France rejects a third lockdown, saying the ‘economic, social and human’ cost cannot be justified – with an infection rate similar to UK which faces two more months of lockdown PM Jean Castex said French death rate in second wave is one of Europe’s lowest He said low death tally was due to restrictions last … Read more
France rejects a third lockdown, saying the ‘economic, social and human’ cost cannot be justified – with an infection rate similar to UK which faces two more months of lockdown PM Jean Castex said French death rate in second wave is one of Europe’s lowest He said low death tally was due to restrictions last … Read more
Countryside and oceans should be considered along with economic growth in bid to protect nature, major new report says A 600-page review will be launched online by Prince Charles and Sir David Author Professor Dasgupta argues that nature is a ‘blind spot’ in economics Review calls for humanity to change food production and consumption By … Read more
US hit by worst economic pain since the war as Covid cripples business and sends unemployment soaring By Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 28 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 28 January 2021 The US economy has suffered its worst year since the aftermath of the Second World War as the … Read more
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma is not missing, and is just laying low, sources have said, after he vanished following a speech about economic reform in the country. Ma founded Alibaba, Asia’s version of Amazon, with sources inside the company telling Fox Business that he is currently in hiding but is ‘not missing or detained’. One … Read more
‘My ex-husband left me £58,000 in debt’: Lloyds Bank launches new tool to help prevent economic abuse and support victims In total, victims of economic abuse are forced into millions of pounds of debt Nearly half are left with priority debts – meaning they could lose their home A victim says she racked up £58k … Read more
More than £33billion was wiped off the FTSE 100 within minutes of opening today as panicked investors reacted to the devastating economic threat of a toughened lockdown, the new coronavirus strain and the continued Brexit deadlock. The index of Britain’s leading companies fell 1.8 per cent or 117 points to 6,410 shortly after opening in … Read more
HAMISH MCRAE: Second half of 2021 will give us a feel for how next growth phase of economy might unfold – but it’s a tricky six months before we get there Next year will be a year of two halves The first half will be a scramble – trying to patch things together again after … Read more
Finally MPs, the business community, employees and the rest of the country are discovering a terrible truth. When it comes to the economic impact of the tier levels that will determine the future of enterprise up and down the country during the coming months, the Government is clearly flying blind. Yesterday’s ‘impact statement’ was designed … Read more
The Government has produced a second top secret dossier laying bare the devastating impact multiple coronavirus lockdowns have had on the British economy – but Boris Johnson won’t release it, it was revealed today. Ministers are said to have designated a dozen industry sectors as ‘red’ – meaning they face significant job cuts and plunging revenues … Read more