New York state coronavirus death toll soars to 519

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo revealed on Friday that the state’s coronavirus death toll was now 519, an increase of 134 in just one day, as he gave a rallying call to action to National Guard to ‘kick coronavirus a*s’ before the pandemic peak arrives.  There are now more than 44,000 cases of infection in … Read more

SMALL CAP MOVERS: Bagir to sue cash-strapped Chinese fashion giant; Hornby soars on £15m fundraise 

Israeli tailor Bagir was out of fashion this week after announcing it is taking legal action against Chinese giant Shandong Ruyi. Once touted the ‘LMVH of China’, the fashion conglomerate is now drowning in billions’ worth of debt following an acquisition spree of European brands such as Sandro and TM Lewin. Only last month the … Read more

Coronavirus: death toll soars as Italy has 168 fatalities in a day

Italy recorded 168 coronavirus deaths today, its highest single-day toll to date, pushing the number of fatalities outside China to more than 1,000. Overall in Italy, 631 people have died from the COVID-19 disease caused by the virus and 10,149 have been infected in just over two weeks.  Today’s toll raised the number of deaths … Read more