Wave of cash from rich firms will turbocharge the recovery, says Chancellor Rishi Sunak By Tom Witherow and Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 23:38 BST, 4 May 2021 | Updated: 23:38 BST, 4 May 2021 Cash-rich companies and consumers will unleash a wave of spending to turbo-charge Britain’s recovery from the pandemic, the … Read more
Aspiring entrepreneurs know that an impressive office address can be a powerful asset. Customers assume that if a business can afford to be based in an affluent area, it must be successful. But a Money Mail investigation today shows why you should think twice before trusting a grand-sounding location. Number 207 Regent Street is a … Read more
Chinese investors have spent at least £134billion on UK assets, including private schools, infrastructure businesses and top ranked British firms, it has today been reported. Investors and businesses based China or Hong Kong now own stakes in key infrastructure businesses such as Thames Water, Heathrow Airport and UK Power Networks, according to the Sunday Times. … Read more
Chinese investors have spent at least £134billion on UK assets, including private schools, infrastructure businesses and top ranked British firms, it has today been reported. Investors and businesses based China or Hong Kong now own stakes in key infrastructure businesses such as Thames Water, Heathrow Airport and UK Power Networks, according to the Sunday Times. … Read more
While shareholders own a company, it’s the executive team and board who hold the day-to-day power. They decide what dividends to pay, what strategy to follow and how to shape the company’s ethos. But for a brief window every year, shareholders are given the tools to gain control. Over the next few weeks, most UK-listed … Read more
Swedish checkout credit colossus Klarna is not just Europe’s most valuable start-up at an estimated $31billion, it’s a verb too. Rather than pay for something upfront using their debit card or put a big purchase on a credit card, increasing numbers of shoppers, especially younger ones, instead choose to ‘Klarna’ it. That can mean paying … Read more
One of AstraZeneca’s most senior bosses has launched a blistering attack on critics of its vaccine. Finance chief Marc Dunoyer told The Mail on Sunday that some of the comments made about the AZ jab – developed in partnership with Oxford University – were ‘completely inaccurate, wrong and uneducated’. It is the first time a … Read more
One of AstraZeneca’s most senior bosses has launched a blistering attack on critics of its vaccine. Finance chief Marc Dunoyer told The Mail on Sunday that some of the comments made about the AZ jab – developed in partnership with Oxford University – were ‘completely inaccurate, wrong and uneducated’. It is the first time a … Read more
Britons are booking month-long holidays at villas with Wi-Fi and a desk so they can continue to work while spending time abroad this summer, travel firms have revealed. This comes as Downing Street last night said the ban on foreign holidays is on track to be lifted on May 17, with travel opened up to … Read more
Dignity’s chairman Clive Whiley ousted in coup led by firm’s biggest shareholder By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:09 BST, 22 April 2021 | Updated: 23:09 BST, 22 April 2021 Funeral provider Dignity said 55 per cent of votes cast by shareholders backed a motion to remove Clive Whiley as a director Dignity’s … Read more