
Giuseppe Lavazza said his firm was forced to put up prices by 20 per cent last year but costs may have stabilised. Lavazza said high global prices were 'totally unsustainable'.
Analysts predict Frasers will report sales of £5.3billion for the year to the end of April, down from £5.54billion a year earlier.
Successive Chancellors have become obsessed with taxing us surreptitiously. There is a foolish belief the public might not notice why the state is making them poorer.
An industry forecast showed that one pub could close every single day this year across Britain.
What Rachel Reeves will say at the Mansion House this Tuesday about pensions, Isas and all that is irrelevant to most holders of UK shares.
Ric Traynor, the firm's executive chairman, told us that it was increasingly being approached about potential deals.
Some firms are starting to crack down on the use of tools such as ChatGPT by staff, for fear of leaving sensitive information exposed.
Ofwat said it would be 'watching closely' after barring six firms from making performance-related payouts this year due to pollution and other failings.
According to Thierry Garnier, the building trade, now say 'I'll Screwfix it' when going online, like when people say 'I'll Google it'.
Joshua Schulman is engineering a turnaround by emphasising Burberry's quintessential British spirit and 169 years of tradition.
Stashing the same amount of money under a mattress would have yielded just £48,000.
Would it not be possible for us to do some form of swap where I essentially pay them the difference to reduce the stamp duty?
One university-grown firm's radio technology is now used by Elon Musk's Space X.
After three series on the hit TV show All Creatures Great and Small, the 77-year-old carved out a successful career as an author.
John and Sue Miller from Kingswinford, Dudley, were told by Saga that their premium would be jumping from £391 to a tad over £1,011 - an increase of 158%.
The machine asked me to pay £7.20 for the three-hour stay, which I did - but days later received a parking charge notice.
Chinese car giants have origins that range from search browser operators to refrigerator makers. Here are some of the biggest new Chinese automotive players' origin stories.
Forget the bank of mum and dad - it's now grandparents who are dipping into their savings to help their grandchildren buy their first home.
Rosie Mullender (pictured) dreamt of writing novels by the seaside and was sick of London after 20 years so made the decision to move to the seaside town of Worthing in West Sussex in 2022.
If you're hoping to buy your first home soon, searching for the best mortgage rates for first-time buyers is essential. Here are the best rates currently available.
Fibre broadband doesn't have to be expensive. If you're not getting a good deal from your provider, compare offers to see whether you can switch and save money.
St James's Place has cut exposure to US stocks within its £16.4billion Polaris 4 fund as the wealth manager becomes increasingly wary of the world's biggest market.
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The highest reading for someone convicted of drink driving between 2015-2024 was a 39-year-old male who registered a reading of 513mg/dL (milligrams per decilitre).
As well as attracting a record number of champion drivers and cars from Formula One, it provides a launchpad for debuts from sporting, luxury, supercar and mainstream car firms.
Barely a day passes without intellectual property nurtured and supported in Britain passing into overseas hands.
The FTSE 100 fell 0.4 per cent, or 35.54 points, to 8941.12 having closed at a record level the day before.
Experts said that, combined with signs of a deteriorating jobs market, it would add further pressure on the Bank of England to cut interest rates.
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The Omoda 9 SHS plug-in hybrid has a headline making range of 700 miles. We drive it on the 9-Countries launch to see if its the hybrid steal of the year.
The slashing of the cash Isa was considered a nailed on certainty in next week's Mansion House speech, but now it seems Rachel Reeves has had a change of heart.
The Chancellor will not cut the cash Isa allowance from £20,000 next week, This is Money understands.
The video captures the moment the WeBuyAnyCar expert offers Harley Perkins his best price for his R8 V10 Plus. But is his response just a huge overreaction?
Gervais Williams discusses 30 years of Aim with Simon Lambert and says there is an opportunity to buy into high quality small caps at low prices.
Jaguar's Type 00 has been showcased to the British public for the first time this week. We got up close and personal with it at Goodwood Festival of Speed.
With every day and night of her Chancellorship that goes by, Rachel from Accounts is transmogrifying into U-turn Rachel.
The Government has today launched a long-awaited consultation to 'raise standards' in the private parking sector. But the AA accused its measures as being far too weak.
