Sir Richard Branson and other billionaire aviation investors should reach into their own pockets and contribute to any bailout deal for the sector, former Ministers have demanded. The Government is thought to be on the verge of agreeing a multi-billion pound rescue deal for airlines and airports – which could include the State taking stakes … Read more
We’ll lend firms £250k in 48 hours to survive the economic crisis, say banks By Helen Cahill For The Mail On Sunday Published: 23:06 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 23:06 GMT, 21 March 2020 The new emergency loans will be interest-free for the first year Banks will tomorrow promise to hand small businesses interest-free … Read more
It wasn’t the first time Crispin Odey has been accused of crying wolf. Over the past five years, Britain’s best-known hedge fund boss has repeatedly predicted a major stock market crash. At one stage, the 61-year-old multi-millionaire seemed so convinced of impending doom that he even faced suggestions (which he dismissed as ‘absolute rubbish’) that … Read more
UK firm Tristel ships disinfectant to China to help it deal with the coronavirus crisis By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 23:05 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 23:05 GMT, 21 March 2020 A British supplier to the NHS is shipping disinfectant to the Chinese military to help it deal with … Read more
Drugs giant AstraZeneca in talks with governments to find cure for virus Research agreements could be announced in the coming days A deal would see the company team up with experts on monoclonal antibodies By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 23:05 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 23:05 GMT, 21 March … Read more
STOCK WATCH: Bad time for a float? Not at all, says Italian tech firm Supply@Me By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 23:05 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 23:05 GMT, 21 March 2020 Markets are in freefall and takeovers are falling off a cliff so you would think there is surely … Read more
Now NO dividend is safe: Experts’ warning as £1bn payouts are axed Several businesses slashed or delayed their dividends in the wake of the crisis More could follow suit, including BP and Shell, according to analysts By Jamie Nimmo and Harriet Dennys For Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 23:05 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: … Read more
Investment trusts set to prove resilient as dividends come under pressure 20 British companies have said they are cutting dividends or suspending them But some investment trusts with an income bent should prove more dividend-resilient because of the income reserves they have squirreled away By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 23:04 GMT, … Read more
Demand for gold is soaring as investors seek a safe haven from market chaos Demand this month is heaviest since early 2009, says BullionVault Number of investors opening new accounts is nearly three times that of last year Over the past year, the price of gold in pounds has increased by nearly 30% By Jeff Prestridge … Read more
What a week, what a month. Enough to turn many investors’ hair grey (mine included) – with some no doubt wishing that commercial travel to the moon was a) available now; and b) affordable. After all, a month doing nothing but staring out on Tycho Crater, rather than seeing your investment portfolio plunge to new … Read more
Investment legend Warren Buffett famously encouraged investors to be ‘fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful.’ But it’s hard to hold your nerve like the Sage of Omaha in these times of unprecedented uncertainty, when 30 per cent of the stock market’s value has been wiped away since the start of … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Stay-at-home boost for video game firm Team17 By Joanne Hart for The Mail on Sunday Published: 23:03 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 23:03 GMT, 21 March 2020 Even as markets continue to plummet, a small number of stocks are proving resilient. Video games group Team17 is on that list. The … Read more
In the world of e-commerce, it is easier than ever before to buy everything from washing machines to video games. But consumers are increasingly impatient. They want to make purchases instantly and effortlessly. Boku, a small technology business with big connections, helps them to achieve that ambition. The group has pioneered a way for people … Read more