At the end of November, my friend and I decided to order a takeaway from Uber Eats. We started selecting items but changed our minds so left the app. The order was not confirmed and I did not pass through the checkout. We then had a change of heart, started placing an order again, selected … Read more
Frequent flyers who fancy adding to their Avios balance have been handed an enticing Christmas bonus by HSBC, though the chances are they don’t know it. The high giant is topping up those who transfer HSBC points earned on either of its premier credit cards into Avios points throughout December. However, the promotion proves difficult … Read more
Households don’t have to just be on the alert for online shopping scams over the festive season, but also fraudsters pushing cheap ‘energy deals’ over the telephone or on the doorstep. The warning comes from Ofgem, who is currently working with energy suppliers to trial new ways of encouraging households to switch energy supplier. This … Read more
Virgin Money has revealed its attempt at pulling customers away from Britain’s biggest high street names, unveiling its new digital current account. The bank says it is looking ‘to break the big banks’ stranglehold on the UK’s stagnant current account market’. The challenger bank’s first foray into digital banking can be opened in-app, online, over … Read more
Workers typically undertake a five-year journey to retirement during their mid-60s, research reveals. Pension freedom reforms give older people greater control over when they retire, and on average they begin to tap their savings at 62 and stop work at 64, figures show. That means they must use private savings during the gap before starting … Read more
Saudi Aramco up as its value jumps to £1.5 trillion during its second day of trading By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 12 December 2019 | Updated: 21:59 GMT, 12 December 2019 Saudi Aramco was valued at $2 trillion (£1.5 trillion) yesterday as shares surged during its second day of trading. … Read more
Row over ‘fake’ 17th century masterpiece lands hedge fund boss with £4.5m bill from Sotheby’s By Mario Ledwith for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 12 December 2019 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 12 December 2019 An American hedge fund boss has been forced to pay around £4.5million to Sotheby’s after it sold a 17th century … Read more
Election nights are the kind of occasion when political aficionados plonk themselves in front of the TV and go online to Just Eat for some take-out food. The big question at present is who is going to take out the £5billion British food ordering and delivery platform. At the time of the proposed merger with … Read more
Savers abandon property funds at the greatest rate since the Brexit vote more than three years ago By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 12 December 2019 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 12 December 2019 Property funds have seen the biggest weekly exodus since the Brexit vote more than three years ago, as … Read more
Serco to pay first dividend since dead criminal monitoring scandal as UK operations return to growth By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 12 December 2019 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 12 December 2019 Serco is poised to pay its first dividend since 2014 Serco is poised to pay its first dividend since … Read more
Woodford Income Focus to be taken over by Standard Life Aberdeen two months after it was suspended By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 12 December 2019 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 12 December 2019 Aberdeen Standard Investments, part of Standard Life Aberdeen is about to take on Woodford Income Focus Aberdeen Standard … Read more
Ocado vows cheaper and better food than it supplies from Waitrose after tie-up with M&S By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 12 December 2019 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 12 December 2019 Ocado has claimed its tie-up with Marks & Spencer will deliver cheaper and better food than what it had been … Read more
Boss leaves suntan cream and soap-maker PZ Cussons as High Street woes bite By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 12 December 2019 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 12 December 2019 PZ Cussons is to part with its long-serving chief executive after warning that profit and revenue fell in the first half of … Read more