London mayor Sadiq Khan demands shops stock more face masks as commuters continue to travel without them on busy rush-hour services Mr Khan asks stores to stock non-medical face coverings to help Londoners He reiterates that Londoners should stay at home ‘as much as possible’ The Mayor says medical-grade masks should be kept for frontline … Read more
Since the stock market crash I keep reading recommendations for defensive and balanced funds – but surely it’s too late for that? By This Is Money Reporter Published: 07:33 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 08:34 BST, 19 May 2020 Since the stock market crash I keep reading recommendations for switching into cash and various … Read more
Mel Gibson, 64, and girlfriend Rosalind Ross, 29, take their three-year-old son Lars to stock up on groceries in LA By George Stark For Dailymail.com Published: 15:36 BST, 18 May 2020 | Updated: 15:36 BST, 18 May 2020 Mel Gibson appears to be enjoying his time self-isolating with his family. On Sunday, the 64-year-old actor … Read more
M&S puts spring stock in hibernation: Retailer’s last-ditch scheme to mothball clothes as discount war looms By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:56 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 21:56 BST, 16 May 2020 Marks & Spencer is among a raft of major clothing retailers busy snapping up warehouse space to ‘hibernate’ stock … Read more
Non-stop sales are planned for the rest of the year in shops which are set to re-open after the coronavirus lockdown wrecked an entire season for fashion retailers. Analysts believe there could be as much as £15billion-worth of stock which needs to be sold, meaning there will be ‘wall-to-wall’ sales until January. Clothing shops were … Read more
STOCK WATCH: Ryanair and the riddle of the soaring biotech shares; Vodafone dividend under threat? Tui trouble; Hargreaves Lansdown update By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 9 May 2020 | Updated: 09:31 BST, 10 May 2020 There’s been plenty of head-scratching over at Omega Diagnostics, one of the biotech … Read more
Singer and guitarist Russell Hastings thinks the Government should set up a social deprivation fund to help people who have lost income due to the coronavirus. Hastings is a member of band From The Jam – an offshoot of The Jam. They have had to cancel 60 tour dates, but are planning to return in … Read more
Bike shops are running out of stock as Britons rush to get on two wheels in preparation for the post-lockdown world. Halfords, Decathlon, Evans and WheelBase are selling out of mountain and road bikes as Cycle to Work schemes see a 200 per cent surge in orders from emergency workers. One bike store in Bicester … Read more
Throughout history, major economic crises usually have a ‘Black Monday’. The Great Depression and the Global Financial Crisis each had one. The famous one in 1987 saw the Dow Jones experience its biggest one-day percentage fall in history. In March though, world markets had two Black Mondays. On March 9, the Dow lost more than … Read more
Buying PPE online is ‘like the Wild West’, says care service director whose company paid £60,000 for non-existent stock Care agencies have been turning to online supplies due to lack of PPE provided AMG Nursing and Care Service were scammed when ordering 100,000 masks Director Rachel Simpson said they had to pay upfront and stock … Read more