[ad_1] Postboxes up and down the country are sporting crocheted ‘toppers’ of Queens, crowns and corgis to celebrate the Jubilee. But Royal Mail, now a stock market company with thousands of small investors, traces its history back to a much earlier Monarch, Henry VIII, who appointed Sir Brian Tuke as the first ‘Master of the Posts’…
[ad_1] Wondering where your post has gone? Royal Mail probed by regulator Ofcom over delivery targets failures – as Unite union threatens strike action Ofcom has launched an investigation into Royal Mail post delivery delays Ofcom is gathering evidence to determine the significance of any breaches Unite union has warned of potential strike action over claimed…
[ad_1] Credit card rates have hit a record high amid soaring inflation which has driven shoppers to borrow to cover living costs. The average annual percentage rate – or “APR” – charge on credit cards has reached 26.6pc this month, the highest since records began in 2006, according to Moneyfacts, a financial analyst. May’s average…
[ad_1] Supermarket giant Tesco has announced a major change happening in every single supermarket in the UK. The retailer says the change could potentially save tens-of-thousands of shoppers’ lives. Following in the footsteps of Royal Mail and Travelodge, the supermarket favourite will be encouraging all of its 300,000 UK staff to learn CPR, and is…
[ad_1] Brad Ashton of RSM UK, a tax firm, said people had been left “between a rock and a hard place” and forced to accept costly charges for taxes that may not in fact be due. Payment demand letters from Parcelforce, part of the Royal Mail group, said customers must pay their invoices within 20…
[ad_1] Royal Mail’s masterplan for Sunday parcel boom: Bosses set to ramp up weekend deliveries in bid to dominate online shopping battleground Bosses have drawn up ‘road map’ that could build its Sunday proposition tenfold Group hails plan a ‘revolution’ similar to the end of Sunday trading restrictions It would mark end of waiting for…
[ad_1] Tough times in stock markets tend to spark a flight to quality. But bonds, once the first stop on this dash, have been left reeling by spiralling inflation and interest rates. So the search is on for alternative safe havens, with some investors resolved to be inventive and have fun. And as we celebrate the…
[ad_1] Only a handful of listed British companies have been trading for as long as the Queen has been on the throne. They have survived seven decades of economic turbulence, proving their long-term ability to generate cash, but does that make them good investments? Household favourites Tom Stevenson, of the investment firm Fidelity, said that…
[ad_1] MARKET REPORT: Energy giants get an electric shock on reports that the Chancellor is drawing up plans for a windfall tax By Oliver Hail, Proactive Investors, For The Daily Mail Published: 18:03 EDT, 24 May 2022 | Updated: 18:54 EDT, 24 May 2022 It was an uncomfortable day for investors in energy stocks with…
[ad_1] Royal Mail shares sink again as broker issues ‘sell’ downgrade amid growing cost pressures and weak forecasts Peel Hunt has slashed its target price for Royal Mail from 500p per share to 307p Royal Mail has raised the price of letters and parcels in response to rising costs Shares in the postal service giant…