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Anglo ditches plans to hand its boss an £8.5m bonus if he completes £40bn merger with Canadian rival Teck

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Anglo bowed to shareholder pressure and ditched the bonus for Duncan Wanblad (pictured) ahead of today's vote on the tie-up with Teck Resources.

UK jobs saved as Airbus and Boeing agree deal to break-up Spirit AeroSystems

Yesterday

Spirit, which owns the former Short Brothers factory in Belfast and a plant in Prestwick, Scotland, is being carved up by the two plane-making giants.

Business rates cut for Harrods and Selfridges - as Reeves hammers pubs with a painful rise

Yesterday

Businesses were left seething by Budget reforms that will see small venues pay an extra £318m in the property tax over the next three years.

Bank of England puts hundreds of jobs at risk in £45m cost savings drive as it looks to update its tech infrastructure

Yesterday

The Bank, led by governor Andrew Bailey (pictured) has written to the majority of its 5,700 employees inviting them to apply for voluntary layoffs.

Plot twist from Paramount as Netflix seeks to upset the Hollywood old order: RUTH SUNDERLAND

Yesterday

Paramount Skydance's £81bn hostile bid to gatecrash Netflix's takeover of Warner Bros Discovery has dramatically raised the stakes.

IG hikes cashback for new customers to 10%: Is it worth signing up?

Yesterday

The investment platform IG has launched a cashback deal to encourage new customers to join. We look at how it compares with existing offers.

Should you invest in Personal Assets Trust? The 'sleep-at-night' fund that protects your wealth AND makes a profit

Yesterday

The long-term protection of investors' real wealth lies at the heart of the investment process which manager Troy Asset Management applies to the £1.7 billion trust.

SHIRES INCOME is willing to go its own way for a big pay day

Yesterday

It uses company bonds and dividend-friendly preference shares to boost the income it pays shareholders.

The reckless mistake Rachel Reeves made with savers' pensions - and how she can fix this mess: JEFF PRESTRIDGE

Yesterday

Evidence has been stacking up confirming the damage that the Chancellor inflicted on the long-term savings plans of hard-working people in the run-up to last month's Budget.

Interactive Investor launches new prices: How do fees compare - and how much will YOU save?

Yesterday

The investing platform Interactive Investor is updating its pricing, with some groups of customers set to save a good amount of money. Here's how the plans compare - and what you'll get for your fees.

Why isn't there a special allowance so pensioners on low incomes don't pay tax? STEVE WEBB replies

Yesterday

I'm confused over what is going on with the state pension and tax once it goes through the tax-free personal allowance.

SMALL CAP IDEA: NextEnergy Solar Fund offers high yield at a discount

Yesterday

NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) is a London listed investment company that owns solar farms and one battery energy storage system, known as a BESS.

Investment experts reveal the funds they'd stick in their Christmas stockings

Yesterday

This may be the festive season to focus on stocks and funds that could be the gift that keeps on giving for the rest of 2025 - and beyond into the new year.

Best investment platforms: How to choose the right account for you

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Choosing the right investing platform is crucial but a wealth of choice can leave investors scratching their heads. We pick some of the best.

Zoopla's most viewed homes of 2025 - from a £1.8m estate with tennis court to a tiny studio on the Scottish coast

Yesterday

Homes in rural spots have soared in popularity this year, with an ordinary three-bed house in west Wales taking the top spot.

Over-confident Londoners 'more likely to crash on countryside roads'

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In a survey of 2,000 motorists, some 38% from the capital have been involved in a collision in the countryside, compared with 23% of the general population.

China's trade surplus tops $1trn for the first time despite US tariff war

Yesterday

The value of China's trade surplus has topped $1trillion for the first time, despite US President Donald Trump's barrage of tariffs on the world's biggest exporter.

Why doesn't Chancellor raid public sector pensions instead of always coming after private sector workers? STEVE WEBB replies

Yesterday

Those of us who saved hard risk seeing the rug pulled from under us, being left financially vulnerable. We don't have the luxury of income certainty in retirement

Magnum Ice Cream Company stock market debut after Unilever spin-off

Yesterday

The Magnum Ice Cream Company has begun trading as an independent company listed in Amsterdam, London and New York.

Cut-price Model Y Standard soon arrives in Britain - will a cheaper version of Tesla's best-selling EV be a hit?

Yesterday

Tesla has brought its Model Y Standard - a more 'affordable' entry-level version of the SUV - to the UK. It's on sale now, with deliveries expected from February.

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