MARKET REPORT: Marine engineer James Fisher loses more than a quarter of its value after hopes for a recovery are dashed By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 6 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 6 November 2020 Marine engineering group James Fisher lost more than a quarter of its value after … Read more
PERSONAL ASSETS TRUST: Aims to first protect and then increase the value of private investors’ money By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 6 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 6 November 2020 What is it? Unusually for an investment trust, which typically have independent boards who elect a fund manager to … Read more
Norfolk County council takes Apple to court accusing it of concealing weak demand for iPhones By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 6 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 6 November 2020 Apple is being sued by an English local authority over claims it misled investors about iPhone sales. In a class … Read more
PUNT OF THE WEEK: Sheffield-based video game developer Sumo Group shares are up 50% so far this year. By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 6 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 6 November 2020 What is it? A Sheffield-based video game developer that counts Sony, Microsoft and Sega among its clients. … Read more
Keep calm and carry on. The wartime slogan emblazoned on T-shirts and mugs at the height of the global financial crisis has taken on a new relevance in the second lockdown. Financial experts emphasise the challenges facing the UK economy, including Brexit. The outcome of the US election now seems clear, igniting optimism in Wall … Read more
DIRECTOR DEALS: Metro Bank boss Daniel Frumkin snaps up 1.85m shares in the lender for £1.1m By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 6 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 6 November 2020 The Arsenal-supporting boss of Metro Bank snapped up 1.85m shares in the lender. British-American businessman Daniel Frumkin, 56, who … Read more
Biden’s Senate setback boosts shares in London and New York as US faces prospect of a divided government By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 6 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 6 November 2020 Shares in London and New York enjoyed their best run in months as Joe Biden edged closer … Read more
SMALL CAP MOVERS: Retailer N Brown to leave premium listing for junior market in week of acquisitions By Giulia Bottaro At Proactive Investors For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 14:39 GMT, 6 November 2020 | Updated: 14:39 GMT, 6 November 2020 British retailer N Brown is giving up its premium listing to enjoy the flexibility and tax benefits … Read more
House prices rocket 7.5% in a year to add £18,000 to the cost of the average home, says Halifax, but is the lockdown mini-boom already slowing? Average house price reaches a new record high of £250,457, on Halifax index Property inflation at 7.5% is the highest it has been since mid-2016 October saw a monthly … Read more
Motorists have given a damning verdict on changes to the Highway Code that have been proposed by the Department for Transport. The update looks set to include new rules designed to improve road safety for cyclists, pedestrians and horse riders with a revolutionary ‘Hierarchy of Road Users’ concept. However, a survey by one road safety … Read more