Puzzle mania sweeps UK as lockdown Britons spent £100 MILLION on jigsaws in 2020

Britain has swept up by puzzle mania with more than £100million spent on jigsaws in 2020. Bored Britons looking for a new hobby in lockdown have turned to puzzles – sending sales rocketing sales by 38 per cent. The huge increase has left some manufacturers struggling to keep up with the soaring demand, according to … Read more

How GameStop shares mania swept the world at huge expense to investors

An obscure Reddit forum, a failing games shop, and a saga that could end up costing Wall Street billions – welcome to the bizarre trading scheme that is shaking up stock markets across the world. Gangs of armchair investors, using a page called Wallstreetbets to organise, have been roving the internet in recent days – … Read more

DR TOM JEFFERSON: I fear this mania for mass Covid testing is a hugely expensive blunder 

Dr Tom Jefferson, pictured, said he has received a stream of unsettling letters and emails from members of the public who are testing positive for Covid-19 despite having recovered from their symptoms For the past few weeks I have received a stream of unsettling letters and emails from members of the public. They are all … Read more

How you can profit from the lockdown merger mania

Finding love in a time of lockdowns may be tricky, but in the corporate world the dating scene is very lively.  Between June and September, there were $456billion (£346billion) worth of $5billion-plus (£3.8billion) global deals, says analytics group Refinitiv, as companies embraced the urge to merge. The questions for private investors are: What’s fuelling this … Read more

Mask mania as Americans scramble for coronavirus protection – but may be misguided

As the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread across the world, thousands of people are buying face masks to protect themselves. Some local stores in cities like New York, Houston and San Francisco have told DailyMail.com that supplies are running low and, while major retailers like CVS and Walgreens haven’t yet run out online or at … Read more