A vaccination drive that has begun to pick up speed is propelling the United States ahead in the race to immunize its population against COVID-19. Currently, the U.S. ranks seventh in the world, with 25.7 percent of Americans having received at least one dose, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Read more
Supermarket Morrisons is set to fall out of the FTSE 100 for the first time in five years after straggling behind rival grocers during the pandemic. Its shares closed down 0.4 per cent, or 0.6p, to 169.4p last night – adding to a slide over several days that will send it out of the blue-chip … Read more
Coronavirus vaccine makers have blasted the EU for being too slow to secure stocks of the jab as pressure mounts on France and Germany to speed up immunisation. The founder of BioNTech Uğur Şahin warned a ‘gap’ had emerged after EU leaders bet on other vaccines’ approval rather than ordering from those already available. He told Der … Read more
Footsie lags as US tech forged ahead in 2020 (but the blue-chip index is tipped to rise this year) By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 31 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 31 December 2020 The FTSE 100 is forecast for a rebound in 2021 after clocking up its worst year … Read more
Road traffic is again nearly as heavy as it was before lockdown with new data showing that vehicle numbers reached 88 per cent of pre-Covid levels on Monday. The amount of motorists on Britain’s roads is up four percentage points week-on-week, according to the Department for Transport (DfT) data. The figures were even higher over the … Read more
Lloyds Bank comes under fire for its ‘disappointing’ efforts to help small businesses through coronavirus crisis By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:15 BST, 27 April 2020 | Updated: 22:15 BST, 27 April 2020 Lloyds Bank has come under fire for its ‘disappointing’ efforts to help small businesses through the coronavirus crisis. Though … Read more