On a recent charity shop rummage in an affluent London borough, not too far from Paddington in fact, I spotted this rather lovely print titled 'Out for the Day'.
Swiss-based SIX Exchange Group intends to buy the junior stock market operator for 727 pence per share, a 120 per cent premium to Aquis's closing price on Friday.
The Government has agreed the £1billion sale of a proportion of the taxpayer's stake in NatWest, as the lender resumes its journey back to full privatisation.
You could simply make employers create two pots one for each partner and pay half of all contributions to each pot. My pension is four times that of my wife's pot.
Buyers are in a rush to purchase before their stamp duty bills rise from 1 April next year, making chain-free homes an attractive proposition.
The removal of tax incentives to invest in corporations, post-Maxwell era regulation and extreme caution has weighed down on adventure.
The cryptocurrency rose by 4.5 per cent on the day to reach its highest-ever price - the equivalent of £61,943.49.
The model train maker is hoping increasing popularity of its smaller-scale sets will lead to a strong festive period.
After a planning row, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner is set to block or approve proposals for the London shop before or on December 5.
The news will revive fears that the home loans timebomb that exploded in the aftermath of the Liz Truss mini-Budget and sent borrowing costs soaring has not been extinguished.
Stephen Yiu said offering the incentive to firms interested in basing their headquarters in the UK would 'change a lot'.
Let's step back from all the politics and try to figure out what Donald Trump's victory really means for our economy here.
Shareholders have put boss Deepak Nath on notice to urgently improve the underperforming company's fortunes or be ousted.
Stocks and shares investing wasn't really a topic of conversation with my friends or my family, so I didn't tell anyone what I was doing.
The Bank of England cut interest rates at its November meeting, after inflation dropped below its 2 per cent target for the first time in over three years.
Machin is focused on Christmas 2024 and how the Marks & Spencer food team are trying to make it memorable.
I have been informed that the first fair in Frankfurt will not even have begun when we are there, and the fair in Koblenz will be closed for the 'Sunday of the Dead'.
Donald Trump has vowed to make America great again and, according to pollsters, more than 60 per cent of voters believe that means a stronger economy.
So have you checked your investment portfolio yet? At such a pivotal moment, it's tempting to scrutinise how your nest egg has been affected - and to have a tinker based on what you think lies ahead.
What a wicked game insurers play with their customers. A reader contacted me last week about his experience with Hastings Direct, and it's all rather unedifying.
Trump, who once dismissed the digital token as a 'scam', now wants to make the US 'the bitcoin superpower of the world'.
A small parcel of shares in a hugely accomplished retailer is on my investment shopping list.
Reeves will use her keynote Mansion House speech to say lessons must be learnt from Canadian retirement schemes, who have been big investors in Britain.
The election of Donald Trump with the prospect of tax cuts and tariffs on imports, and a reduction in borrowing costs are being digested.
Trump was undoubtedly the more crypto-friendly of the two candidates, but what are his plans for the industry?
The team discuss that US election result and interest rate cuts in the first half and then celebrate the tenth anniversary of the This is Money podcast in the second.
Borrowers on tracker and standard variable rate mortgages should see their monthly payments reduce after the Bank of England's decision to cut the base rate.
The British luxury firm's original 2030 deadline to transition away from the internal combustion engine has now officially been scrapped.
Luxury coachbuilder Bristol Cars is set to make a return in time for its 80th anniversary, after announcing plans to bring out its first new model in 2026 - an EV.
I have a Paddington stuffed bear from when I was little - it has been enjoyed by me, my children and now my grandchildren. Is he worth getting repaired?
Upheld driver complaints published by the Financial Ombudsman service lay bare the problems with 'black box' car insurance policies.
Our neighbour has bamboo growing along the boundary with our property and the roots are spreading under the fence and into our garden.
Mortgage rates are heading higher once again, with big lenders now reversing some of the cuts made in recent months.
There are many tax traps for the unwary when it comes to pensions. It's especially important to find out about them if you don't get financial advice when you access your fund.
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has posted a 90-page report outlining its musings on the future for inflation and the economy.
Ten years ago, This is Money did something a bit different - we launched a podcast. Simon Lambert reflects on marking that milestone.
We pick our five favourite cash Isas for savers. This is essential reading to help you choose a top savings account for your money that can also protect you from tax.
The Bank of England has lowered interest rates by 0.25 basis points to 4.75% today, as it voted to deliver its second cut this year.
We spoke to financial advisers to find out what their clients are asking them following the Budget and how many of the changes are likely to affect you.
