Economy stagnates in December but Tory election victory helps key services sector fend off decline PMI ticked up slightly to 50, from a figure of 49.3 in November Analysts predicted a decline and expected a reading of 49.1 for the month Export sales continued to decline for the fourth consecutive month By Sara Scarlett For Thisismoney.co.uk … Read more
Bosses at Britain’s corporate giants have been warned to up their game after a growing number of activist investors launched attacks on boards.
The price of petrol has risen for the first time in four months thanks to a surge in the cost of oil, data shows. The average price of a litre of unleaded rose last month to 126.1p, the first monthly increase since July, according to the RAC. The cost of a barrel of oil rose … Read more
Accountancy firm hired by Sports Direct’s Mike Ashley ditches its own top management after finding problems in their own audit By A Daily Mail Reporter Published: 23:00 GMT, 5 January 2020 | Updated: 08:02 GMT, 6 January 2020 The accountancy firm hired by Mike Ashley to audit his retail empire has ditched its own top … Read more
Lastminute.com customers are still complaining that they are being charged for the firm’s full-flex insurance policy – claiming they haven’t given consent to the add on. The full-flex extra allows holidaymakers who purchase it to cancel their flights without having to give any reason and in turn, receive a voucher worth 90 per cent of … Read more
The cost of a basic funeral has risen to £4,417 on average, but bereaved families who opt for a budget cremation can cut the bill by nearly two thirds, research reveals. Funeral costs have increased by 3.4 per cent over the past year, but the price of a direct cremation – meaning without a funeral … Read more
Ros Altmann: ‘The legacy of impenetrable, dense, opaque statements will mean few people readily engage with their pension information’ Former pensions minister Ros Altmann wants the Government to force all pension providers to send people brief, simple annual statements about their retirement savings. Standard wording should be adopted and made compulsory to prevent firms using … Read more
Property prices in Britain are a much-talked about subject border-lining an obsession for aspiring homebuyers and owners alike. The start of the 2010s saw small growth in the aftermath of the financial crisis, before surging in the middle of the decade to reach a slowdown towards the end, largely shaped by political uncertainty since the … Read more
Would you pay £5 a month for a cheaper overdraft? Salvation Army bank hasn’t hiked the cost of borrowing… but could it cost more? Reliance Bank holds £19m in customer deposits A number of the biggest names have raised charges to nearly 40% on borrowing Reliance has kept its rate at just 10.75% – but … Read more
Fat cats rake in workers’ salary in THREE days Stats according to the Chartered Institute Of Personnel And Development Paul Polman, of Unilever, earned 250 times more than the median employee Dave Lewis, of Tesco, earned 226 times as much as an average employee By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 23:01 GMT, 5 … Read more
Japan tightens border after Carlos Ghosn fled the country in music case By A Daily Mail Reporter Published: 23:01 GMT, 5 January 2020 | Updated: 23:01 GMT, 5 January 2020 Japan said yesterday said it would tighten immigration measures after former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn fled to Lebanon while on bail. It was the country’s … Read more
Port Talbot jobs fears as Tata Steel’s Chandrasekaran says he will not ‘tolerate losses’ By A Daily Mail Reporter Published: 23:00 GMT, 5 January 2020 | Updated: 23:00 GMT, 5 January 2020 There were fresh fears for 4,000 Tata steel workers in Port Talbot after the boss of its Indian owner said he would not … Read more
Gyms lose out as fitness fans seek flexibility over contracts By A Daily Mail Reporter Published: 23:00 GMT, 5 January 2020 | Updated: 23:00 GMT, 5 January 2020 Flexible gym memberships are booming at the expense of High Street options, latest figures show. Payment models that allow fitness fans to avoid contracts and pick where … Read more