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AstraZeneca’s blockbuster lung cancer drug boosts survival rates among patients, pharma giant says

By Jessica Clark Updated: 21:50 BST, 5 April 2024 Higher earner: Boss Pascal Soriot AstraZeneca’s blockbuster lung cancer drug boosts survival rates amon... read more

MARKET REPORT: Bumper US employment dents hopes of an interest rate cut

By John Abiona Updated: 21:50 BST, 5 April 2024 Global stock markets came under pressure yesterday as bumper US jobs figures dented hopes for early interest rat... read more

Beware fixed-rate savings trap… and secrets from an Isa millionaire: This is Money podcast

By This Is Money Updated: 20:01 BST, 5 April 2024 There’s a warning for savers who’s fixed term deals are coming to an end – don’t take ... read more

Average car insurance premium hits £543 – but insurers defend hikes saying costs have soared

Car insurance prices are up 25% in a year and 70% in ten years But insurers have published new figures that aim to defend the steep hikes  By Sam Barker Update... read more

Majestic saves bar operator Vagabond Wines from collapse

Vagabond asked the High Court in early March to appoint administrators  On Friday, Majestic said it had saved nine Vagabond wine bars from closing By Harry Wis... read more

Shell expects weaker LNG output in first quarter

Shell made £22.4bn of profits in 2023, a decline of over 30% on the prior year It warned trading results for its integrated gas arm are expected to be lower By... read more

Debt-riddled water giant Thames on hook to China amid warnings it will default

By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:01 BST, 4 April 2024 Chinese banks are set to determine the fate of Thames Water amid warnings it will default on its debts. Foreig... read more

US paper giant bidding for DS Smith pledges to keep European HQ in London

By Hugo Duncan Updated: 22:01 BST, 4 April 2024 The US paper giant bidding for one of Britain’s biggest packaging firms has pledged to establish a European he... read more

UK recession ‘already over’ following down- turn at the end of last year

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:01 BST, 4 April 2024 S&P Global said its index of activity among private sector services and manufactu... read more

UK investors dump British funds and look to US amid worries over growth

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 BST, 4 April 2024 Investment: Britons put an unprecedented £7bn into equity funds in the first quarter... read more

Bet365 fined for money laundering blunders and failing to check on high-risk punters

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 BST, 4 April 2024 Big winner: Bet 365 boss Denise Coates Bet 365, run by Britain’s best-paid woman, h... read more

Abrdn faces backlash over new chief financial officer’s £675,000 salary

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 BST, 4 April 2024 Pay row: Shareholder advisory group Glass Lewis believes  Abrdn CFO Jason Windsor’... read more

Vodafone warned £15bn takeover of Three could be blocked

By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:00 BST, 4 April 2024 A mega-merger between Vodafone and Three is at risk of falling apart after the competition watchdog launched a... read more

Will the high-flying US stock market stumble if rate cuts don’t arrive? INVESTING SHOW

By Simon Lambert Updated: 17:19 BST, 4 April 2024 Investors are flocking to the US stock market as shares continue to surge, fuelled by interest rate cut hopes.... read more

Incoming NatWest chairman Rick Haythornthwaite to stand down from Ocado role

Haythornthwaite was named chairman-designate of NatWest Group last year He replaced former M&S boss Stuart Rose as Ocado’s chair in January 2021 By Ha... read more

UK funds ‘left in the dust’ as British investors pile into US shares

UK equity fund outflows reached highest level since February 2023 in March  By Jane Denton Updated: 15:26 BST, 4 April 2024 UK investors invested a record £7b... read more

CAB Payments shares surge as Footsie newbie gains new European operating licence

The fintech firm has obtained a payment service provider licence with DNB   It said the approval would create ‘significant opportunity’ for the co... read more

I didn’t tell my fiancee about the money I inherited and now I’ve kept it secret for too long – what should I do? Money psychotherapist VICKY REYNAL replies

By Vicky Reynal Updated: 12:10 BST, 4 April 2024 My girlfriend and I have been together for seven years. We live together, and a few months ago we decided to ge... read more

Chairman of Ladbrokes owner Entain to depart after four years

Barry Gibson replaced private equity manager Lee Feldman as chairman Since becoming chair, Gibson has presided over drastic changes at Entain By Harry Wise Upda... read more

Virgin Atlantic on course for first profit since Covid as winter sunseekers book breaks in the Caribbean

By Hugo Duncan Updated: 22:01 BST, 3 April 2024 Virgin Atlantic said it is on course to make its first profit since the pandemic after strong demand for winter ... read more

UK woos Chinese car giant Chery to build new assembly plant despite spying concerns

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 22:01 BST, 3 April 2024 A state-owned Chinese car firm is hoping to secure subsidies off the UK to build an assembly plant in a... read more

FTSE Small Cap index ‘will cease to exist’ by 2028 as analysts predict a takeover ‘feeding frenzy’

By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:01 BST, 3 April 2024 A stock market index of small UK firms could be wiped out in four years in a takeover ‘feeding frenzy’, Ci... read more

Disney King Bob Iger triumphs in bitter boardroom battle with activist investors

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:01 BST, 3 April 2024 Disney and its chief executive Bob Iger emerged victorious last night after a long-running battle with activ... read more

Inflation fight is ‘not yet done’ warns Fed amid mounting speculation over the outlook for interest rates

By Hugo Duncan Updated: 22:01 BST, 3 April 2024 The head of the US central bank last night said the job of bringing down inflation ‘is not yet done’ amid mo... read more