Lower mortgage rates and a more stable market have helped encourage more people to buy homes this year, driving prices up to a new peak.
In the most recent four years, rents increased almost ten times as much as they did in the previous four-year period. We look at why this happened, and whether the tide is turning.
I asked for an alternator test but wasn't given one - and then I broke down, costing me £610 in recovery and repairs.
A survey by the Consumer Council for Water found 18% of customers are already struggling to afford water bills - and that is before a proposed hike of a fifth by 2030.
Capital gains tax is levied on profits from assets ranging from shares to second homes, buy-to-let properties and personal possessions.
Two Isa providers are battling it out to attract customers with the best easy-access rate on the market.
The victory of Donald Trump in the US election is expected to boost defence and oil and gas stocks, plus cryptocurrencies.
German tuning company Brabus has unveiled its Big Boy 1200 - its first venture into the motorhome market with a 26-tonne house of wheels.
Despite the lack of knowledge surrounding it, insurance premium tax is fast becoming the most expensive stealth tax.
If, like me, you've always thought you'd never be fooled by scammers, I'm proof that even if you think you know how they operate you can be easily duped.
MIillions of savers are facing higher tax bills on their savings over the next five years - but there are a few easy steps you can take to shield yours.
House prices will grow by £84,000 from now until 2029, according to the latest house price forecast from Savills.
Motorists who have taken a loan from a car dealer to buy a vehicle should contact it now - as millions could be in line for a payout worth an average of £1,100.
As Rathbones head of multi-asset investments, David Coombs is in charge of its go-anywhere funds. He joins Simon Lambert on the Investing Show.
The state pension is set to rise over the next five years - but not by nearly as much as it has over the past five years, figures hidden in the Budget reveal.
My wife and I are in our early 80s and have lived in Spain for 21 years. My wife has banked with Santander for 45 years but suddenly we have been unable to get her a new debit card.
The fastest growing scams of 2024 have been revealed, with fake parcel delivery scams being the most rapidly growing scam targeting Britons.
UK new car sales fell by 6% in October - just the second time the new car market has shrunk this year. EVs were the only fuel type to see sales rise.
Higher stamp duty and potential mortgage rate rises could hit house prices in the coming months, according to experts.
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The company confirmed that Leon Wang, head of its Chinese arm, was being detained while two other executives, as well as two former bosses, are under investigation.
Mark Peden set up the Aegon fund 12 years ago and it has been a resounding success, delivering an attractive mix of income and capital return.
Results provided by data firm NIQ show UK sales hit £34 million for the year to October 5, up from £28 million the year before.
Ackman, who founded Pershing Square and still owns a 23 per cent stake, said he will ask the board to cancel the Amsterdam listing after violence against Israeli fans.
That includes a £25m profit hit in the current financial year, which will also be impacted by reduced expectations for sale completions in the period.
Rose said the supermarket would 'try hard' to mitigate the higher costs in order to offer shoppers competitive prices.
The company, rumoured to be planning a bid for Burberry, said sales over the summer were 3 per cent lower than a year earlier at £530m.
The Hampshire-based company's shares were 9.1 lower at 161.2p during the early afternoon, making them the FTSE 250 Index's second-biggest faller behind Vistry Group.
Given Trump's climate scepticism and passionate love of fossil fuels, it is safe to say that the renewables industry has a lot to be worried about, at least in the US.
Scottish Mortgage has revealed a shake-up of its AI exposure, with the trust trimming its stake in Nvidia - although, it remains its top holding.
A shocking 41% of e-scooters observed across 80 different busy junctions in the capital ran red lights.
Collecting Cars, which is celebrating five years of global online auctions, has unveiled its 30 supercars that broke the million-dollar mark at auction.
Britain's largest property portal now forecasts its average revenue per advertiser increasing by £85 to £95 on the £1,431 made last year, compared to previous estimates of £75 to £85.
Fed chief Jerome Powell brushed off questions about the impact of the president-elect's plans, saying: 'We don't guess, we don't speculate, and we don't assume.'
Boohoo took a swipe at its majority shareholder, controlled by the Sports Direct tycoon, accusing Frasers of promoting 'commercial self-interest' at the expense of fellow investors.
Confidence in the Government among business and financial leaders, courted assiduously by Rachel Reeves before and immediately after the Election, is dissolving fast.
Sainsbury's said the Chancellor's National Insurance tax raid on UK plc would cost it £140million next year alone - and could force it to raise prices for hard-pressed shoppers.
