revealed [...]

Howden Joinery shares jump following strong start to 2024

Howden's turnover flatlined last year due to declining demand at UK depots The London-based company's shares were 8.9% higher at 841.2p by midday By Harry Wise Updated: [...]

Haleon revenues slow amid currency headwinds

The consumer healthcare giant revealed its turnover rose by 4.1% last yearHaleon saw much stronger demand for its oral and respiratory health productsBy Harry Wise [...]

Death of the gearstick? Advances in technology mean fewer Britons are learning to drive manual cars

By Sean Poulter Updated: 10:03 GMT, 29 February 2024 The idea of crunching through the gears when taking off from the lights is becoming lost [...]

Aston Martin puts the brakes on its new electric supercar until 2026 as bosses say drivers still want the engine’s throaty roar

Aston Martin won't sell its new electric supercar until 2026Bosses said customers still want to hear the iconic roar of the engineBy Jessica Clark Updated: [...]