Official figures confirmed earlier this week that 2019 wasn’t the best year for the UK automotive sector. Car production fell by 14 per cent, with outputs dropping to the lowest levels seen in a decade, the Society of Motor Manufacturer and Traders confirmed on Thursday. But there were cars manufactured at UK plants that remained in … Read more
More than £730m wiped off value of Hargreaves Lansdown as Neil Woodford scandal hung over firm By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:48 GMT, 31 January 2020 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 31 January 2020 More than £730m was wiped off the value of Hargreaves Lansdown as the Woodford scandal hung over the firm. … Read more
Going green really can pay dividends: Clean up by putting your money into ethical funds By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:49 GMT, 31 January 2020 | Updated: 21:49 GMT, 31 January 2020 The message for savers as we look forward to the next decade is that climate change really matters. Sections of … Read more
French Connection shares plummet after bosses admit they have been unable to sell fashion chain By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:49 GMT, 31 January 2020 | Updated: 21:49 GMT, 31 January 2020 French Connection shares plummeted after bosses admitted they had been unable to sell the fashion chain. The value of the … Read more
F1 tycoon leads bail out of troubled carmaker: £500m lifeline for Aston Martin By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:48 GMT, 31 January 2020 | Updated: 21:48 GMT, 31 January 2020 Aston Martin has been saved from almost certain collapse by a £500m bailout package led by F1 billionaire Lawrence Stroll. A consortium … Read more
GlaxoSmithKline shares reach highs they haven’t touched since 2001 as investors warm to plans outlined by boss Emma Walmsley to transform company By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:48 GMT, 31 January 2020 | Updated: 21:48 GMT, 31 January 2020 Last week, shares in GlaxoSmithKline reached highs they haven’t touched since 2001. That’s … Read more
MARKET REPORT: As fears over spread of lethal coronavirus hammer markets worldwide, shares in London-listed biotech firm soar as it reveals it has developed a test for the disease By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:48 GMT, 31 January 2020 | Updated: 21:48 GMT, 31 January 2020 As fears over the spread of … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: UK may be able to quarantine itself from medical fallout from coronavirus emergency, but cannot avoid impact by economic consequences By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:48 GMT, 31 January 2020 | Updated: 21:48 GMT, 31 January 2020 Britain is thinking big and global as we exit the European Union. I … Read more
France threatening to block rescue deal that would save British Steel from collapse By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:48 GMT, 31 January 2020 | Updated: 21:48 GMT, 31 January 2020 France is threatening to block a rescue deal that would save British Steel from collapse. French finance minister Bruno Le Maire has … Read more
Amazon storms back into $1 trillion club after raking in sales of £30m per hour over Christmas By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:48 GMT, 31 January 2020 | Updated: 21:48 GMT, 31 January 2020 Amazon has stormed back into the $1 trillion club after raking in sales of £30m per hour over … Read more
It’s Brexit Day – what will it mean for your finances and consumer rights? This is Money podcast By This Is Money Published: 17:34 GMT, 31 January 2020 | Updated: 17:35 GMT, 31 January 2020 It’s Brexit Day. After 11pm on Friday 31 January 2019, Britain is officially no longer a member of the European … Read more
Under new management! Disgraced Neil Woodford’s smaller Income Focus fund WILL reopen for investors on February 13 The £270m fund has been overhauled by Aberdeen Standard Investments It is the smaller sister to Woodford’s flagship Equity Income fund Applications to buy or sell shares can be made from midday on 12 February They will be … Read more
A pre-Boris bounce? Housing market revival began BEFORE the General Election as the number of mortgage approvals hit two year high Net mortgage borrowing grew by some £400million to £4.6billion in December Number of approvals also grew, hitting their highest levels in two years Vast majority of borrowing undertaken before Tory election win January figures … Read more