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CITY WHISPERS: Rule changes in Square Mile causing a stir

By Francesca Washtell Updated: 21:51 GMT, 24 February 2024 Even dedicated City folk could be forgiven for tuning out if the subject of regulation arises. [...]

Risk-averse UK pensions miss £400bn shares boost

By Patrick Tooher Updated: 21:50 GMT, 24 February 2024 Risk-averse British pension funds have missed out on an estimated £400 billion shares bonanza in just [...]

Britain’s small businesses must not get left behind in the AI revolution, says Sage’s Steve Hare

By Steve Hare, Chief Executive Of Sage Group Plc Updated: 20:11 GMT, 24 February 2024 The AI opportunity: Sage boss Steve HareSteve Hare is the [...]

INVESTING EXPLAINED: What you need to know about greenhushing

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:57 GMT, 23 February 2024 In this series, we bust the jargon and explain a popular investing term or [...]

SHARE OF THE WEEK: Pressure is mounting on IAG as full-year results loom

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 GMT, 23 February 2024 Shares in the British Airways owner IAG have trailed Easyjet, Wizz and Ryanair since [...]

Husband of BP worker guilty of insider trading

By Leah Montebello Updated: 21:50 GMT, 23 February 2024 The husband of a BP manager has pleaded guilty to insider trading after overhearing his wife [...]

Boss Diego Della Valle insists Tod’s not for sale

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 GMT, 23 February 2024 Fan: Actress Penelope CruzThe boss of Italian shoemaker Tod's says there are no plans [...]

Renault boss Luca de Meo warns Western politicians over drive to go ‘green’

By Ray Massey Motoring Editor Updated: 21:50 GMT, 23 February 2024 Warning: Renault boss Luca de MeoWise words and warnings from engaging Renault boss Luca de [...]

Hopes for interest rate cuts as energy bills fall by £238

By Hugo Duncan Updated: 21:50 GMT, 23 February 2024 Inflation will fall well below the 2 per cent target this spring as household energy bills [...]

Chemring hails ‘increasingly robust’ outlook for defence industry as conflicts rage around the world

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 GMT, 23 February 2024 Chemring hailed an 'increasingly robust' outlook for the industry as conflicts rage around the [...]

CAB Payments boss Bhairav Trivedi leaving next month

Bhairav Trivedi will stand down as the fintech group's boss next month CAB Payments shares remain approximately 70% below their IPO priceBy Harry Wise Updated: 12:50 [...]

Folkestone dubbed the new Whitstable after undergoing a dramatic transformation

By Fred Redwood Updated: 12:40 GMT, 23 February 2024 Every year around this time we hear of plans to regenerate run-down seaside towns and dreary [...]

BUSINESS LIVE: StanChart faces $850m impairment; CAB Payments names CEO; Energy bills to fall

By Live Commentary Updated: 07:52 GMT, 23 February 2024 The FTSE 100 will open at 8am. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today [...]

Energy bills will fall by £238 a year from April as Ofgem confirms price cap drop

Households will see a welcome drop in energy bills in a few weeks' timeBut bills will still remain high by historical norms, heaping pressure on [...]

UK private sector growing at fastest rate for nine months fuelling hopes the recession is already over

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 22:00 GMT, 22 February 2024 Recovery: The purchasing managers’ index showed business activity in the UK picking up speedBritain’s private [...]

Japan stock market is back after 34 years: Tokyo’s Nikkei closes at highest level since the 1980s boom

By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:00 GMT, 22 February 2024 Japan’s main stock index soared to a new high yesterday, breaking the previous record which was [...]

Six-bed detached house on the Dorset peninsula Sandbanks is for sale for £9m

Six-bed detached property in Dorset's Sandbanks is for sale for £9mHouse boasts its own 35 meter width water frontage and private jettyBy Myra Butterworth Updated: [...]

Ad giant M&C Saatchi names Channel 4 marketing chief as next CEO

Zaid Al-Qassab is replacing Moray MacLennan, who quit last SeptemberBefore working at Channel 4, Al-Qassab was head of branding at BT Group M&C Saatchi is one [...]

