After years of diligent saving, the first teenagers will soon get access to their Child Trust Fund money. But experts fear a generation may have been put off investing for life after the coronavirus crash decimated the value of many of their accounts. Tax-free Child Trust Funds were introduced in 2005 to encourage families to … Read more
Reckitt Benckiser and AstraZeneca are among the firms that have proven their worth and their reputation as ‘defensive’ stocks over recent months, as global markets were rocked by the coronavirus pandemic. The spread of Covid-19 and the resulting lockdowns implemented worldwide have caused suffering for many companies and even those that have weathered countless recessions have fallen … Read more
Ferrari 488 Pista sports car worth up to £250,000 is left in a crumpled heap after crash with London bus in 20mph zone near Trafalgar Square A Ferrari 448 Pista was involved in a collision with a London bus on Sunday The incident took place on Northumberland Avenue near Trafalgar Square The front of the … Read more
A mother who survived a horrific car crash is now pregnant with twins – despite being told her injuries had left her infertile. Danielle Bartley-Mould, from Yorkshire, broke her neck and spine after the accident in 2014, and was in a coma for 16 days. Doctors tried to save the 38-year-old’s arm, but when she … Read more
A driver was jailed for nine years after killing his friend in a 147mph police chase smash and then fleeing the scene. Connor Money, 23, sped away from police at ‘eye-watering speeds’ while performing ‘jaw dropping manoeuvres’ – eventually ploughing into the back of a lorry on a motorway, a court heard. His ‘best friend’ … Read more
Carnage as SUV smashes into a Muslim fashion shop injuring 12 people in western Sydney – with video showing smoke billowing from vehicle before it drove across intersection straight into the store A Subaru crashed into Hijab House in Greenacre at around 3.10pm Thursday The car had previously crashed into another vehicle stopped at the … Read more
Pete Comley, the author of the book Inflation Matters, has written a new paper outlining how the coronavirus crash could lead to a wave of inflation in the latter part of the decade. He has written a special column for This is Money, explaining why. Inflation may sink due to the immediate after effects of … Read more
What the fund that beat the crash is buying now: Argonaut Absolute Return has made a 23% profit this year, the INVESTING SHOW speaks to its manager By This Is Money Published: 06:00 BST, 21 May 2020 | Updated: 06:00 BST, 21 May 2020 As investment funds dived in the first three months of 2020, … Read more
Will the coronavirus crash ultimately lead to a huge spike in inflation? With consumer prices inflation having plunged to 0.8 per cent in April, you could be forgiven for thinking a suggestion of a return to the bad old days of high inflation is wrongheaded. And it’s certainly true that pressing the pause button on … Read more
New crash test rules described as the ‘biggest change in a decade’ will see big vehicles – especially SUVs – have safety ratings downgraded if they cause significant damage to smaller cars in accidents, it has been revealed today. A new set of measures have been announced by testing body Euro NCAP and will be … Read more