Category: Business

Best and worst funds of 2022 so far, as just 6% make a profit
An overwhelming majority of investment funds have posted losses since the start of the year with high-growth tech leading the charge downhill.Just [...]

B&M poaches DFS finance boss Mike Schmidt
B&M poaches DFS finance boss Mike Schmidt - and he'll rake in £450,000 annually at the discount retailerMike Schmidt is set to bec [...]

Where can I get the best easy-access savings rate?
Despite the fixed rate savings market paying considerably better returns than easy-access deals at present, many savers prefer to keep their cash w [...]

Bank of England paints bleak picture of global economy
Bank of England's financial stability report paints a bleak picture of the global economy amid soaring inflation, slowing growth and d [...]

SMMT: Car sales in June slip to lowest level since 1996
June 1996 was the month when 'football came home', with England hosting Euro '96 and the country embroiled in a summer sporting frenzy.That month, [...]

Sainsbury's Bank won't increase Variable ISA interest rates unless customers call up
With savings deals rising in recent months off the back of Bank of England rate rises, it is now possible to bag a 3 per cent return on some accoun [...]

Meta pulls the plug on its crypto payments wallet amid bitcoin crash
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg dumps crypto: Meta pulls the plug on its crypto payments wallet amid bitcoin crashDigital wallet Novi [...]

Quiz returns to profit as occasion-
Quiz returns to profit after Covid slump as fast-fashion shoppers buy more occasion wear and going-out dressesQuiz reported a profit o [...]

AstraZeneca agrees deal worth up to £990m to purchase biotech firm
AstraZeneca to buy US biotech firm and its experimental blood cancer drug in deal worth up to £990mAstraZeneca will spend $100m upfron [...]

Saga enjoys bumper cruise bookings boost
Saga cruise bookings bounce back but over-50s specialist expects holiday business to suffer 'small loss' this yearSaga says cruise boo [...]