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Registrar Computershare among suitors for former fintech star PrimaryBid

The Australian-listed share registrar Computershare is among a pack of suitors circling PrimaryBid, one of the most prominent British fintech businesses…

Post Office transformation effort gets £118m funding boost

Efforts to turn around the crisis-hit Post Office have been given a £118m funding boost as the government continues to consider a new ownership…

Thames Water turnaround will take 'at least a decade', boss warns

Crisis-hit Thames Water has reported a £1.65bn annual loss, rising debts, and warned that it will take "at least a decade" to turn around its…

Elliott-owned housebuilder Avant clinches deal with lenders

A major British housebuilder owned by the prominent investor Elliott Management has clinched a refinancing deal with its lenders amid growing financial…

Fashion chain Claire's shops around for buyer of UK arm

The budget jeweller and fashion accessories chain Claire's has hired advisers to find a buyer for its British operations as it explores options –…

New electric car grants of up to £3,750 aim to drive sales

The taxpayer is to help drive the switch to non-polluting vehicles through a new grant of up to £3,750, but some of the cheapest electric cars…

Premier League club Brentford to sell stake at £400m valuation

The owner of Brentford Football Club has clinched a deal to sell a minority stake in the Premier League side to new investors at a valuation of roughly…

City financier Kolade joins ranks of Channel 4 chair contenders

A leading financier and Conservative Party donor is among the contenders vying to chair Channel 4, the state-owned broadcaster.

'I can lend someone £100k in an hour': The life of a pawnbroker

If you've ever spent your morning commute daydreaming about starting afresh with your career, this feature is for you. Each week, our Money team speaks…

Cost of living, tariffs and household appliance insurance

EU foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels after Donald Trump threatened the bloc with 30% tariffs.

Lenders to ailing oil refinery's petrol forecourts arm plot sale

Lenders to the petrol forecourts arm of the ailing group behind the Prax Lindsey oil refinery have drafted in City advisers ahead of the business being…

Donald Trump plans to hit Canada with new tariff - while warning of blanket hike for other countries

Donald Trump has said he plans to hit Canada with a 35% tariff on imported goods, as he warned of a blanket 15 or 20% hike for most other countries.

Bitcoin achieves $120k milestone on Trump policy support

Bitcoin has surged past the $120,000 (£89,000) level for the first time, with its new record value being attributed to progress in cryptocurrency…

Economists say the cost of living crisis is over - here's why many households disagree

Talk to economists and they will tell you that the cost of living crisis is over.

'I've ditched wine for LEGO': The adults spending thousands on toys - and keeping industry alive

Vicki Gray's LEGO collection is so big she's moving house to accommodate it.