MARKET REPORT: Recruiters warned that AI may put them out of a job

MARKET REPORT: Recruiters’ shares slump after analysts warn that artificial intelligence may put them out of a job By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 2 March 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 2 March 2020 While much of the public is sceptical – or even downright scared – of artificial intelligence, businesses … Read more

NMC Health hires advisers to oversee emergency debt restructuring

NMC Health hires team of advisers to oversee emergency debt restructuring after shares were suspended last week By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 2 March 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 2 March 2020 NMC Health is in turmoil after the FCA launched a probe following devastating revelations about its finances Scandal-hit … Read more

BA owner IAG and Easyjet among shares hammered by coronavirus crisis

£15 billion airline rout: BA owner IAG and Easyjet among shares hammered as coronavirus crisis clobbers the travel industry By James Salmon and Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 21:54 GMT, 2 March 2020 | Updated: 22:04 GMT, 2 March 2020 Major airlines have seen more than £15billion wiped off their value in just … Read more

Coronavirus wreaks havoc in factories around the world

Coronavirus wreaks havoc in factories around the world with even Germany and the US suffering slowdowns By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:52 GMT, 2 March 2020 | Updated: 22:04 GMT, 2 March 2020 Coronavirus is wreaking havoc in factories around the world. In a string of bleak reports, research group Markit said … Read more

Fears manufacturing recovery will hit the wall if coronavirus worsens 

Fears manufacturing’s Boris bounce will hit the wall if coronavirus outbreak worsens By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 2 March 2020 | Updated: 22:04 GMT, 2 March 2020 The post-election recovery in British manufacturing could run out of steam because of the coronavirus. Research group IHS Markit said its index of … Read more

‘Tin-eared’ RSA insurance chief criticised after praising Britain’s flood defences 

‘Tin-eared’ RSA insurance chief criticised after praising Britain’s flood defences By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 27 February 2020 | Updated: 22:03 GMT, 27 February 2020 The boss of RSA Insurance insisted Britain’s flood defences had ‘done a better job than in prior years’ – despite the devastating storms leaving thousands … Read more

SMALL CAP MOVERS: Novacyt rare riser thanks to coronavirus test

Novacyt was one of the rare risers in a bloodbath week for the UK stock market, thanks to the success of its coronavirus diagnostic test which it handily launched a few weeks ago. The stock has been rising steadily for the past month or so, but shot up 33 per cent to 140.14p in the … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Legal threat over toxic leaseholds hits housebuilders

The threat of legal action is hanging over some of Britain’s biggest housebuilders after the competition regulator vowed to crack down on toxic leasehold homes. A Competition and Markets Authority investigation found evidence that many families were ‘misled’ by firms selling leasehold homes on new estates. This meant that buyers were paying for the right … Read more

More Virgin Galactic space flight tickets go on sale

More Virgin Galactic space tickets go on sale ahead of first commercial flight later this year By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 26 February 2020 Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic is offering more space-flight tickets to satisfy rich thrill-seekers. Tickets for the first flights, … Read more

Investors urged not to panic, despite coronavirus stock market havoc

Investors are being told not to panic despite facing their biggest weekly loss in years, as the coronavirus wreaks havoc on stock markets around the world. The FTSE 100 dropped another 3 per cent by the close today, trading down 216.79 points at 6580.61, with the London stock market firmly in correction territory after a … Read more