Cost of Fair Trade items is set to soar

Middle class shoppers up and down the UK could be hit financially as the cost of fashionable household staples like tea and coffee are set to rise due to global shortages caused by the coronavirus pandemic.    Producers of trendy Fair Trade items often found in your local hipster coffee bar or quirky restaurants are struggling … Read more

Hipsters face a hit to the pocket as cost of trendy Fair Trade items are set to soar after lockdown

Middle class shoppers up and down the UK could be hit financially as the cost of fashionable household staples like tea and coffee are set to rise due to global shortages caused by the coronavirus pandemic.    Producers of trendy Fair Trade items often found in your local hipster coffee bar or quirky restaurants are struggling … Read more

Cost of Government’s furlough scheme set to soar

Cost of Government’s furlough scheme set to soar as two-thirds of smaller firms apply for taxpayer money to pay wages By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:07 BST, 15 April 2020 | Updated: 22:35 BST, 15 April 2020 The cost of the Government’s furlough scheme is set to soar as two-thirds of smaller … Read more

America’s largest banks set aside £20bn to cover cost of loans turning sour in coronavirus slump

Some of America’s largest banks set aside £20bn to cover cost of loans turning sour in coronavirus slump By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:06 BST, 15 April 2020 | Updated: 22:36 BST, 15 April 2020 Some of America’s largest banks have set aside £20 billion to cover the cost of loans turning … Read more

TOM LEONARD: Could Donald Trump’s coronavirus tantrums cost him a second term in the White House?

To those in Britain and across the world who hope and pray that their political leaders are up to the challenges posed by coronavirus, well, just be thankful you don’t live in the US. Yesterday, Donald Trump compared the governors of states who might seek to defy him over his desire to end the lockdown … Read more