Back in 1909, Louis Bleriot piloted the first flight across the Channel, making history – and winning a £1,000 prize from this newspaper. That same year, the Straits Mortgage and Trust was set up to finance the Malaysian rubber industry. Today that investment trust, now known as Scottish Mortgage, is …
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Online shopping used to be so simple and convenient. You could have anything you wished for delivered to your door at the touch of a button – often within 24 hours. Not in? No sweat. The driver would happily leave your parcel with a friendly neighbour for safekeeping. Soaring demand: …
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Demand for gold is soaring as investors seek a safe haven from market chaos Demand this month is heaviest since early 2009, says BullionVault Number of investors opening new accounts is nearly three times that of last year Over the past year, the price of gold in pounds has increased by …
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The FTSE 100 index of Britain’s biggest listed companies has slumped almost 30 per cent since the start of the year. The FTSE 250 index has been equally hammered and smaller AIM stocks are suffering badly, too. Coronavirus has panicked markets and the future seems more uncertain than ever, even as …
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ASK TONY: TSB – The bank that said ‘NO’ when my frail 86-year-old mother asked to open an account so she could receive her pension By Tony Hazell for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01, 3 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01, 3 March 2020 I took my 86-year-old mother to a …
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FTSE LIVE: Stock market rout as coronavirus fears see the Footsie dive another 3.5% to below 6,800 By This Is Money Published: 08:24, 27 February 2020 | Updated: 18:39, 27 February 2020 Shares have tanked again today with the FTSE 100 index standing down 246.1 points at 6,796.4 as investors …
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Rio Tinto appoints female directors after being mocked for having three times as many men named Simon on its board than women By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:59, 21 February 2020 | Updated: 23:07, 21 February 2020 Rio Tinto has appointed three female non-executive directors in its …
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Royal Mail is facing a pivotal year. Boss Rico Back is trying to roll out modern technology and shift its business model towards parcels, as the number of letters being sent continues to decline. But his plans are getting a rough ride, with trade union chiefs arguing they are camouflage …
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FTSE CLOSE: London shares rise; NMC Health founder forced out; Japanese economy shrinks 6.3%; ii snaps up The Share Centre The FTSE 100 has closed up 0.3%, or 24.12 points at 7,433.25 Pound fell 0.2% against dollar and euro, with £1 buying $1.30 and €1.20 NMC Health shares recovered earlier losses …
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Alison Rose’s revolution: Royal Bank of Scotland changing its name to Natwest Group as it seeks to put its chequered past behind it Bank seeks to draw line under its near collapse under Fred Goodwin New boss also plans to halve the size of its investment bank By Lucy White …
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