Motorists who purchase these cars are not only at risk of driving away in a dangerous motor but could also invalidate their insurance due to there being an active recall notice in place.
Almost half a million properties were put on the market between April and June this year, the highest since 2018.
will unwittingly lose hundreds of pounds to overseas charges by making costly payment mistakes even if they think they are prepared.
Ruthless firms issued 14.4million tickets to drivers in the 12 months to April this year - more than 27 every minute.
Points boosts are available if you look out for special offers or recycle empty bottles, and even for being a parent or over 60.
Our buyer claims he got a second opinion on the survey, and now wants to pay less to make up for doing repairs.
The nation's biggest lenders are competing to attract new borrowers in a sluggish housing market by offering up tasty rates.
The cryptocurrency rose to $112,009 late on Wednesday, surpassing its $111,999 record, before slipping back to $111,294.17 at the time of writing.
We feel the doorbell is compromising our privacy, particularly as our living room and master bedroom look out over the road.
Blindly taking money advice from online content creators could cost you thousands of pounds, new research by High Street bank TSB warns.
Hundreds of children are sitting on Junior Isa pots worth over £100,000, This Is Money can reveal.
We own our home and a buy-to-let, and want our two children to each become a joint owner on one property.
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After driving only 200 miles, one of the wheels fell off while I was going over a speed bump. Very luckily, this happened on a quiet road and I wasn't seriously hurt.
Mortgage lenders appear caught in a game of tit for tat as they battle it out for top spot across best buy tables.
Brace yourself for a summer of doom and gloom as Chancellor Rachel Reeves works out how to fill a gaping £40bn hole in the public finances.
Skipton Building Society recorded a 45 per cent jump in the number of cash Isas opened in the space of a week, from 23 June to 30 June.
I took my Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 in for a screen repair. The repairer informed me that they could not fix it as it's been blacklisted by Three UK.
James Treacher (pictured) a marketing contractor living in Surrey, will see his repayments rise by £310 a month, from £1,490 to £1,800.
Anthony Villa, 34, says becoming more open with his finances has allowed him and his wife to be on the same page about when they spend, and when they save.
Newcastle Building Society has opened a new super-branch in Newcastle city centre which spans over five floors and is more than 10,000 sqft.
Banks are battling for your custom, with cash sign-up bonuses, lifestyle perks, cashback and special deals for everyone from high rollers to cash-poor students.
Banks have upped rates on one-year fixed-rate bonds and Isas as they scramble to sit at the top of the best buy tables.
Sticking with raising the state pension according to the popular triple lock while keeping the bill affordable could be bad news for people in their 30s and younger.
After years plagued with economic issues and weak investor sentiment, is China's recent recovery an indication of brighter years ahead?
We gave her the card for emergencies only, but now she's stuck, trying to pay it off with babysitting money while interest piles up at 26 per cent.
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.
House prices remained flat last month, according to the latest figures from Halfax.
The biggest regrets buyers expressed included paying too much, picking the wrong location and choosing to buy a new-build.
The lowest fixed rate mortgage deals remain below 4 per cent - and there is an expectation that rates may fall slightly further.
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The name WH Smith is disappearing from the high street, marking the end of an era for a business that began in 1792.
When the going gets tough, the tough can rest assured that the most boring funds in their investment portfolio will protect them from the worst of it.
Half a million people using weight-loss jabs are at risk of invalidating their travel insurance this summer, experts warn.
Helmed by investment manager Masaki Taketsume, the fund's holdings include Hitachi, Asahi and Mitsui Fudosan.
The luxury fashion label has told its British customers that it was hacked earlier this month.
The US private equity giant upped the ante in the fight over the British property firm on Thursday by gazumping the Tritax bid, which Warehouse had said last month it was minded to accept.
The takeaway giant is the largest in the UK but has seen profits plummet in recent years.
Shares in UK-listed firms holding bitcoin jumped after the digital asset soared to a record high, driven by rising institutional demand and supportive US policy.
Investors have been deprived of value for so long they cannot but be excited that FTSE 100 closed at a new record of 8975.7.
Cutting a dividend is often seen as a bad sign for the company making the move, especially if the dividend has previously been increasing consistently.
Mining giants led the charge as copper prices soared despite the US president's vow to slap the metal with a 50% levy from next month.