Beazley shares rise as group unveils plans to dish out more cash to shareholders

Beazley says around $300m extra could be handed to shareholders By Jane Denton Updated: 13:35 GMT, 22 February 2024 Beazley shares rose sharply on Thursday after [...]

Indivior shares soar as pharma firm ponders primary listing in the US

Indivior produces treatments for conditions like alcohol and opioid abuseThe drugmaker believes the move would attract more American investorsBy Harry Wise Updated: 12:07 GMT, 22 [...]

London penthouse in a building once home to Britain’s de facto first prime minister is for sale for £15.5m

Penthouse is part of a development of two period townhouse adjacent to the RitzBuilding once home to Sir Robert Walpole, considered UK's first prime ministerBy [...]

Advertising giant WPP hit by weaker demand from tech clients

The tech sector's growth has slowed considerably over the past couple of yearsWPP chief executive Mark Read: '2023 was more challenging than we expected' By Harry [...]

High rates ‘scarring’ UK economy, says Bank of England maverick Swati Dhingra

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:07 GMT, 21 February 2024 Rate fears: Swati Dhingra (pictured) was the only member of the Bank [...]

HSBC shares suffer biggest fall since the pandemic as China write-off takes chunk out of profits

HSBC's Noel Quinn (left) took home £10.6m last year while Citigroup boss Jane Fraser (right) earned more than £20mTwo of Britain’s top bankers took home [...]

MP accuses ‘infuriating’ IMF of dodging scrutiny as it sits on its ‘perch in Washington’

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:05 GMT, 21 February 2024 A senior MP branded the IMF ‘infuriating’, just weeks after it waded [...]

Vauxhall owner Stellantis to start making electric vans in Luton from 2025

By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:04 GMT, 21 February 2024 Vauxhall owner Stellantis will start making electric vans at its Luton plant next year.In a major [...]

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos dumps another £1.9bn of shares – bringing total sold this month to £6.7bn

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:01 GMT, 21 February 2024 Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has vowed to sell 50m shares over the next yearAmazon founder Jeff [...]

Rio Tinto and Glencore profits slump on lower commodity prices

Glencore saw its net income plunge by three-quarters to $4.3bn last year Rio Tinto revealed post-tax profits tumbled by 19 per cent to $10bn in 2023Both [...]

Dominic Raab lands job at private equity mining investor

Dominic Raab has been hired as a 'senior strategic adviser' at Appian By Jane Denton Updated: 12:16 GMT, 21 February 2024 Dominic Raab has been hired as [...]

Pawnbroker H&T Group acquires pledge book from Essex-based Maxcroft

The mean value of the acquired pledge loans is £4,063, H&T said By Jane Denton Updated: 11:22 GMT, 21 February 2024 Pawnbroker and retailer of pre-owned [...]

Interpol partners with AI-focused Windward amid maritime crime clampdown

Windward shares have risen by over 128% in the last year By Jane Denton Updated: 10:51 GMT, 21 February 2024 London-listed maritime artificial intelligence firm Windward has [...]

BAE Systems sales top £25.3bn amid global surge in defence spending

Europe's largest defence contractor revealed its sales rose by 9% to £25.3bnMaritime sales provided nearly half of all growth, jumping by 22% to £5.5bnBy Harry [...]

Trading Styles and Timeframes: A Side-by-Side Analysis

In the world of trading, there are various trading styles and timeframes that traders can adopt to suit their individual preferences and goals. Understanding the [...]

Readers back our call for stamp duty to be cut in next month’s Budget

By Jeff Prestridge Updated: 22:01 GMT, 20 February 2024 Tax burden: Stamp duty kicks in on property purchases above £250,000, with the rate starting at [...]

Currys backer warns of UK market decline after board rejects £700m takeover offer by US hedge fund

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 22:01 GMT, 20 February 2024 Currys’ biggest shareholder has warned that the stock market is not fit for purpose.Redwheel, which [...]

Nearly half of The Body Shop stores to shut as High Street chain battles for survival

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:01 GMT, 20 February 2024 The Body Shop will close nearly half of its UK stores and axe hundreds of jobs [...]