How we could be working from home for months to come: Many companies will keep in place changes they have made to deal with the coronavirus crisis, study finds Research by Institute of Directors found more people likely to work from home Businesses have been innovating in response to the lockdown, the IoD found Almost … Read more
BLACKROCK WORLD MINING: Invests in listed global firms to grow investors’ capital, and provide an income By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 1 May 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 1 May 2020 What is it? Launched in 1993 and managed by Evy Hambro and Olivia Markham, Blackrock World Mining is an … Read more
Zoom video meetings are all the rage – and most people have now discovered that they can change their background, with many choosing an exotic backdrop to ‘virtually travel’. Luxury holiday firm Kuoni has delved into Google Trends data and revealed the most popular destinations for Zoom background pictures, and it’s the Caribbean that’s in … Read more
Companies that axe dividends and accept Government support to survive coronavirus pandemic should cut bosses’ pay By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:16 BST, 27 April 2020 | Updated: 22:16 BST, 27 April 2020 Companies that axe dividends and accept Government support to survive the coronavirus pandemic should cut bosses’ pay, a City … Read more
Late on Thursday night, reality TV personality Kristin Cavallari made headlines by revealing her husband, retired NFL player Jay Cutler, unclogged her ‘major clogged’ milk ducts by ‘sucking harder than he’s ever sucked.’ Her admission, screened in a promo for the new series of The Hills, triggered predictably gobsmacked responses online. But it seems Mr … Read more
AIM-listed companies raise £500million in less than a month to cope with coronavirus crisis The coronavirus crisis has brought more money to AIM as companies turn to investors for support. From the market low on 18 March to the start of the Easter weekend on 9 April, junior market-listed firms announced over £500million of funding. … Read more
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is facing mounting pressure to boost his business bailout so that the Government increases its guarantee on loans to struggling firms to 100 per cent. The Treasury will today announce a further £1.25billion package to support innovative firms hit as the coronavirus lockdown causes the economy to stutter to a halt. It … Read more
Investment trust Montanaro UK Smaller Companies had a difficult March when its share price fell through the floor – but it has bounced back strongly By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:53 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 11:48 BST, 19 April 2020 Investment trust Montanaro UK Smaller Companies had a difficult March … Read more
Ricky Gervais ‘boosts his companies’ earnings by £2 MILLION after huge Netflix deal for his acclaimed series After Life’ By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 01:42 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 03:28 BST, 18 April 2020 Ricky Gervais reportedly increased his companies’ earnings last year by £2 million thanks to the success of his … Read more
My firm has furloughed most employees but still needs some to come in and work – is it possible for them to rotate furloughed staff? Many staff from companies around the UK have been put on furlough This means they are potentially getting 80% of their salary but not working We reveal whether firms are … Read more