A TikTok user has gone viral after revealing a simple, yet effective hack that allows you to blow out the candles on a birthday cake without spreading germs across the frosting – allowing all those celebrating a new year during the pandemic to still enjoy the much-loved tradition. The clip, which was posted by Washington-based … Read more
Oil deals a cruel blow: Shell’s decision to slash dividend and suspend share buybacks hurts investors, says ALEX BRUMMER By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 30 April 2020 | Updated: 22:26 BST, 30 April 2020 For everyone managing a pension or investment fund, Shell’s decision to slash its dividend by two-thirds … Read more
Insurance giants axe dividends worth £1.3bn in fresh blow to beleaguered savers By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:55 BST, 8 April 2020 | Updated: 22:19 BST, 8 April 2020 Insurance giants have axed dividends worth £1.3 billion in a fresh blow to beleaguered savers. Aviva, Direct Line, Hiscox and RSA Group all … Read more
Despite desperate pleas from the industry, the Government still has yet to offer airlines a tailormade bailout deal. Companies’ calls for a safety net will likely become louder after the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the global industry body, released its latest set of alarming numbers. It now reckons European airlines could lose £63billion in … Read more
Robin Hayes is coming to London from the US – and he’s bringing his $8billion low-cost airline with him. The chief executive of America’s sixth largest carrier, JetBlue – currently being violently buffeted along with rivals by the impact of the coronavirus crisis – already has a production line of Airbus 321LR aircraft fired up … Read more
Stock market rollercoaster: Blow for savers as shares soar 9% before rally fizzles out ending the day just 2.5% up By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 13 March 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 13 March 2020 Investors have endured the worst weekly rout on financial markets since the Great Recession, as … Read more
UK firms must brace for virus hammer blow as tactics used during 2008 crash may not work, experts warn Many now fear the virus outbreak could deter investment and damage trading Ministers have fewer options to fight back against a hit to consumer spending The IFS urged the Chancellor to consider deferment of tax payments … Read more
SpaceX rocket EXPLODES as it fails pressure test in a blow to Elon Musk’s plans for manned mission to Mars The prototype of SpaceX’s next-generation Starship rocket failed to take off during testing on Friday night in Boca Chica, Texas Footage shows the spaceship, known as SN1, exploding, sending the stainless steel cylinder flying off … Read more