Gold prices soar to record highs as coronavirus fears and simmering US-China trade tensions send investors clamouring for safety By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:57 BST, 27 July 2020 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 27 July 2020 Gold prices soared to record highs as coronavirus fears and simmering US-China trade tensions sent investors … Read more
A report this week that Britain alone will have 40 million electric vehicles on its roads in twenty years highlights why Tesla is now the world’s most valuable car company. A question still to be convincingly answered, though, is where the power to fuel mass adoption of electrical vehicles is going to come from. Increasingly, … Read more
Energy bills are set to soar by £219m this summer as 125 fixed deals come to an end: We reveal the best tariffs on the market Millions of households will see their energy bills rocket by a collective £219m Some 125 fixed deals are set to finish at the end of July and August We … Read more
Even though wearing a face mask has become the norm, with the Government making them mandatory while shopping, many will find themselves in a position where they’ve left their mask at home, or lost it. It’s these people and those that have not yet invested in a good quality mask that entrepreneur Adam Freeman is targeting … Read more
An 83-year-old woman with dementia has received £115,000 and an apology from the Government in a second shocking case of a widow being underpaid state pension for two decades. The payment to Barbara Cornish, a former doctor’s receptionist from Essex, is the latest to emerge in the scandal of elderly women missing out on state … Read more
My firm wants to cut my pay by a fifth – will this hit my final salary pension too? Steve Webb replies By Steve Webb for This Is Money Published: 07:31 BST, 27 July 2020 | Updated: 07:42 BST, 27 July 2020 I am nearly 56 years old and have had a final salary pension … Read more
The recent stamp duty cut has given the housing market a boost and months of pent up demand may now finally be released. Estate agents are no doubt chomping at the bit to usher in a new rush of customers, none less so than the online agents such as PurpleBricks and Yopa, which have grown … Read more
Treasury watchdog says crash in oil prices triggered by coronavirus will halve tax revenues from North Sea Taxman will receive £400m from oil and gas projects in 2020-21 – down from a forecast of £700m Forecasts will deal a blow to campaigners for Scottish independence By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 26 … Read more
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Coronavirus has exposed Britain’s blindness to the dangers of debt – this time, it is not the banks that are the prime risk, but their corporate customers By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 26 July 2020 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 26 July 2020 The pandemic has ruthlessly exposed many … Read more
Experts at EY Item Club say economy will require extra 18 months to bounce back to same size it was in 2019 By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 26 July 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 26 July 2020 The UK economy will require an extra 18 months to bounce back to … Read more