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British Gas promises to do better over Homecare appointments fiasco  

British Gas promises to do more to help vulnerable customers trying to book Homecare appointments By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 20 Ap... read more

The pandemic is killing plastic: Barclaycard caps are the final straw

Shoppers are cutting up their credit cards after paying off vast amounts of debt with lockdown savings while providers rein back spending limits and offers. Cre... read more

Scam victim who lost nearly £10,000 received just £1.27 back

Scam victim who lost nearly £10,000 to a fake taxman scam received just £1.27 back from her bank By Amelia Murray For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 20 ... read more

BEN WILKINSON: Barclaycard’s sweeping credit cuts may cost it dearly

Pushed to the limit: Barclaycard’s sweeping credit cuts may cost it dearly, says BEN WILKINSON By Ben Wilkinson for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 2... read more

Can I close my new stock & shares Isa and start a another one?

I opened a new investing Isa with Freetrade for the 2021/22 tax year.  It costs only £3 a month but having started to search for things I want to buy – ETFs... read more

Arm could return to London’s stock market if Nvidia deal falls through

UK chip maker Arm could return to London’s stock market if £29bn Nvidia deal falls through By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:06 BST, 20 Apr... read more

IN THE MONEY: Next boss Simon Wolfson sees pay rise by a third

IN THE MONEY: Next boss Simon Wolfson sees pay rise by a third as profits soar at the fashion giant By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:06 B... read more

Botched audits costing Britain billions of pounds, economist warns 

Botched audits costing Britain billions of pounds by failing to prevent corporate collapses, economist warns By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:07 B... read more

FCA raises the alarm over crypto bets frenzy

FCA raises the alarm over crypto bets frenzy just a day after Bank of England announced plans for a digital coin By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: ... read more

Watchdog warns £6.8bn Asda takeover could hit motorists in the pocket 

Asda swoop fuels petrol price fears: Watchdog warns £6.8bn takeover could hit motorists in the pocket By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 22:11 BST, ... read more

Ministers launch probe into Football Index collapse

Ministers launch probe into Football Index collapse after fans lost £58m of open bets By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:09 BST, 20 April ... read more

Exxon Mobil plan to bury carbon emissions under the Gulf of Mexico

Exxon Mobil hatches £72bn plan to bury industrial carbon emissions under the Gulf of Mexico seabed By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:09 B... read more

He’s back! Ex-Persimmon boss Fairburn moves in on Avant Homes

He’s back! Return of the £82million man: Ex-Persimmon boss Fairburn moves in on Avant Homes By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:08 BST, 20 Ap... read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Enforcers in the spotlight over the Greensill collapse

Enforcers in the spotlight: How could the FCA and the Bank of England fail to see the Greensill collapse coming? asks ALEX BRUMMER By Alex Brummer for the Daily... read more

Top investor backs Glaxo boss Emma Walmsley boss in fight with Elliott

Top investor backs Glaxosmithkline boss Emma Walmsley boss in fight with Elliott By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:05 BST, 20 April 2021 |... read more

MARKET REPORT: Tobacco investors burnt by US nicotine cap plans

More than £6billion was wiped off the value of London’s two tobacco giants as investors panicked that the US could cap the amount of nicotine in cigarettes. ... read more

HSBC boosts its £125 current account switching offer with Uber Eats voucher

The current account switching battle is simmering away with HSBC now offering a £20 Uber Eats takeaway bribe on top of its £125 cash incentive.  HSBC relaunc... read more

Relief for trapped savers as M&G reopens property fund after 18 months

M&G has said it will reopen its property fund on 10 May – nearly 18 months after it was suspended – offering some relief to trapped savers.  Th... read more

Barclaycard under pressure to reverse credit limit cuts for steady customers

Barclaycard customers have called on it to reverse heavy-handed credit card limit cuts hitting cardholders whose financial circumstances have remained steady &#... read more

Covid infection fears will ‘drive a deadly surge in toxic car use’ around school gates

Ongoing Covid-19 infection fears are predicted to significantly increase car usage on the daily school run, resulting in a rise in congestion and toxic air poll... read more

Hammerson has received only 40% of second quarter rent

Bullring operator Hammerson says it’s received only 40% of second quarter rent owed as shopping curbs loosen Hammerson made a £2bn writedown and recorded... read more

Dogecoin price rises 400% over last week

Dogecoin mania at fever pitch as fans try to push the joke crypto to a new high on ‘4/20’ marijuana day Dogecoin’s price shot up  over 400% o... read more

Electric car chargers offer 9% return: Green return or high risk bond?

Investment offer: The 50 new chargers funded by the green bond will be operated under the Be.EV brand Investors are being offered a five-year ‘green bond&... read more

Guy Hands buys Kier’s housebuilding arm Kier Living in £110m deal

Government contractor Kier has sold off its housebuilding arm to private equity baron Guy Hands in a cash deal worth £110million.   The construction company ... read more