MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Need a sharpener? This drinks group is tasting success 

Go into any Scottish pub and chances are that a good proportion of drinkers will be nursing a pint of Tennent’s.  It is a national best-seller, with a near 50 per cent share of Scotland’s lager market. In Ireland, Bulmers occupies a similar space in the cider market, while Magners – Bulmers’ doppelganger in Britain … Read more

PUNT OF THE WEEK: International research group YouGov

PUNT OF THE WEEK: International research group YouGov is branching into sports research By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 21 February 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 21 February 2020 What is it? An international research group that gathers data on opinions and is best known for its political surveys and polling … Read more

Royal Bank of Scotland changing name to Natwest Group as it seeks to put chequered past behind it

Alison Rose’s revolution: Royal Bank of Scotland changing its name to Natwest Group as it seeks to put its chequered past behind it Bank seeks to draw line under its near collapse under Fred Goodwin  New boss also plans to halve the size of its investment bank   By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: … Read more

Save me from WhatsApp hell – why group chats are the bane of everyone’s life

It’s a great way to link friends and swap information… until you find yourself stuck in a pre-dawn thread about the school cake sale. Kate Mansey reveals why, in 2020, group chats are the bane of everyone’s life  Ellie Taylor hit the nail on the head when she said WhatsApp groups reminded her of the … Read more

Petrol station operator EG Group launches audacious swoop for Caltex

Self-made billionaires Mohsin and Zuber Issa have launched an audacious swoop to expand their petrol station empire. The ‘rags to riches’ brothers from Blackburn are trying to buy Caltex Australia, muscling out a rival bid from Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard. If successful, it would be their biggest takeover to date, following a string of recent deals. … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Forex group Finablr flounders after tycoon’s shares pledge

On a strong day for the stock market, forex group Finablr stood out for all the wrong reasons. It lost more than a quarter of its value after it emerged billionaire majority owner BR Shetty had pledged 392m shares, or 56 per cent of the company, to refinance debts related to the acquisition of Travelex in … Read more

FTSE LIVE: Ladbrokes owner hails ‘excellent’ year; Gym Group posts healthy revenue

FTSE CLOSE: Retail sales slide again; Ladbrokes owner hails ‘excellent’ year; Gym Group posts healthy revenue growth By This Is Money Published: 08:13 GMT, 17 January 2020 | Updated: 17:10 GMT, 17 January 2020   The FTSE 100 closed up 64.75 points at 7674.56 and the pound was at $1.30 against the dollar. In the … Read more

Lloyds Banking Group accused of trying to hide another round of branch closures

Lloyds Banking Group accused of trying to hide another round of branch closures as 15 more are due to shut By Helen Cahill For The Mail On Sunday Published: 09:04 BST, 25 August 2019 | Updated: 09:04 BST, 25 August 2019 Lloyds has been accused of trying to hide the scale of its branch closure … Read more