STOCK MARKET WATCHLIST: Why fund supermarket founder Peter Hargreaves prefers perpetuity to profiting By Jamie Nimmo For The Mail On Sunday Published: 23:45 GMT, 22 February 2020 | Updated: 11:53 GMT, 23 February 2020 Wall Street giant Morgan Stanley stunned global markets with its $13billion (£10billion) takeover of online broker E*Trade last week. Naturally, the … Read more
Britons are being told to ‘plan ahead’ in case they are told to self-isolate amid the coronavirus outbreak. Public Health England (PHE) is urging members of the public to stock up on enough supplies and food to last them during a potential two-week quarantine. Health bosses say people should be prepared to be asked to … Read more
While investors watched their portfolios with concern as stock markets dropped on coronavirus fears, some funds and trusts climbed significantly. Recent weeks have seen worries worldwide as the COVID-19 virus spread outside of China – and after brief bounce-back at the start of this week, shares are down heavily again yesterday and today. As has often been … Read more
Stock trading app Robinhood apologizes after platform goes down for 17 HOURS during biggest single-day market surge since 2009 as disgruntled users threaten to file a class-action lawsuit Robinhood is taking heat after an outage with its app that lasted 17 hours The outage came just as markets surged after taking a hit last week Users … Read more
The Bank of England today vowed to take ‘all necessary steps’ to protect the economy from the impact of coronavirus as the FTSE teetered at just 0.6 percent up on 6,621. The OECD warned the outbreak could be the biggest threat to the world economy since the financial crisis, with countries at risk of entering recession and … Read more
Panic is setting in for residents on the West Coast as California becomes a coronavirus hotspot, Washington state reports the first US death from the virus and Oregon officials announce that an elementary school employee has tested positive for the disease. Anxious shoppers descended on California supermarkets, stocking up on supplies like bottled water, canned food … Read more
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
STOCK WATCH: US raiders all set for showdown with Pru chiefs; Cineworld and Finablr in focus By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:15 GMT, 29 February 2020 | Updated: 23:05 GMT, 29 February 2020 If bosses at Prudential thought they could easily shake off their new activist stalkers, they should think … Read more
New York Stock Exchange considers shutting trading floor amid coronavirus fears as Wall Street firms tell workers to prepare to work from home The New York Stock Exchange is considering closing its trading floor amid concerns the conoravirus outbreak will spread into a wider pandemic Wall Street firms already have started restricting travel and advising … Read more
Netflix stock RISES despite global economic recession fears after suggestions people quarantined amid coronavirus concerns will use the streaming service to pass the time The price of Netflix stock rose .08 per cent this week as coronavirus concerns wiped nearly $3 trillion off the combined market value of S&P 500 companies Netflix could see a … Read more