The mood from across the Atlantic ahead of today’s US election is on a knife-edge, like one of those high-wire scenes from Tennessee Williams’s Cat On A Hot Tin Roof. In Washington, businesses and shops are boarding up their doors because of fears that an inconclusive victory for either President Trump or his rival, Joe … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: We may get a calmer and more sane presidency if Joe Biden wins the US election, but rocket fuelling growth will be more tricky By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 1 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 1 November 2020 As Americans who haven’t yet voted head to the … Read more
Democratic candidate Joe Biden had trouble getting his words out on Saturday during a rally in Michigan as he railed against President Trump‘s plans for healthcare. Biden was on a roll as he told voters how Trump would take away their protections from pre-existing conditions and destroy the Affordable Care Act when he suddenly muttered … Read more
We are solemnly informed that a new and near-total lockdown is to begin on Wednesday night, and that it is wholly necessary to save us from thousands of avoidable deaths, and from the sight of coffins piled up in skating rinks. We are told, once again, that the NHS will be overwhelmed if we do … Read more
That was a tough week to end a tough month, with the FTSE100 index back to its lowest level since April. As this column warned three weeks ago, it was a glum autumn and it was going to get glummer. Well it sure has. What has happened since then has not just been the mounting … Read more
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Thrift may be the order of the day right now for most households, but just don’t count on the banks to help you By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 21:53 GMT, 31 October 2020 | Updated: 21:59 GMT, 31 October 2020 Although savings rates have yet to get into negative … Read more
BA owner IAG’s new chief executive Luis Gallego must feel like the replacement bank bosses parachuted in after the financial crisis. After running up an eye popping £5.6billion loss in the first nine months of the current financial year, it may seem like it can only get better for IAG from here. The scale of … Read more
Autumnwatch viewers found themselves blushing last night when hosts Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan made a tongue-in-cheek joke about penis size. Ms Strachan giggled as she presented a segment on the mating strategies of seals, detailing the differences between Grey and Harbour seals. But the BBC Two presenters left viewers shocked when, after explaining how … Read more
SAS Australia star Shannan Ponton has been spotted in public for the first time since actor Firass Dirani called him a ‘redneck’ and ‘culture vulture’ amid their bitter feud. The 46-year-old was spotted in Sydney on Friday hosting a training session and even wearing a pair of pads for a boxing session. Despite Firass slamming … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: UK’s hard-earned fiscal and monetary credibility, a willingness to invest in infrastructure, flexible labour and healthy banking sector should help restore prosperity Borrowing may hit £400billion this year and debt is set to soar further above £2trillion, but it is not the time to withdraw support yet The IMF’s Kristalina Georgieva singled out … Read more