With severe restrictions still hanging over holidays abroad, the UK faces a staycation summer. Whether you’re planning picnics with lashings of ginger beer, lazy days in pub beer gardens or a DIY bonanza, there will be both business winners and losers from our changed spending habits within the next few months. Fund managers and individual … Read more
Economic lockdown has dealt a big blow to those fighting against the drive towards a cashless society. Payment by plastic and mobile phone has become more popular than ever. But some hardy campaigners are determined to keep cash on the high street. No one is battling more than Natalie Ceeney, author last year of an … Read more
City boss: It’s a stockpicker’s market – and Covid’s winners and losers are becoming clearer By Ben Harrington For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:32 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 22:32 BST, 20 June 2020 The boss of one of Britain’s biggest investment houses has issued a stark warning against betting on big overall … Read more
Business lobby groups demand cuts to National Insurance bill ahead of mini-Budget By Helen Cahill For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:32 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 22:32 BST, 20 June 2020 Three major business lobby groups have demanded cuts to National Insurance bills in the mini-Budget next month. They have told the Treasury … Read more
Diamonds have enjoyed a boom in sales during lockdown with some wealthy investors seeking to lift their spirits with a sparkling new precious stone. Recently, a multi-coloured ‘Tutti Frutti’ diamond bracelet made by Cartier in 1930 sold for £1.1million at an online Sotheby’s auction. It comfortably beat the £650,000 estimate despite the New York auction … Read more
Warning as O2 customers receive scam message asking them to update payment details By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:32 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 22:32 BST, 20 June 2020 Alert: The message asks for new bank payment details to be provided Customers of mobile phone giant O2 are being warned not … Read more
Sell-off fear as Cobham’s new American owner splits defence giant up into nine divisions Advent International bought Cobham for £4billion earlier this year Cobham has been split in nine divisions; it was previously run as four divisions By Ben Harrington For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:32 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 22:32 BST, … Read more
Judge takes £1.6bn case between Staveley and Barclays off air Anyone wishing to watch the case must now attend the court in person The decision has prompted appeals from the media By Helen Cahill For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:32 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 22:32 BST, 20 June 2020 A court has shut … Read more
‘Evil Knievil’ takes out a bet against stock market darling Boohoo By Ben Harrington For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:32 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 22:32 BST, 20 June 2020 The investor known in the City as ‘Evil Knievil’ has taken out a bet against stock market darling Boohoo. Simon Cawkwell, who gained … Read more
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Why Ceeney’s Last Stand to protect cash CAN succeed By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:32 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 22:32 BST, 20 June 2020 Cash is withering on the vine at an alarming rate. It is yet another victim of economic lockdown, to go with a shopping … Read more