Footfall in June fell by 1.8% compared with the year before. Soaring temperatures as well as thunderstorms were blamed.
Mulberry said revenues for the year to March 29 plunged by 21% to £120m, blaming a slowdown in the wider luxury market.
Investment firm CCLA dates back to 1958 when an investment fund was set up to allow church organisations to pool resources.
The FTSE 100 closed at an all-time high of 8,975.7 on Thursday as a surge in the value of mining shares propelled the blue-chip index towards the 9,000 mark.
The bootmaker noted positive demand in its Americas direct-to-consumer business thanks to full-price retail sales and 'good growth' across the Asia-Pacific.
It is widely expected that the Chancellor will use her Mansion House speech to announce a cut to the cash Isa allowance on Tuesday 15 July.
The UK Government unveiled plans in June to allocate £39billion over the coming decade to deliver around 300,000 new social and affordable homes.
Advertising giant WPP has named Microsoft executive Cindy Rose as its next boss, a day after the London-listed group issued a profit warning.
Britain's water regulator has imposed a £24million enforcement package on South West Water after a probe unearthed a 'range of failures'.
The British luxury car maker has unveiled its hulking EXP 15 - a car it has dubbed a 'design vision concept' that lays the foundations for Bentley's 'reimagined future' as an EV brand.
I have a brand-new faulty car that in five weeks has been back to the dealership twice. What are my legal rights in getting this fixed - and, if it continues, can I return the car for a full refund?
Nvidia shares rose almost 2% to notch yet another milestone and beat the $3.9 trillion record set by iPhone maker Apple at its peak last December.
Andrew Bailey (pictured), warned it is not 'appropriate' for ministers to dictate where the industry invests retirement savings.
Yaccarino (pictured) did not give a reason for her decision to leave X. She took the job in 2023 to help Musk transform the company he bought for £32bn.
The owner of Facebook snapped up just under 3% of the Franco-Italian group. Raybans are famously worn by Tom Cruise in the Top Gun films. (pictured).
Merck is looking to strengthen its respiratory treatments as part of efforts to reduce dependence on its blockbuster cancer treatment.
Andrew Bailey and Rachel Reeves may be former Bank of England colleagues. But it does not mean they always sing from the same songsheet.
The Wandsworth-based company revealed that its turnover increased by 6.6 per cent in the 14 weeks ending 8 July, and by 7 per cent on a like-for-like basis.
A British beauty brand synonymous with natural ingredients is closing for good at the end of July.
While many approved of the idea, those with larger pension pots or more complex financial situations were less likely to see targeted support as a relevant tool for them.
Copper is a vital material in the manufacture of electric vehicles, military hardware, the power grid and many consumer goods.
Jet2 profits soared to a record high last year as demand for package holidays remained strong despite cost-of-living pressures.
The nine listings in the first half raised £182.8m in total, representing a 64% drop from the same period a year ago, EY-Parthenon said.
The merchant banking business said it will be 'reducing our emphasis' on personal lines, which predominantly covers motor and home insurance premiums.
As we have officially passed the mid-way point of the year, here's the 10 new models that have been flying out of showrooms in the greatest volumes in 2025.
Three-fifths of British workers are vulnerable to further economic shocks due to Donald Trump's trade war, according to the Bank of England.
Revolut customers will now be able to invest in a stocks shares Isa and a range of ETFs in a few taps through their banking app starting from £1.
The CBI is calling for bold reforms including the removal of stamp duty on share purchases - a 0.5% tax that only applies to UK equities.
Million of drivers across Britain have been told to stop washing their cars under the first warning of its type seen in 2025.
The London-listed firm has been hit by client losses and a greater exposure to China than rivals.
Not adhering to the two-second rule while driving causes one in eight accidents. Now a third of drivers say they ignore it or are unaware of, a new study from AA Accident Assist has found.
Pledges to reduce UK debt as a percentage of output have featured in eight of the last ten fiscal plans unveiled by Chancellors of the Exchequer.
Cecile Reinaud (pictured), who founded Seraphine in 2002, said its owners were 'wiping out in four years the work of 20 years'.
Rupert Soames said Britain is a 'hub for global businesses' and 'a happy home for global companies' - and Shein should be 'welcomed'.
