When we say the most-vegan friendly motors, we’re not referring to which vehicles animal-free enthusiasts can eat. Like other industries, car manufacturers are becoming increasing aware of the growing demand for products to have animal-free materials, and are reacting by launching a range of synthetic fabrics to replace leather used in the cabins of their … Read more
House prices in Oldham are increasing the most across UK towns and cities and at DOUBLE the national average, Barclays Mortgages’ Postcode Property Index reveals – and Croydon is seeing the biggest growth in London House prices in 0L8, in Oldham, Greater Manchester, have seen the biggest rise Property value increased by an average of … Read more
Rising cost of clothes, fuel and household goods drives increase in Consumer Price Index from from 0.8% in June to 1.1% in July, ONS data shows Office for National Statistics said Consumer Prices Index inflation lifted to 1% New figure is a rise from 0.6% in June after economists said it would stay flat Retail … Read more
Global stock markets back in the red: FTSE 100 index drops back below 6,000 as second-wave fears unnerve investors and big UK firms reveal cost of virus FTSE 100 was last trading 183 points down at 5,948, a fall of 3 per cent First time below 6,000 since mid-May when stock recovered from Covid crash London … Read more
Nike is officially the hottest brand in the world after topping the quarterly Lyst Index – the first time the accolade hasn’t gone to a luxury fashion house Nike reported a 75% increase in digital sales, making them 30% of total revenue Beat likes of Off-White, Gucci and Balenciaga, placed second, third and fourth Brand … Read more
Tesla goes full throttle towards elite American S&P 500 index By Lucy White And Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:24 BST, 22 July 2020 | Updated: 22:34 BST, 22 July 2020 Tesla was speeding towards America’s prestigious S&P 500 index ahead of its results last night. The electric car maker, run by eccentric … Read more
London is lagging behind in phone mobility data and sits bottom of the UK town centre ‘recovery index’ because the office workers who usually commute into the city are staying at home – but journeys have bounced back in commuter towns. Despite Boris Johnson’s plea for office workers to return to work many of the … Read more
Britain’s economic prospects for rest of this year and into 2021 brighter than average for G7 advanced economies By Dan Atkinson, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:55 BST, 18 July 2020 | Updated: 21:56 BST, 18 July 2020 Britain’s economic prospects for the rest of this year and into 2021 are shining brighter than the … Read more
The new-look FTSE 100: Avast, GVC, Kingfisher and Homeserve promoted to the blue-chip index as Covid crisis reshuffles the stock market Each quarter firms drop into and out of the FTSE 100 index as they change size EasyJet, Carnival, Meggitt and Centrica exit the index as they shrink Avast, GVC, Kingfisher and Homeserve step up … Read more
House prices in April 2020 were still 2.7 per cent higher compared to the same time last year despite the coronavirus outbreak, new monthly data from Halifax reveals. However, property values were down by 0.6 per cent in April compared to in March, the biggest monthly fall in two years, according to the lending giant. … Read more