The FTSE 100 index of Britain’s biggest listed companies has slumped almost 30 per cent since the start of the year. The FTSE 250 index has been equally hammered and smaller AIM stocks are suffering badly, too. Coronavirus has panicked markets and the future seems more uncertain than ever, even as the Government, central banks and … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Billions up for grabs from training By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 23:46 GMT, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 23:46 GMT, 14 March 2020 Learning Technologies Group may also see sales rise, as companies and governments reflect on the impact of coronavirus. The company provides digital training courses for businesses … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Take a stake in disinfecting our hospitals – you could clean up By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 23:47 GMT, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 23:47 GMT, 14 March 2020 Amid growing panic over coronavirus, most companies are working out how to limit the impact on their bottom line. Tristel … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Hogwarts castle’s charity garden bond is set to pay 5% interest – but investors should do homework By Joanne Hart for The Mail on Sunday Published: 23:46 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 08:53 GMT, 8 March 2020 Alnwick Castle has been home to the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland for more than … Read more
Evidence of a previously unknown ancient civilisation that existed for around 800 years has been found in Southern Turkey. Archaeologists stumbled across an inscribed rock which reveals the existence of the long-lost civilisation after a farmer found it in an irrigation canal. The stone was inscribed with hieroglyphs in the ancient Luwian dialect and experts translated … Read more
In 2011, the gold price peaked at just over $1,900 (£1,470) a troy ounce. At that time, global economic prospects looked bleak, interest rates were at rock bottom and investors were turning to gold as an insurance policy. Today, conditions are arguably even shakier than they were then. Fears of recession are growing, fuelled by … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Builder Morgan Sindall is on the highway to profit as shares rise 24% in just over two years By Joanne Hart for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:00 GMT, 29 February 2020 | Updated: 23:00 GMT, 29 February 2020 Morgan Sindall is a construction group with a heart. The company was … Read more