My 18-year-old son, who does not have a job and is still at school, has received pre-approved credit card offers from “reputable” companies such as Mastercard and Capital One in the post. Is this legal?

Help is at hand for those suffering from the misery of mortgage arrears or facing bankruptcy because of mounting money problems

Every time a lender makes a new consumer loan, there is about a one-in-six chance that the borrower will end up in moderate to severe financial distress because of the debts they have amassed, according to the City watchdog.

The shopping mall owner Intu has agreed to merge with Hammerson to create Britain’s largest property company in a deal that will bring Brent Cross in London, the Bullring in Birmingham and the Trafford Centre in Manchester into one group.

New car registrations have plunged again after a further collapse in the sale of diesel vehicles that is being widely blamed on the government.

 The dominant services sector lost momentum in November, while the prices charged by companies are rising at the fastest pace in nearly a decade.

America’s trade deficit grew to its widest in nine months in October as net imports from China and the European Union increased by nearly $3 billion.

Sir, Further to your leader (“The Slow Lane”, Nov 23), the big omission in the budget was any reference to the crisis in social care.

This five-point plan could help the chancellor breathe life into the economy in Wednesday’s budget

Nicola Sturgeon was coming under pressure tonight to scrap a series of planned tax rises following Philip Hammond’s decision to announce a series of giveaways for the rest of the UK.