MARKET REPORT: Bookies lose £2 billion as major sport events are cancelled in bid to stop the spread of coronavirus By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 23:33 GMT, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 00:33 GMT, 13 March 2020 More than £2billion was wiped off the value of Britain’s biggest bookies as a wave … Read more
Shares in Britain’s biggest supermarkets bucked the trend on another dismal day for the stock market. As the FTSE 100 fell into the red, Sainsbury’s, Ocado and Morrisons were some of the top gainers as shoppers scrambled for supplies after the Government tightened curbs on social contact. Supermarkets have made extraordinary statements to shoppers in … Read more
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Kames Capital, Janus Henderson and Aviva Investors have suspended trading on their respective open-ended property funds due to valuation uncertainty as markets continue to be rocked by the coronavirus panic. The groups join M&G which suspended its £2.3billion Property Portfolio at the end of last year due to liquidity concerns, however the most recent closures … Read more
The UK stock market has plummeted 30 per cent recently and many investors will dread what their nest eggs might now look like. Wealth management firms are also calling and sending letters to clients whose investments have fallen by 10 per cent or more — prompting fears investors might be spooked into making unwise decisions. … Read more
The wacky £300million bubble mansion on the French Riviera owned by fashion designer Pierre Cardin has hit the market again five years after it was last listed. Photographs reveal the bizarre property’s curved design, with standout features including ten unique suites, 11 bathrooms, three swimming pools, luxurious gardens and an amphitheatre that seats 500 with … Read more
Anxious investors were offered a little respite yesterday on another topsy-turvy session on stock markets around the world. The FTSE 100 swung in and out of the red as a slew of companies temporarily shut stores, cut jobs or revealed they were on the brink of going bust because of the impact of the coronavirus … Read more
MARKET REPORT: White knight revs up Aston Martin rescue in desperate bid to keep the ailing luxury car maker afloat By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 13 March 2020 | Updated: 09:34 GMT, 14 March 2020 Aston Martin’s white knight will pump even more cash into the luxury car maker in … Read more
Inside the incredible holiday home that’s gone on the market for £650,000 in the Cornish hamlet whose residents include Richard and Judy The modern home, which was built in 2015, is located in the coastal hamlet of Talland Bay in Cornwall It is in a private development of holiday homes along the headland and is … Read more
Oil companies were hammered as the price of crude slumped below $30 a barrel. Shares in Shell and BP – two of the largest firms listed on the London Stock Exchange – slid as oil prices edged towards lows they last touched during a major commodity crisis four years ago. The oil market had already … Read more