MARKET REPORT: Beleaguered investors in Britain’s blue-chip index left nursing further losses after cautious outlook from US central bank puts global markets on back foot By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:15 BST, 20 August 2020 | Updated: 22:17 BST, 20 August 2020 Beleaguered investors in Britain’s blue-chip index were left nursing further … Read more
Homes market surges as buyers burst out of lockdown gloom and head out of town to view properties Savills estate agents say interest in new homes has increased by 30 per cent There were 906 homes sold on Wednesday and 1,883 properties listed for sale The housing market has burst since lockdown restrictions were lifted midweek … Read more
Restock the drinks cabinet. Break out the emergency hair dye. Joe Wicks, if you’re listening, don’t let up on those burpees… yet. Fellow citizens, you ain’t going anywhere. It’s official, people. Three more weeks of lockdown. Yup, that’s nearly another month of this carry-on and still no end in sight. To be fair, Raab had … Read more
It’s a blue heaven! Carpet of colourful flowers sends spirits soaring amid the gloom with a mini-heatwave on the way as temperatures bounce back to 70F tomorrow Lots of sun and rain last summer has helped bulbs soak up nutrition, say experts They have come into bloom a fortnight early in areas from South Coast … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Tullow Oil shares slump another 10.2% a week after it ousted chief exec, slashed production forecasts and cancelled dividend By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 16 December 2019 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 16 December 2019 A dire couple of months for Tullow Oil has left the company’s shares on … Read more
For the second week in a row, markets were braced for a leap in US unemployment figures. And for the second week in a row, jaw-dropping numbers outstripped even the most dire predictions. A record 6.65m Americans filed for help from the US Government last week, up from the previous record of 3.3m the week … Read more
David Hockney unveils new painting to lift the nation’s gloom amid coronavirus crisis David Hockney’s painting features bright yellow daffodils in front of a grey mass The 82-year-old artist is currently in lockdown in Normandy, northern France He moved to Normandy after buying a house in the French region in 2018 Coronavirus symptoms: what are … Read more
In 2011, the gold price peaked at just over $1,900 (£1,470) a troy ounce. At that time, global economic prospects looked bleak, interest rates were at rock bottom and investors were turning to gold as an insurance policy. Today, conditions are arguably even shakier than they were then. Fears of recession are growing, fuelled by … Read more