Shares in Aston Martin hit a record low as losses ballooned to more than £100million and its finance boss quit. James Bond’s favourite car maker plunged 9 per cent, or 35.2p, to 355.8p after the latest dire update since it joined the stock market 18 months ago. It also warned that there could be a … Read more
WPP’s sales growth dries up – hitting Sir Martin Sorrell in the pocket just as he faces a £110m divorce By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 27 February 2020 | Updated: 22:03 GMT, 27 February 2020 Advertising giant WPP had its worst day on the stock market in nearly 30 years … Read more
‘Tin-eared’ RSA insurance chief criticised after praising Britain’s flood defences By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 27 February 2020 | Updated: 22:03 GMT, 27 February 2020 The boss of RSA Insurance insisted Britain’s flood defences had ‘done a better job than in prior years’ – despite the devastating storms leaving thousands … Read more
Sirius faces do-or-die investor vote over controversial £405m Anglo American takeover By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 2 March 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 2 March 2020 Crunch time: Sirius chief executive Chris Fraser Shares in Sirius Minerals plunged ahead of a crunch vote on a controversial takeover that will determine … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Recruiters’ shares slump after analysts warn that artificial intelligence may put them out of a job By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 2 March 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 2 March 2020 While much of the public is sceptical – or even downright scared – of artificial intelligence, businesses … Read more
NMC Health hires team of advisers to oversee emergency debt restructuring after shares were suspended last week By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 2 March 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 2 March 2020 NMC Health is in turmoil after the FCA launched a probe following devastating revelations about its finances Scandal-hit … Read more
£15 billion airline rout: BA owner IAG and Easyjet among shares hammered as coronavirus crisis clobbers the travel industry By James Salmon and Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 21:54 GMT, 2 March 2020 | Updated: 22:04 GMT, 2 March 2020 Major airlines have seen more than £15billion wiped off their value in just … Read more
Coronavirus wreaks havoc in factories around the world with even Germany and the US suffering slowdowns By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:52 GMT, 2 March 2020 | Updated: 22:04 GMT, 2 March 2020 Coronavirus is wreaking havoc in factories around the world. In a string of bleak reports, research group Markit said … Read more
Fears manufacturing’s Boris bounce will hit the wall if coronavirus outbreak worsens By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 2 March 2020 | Updated: 22:04 GMT, 2 March 2020 The post-election recovery in British manufacturing could run out of steam because of the coronavirus. Research group IHS Markit said its index of … Read more
Novacyt was one of the rare risers in a bloodbath week for the UK stock market, thanks to the success of its coronavirus diagnostic test which it handily launched a few weeks ago. The stock has been rising steadily for the past month or so, but shot up 33 per cent to 140.14p in the … Read more