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Below the stalwarts of the FTSE 100 – the index of Britain’s biggest companies by market capitalisation – lies the lesser known FTSE250 Index. It contains mid-cap stocks that are a tier down from the big league. In footballing terms, these are the Championship firms compared with the Premier League …

MARKET REPORT: Mining shares in a hole as production slumps due to rising costs, labour shortages and extreme weather By Calum Muirhead For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50, 21 April 2022 | Updated: 21:50, 21 April 2022 Mining stocks weighed heavily on the FTSE 100 following a series of bleak …

Rishi tells Royal Mint to create a ‘crypto token’ in bid to make Britain a global hub for digital technology By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:03, 4 April 2022 | Updated: 22:29, 4 April 2022 Rishi Sunak has asked the Royal Mint to create a so-called ‘non-fungible …

British retailers such as Asos and B&Q owner Kingfisher being targeted by hedge funds making huge bets that they will struggle By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50, 3 April 2022 | Updated: 00:11, 4 April 2022 British retailers such as Asos and B&Q owner Kingfisher are being …

STOCKS TO WATCH: Kath Fontana, Mitie’s managing director for government accounts, leaves firm By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50, 2 April 2022 | Updated: 21:50, 2 April 2022 It’s rarely quiet in the politically charged world of government contracting, not least for listed player Mitie.  Last week, …

Royal Bank of Canada swoops on Brewin Dolphin in £1.6bn deal: 260-year-old City stalwart set to fall into foreign hands with shares soaring 61% By John Abiona and Calum Muirhead For The Daily Mail Published: 22:20, 31 March 2022 | Updated: 22:33, 31 March 2022 One of the City of …

The elderly could be left out of pocket and isolated by an impending shake up of the postal system, campaigners have warned. First-class stamp prices will rise by 10p to 95p while second-class ones by 2p to 68p, as of next week. The previously state-run institution is also phasing out …

Tomorrow the energy cap is set to be increased at a time where people have already noticed a change in their energy bills. In addition to this, food shopping is said to have increased too with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) stating that the cost of a pint of …

Hedge funds laying siege to Royal Mail as its largest investor, Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, faces financial pressure from war in Ukraine By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51, 26 March 2022 | Updated: 21:51, 26 March 2022 Under pressure: Daniel Kretinsky with his girlfriend Anna Kellnerova Hedge …

Hut Group picks City veteran Charles Allen chairman in bid to shore up support among investors By Archie Mitchell For The Daily Mail Published: 01:30, 23 March 2022 | Updated: 01:44, 23 March 2022 Troubled online retailer The Hut Group (THG) has named former ITV boss Charles Allen chairman in …