Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury warns book sales could plunge 65%

Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury warns book sales could plunge by as much as 65% By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 20 May 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 20 May 2020 Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury has warned that book sales could plunge by as much as 65 per cent. Lockdown measures in many … Read more

France, Germany and Italy plunge into recession

France, Germany and Italy plunge into recession: Eurozone suffers biggest slump since launch of single currency By Daily Mail City & Finance Published: 21:51 BST, 15 May 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 15 May 2020 Germany, France and Italy have all plunged into recession as the eurozone endured its biggest slump since the launch of … Read more

Thousands of new cars sit at Tilbury docks after sales plunge during lockdown

Thousands of new cars sit at Tilbury docks waiting to be sent to showrooms after sales plunged by 97% during coronavirus lockdown New cars are pictured lined up at Tilbury docks in Essex amid slump in demand Thousands of the new cars (which are Britain’s biggest export) are seen in rows  Experts fear British car … Read more

Thousands of new cars sit at Tilbury docks after sales plunge during lockdown

Thousands of new cars sit at Tilbury docks waiting to be sent to showrooms after sales plunged by 97% during coronavirus lockdown New cars are pictured lined up at Tilbury docks in Essex amid slump in demand Thousands of the new cars (which are Britain’s biggest export) are seen in rows  Experts fear British car … Read more

Twitter sales plunge 27% but users grow

Twitter sales plunge 27% but users grow amid ‘global conversation’ about coronavirus pandemic By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 30 April 2020 | Updated: 22:25 BST, 30 April 2020 Twitter revealed record numbers of new accounts but swung into a loss as the coronavirus crisis hit spending by advertisers. The US … Read more

Coronavirus UK: FTSE 100 opens up despite oil price plunge

FTSE 100 opens up nearly 1% by 50 to 5,691 points despite oil price plunge sparking investor fears over further crisis in hard-hit global energy sector FTSE 100 index of Britain’s biggest firms rises 50 points or 0.89% to 5,691 today Investors still fearful for UK economy’s future in lockdown until at least May 7  … Read more

John Lewis sales plunge by up to a third despite online order surge

John Lewis sales have taken a nose dive after it was forced to shut stores across the country in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. The embattled high street retailer was already facing one of the toughest periods in its history at the start of the year as group profits plunged to £146 million, down … Read more

John Lewis sales plunge by up to a third despite online order surge

John Lewis sales have taken a nose dive after it was forced to shut stores across the country in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. The embattled high street retailer was already facing one of the toughest periods in its history at the start of the year as group profits plunged to £146 million, down … Read more

Coronavirus UK: FTSE 100 down after global oil prices plunge below zero

Oil prices plunged below zero for the first time ever last night as demand for energy collapsed during the pandemic. The benchmark measure for crude in the US plummeted to minus $35.20 (£28.30) a barrel. It means the country’s oil producers are paying buyers to take the barrels off their hands. Much of the plunge was … Read more