One of the biggest engineers in the North Sea more than halved in value yesterday as it launched an investigation into its accounts.
AstraZeneca is holding crisis talks with the Chinese authorities after the arrest of its boss in the country.
The motor graveyard, which is filled with iconic brands such as Bentleys, Jaguars, a Porsche and even a Rolls-Royce, was discovered earlier this year.
The FTSE 100 closed down 25.94 points at 8140.74. The Bank of England has cut interest rates as expected to 4.75 per cent.
The Bank of England and America's Federal Reserve both cut their interest rates yesterday by 0.25 per cent. But no one should think that our two countries are on the same economic track: far from it.
Among the key economic losers under trump are likely to be clean energy firms and their investors.
Markets hate uncertainty, the old adage goes, so there will be some relief among investors that American voters have made a clear-cut decision.
The UK's largest train ticketing app reported its net ticket sales grew by 14 per cent year-on-year at constant currency rates in the six months ending August.
BT's boss, Allison Kirkby, said the group would go 'harder and faster' with cost-cutting efforts to help counter the soaring tax increase due next year.
Turnover at ITV Studios, maker of the hit show Mr Bates vs The Post Office, plunged by almost £300million to £1.2billion in the nine months ending September.
The cryptocurrency's price hit a peak of $75,372 after the Republican stormed ahead of rival Kamala Harris to secure the US presidency.
The Bank of England, led by Andrew Bailey, and US Federal Reserve, chaired by Jerome Powell, are still expected to cut rates by a quarter of a percentage point today.
During his campaign, Trump called tariff 'the most beautiful word in the world' and said he would impose a 10 per cent levy on imports from all countries.
Many Britons are direct investors in the US, with the lucky ones owning some shares in the high-tech giants, such as Apple, Microsoft and Amazon, that have shot up over the past couple of years
Detailed exit polling will eventually show why Republicans with Donald Trump on the top of the ballot were triumphant in the US election.
Industry body, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said 144,288 new cars were registered in October, compared to 153,529 during the same month last year.
Ferrexpo has continued to operate its iron ore mines in Ukraine, despite the invasion in early 2022. But it has had to continually deal with disruptions to its supply lines.
The FTSE 100 closed down 5.71 points at 8166.68. Among the firms with updates today are Marks & Spencer, JD Wetherspoon, Persimmon and YouGov.
AO World agreed to buy the secondhand electronics seller last month in a 9.1 pence per share deal under plans to broaden its mobile and customer technology offering.
The US election upon us, and there is little to suggest that either candidate has the edge in the race to the White House.
The retail giant urged the struggling fast fashion brand to 'stop, once and for all' its 'utter disregard for shareholder views'.
FTDI manufactures Universal Serial Bus (USB) technology, such as cables and peripheral chips, that helps connect old electrical products to modern computers.
The cryptocurrency hit a new peak of $75,273.47, soaring past the $75,000 mark for the first time a Trump took the lead in the presidential race.
The first 73-mile stretch between Watford and Rugby was completed on Monday 2 November 1959 having taken 19 months to construct.
Expectations of Donald Trump's imminent US election victory have driven the dollar higher in early trading, with Treasury yields soaring as the so-called Trump trade returns.
The chief financial officer of Asos bought more than £20,000 of the company's shares on Tuesday as their price plummeted.
Sir Tim Martin said cost inflation had gradually come down over the past two years but had 'jumped substantially' since Chancellor Rachel Reeves' first Budget speech.
While some 1.4million UK households have solar panels, around 4.9 per cent of the population, just 43 per cent of those with solar panels, or 602,000 also have a home battery.
This 1977 Cadillac Seville is understood to be the last car Elvis purchased before his untimely passing on 16 August 1977.
Since as of April 2027 my pension will be in my estate for inheritance tax, is there any advantage for keeping money there? Ray Black of Money Minder replies,
Yields on ten-year UK bonds have hit a new one-year high of 4.541%. Meanwhile, an auction of new ten-year gilts attracted the weakest demand since December.
The Court of Appeal ruled that commissions paid between banks and brokers on car deals may be unlawful because they were not clearly flagged.
The average cost of raising a child has increased to £166,000, or £9,222 a year if split evenly over the years until they are 18.
The average price of petrol at the pump is now 135.2p - a three-year low -after the Chancellor confirmed in the Budget that fuel duty would remain frozen for another 12 months.
Citi said it expects a constructive set of proposals from watchdog Ofwat on December 19, which should drive a re-rating of the UK water sector.
Irrespective of what happened in Labour's first Budget and the US general election, Thursday is going to be an important day for all borrowers.
