The prolific high street investor which owns Lakeland and has backed chains including HMV and Superdry is sizing up a takeover of the UK operations of Claire's, the struggling jewellery chain.

Discussions come as bourses race to extend hours amid increasing demand from small investors

Some health experts view GLP-1s as a promising option for PCOS, which lacks a standard treatment and affects millions of women in the U.S.

Erica Williams defends issuing record fines after being pushed out by Trump

Codelco’s chair says he does not understand what the US wants to achieve with levies on the metal

Listing drought broken as number of successful public share sales follows airline’s debut

The owner of stakes in Six Nations and Premiership Rugby and the top flights of French and Spanish football is plotting refinancing expected to value its sports portfolio at more than £9bn.

Currency is on track for its first monthly gain in 2025 after worst start to the year in decades

An expert in financial regulation at one of the big four accountancy firms is in talks to become the inaugural boss of English football's powerful new watchdog.

Fiddling with Isa limits and launching a rerun of ‘Tell Sid’ ads urging Brits to buy shares will achieve little

Contrary to common belief, British pensions have little exposure to domestic equities

Rachel Reeves’ second Mansion House speech included calls to increase risk by investors — but no decision on Isa limits