MPs to vote on Rishi Sunak’s bill to create ‘smokefree generation’
MPs will vote on Rishi Sunak’s landmark bill to create a “smokefree generation” in the House of Commons later today.
Vinted: How a simple wardrobe frustration turned into a £3bn secondhand brand
If you haven’t heard of it, odds are you will soon. Vinted is the secondhand marketplace that has become a staple for fashion-conscious Londoners on a budget.
Morgan Stanley sails past estimates as investment banking rebound boosts profit
Morgan Stanley's profit has been lifted by a recovery in investment banking as the firm joins fellow Wall Street giants in benefitting from a rebound in dealmaking and capital markets activity.
Sexually explicit ‘deepfakes’ to become a criminal offence
This comes after the Government made reforms in the Online Safety Act last year to criminalise the sharing of ‘deepfake’ intimate images for the first time.
De La Rue: ‘Welsh Wizard’ investor hoping to cast spell over banknote maker’s shares
An investor known as the 'Welsh Wizard' in City of London circles has increased his stake in De La Rue, the company that makes UK passports and banknotes.
Bank of America’s profit hit by fall in interest income but dealmaking arm shines
Bank of America has reported a fall in profit during the first quarter as its income from interest payments dropped, although the blow was cushioned by improved trading from its investment banking and
Rachel Reeves tells the City she wants to close gender pay gap if she becomes first female chancellor
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves said Labour is "under no illusions about the scale of challenge Labour will inherit."
The cheapest stocks in the cheapest market: UK small caps set to shine with earnings growth
The smaller companies in the UK have had a rough time of it recently, with the FTSE Smallcap index down 8.4 per cent over the last two years, compared to a rise of around four per cent for the FTSE 10
Nationwide and Virgin Money face mounting opposition to £2.9bn merger
Nationwide's bid to acquire high-street rival Virgin Money is facing mounting opposition from members and analysts ahead of a shareholder vote.
‘It is a national disaster’: Copenhagen’s historic Stock Exchange engulfed in flames
Footage on social media showed the fire engulfing much of the building, with the famous spire collapsing onto the road below.