RUTH SUTHERLAND: Tough time ahead at the tills By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 23:00 GMT, 5 January 2020 | Updated: 23:00 GMT, 5 January 2020 This year is shaping up to be a white-knuckle ride for the supermarkets. Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons will reveal this week how their trading went over Christmas. … Read more
Why your old vinyl could be worth a fortune: First editions of limited run records could be now fetch five figure sums If you were a shrewd collector back in the day, you may be sitting on a fortune First editions of limited run vinyl records could be worth five figure sums The first edition … Read more
Get HS2 done to end divide, Midlands tsar, Sir John Peace, tells Johnson Rail link has the power to ‘bring Britain together’ says Midlands tsar HS2 will cut in half journey times between several major UK city centres An independent review of HS2 by former chairman Douglas Oakervee is due By Neil Craven for The … Read more
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: A solid year for equity investment (if you ignore the Woodford Equity Income fund) FTSE 100 Index rose in value by more than 12 per cent Only 2 funds out of 3,486 registered poorer performance than LF Equity Income 4/10 trusts rewarded shareholders with returns in excess of 20 per cent By Jeff … Read more
A wall of money? We’re not so sure say economists as jitters remain Potential investors are still worried by the prospect of a hard Brexit Stock markets have been buoyant over the past 12 months America’s S&P 500 surged 30 per cent in 2019 – its best showing since 2013 By Dan Atkinson and Ben … Read more
How will the stock market fare in 2020? Not only is this the start of a new decade, it is also the year in which the UK is set to leave the European Union. Prime Minister Boris Johnson hopes that this will usher in prosperity and opportunity. And, while most economists and company leaders agree … Read more
Concern as Britain’s productivity stays low for an advanced economy Britain’s workplace efficiency has been described as ‘dire’ New figures from the Office for National Statistics cover the summer months By Dan Atkinson, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 23:01 GMT, 4 January 2020 | Updated: 23:01 GMT, 4 January 2020 Britain’s dire workplace efficiency is set … Read more
Gas network owned by Hong Kong’s richest family clashes with Ofgem over pricing row Wales & West provides gas to 7.4 million homes and businesses Owner Sir Li Ka-shing says the move with threaten the firm’s financial health Overseas firms often load the foreign companies they buy with debt By Neil Craven and Helen Cahill, Financial Mail … Read more
Fred Perry fashions net 30 per cent profits rise on sales of £127 million Profit rose 30 per cent to £31.5 million in the 12 months to March last year Perry’s classic shirt was adopted by Mods during the 60s and again in the 90s By Neil Craven for The Mail on Sunday Published: 23:01 … Read more
Although the Christmas decorations have only just been put away for another year, many families’ attentions have already turned to booking a holiday. Indeed, some used the Christmas and New Year break to snap up early summer bargains. But when is the best time to buy your holiday currency? Should you buy now or wait in … Read more
More than 500 free cash machines are being ripped out every month, starving communities of cash to spend in local shops. Following a Mail on Sunday call to arms, cash machine network group Link has pledged to invest £5 million to install 250 ATMs this year. And now the Government has pledged to inject £1 … Read more
Big Short investor Steve Eisman goes hard on SoftBank Steve Eisman was played by Steve Carell in a 2015 film about short selling The investor is now betting SoftBank shares will fall after WeWork bailout The Japanese firm is facing scrutiny over its investments after WeWork bust By Jamie Nimmo, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: … Read more
Tesco leads way as Christmas chill hits retail sector Britain’s largest grocer may even have increased its sales Chief executive Dave Lewis wants to leave Tesco in good shape Tesco may have benefited from increasing their ‘Extra’ hypermarkets stores By Neil Craven for The Mail on Sunday Published: 23:01 GMT, 4 January 2020 | Updated: … Read more