Around 30,000 Boeing employees walked out on 13 September, slowing aircraft production and plunging the company further into crisis.
In a blow to boss Pascal Soriot (pictured) , Astra saw £14.4bn wiped off its value after Chinese media said dozens of managers were implicated in a scandal.
George Weston, who is chief executive of the fashion retailer's parent company Associated British Foods, said it was in 'really good shape'.
Furness Building Society has launched a top easy-access deal which can be downloaded from its new app.
DMG Ventures has launched two new £25million funds, targeting fast-growing startups across Europe and the US.
The FTSE 100 firm, whose brands include Dorset Cereals and Twinings Tea, revealed its pre-tax profits jumped by 43 per cent to £1.9billion in the year to 14 September.
Family legacy plans have been upended by inheritance tax changes in the Budget, because retirement pots have been treated generously by the taxman in recent years.
Motorists will be banned from driving through the centre of Paris. A Limited Traffic Zone will be introduced on 5 November though won't be enforced until spring 2025.
How much could giving up alcohol save you, what impact would it have on your budget, and could the money put aside turbocharge a pension push? ADAM LUCK did Sober October to find out.
All investors have exposure to the US one way or another. But markets have not priced in the result of today's election - it's just too close to call.
The move comes after universities have continued to call for tuition fees to rise with inflation.
Schroders shares sank as the fund manager blamed Chinese market volatility on £2.3bn of net investor outflows and flagged the loss of large institutional mandates.
Freda Lewis-Stempel spent the day at the Lotus Driving Academy behind the wheel of the Emira V6 for an exclusive induction into the world of driving experience days.
The online fast-fashion retailer believes its adjusted earnings before nasties will total £130million to £150million for the 2025 fiscal year, helped by gross margins rising to over 46 per cent.
Rachel Reeves's £40 billion tax bonanza will affect the financial wellbeing of millions of households for years to come.
Any Budget with £40bn of tax rises, hitting almost every citizen, is never going to win hearts and minds. Even the OBR had doubts.
RBC Capital Markets says the business empire, controlled by retail tycoon Mike Ashley (pictured), has a strong core business and good assets.
The Fed will reveal its next rates decision on Thursday, though it may still be uncertain by then whether Donald Trump or Kamala Harris has won.
Hornby has agreed the sale of a loss-making business as part of strategic efforts to return the model train maker to profitability.
The London-listed infrastructure group has secured a deal with the Texas Department of Transportation to rebuild part of the Interstate 35 (I-35) through Austin.
The merger of Vodafone and Three looks set to go-ahead after regulators said customer protection pledges made by the operators could alleviate competition concerns.
The independent Office for Budget Responsibility has warned Reeves against using smoke-and-mirrors accounting tricks.
Hedges are essentially an insurance policy used by businesses to protect themselves against dramatic cost spikes or financial losses.
Cross your fingers that the American electors will at least deliver a clear choice for their president - whatever that choice may be.
The Treasury Select Committee is examining whether there is a need to regulate the acceptance of physical cash in the form of notes and coins in firms.
Investors sold a net £2.71billion in holdings, with sell-orders increasing 36 per cent compared with September, according to data from Calastone's global funds network.
If you are married and have unused defined contribution pensions when you die, does your spouse inherit the pension tax free, like the house, savings and so on?
An article on fashion website Miss Tweed said Bernard Arnault, who runs the French conglomerate LVMH, was 'keen to see such a deal happen.'
Deltic's team of geologists are on a roll with a 100 per cent success rate and two of the Southern North Sea's largest discoveries in more than a decade - albeit the projects are quite different from one another.
Santander is the latest major bank to launch a switching deal in the pre-Christmas switching rush.
Ryanair reported its profits declined by 18 per cent to €1.8billion in the six months ending September despite its total passenger numbers jumping by approximately 10 million to 115.3 million.
Anglo American has agreed the sale of its stake in a joint venture that operates two Australian steelmaking coal mines, as the miner readies to exit the market.
Shares in London-listed Chemring rose on Monday after the defence group revealed new orders to supply the German and US militaries worth £278million.
All eyes were on changes to capital gains tax last week, but investors mustn't ignore the impact the Budget's £40 billion tax raid will have on UK firms.
Over the past year, the fund has delivered a strong return for investors of 49 per cent, but manager Ian Williams believes there are more returns to be had.
Broker Charles Schwab has looked at how the S&P 500 index of leading US shares has performed when the Oval Office was either red for Republican or blue for Democrat.
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