ALEX BRUMMER: Europe’s feeble bail-out will not be enough to head off large scale unemployment By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:42 BST, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 23:14 BST, 21 July 2020 The longest summit in the European Union’s history finally has delivered a result. The £680billion Covid-19 rescue package breaks new ground. … Read more
Ocado, Iceland and Co-op emerge as the lockdown winners as supermarket spending hits record high By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 22:43 BST, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 23:14 BST, 21 July 2020 Ocado, Iceland and Co-op have emerged as the big lockdown winners as supermarket spending hit a record high. … Read more
Roadwork-riddled M20 named England’s WORST motorway as two-year ‘smart’ conversion costing £92m caused massive delays for drivers The M20 was voted England’s worst route in a poll of 8,000 drivers The road, which links London and Dover, received a 63% satisfaction score It has been riddled with roadworks for 2 years as sections are converted … Read more
Royal Bank of Scotland will drop its 293-year-old name today in what chief executive Alison Rose called a ‘symbolic moment’. The bank will take on the moniker of its more popular brand Natwest as it attempts to draw a line under the rocky period following its 2008 taxpayer bailout. But the lender’s efforts to put … Read more
Ladbrokes owner GVC plunges nearly 12% after it reveals it is being probed by the taxman By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:44 BST, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 23:14 BST, 21 July 2020 Shares in Ladbrokes owner GVC plunged nearly 12 per cent after it said it was being probed by the … Read more
Investors celebrate revival at Ted Baker: Shares surge more than 14% after online lockdown sales boom By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:47 BST, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 23:15 BST, 21 July 2020 Online boom: Ted Baker said digital sales have far outstripped its expectations Ted Baker shares surged more than 14 … Read more
Rogue ‘bedroom traders’ ignore watchdog: More than three-quarters are still operating on social media Instagram stars are persuading naive investors to join unregulated groups They are told the trader is supposedly betting on foreign exchange fluctuations 21 traders added to warning list since start of the year but 16 remain active By Miles Dilworth For … Read more
Uber in Supreme Court showdown over whether the taxi app’s drivers should have worker’s rights By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:48 BST, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 22:48 BST, 21 July 2020 An employment tribunal ruled in 2016 that Uber drivers were workers, and were entitled to workers’ rights Supreme Court justices … Read more
Fresh warning over tax rises as figures show Britain borrowed record £128bn in just three months to battle Covid By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 22:31 BST, 21 July 2020 Britain borrowed a record £128billion in just three months to battle the coronavirus crisis – almost … Read more
Tech tycoons scoop £141bn stock market bonanza: Bezos, Musk, Ballmer and Zuckerberg see their personal fortunes surge By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 21 July 2020 Five of America’s richest tech billionaires have added nearly £22billion to their fortunes in a single day – … Read more