ExxonMobil (US:XOM) had to lean on debt to keep buybacks going in the second quarter as lower oil prices hit profits. The company did manage to beat analyst forecasts thanks to higher US onshore ...

Economists like to think economies follow a stylised cycle. First, the economy grows until output reaches a peak and begins to plateau. Next, it will contract. We enter a downturn and unemployment ...

Supreme Court reverses lower court’s ruling that car dealers had a fiduciary duty to find the best loans for customers ...

We’re seeing a bit of stabilisation today after Friday’s disaster with European stock markets opening in the green. The FTSE 100 ticked up around 0.4 per cent and the Dax up around 1 per cent after ...

Interim figures for St James’s Place (STJ) got the thumbs up from the market on results day, as evidenced by a near-10 per cent share price gain. The market reacted to several positive outcomes, ...

Mittal’s Bharti Enterprises conglomerate is the ultimate owner of BT’s fellow FTSE 100 telco company Airtel Africa (AAF), a notably strong market performer in 2025. The company’s shares have risen ...

How do gifting records for married couples work? And what gifts out of income are free of tax? You asked, our experts answer ...

The travails of the UK’s best-known stockpicker are well known at this point. Fundsmith Equity (GB00B41YBW71), the Terry Smith vehicle known for a decade or so of superior returns, has not managed to ...

Our Big Read of the week looks at six different ways of pension planning. Personal finance editor Val Cipriani analyses the all-important topic of how to make your money last in your retirement.

The government’s target increasingly appears fantastical. But what does this mean for investing in the industry?

Wealth managers sell investment and financial services, typically advice around retirement, taxes and savings, as well as funds (and/or platforms) through which customers can invest their money.

Pensions inherited from people who pass away after the age of 75 will still be subject to income tax, resulting in a tax rate of 64 per cent if you have to pay both IHT and higher-rate income tax.