MARKET REPORT: FTSE 100 has best-ever start to a year, and Wall Street opens at record high, as hopes for a rally in 2021 grow By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 8 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 8 January 2021 Just by looking at the stock market, one could be … Read more
Bitcoin has smashed through the $40,000 mark after another day of stellar gains. The controversial cryptocurrency, whose value is now gaining another $10,000 every few weeks, hit $40,427 yesterday evening. Investors have piled into the digital currency in droves over recent months as they try to capitalise on its meteoric rise. Controversial cryptocurrency Bitcoin, whose … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Investors cheer Footsie’s best-ever start to a year as index rises almost 6% in first three days of trading By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:55 GMT, 6 January 2021 | Updated: 22:09 GMT, 6 January 2021 The FTSE 100 notched up its best start to a year as an expected … Read more
Parents are urged to report their child’s school to Ofsted if online lessons aren’t up to par during lockdown Gavin Williamson said teachers had a legal obligation to give remote education Teaching leaders said they were not told to prepare for online lessons in advance Paul Whiteman of the NAHT said Government threats were disgraceful … Read more
Parents are urged to report their child’s school to Ofsted if online lessons aren’t up to par during lockdown Gavin Williamson said teachers had a legal obligation to give remote education Teaching leaders said they were not told to prepare for online lessons in advance Paul Whiteman of the NAHT said Government threats were disgraceful … Read more
The stock market turbulence triggered by Covid may have battered the FTSE 100 last year – but new figures show London’s junior market managed to thrive. The AIM All-Share index rose 21 per cent in 2020, ending the year at 1157.04, up from 958.26 at the end of 2019. The blue-chip index, in contrast, fell … Read more
A little optimism can go a long way these days – particularly for hard-hit companies. This was the case for Tui, whose shares leapt after boss Fritz Joussen told a German newspaper that he expects ‘a largely normal summer’ for the company this year. His comments, made over the weekend, were reassuring for investors in … Read more
The BBC responds to report that Dr. Who star Jodie Whittaker is leaving the show after series 13 ‘We won’t be commenting on any speculation around Jodie’s future on the show,’ the network responded to Digital Spy Whittaker, 38, reportedly told BBC bosses that she won’t be returning to the popular series following the conclusion … Read more
British Airways owner IAG had a torrid 2020, to put it lightly, but things are looking up for Britain’s flag carrier after it secured a £2billion loan yesterday that it will be able to start tapping into this month. The facility has been underwritten by banks and partly by UK Export Finance, a Government arm … Read more
Drugs giant Astrazeneca reached a crucial milestone yesterday after regulators approved its Covid vaccine for use in the UK. The second-largest company on the FTSE 100 has spent months developing the jab with Oxford University. Around 530,000 doses will be available from next week, turbocharging the number of vaccines that can be rolled out in … Read more