Wherever you turn, the numbers are shocking. The economy shrank by nearly 6 per cent in March alone, the worst fall since monthly records began in 1997. The Bank of England expects an economic slump of 25 per cent in this quarter and 2020 is set to suffer from the deepest recession since 1706. Even … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Begbies Traynor is another insolvency specialist that should benefit from gloom and doom By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:55 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 16 May 2020 Begbies Traynor is another insolvency specialist that should benefit from the gloom and doom. Focused on small and … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Hip replacement company Smith & Nephew can ease the pain of lockdown for investors By Joanne Hart for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:15 BST, 9 May 2020 | Updated: 16:20 BST, 12 May 2020 It is a painful business being a hip replacement company in a pandemic, and Smith & Nephew, … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Drugs packager Mpac is healthier after giving up cigars By Joanne Hart for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:15 BST, 9 May 2020 | Updated: 16:18 BST, 12 May 2020 If you’ve not heard of Mpac, you might remember Molins, a tobacco-packaging business founded by a cigar-maker in Havana. In a … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: ‘You can be sure of Shell’ was one of the most famous advertising slogans of recent decades – now you cannot By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:59 BST, 2 May 2020 | Updated: 21:59 BST, 2 May 2020 Royal Dutch Shell has maintained or increased its dividend every … Read more
In 1936, when tensions were rising across Europe, the War Office acquired Monkton Farleigh, a disused quarry near Bath. It transformed the mine into the largest underground ammunition depot in the world, keeping thousands of weapons secure and hidden throughout the Second World War. The mine fell into disrepair, but in 2008 it was acquired … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Insurer Admiral’s coronavirus refunds and initiatives should boost business over the longer term By Joanne Hart for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:21 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: 22:21 BST, 25 April 2020 Insurer Admiral has always been a bit different from its peers. That holds true today, more than … Read more
When all this is over – and that time will come – people will look back and remember which companies looked after their customers, staff and investors, and which rode roughshod on those crucial stakeholders. The more considerate firms should benefit from greater demand for their wares, a more committed workforce and, ultimately, stronger share … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Our tip Anglo Pacific mines a stream of dividends By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:53 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 11:45 BST, 20 April 2020 Anglo Pacific is a one-off in this country. It is the only listed business focused on mining royalties – which means the … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Yew Grove is cashing in on Ireland’s booming medical technology sector By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:53 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 11:35 BST, 20 April 2020 Medical technology is big business. Annual sales topped £350 billion even before the coronavirus pandemic, and Ireland is one of the … Read more