BUSINESS CLOSE: Inflation rate slows to 0.2%; Housebuilder Redrow reveals earnings slump; Zara owner returns to profit; pound at $1.30 By This Is Money Published: 08:06, 16 September 2020 | Updated: 17:16, 16 September 2020 The FTSE 100 closed down 27.06 points at 6078.48 and the pound was at $1.30 …
Read More »Royal Mail sends short-sellers packing as shares surge
Hedge funds caught out by Royal Mail’s share price rally as company surprises market with performance during coronavirus By Jamie Nimmo, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50, 12 September 2020 | Updated: 22:26, 12 September 2020 Hedge funds have been caught out by Royal Mail’s share price rally after the …
Read More »MARKET REPORT: Royal Mail rally delights shareholders
MARKET REPORT: Royal Mail rally is a rare delight for beleagured shareholders in the troubled postal service By Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 21:52, 11 September 2020 | Updated: 22:19, 11 September 2020 It has been a torrid time for Royal Mail shareholders since the stock peaked at …
Read More »Former Tesco boss Terry Leahy a big winners in £5.4bn Hut float
The Hut Group millionaires: Former Tesco boss Terry Leahy among the big winners in online health and beauty group’s £5.4bn listing By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:11, 10 September 2020 | Updated: 22:30, 10 September 2020 SirTerry Leahy has emerged as one of the major winners from …
Read More »BUSINESS LIVE: Royal Mail warns of a loss; JD Sports reports slump in profits
BUSINESS LIVE: Pound slips as EU trade deal wrangle resumes; Royal Mail warns of a loss; JD Sports reports slump in profits By This Is Money Published: 08:07, 8 September 2020 | Updated: 14:02, 8 September 2020 As Brexit negotiations recommence today, the FTSE is expected to continue rising. Investors …
Read More »Czech billionaire becomes largest Royal Mail shareholder
Billionaire known as the Czech Sphinx quietly becomes largest shareholder in Royal Mail By Jamie Nimmo, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:53, 22 August 2020 | Updated: 21:53, 22 August 2020 The billionaire known as the Czech Sphinx has quietly become the largest shareholder in Royal Mail, heaping more pressure …
Read More »Parcels boost for Royal Mail as lockdown fuels internet shopping boom
Parcels boost for Royal Mail after virus lockdown fuelled internet shopping boom By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:43, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 23:13, 21 July 2020 Royal Mail said parcel deliveries between March 30 and June 28 were 38 per cent higher than the same period …
Read More »ALEX BRUMMER: EU’s bail-out will not head off large scale unemployment
ALEX BRUMMER: Europe’s feeble bail-out will not be enough to head off large scale unemployment By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:42, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 23:14, 21 July 2020 The longest summit in the European Union’s history finally has delivered a result. The £680billion Covid-19 rescue package …
Read More »IN THE MONEY: Outgoing Post Office boss Rico Back
IN THE MONEY: Outgoing Post Office boss Rico Back bagged £868,000 in his last full year in charge By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51, 17 July 2020 | Updated: 22:09, 17 July 2020 Royal Mail’s outgoing boss Rico Back bagged £868,000 in his last full year in …
Read More »ASK TONY: Sky charged me £2,597 for TV I didn’t watch when I was ill
In 2017, I cancelled my Sky television and broadband. I was told not to cancel the direct debit because we would owe money during the switchover period. We returned the Sky box in November that year -but Sky didn’t stop taking the money, and I failed to notice until recently …
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