There are markets on both sides of the Atlantic that are prone to sporadic bouts of mania – and it looks as if we are witnessing a frenzy now even as the coronavirus crisis twists and turns. Seemingly economic gravity-defying stints are being put in by the property market in the UK and the stock … Read more
A new United Nations’ report shows that if the closure of air routes and tourism were to last eight months then the output loss to the world economy would be £1.65 trillion, or 2.8 per cent of the total.
The pub was probably the thing that I missed most during lockdown. A swift half after work with colleagues, a mid-week vino with friends, a leisurely Saturday afternoon in a sunny beer garden . . . I felt lost without it. Since lockdown lifted, many have done a brilliant job of welcoming back customers with … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Woodford victims braced for another paltry payout after bungling liquidator dumped biotech stocks which later soared 420% By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 31 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 31 August 2020 Savers unfortunate enough to have put their faith in disgraced fund manager Neil Woodford will shortly … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Trump’s hapless handling of the pandemic gives Joe Biden a weapon in the presidential race – but easy money could yet romp to The Donald’s assistance By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:52 BST, 30 August 2020 | Updated: 22:06 BST, 30 August 2020 President Trump’s relationship with Jerome Powell, his … Read more
HAMISH MCRAE: As coronavirus threat recedes, companies that are more relaxed about home-working will lose ground to those that are more driven By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 29 August 2020 Summer’s almost gone, winter’s coming on – as Bob Dylan and others sang … Read more
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Is it time for global trusts to get their Faangs out? That’s Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Alphabet (Google as was) by the way By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 21:48 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 21:58 BST, 29 August 2020 As regular readers of our Wealth section will … Read more
No one could but be impressed with the august line-up of advisers guiding the online beauty and well-being firm The Hut Group to the market. The Manchester-based enterprise fits into a zeitgeist which has seen other lifestyle firms such as Peloton and Lululemon fly as quoted enterprises. There is a desire in the City to … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: As much as the noise pains me, it would be good to see the big birds descending over Richmond Park again By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:17 BST, 27 August 2020 | Updated: 22:22 BST, 27 August 2020 Opening an air corridor between London and New York, together with testing … Read more
Do you REALLY want six months’ salary sat in a ‘savings account’? There are more interesting and rewarding things to do with idle cash, says ADRIAN LOWERY By Adrian Lowery for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 05:00 BST, 27 August 2020 | Updated: 05:00 BST, 27 August 2020 It might seem an odd time to question the wisdom … Read more