What a session it’s been for London- and New York-listed minnow Tiziana Life Sciences, which doubled in value. Not only has it found a potential treatment for the complications of coronavirus that have hospitalised Prime Minister Boris Johnson, but it has also developed an inhaler that means the effects of the medication should be almost … Read more
Tesco’s annual results may have been overshadowed by the steps it is taking to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, but the nitty-gritty of today’s numbers deserve a closer look. The supermarket’s latest preliminary results cover the year to 29 February and do not cover the spell of mass panic buying in the last few weeks. … Read more
Small businesses have been cast into crisis by the coronavirus outbreak. Many have been forced to shut up shop, with thousands of staff taking reduced pay or being made redundant. What’s worse, many have been refused access to government-backed loans. A shocking report last week by The Corporate Finance Network of accountants predicted that almost … Read more
Exchange-traded fund specialist Will Rhind and his team launched GraniteShares in the US in 2016, and set it with a mandate to shake up the commodity investment space. It has very quickly grown into something much more than this, with £632million of assets under management and products listed in New York and London. ‘The great … Read more
Savers’ lifeline as Tesco mulls £550m payout: 220,000 small investors in line for dividend By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:55 BST, 5 April 2020 | Updated: 22:15 BST, 5 April 2020 Tesco is expected to press ahead with a £550m dividend for shareholders this week. The supermarket giant is likely to post … Read more
Cash crisis at half of small firms: Devastating bank memo lays bare how millions will run out of money in just eight weeks By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:57 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 23:08 BST, 4 April 2020 Top secret documents circulated among Britain’s largest banks reveal half of the … Read more
Drinking a small glass of red wine a day could help avoid age-related health problems like diabetes, Alzheimer’s and heart disease, study finds Chemical compound called resveratrol is found in skin of grapes and red wine In small doses it mimics the hormone oestrogen and associated health benefits Imitating the hormone triggers production of key proteins … Read more
Coro Energy has introduced new cost-cutting measures to manage the severe disruption in the oil and gas market, which resulted in the ‘termination’ of chief executive James Menzies. The Italy-focused energy company offered all executive directors three options: take an unpaid sabbatical, receive three months’ notice in shares or become non-executive directors. Menzies did not … Read more
Homeowners who bought with a small deposit and are now nearing the end of their fixed or tracker rate deal could find themselves forced onto a higher interest rate, pushing monthly payments up significantly. Most lenders say they will honour the Government promise to offer homeowners struggling financially due to coronavirus a mortgage payment holiday … Read more
eBay slashes fees to support struggling small firms during the pandemic By Amelia Murray For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 31 March 2020 | Updated: 22:55 BST, 31 March 2020 EBay has slashed its fees for business sellers to support entrepreneurs struggling as a result of the pandemic. As of last week, small firms … Read more