We publish our podcast every Friday to the player on This is Money, above, and on Apple Podcasts (iTunes) and on the podcast platforms Audioboom and Acast, both of which allow you to listen on desktop, mobile, or download an app. We also now publish to Spotify. To download the Apple Podcasts app if you … Read more
Just when you thought the Volkswagen Beetle had gone for good, it’s made a comeback – and it’s not like we’ve ever seen it before. Production of the original Bug came to an end in July, when the final example rolled off the Puebla factory assembly line in Mexico. It ended a chapter of production … Read more
Philip Green’s Topshop and Burton empire plunges to a £170m loss as it falls behind in ‘dramatically’ changed retail industry Arcadia Group includes Topshop, Topman, Dorothy Perkins, Burton and Wallis Accounts for holding company Taveta show it swung to £170million loss last year Sales across the group slumped by 4.5 per cent to £1.8billion By Emily … Read more
Savers often lose track of old accounts, pensions and investments over the course of a lifetime, and unfortunately a lot of this money is never claimed. Although it’s hardly the ideal scenario, this ‘dormant’ cash can at least be put to good use if its real owner doesn’t come forward. That’s the thinking behind the … Read more
Greene King sales slip as pub sector continues to lose its fizz and £2.7billion takeover by Hong Kong family looms Greene King said the decline in group sales was driven by ‘softer’ beer sales Net income across its pub arm slid 4.2% as it fell short of 2018 trading levels The looming takeover offers a … Read more
More first-time buyers are skipping flats to leapfrog up the property ladder by buying smaller family houses Two thirds of potential first-time buyers are looking for houses rather than flats The average first-time buyer is looking for a house with three bedrooms They need average income of £54,400 to secure a mortgage on their first home … Read more
New car sales were down by 1.6 per cent in August despite numbers being boosted by a flood of pre-registrations by dealers to beat an emissions deadine – and a flood of long-awaited deliveries of Tesla’s Model 3. Battery electric vehicle sales ‘surged’ in the month, said the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, with … Read more
INVESTING SHOW: How to profit from green energy, reducing waste and boosting recycling By This Is Money Published: 10:35 BST, 5 September 2019 | Updated: 14:46 BST, 5 September 2019 The desire to look after the planet better has led to a huge rise in interest in drawing more of the energy we use from … Read more
I’ve just been on a fabulous grand tour in Italy – on the road, on track and even in the workshop – with the scintillating new 211mph Ferrari F8 Tributo. And fittingly for the most powerful V8 in Ferrari’s history I had as my driving partner for the road-trip from the firm’s headquarters at Marenello … Read more
Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers’ corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below. T.M. writes: In 2016, I held shares in mining company Amari through Barclays Stockbrokers. Amari was bought by … Read more
Cynergy Bank launches 1.5% easy access account to replace Virgin Money as the only savings provider matching Marcus Virgin Money’s Double Take E-Saver previously paid 1.5% That put it level with Goldman Sachs’ savings account but Virgin has today cut the rate For a few hours it left Marcus as the 1.5% easy access account offer … Read more
FTSE CLOSE: UK manufacturing slides to seven-year low; Channel tunnel firm ‘ready for a no-deal Brexit’; US-China trade war escalates Channel tunnel operator GetLink insists it is ‘ready for a no-deal Brexit’ There was a marked escalation in the US-China trade war overnight The latest UK manufacturing figures show activity slid to a 7-year low … Read more
A full year has passed since Midas reviewed the Dogs of the Footsie portfolio, assessing the performance of the ten highest-yielding shares in the FTSE 100 index. Back then, the yields seemed little short of extraordinary, especially compared to the desultory 1-2 per cent savings rates on offer from banks and building societies. As the … Read more