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> Direct Line set to hike premiums further after profits plummet thanks to 'uniquely complex motor market conditions'Direct Line pre-tax profits fell 31.8% year-on-year to £178.1m  The firm blamed 'uniquely complex motor…

> Greggs sees sales grow 22% in a year but profits remain broadly level as fast food firms face up to inflation squeezePre-tax profit broadly flat at £55.8m in first six months of this year Sales grew 22.4% to £694.5m but…

> Heather Rogers: Find out how to ask her a tax question in the box belowMy grandfather is 86 and has started gifting his money to the family.He owns his own house which is worth around £600,000 with around £200,000 in his bank…

> HSBC boss denies Beijing will ensure bank is broken up in two: Bank fights back as it reveals £7.5bn half-year profitThe British lender has faced a campaign from its largest shareholder  Ping An wants it to divide its…

> A 0.5% interest rate hike this week will rattle homeowners as the age of cheap money draws to a close, says ALEX BRUMMERBy Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 23:41 BST, 1 August 2022 | Updated: 09:41 BST, 2…

> Wealth manager Quilter's shares jump almost 15% as banking giant NatWest is rumoured to be weighing a bidThe stock jumped 14.6 per cent, or 15.3p, to 120.3p after the Mail on Sunday reported the banking giant was in the…

> MARKET REPORT: Publisher Pearson shares jump almost 13% on the back of strong resultsBy John Harrington, Proactive Investors For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 23:32 BST, 1 August 2022 | Updated: 09:37 BST, 2 August 2022…

> The star brands suffering as well-heeled shoppers tighten their purse strings: FeverTree, Joules and Ocado are among those whose shares have sunkAmid the Covid-19 supply chain and Ukraine war legacy of soaring energy prices…

> Cost inflation starts to slow: Relief at last after manufacturing price rises ease with supply chain hold-ups 'past their peaks'There were signs in July that cost inflation and supply chain holdups are ‘past their peaks’,…

> Shingles may raise your risk of Alzheimer's: Infection is linked to dramatic plaque build-up in brain, study findsStudy led by Oxford University found shingles infection 'sets off chain reaction'Wakes up different,…