All news by author: Lawrence Matheson

The mega-merger is set to create a paper and packaging giant worth more than £10 billion in value

The Post Office has partnerships with banks, building societies and credit unions, meaning that 99% of UK bank customers can access their accounts at their Post Office branch

More than 5.8 million people travelled through the west London airport last month, beating the previous record for February

Vanquis anticipates that its underlying pre-tax profits for 2024 will be much lower than the expected £75.1 million

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A bill that could lead to the popular video-sharing app TikTok being unavailable in the United States is quickly gaining traction in the House as lawmakers voice concerns about the potential for the platform to surveil and manipulate Americans

Which? has settled the caterpillar cake debate once and for all after putting eight supermarket versions to the test - and it's bad news for M&S

The safe spaces will be available in NatWest branches, as well as those belonging to Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster Bank, which are part of the same group

The Competition and Markets Authority has given the two firms five working days to offer remedies or face a second-phase investigation by the watchdog

Chinese shares have rallied on hopes that a rate cut by the Federal Reserve might relieve pressure on the Chinese yuan

More than a quarter of UK adults have accidentally taken out a subscription in the last 12 months, research suggests

Only 31% of women feel they know enough to make informed choices about investing compared to 44% of men

Those who sold bungalows made the next biggest gross gain typically, at £102,000, Zoopla found

Frasers Group purchased Matchesfashion in December, in a deal worth £52 million, from private equity firm Apax Partners, who had owned the retailer since 2017

The move took the City by surprise and is set to catapult Nationwide into second place in the mortgage and savings market

The insurance and pensions giant saw shares move higher on Thursday morning

Robert Walters revealed that its staff numbers fell by 9% to 3,980 at the end of December, while Page's dropped by 15.7% to 7,859

This move is aimed at strengthening an economy that's been hit by a severe shortage of foreign currency and skyrocketing inflation

ITV has seen advertising revenues hit by a stalling UK economy, but programmes like Mr Bates vs The Post Office and Love Island have generated revenues after being screened in foreign countries

The high street giant said Ms Bickerstaffe will leave after the group's annual general meeting in July to "pursue her board career" with plans to take other roles in company boardrooms

The group revealed it swung to a pre-tax loss of £842.6 million in 2023 from profits of £102.9 million in 2022

Even though China's exports grew a lot in the first two months of the year, global demand might stay low because of recent moves towards protectionism

Europe's energy crisis sparked by Russia's war in Ukraine has eased and Inflation is down from its painful double-digit peak, but there likely won't be an interest rate cut at the European Central Bank's meeting

On a positive trading note, ITV Studios performed strongly, generating record revenues thanks to popular shows like Love Island, which is now in 27 countries, and Mr Bates vs The Post Office, the biggest new drama on ITV in over a decade

The Chancellor announced the Government will provide eligible film studios in England with 40% relief on gross business rates until 2034