Pentagon is using AI to predict where panic buying will strike in the US

Panic buying has taken hold of many Americans who are stocking up on supplies and leaving shelves empty during the coronavirus. Now, the Pentagon is harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to help predict and address shortages of water, medicines, food, medical supplies and other essentials across the country. The predictive model pulls data from … Read more

First-time buyers are skipping flats and buying three bedroom houses instead

More first-time buyers are skipping flats to leapfrog up the property ladder by buying smaller family houses Two thirds of potential first-time buyers are looking for houses rather than flats The average first-time buyer is looking for a house with three bedrooms They need average income of £54,400 to secure a mortgage on their first home … Read more

Neighbours star Madeleine West was accosted at supermarket for panic buying amid coronavirus

Mother-of-six Madeleine West is aggressively accosted by a stranger at the supermarket who thought she was panic buying during the coronavirus pandemic By Kylie Walters For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:42 BST, 17 April 2020 | Updated: 04:44 BST, 17 April 2020 She is a mother of six young children, so Madeleine West understandably has … Read more

Food wholesalers offer online orders to public to sell stock that restaurants aren’t buying 

Woods Foodservice  Order over the phone or by email for next day delivery in London and delivery within a few days across the South East   Darren Labbett the managing director of Woods Foodservice said: ‘We bought in fresh fruit, vegetables, salad and fresh meat boxes to be able to offer a one stop shop, these are … Read more

Gary Neville: ‘Ban clubs from buying anyone if they have furloughed staff or cut players’ wages’

‘The Premier League needs to BAN clubs from buying anyone if they have furloughed staff or cut players’ wages’: Gary Neville says it’s ludicrous for clubs to be pleading poverty and then splashing out on transfer targets Seven Premier League sides have already cut expenditure at their clubs Tottenham, Newcastle, Norwich, Bournemouth and Sheffield United … Read more

Supermarket sales drop by 10% after last month’s panic buying as people ease up on stockpiling

Supermarket sales drop by 10% after last month’s panic buying as people ease up on stockpiling Large Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons stores have seen a drop in sales  Less stockpiling and social distancing measures have led to a dip in sales By Neil Craven for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:22 BST, 11 April … Read more

Banks blocking payments for shoppers buying food online for first time

Thousands of first-time online shopping customers risk having vital deliveries cancelled, a Money Mail investigation can reveal. Many elderly and vulnerable households have been forced to turn to the internet for their essentials, having perhaps never shopped online before.  But major flaws with security checks have led to some banks mistakenly flagging the transactions as … Read more

Raab said Johnson was in good spirits. We weren’t buying it

What a paddling pool of thoughts Dominic Raab must have been going through shortly after 7pm last night. This was moment that no de facto deputy leader ever fully prepares for.  They may be informed of their duties should they find themselves unexpectedly plonked into the hot seat, but that is mere protocol.  They never … Read more

Director dealing: Bosses are buying shares, should you?

Deal: Wizz Air boss Jozsef Varadi bought £643,000 of the airline’s shares No-one knows where share prices are going to go from here, though some smart hedge fund managers may think they do.  Markets in Britain and the US rallied a little last week, but there were sharp corrections along the way.  Volatility, it seems, … Read more

Investment guru Anthony Bolton says he has started buying shares again

‘At these prices there are really interesting opportunities’: Investment guru Anthony Bolton says he has started buying shares again Bolton said investors should not ‘get more bearish as the market goes down’  He gave up fund management in 2014 to focus on music and philanthropy The Life and Death of Alexander Litvinenko opera is set … Read more