Anastasios Siampos was suspicious after selling an iPhone for £275 on eBay. The buyer claimed it was defective and, though Siampos contested this, eBay instructed the buyer to return it using Royal Mail’s 48-hour tracked delivery service. Two days later eBay refunded the buyer, insisting that Royal Mail’s tracker showed …
Read More »Royal Mint to allow savers to invest in gold without buying bullion
Royal Mint to allow savers to invest in gold without buying bullion, putting their money in a tracker fund which is traded on the stock market By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:56, 9 September 2019 | Updated: 22:41, 9 September 2019 The 1,100-year-old coin maker …
Read More »capital gains on our Income Portfolio fail to shine as Brexit fears take their toll
Questor Income Portfolio: we have a heavy domestic bias, which is doing us no favours when it comes to share prices, although our income is holding up nicely As it is the first Friday of the month we publish today our performance table for the Income Portfolio. It tells a …
Read More »RUTH SUNDERLAND: Firms should look beyond the small pool of middle-aged male ‘talent’
In what parallel universe did it seem a good idea to appoint Kevin Loosemore, the top boss at battered software business Micro Focus, to be the chairman at De La Rue? Did anyone think investors at the bank-note group would be delighted at his arrival? And what about Micro Focus’ …
Read More »Are you sitting on a gadget gold mine? Britons hoard 40million old devices… here’s how to cash in
We all have a ‘bits and bobs’ or ‘messy’ drawer. It’s probably home to some string, spare light bulbs, old batteries — and, collectively, an estimated 40million forgotten electronic devices, according to a report last week. The Royal Society Of Chemistry warned this is an utter waste of rare earth …
Read More »Want notes not coins? Banks don’t care about our cash, investigation finds
For the first time in almost half a century the Treasury has ordered the Royal Mint to stop producing any 1p or 2p coins. The crackdown on coppers comes at a time when all our cash is under threat – with banks preferring that we pay for goods online or with …
Read More »The £45,000 deposit for our first home was stolen and the banks did nothing | Money
Back in March, everything was looking good for Nikhil Dudeja. He and his wife Richa were about to buy their first dream home with the £45,500 deposit they had saved up with significant help from their parents, and the purchase was progressing well. While they were away on holiday Nikhil …
Read More »Tell Sid he’s made a return of 2,650%: Centrica’s had a rough ride but investors still cashed in
A postman is cycling through a quiet English village when a man rushes out of one of the houses and bowls him over. ‘Oh, I’m glad you’re here!’ beams the man. ‘This will interest you: British Gas shares, they come out in November. If you see Sid, tell him!’ It …
Read More »Power firms clash with Labour on buyout plan
One of Britain’s biggest power networks has sparked a furious row with Labour heavyweight John McDonnell over his plans to renationalise the industry. Fears of a power grab by Labour have been thrust back into the spotlight amid growing speculation of an autumn General Election. Western Power Distribution, which is …
Read More »Seven years on from London 2012 – how much are the Olympic 50p coins worth?
It was voted as Britain’s greatest sporting moment of all time. Seven years ago, British trio Jessica Ennis-Hill, Greg Rutherford and Mo Farah all struck gold within 44 minutes of each other, our best ever athletics session at an Olympic event. Team GB’s women’s track cyclists, female double sculls and …
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