As locked down Britain changes its spending habits, Unilever soars to top of the Footsie Workers under lockdown have been drinking tea and scoffing ice cream The British consumer goods group said sales of brands such as Ben & Jerry’s ice cream have surged as families stayed at home and cooked more during the crisis … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: The coronavirus pandemic is creating its own band of stock market winners Unilever and Astrazeneca were long viewed as under-performing and underrated Both have come roaring back and top the FTSE 100, creating value for the nation’s pension funds By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:15 BST, 23 July 2020 | … Read more
Dyson cutting 600 jobs in UK as vacuum maker grapples with impact of coronavirus By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:15 BST, 23 July 2020 | Updated: 22:41 BST, 23 July 2020 Dyson is to axe 600 jobs in the UK as the vacuum maker grapples with the impact of coronavirus. The Wiltshire-based … Read more
BA pilots urged to vote for deal that will make fewer staff redundant but will cut their pay over next three years By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:15 BST, 23 July 2020 | Updated: 22:17 BST, 23 July 2020 British Airways pilots have been urged to vote for a deal that will … Read more
Money saving expert Martin Lewis walks off GMB after being rushed through his ‘important’ money advice segment – as frustrated viewers brand the hosts ‘rude’ for cutting him short Martin Lewis, 48, was explaining how covid-19 may have effected finances But during segment on Good Morning Britain he was interrupted by the hosts After Ranvir Singh and … Read more
A £75million fund made available to Highways England to cut pollution on the nation’s motorways over the previous five years was only half spent – and the Government-owned company failed to identify any ‘effective solutions’ despite the sizable financial outlay, according to an official review. Some £38.7million has been used on a trial of pollution … Read more
In December 2019 an operation targeted the ‘Ndrangheta families based in the southern Italian city of Locri in the Calabria region – the rural, mountainous and under-developed ‘toe’ of Italy’s boot and the heartland of the worldwide crime group. As a result of the swoop, Italian police arrested 334 people, including a police colonel and a … Read more
Burrito Bond bust: Troubled chain Chilango will go into administration and put itself up for sale meaning investors could be left with nothing Chilango told investors on Tuesday the coronavirus had devastated its business It claims it was on course for profit after a January restructuring It leaves hundreds of Burrito Bond investors owed 8% … Read more
You can fall very quickly and deeply for the charms of Honda’s new all-electric supermini. The perky zero-emissions Honda e, hitting UK showrooms now and built in Japan, is eye-catchingly cute, has bags of personality, a lively pace, and a great sense of style without being overly formal, and is a comfortable and interesting companion … Read more
Buy now, pay later has exploded onto the payment scene in recent years, allowing shoppers to purchase items without paying for them right away, technically putting many into debt. However, almost a third of people say they don’t consider delayed payments to be debt, new research shows. Jessica Exton, behavioural scientist at ING – which … Read more