Chancellor Rishi Sunak is facing mounting pressure to boost his business bailout so that the Government increases its guarantee on loans to struggling firms to 100 per cent. The Treasury will today announce a further £1.25billion package to support innovative firms hit as the coronavirus lockdown causes the economy to stutter to a halt. It … Read more
Investment trust Montanaro UK Smaller Companies had a difficult March when its share price fell through the floor – but it has bounced back strongly By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:53 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 21:53 BST, 18 April 2020 Investment trust Montanaro UK Smaller Companies had a difficult March … Read more
Ricky Gervais ‘boosts his companies’ earnings by £2 MILLION after huge Netflix deal for his acclaimed series After Life’ By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 01:42 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 03:28 BST, 18 April 2020 Ricky Gervais reportedly increased his companies’ earnings last year by £2 million thanks to the success of his … Read more
My firm has furloughed most employees but still needs some to come in and work – is it possible for them to rotate furloughed staff? Many staff from companies around the UK have been put on furlough This means they are potentially getting 80% of their salary but not working We reveal whether firms are … Read more
As global markets continue to react violently to the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic, technology firms have weathered the storm reasonably well – so far. The technology sector has performed better than most other industries and regions over the past six weeks, which have seen key indices suffer their biggest drops in history. Both … Read more
GUINNESS GLOBAL EQUITY INCOME: The fund investing in companies that have not cut dividends so far By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:04 BST, 11 April 2020 | Updated: 22:04 BST, 11 April 2020 Guinness Global Equity Income is a rare breed among income-orientated investment funds. Since launch at the end of … Read more
Scientists and tech companies are open-sourcing their patents as part of a pledge to help expand resources for researchers trying to combat COVID-19 pandemic The initiative open is mean to encourage companies to open source patents Intel alone has opened up more than 72,000 patents to the world The license will be valid for a … Read more
Companies abusing furlough subsidies face criminal penalties: HMRC chief urges furloughed staff to report firms still asking them to work as cost of scheme TRIPLES to £40bn over three months Coronavirus job retention scheme sees government pay furloughed staff wages But furloughed employees not allowed to carry on working for their company HMRC chief executive … Read more
Britain’s biggest care providers have been denied coronavirus tests even as the disease has ravaged some of their homes, it emerged last night. Three major care home firms told the Mail no staff or residents had been tested despite a spate of deaths from suspected outbreaks. One boss said it was ‘almost impossible’ to follow … Read more
With private companies’ coronavirus testing coming online, the Trump administration promised the shortage of test kits would rapidly disappear. That may be the case, as more than 100,000 Americans are now being tested in the US each day. But just because more people are ‘getting tested’ – having their noses swabbed for sample collection – … Read more