Ric Traynor, executive chairman of Begbies Traynor, said that UK firms, particularly in retail and hospitality, were 'still struggling'.
Marks & Spencer chairman Archie Norman (pictured) told MPs it was 'fortunate' that the attack over Easter occurred while the business was on the up.
Gold bullion coins are having a moment and people have been rushing to snap them up. Last year, customers bought up more than £750million worth of gold bullion coins from The Royal Mint
Monzo Bank has been fined £21million for 'inadequate anti-financial crime systems' spanning a period between October 2018 and August 2020.
The insolvency specialist reported that its pre-tax profits jumped from £5.8million to £11.5million in the year ending April, while its adjusted earnings before nasties rose by 11 per cent to £31.7million.
The restaurant chain has revealed its plans to rebuild in the UK, with the brand boasting new dishes and grill items.
Octopus Energy is considering demerging its tech arm Kraken Technologies to create a separate business worth up to £10billion.
The chain was launched in 2005 and once boasted locations in London's Southbank, Soho and St. Paul's among others.
This month Rob Dix takes on our quickfire property questions and gives his views on the current state of the market.
The £1.2billion tie-up of supermarket sandwich makers Greencore and Bakkavor is being probed by Britain's anti-trust watchdog.
The latest Chinese car brand to arrive in the UK is Chery. China's largest car exporter will offer British buyers two SUVs this summer. The first will debut this week.
Investment bankers at Barclays have been handling the deal in New York - where it is thought the firm could fetch more than in London.
Charlie Nunn (left) has piled further pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves (right) ahead of her Mansion House speech to the City next week.
If Reeves had fiscal space, she could improve the competitive position of the City and strengthen equity culture by abolishing stamp duty on share trading.
Podcast platform Audioboom is targeting a record annual performance in 2025 after earnings skyrocketed in the group's second quarter.
The Rochdale-based shoes and clothing chain reported a record financial performance in the year to the end of January.
The UK arm of the world's largest business organisation stated there was an 'urgent need' for reform of the rules governing trade finance, the financial instruments that facilitate global trade.
Tesla shares fell more than 7% - wiping around £50bn off its value, after the billionaire (pictured) said he would start his own political party.
John Lewis took top spot in a survey of 60,000 shoppers scoring 86.7 out of 100 while M&S scored 85.6 for food and 85.4 for fashion and homeware
Jaguar blames the winding-down of older models for a sharp slump in sales after announcing a rebrand as well as a new model - the OO (pictured).
The legendary Italian marque has revealed the new 500 Hybrid - a car it said just five years it would never produce.
Two more high street banks have announced mortgage rate cuts today in the latest round of home loan repricing.
The mining company delivered 1.3 million tonnes of iron ore during the quarter ending March, compared to 2.1 million in the previous quarter.
UK government bonds endured a volatile week as initial doubts over the Chancellor's future and concerns about the country's finances rocked investor confidence.
The system offered former staff a lifetime 20 per cent discount if they had worked there for at least 10 years, but the firm was not able to check who exactly was using it.
Next week's Mansion House speech by Chancellor Rachel Reeves comes at a pivotal moment for the UK's small- and mid-cap ecosystem.
Ask Sir Jim Ratcliffe, retailer Sir Philip Green, F1 star Sir Lewis Hamilton et al. They voted with their feet long ago.
James Cropper noted trading at its paper and packaging business was both ahead of the equivalent period last year and board forecasts.
Shell shares traded lower on Monday morning after the energy giant flagged weaker trading across its integrated gas, upstream and chemicals businesses.
Could you confirm my pension contributions are deductible? Do you know if they deduct just the amount I pay in, or the full amount including the tax relief from HMRC?
A year ago, Labour swept into power with the promise of change after more than a decade of Conservatives in charge.
A balance of 52 per cent of employers in the sector expect to see their workforce shrink between now and the end of September.
Marks & Spencer has traditionally been seen as a place to pick up certain items - from picnic food to bakery treats - rather than for basic grocery staples.
The UK Spirits Alliance said a British tradition of handing brands down through the generations could soon be a thing of the past as firms are being pushed to the brink by a barrage of cost increases.
Last week, she entered British banking's big league after orchestrating a £2.7 billion deal to buy high street bank TSB from fellow Spanish group Sabadell.