There might be a freeze on buying and selling properties during the coronavirus lockdown, but that doesn’t mean prospective buyers need to stop looking for their dream home. Estate agents across the country are adapting to the crisis by offering virtual viewings, which allow prospective buyers to remotely view properties they might be interested in … Read more
ELECTION MARKETS CLOSE: Pound at $1.33 and shares leap as Tories win big majority and investors chase the Boris bounce By This Is Money Published: 07:14 BST, 13 December 2019 | Updated: 17:13 BST, 13 December 2019 The FTSE 100 closed up 79.97 points at 7353.44 and the pound was at $1.33 against the dollar, … Read more
A quarter-pound shrew can bear the weight of a fully grown man thanks to its unique interlocking backbones that make its spine incredibly strong, a study has found. The small greyish-brown mammals — which are related to moles and hedgehogs — look like chubby, long-nosed rats, but have one of the strangest skeletons. Scientists aren’t … Read more
Strong storms pounded the Deep South on Sunday, killing at least six people in south Mississippi and damaging up to 300 homes and other buildings in northern Louisiana. Mississippi Emergency Management Agency director Greg Michel said one person killed was in Walthall County, two were killed in Lawrence County and three were killed in Jefferson … Read more
Strong storms pounded the Deep South on Sunday, killing at least six people in south Mississippi and damaging up to 300 homes and other buildings in northern Louisiana. Mississippi Emergency Management Agency director Greg Michel said one person killed was in Walthall County, two were killed in Lawrence County and three were killed in Jefferson … Read more
FTSE CLOSE: Shares jump on US-China trade deal; Pound at $1.33 as new MPs head to Parliament; Sports Direct close to tax deal with Belgium By This Is Money Published: 08:52 BST, 16 December 2019 | Updated: 17:16 BST, 16 December 2019 The FTSE 100 has soared 2.25 per cent or 165.61 points to 7519.05 … Read more
The pound has bounced back strongly from lows of $1.15 less than two weeks ago to around $1.24 at the time of writing, and from €1.06 to €1.14. Moves of this size in either direction are rare and take a particular set of circumstances to be in place for them to occur. In this instance, … Read more
The pound dropped today after the latest survey figures on the economy revealed the devastation wreaked on the country’s service and retail sectors by coronavirus disruption. The service sector – which incorporates businesses like hotels, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, pubs and hairdressers – suffered the biggest drop in activity since records began in July 1996, the IHS … Read more
When the late Paul Volcker took over the U.S. Federal Reserve in 1979, the American economy was suffering an uncommon malady known as ‘stagflation’ – a mix of high unemployment and inflation. To defeat this, the Fed raised interest rates to as high as 21.5 per cent at one point. The measure instigated a massive … Read more
Rishi Sunak to announce cash bail-out for five million self-employed Britons facing coronavirus ruin – after promise to cover 80% of laid-off workers’ incomes Chancellor Rishi Sunak is preparing the fresh coronavirus economic bailout Follows announcement that Government would cover 80% of employers’ wages Musicians said the outbreak caused ‘complete shutdown of our places of work’ … Read more