What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
When the late Paul Volcker took over the U.S. Federal Reserve in 1979, the American economy was suffering an uncommon malady known as ‘stagflation’ – a mix of high unemployment and inflation. To defeat this, the Fed raised interest rates to as high as 21.5 per cent at one point. The measure instigated a massive … Read more
Investors face fifth week of market chaos as coronavirus crackdown batters British businesses By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 22 March 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 22 March 2020 Financial markets are braced for their fifth week of turmoil as the City reacts to the latest crackdown on British businesses. Prime … Read more
What a week, what a month. Enough to turn many investors’ hair grey (mine included) – with some no doubt wishing that commercial travel to the moon was a) available now; and b) affordable. After all, a month doing nothing but staring out on Tycho Crater, rather than seeing your investment portfolio plunge to new … Read more
DISNEY + The Mandalorian ‘Is it true that you guys never take off your helmets?’ a prisoner asks his captor, the eponymous Mandalorian in the first episode of this eight-episode Star Wars spin-off. ‘Is it true that you guys never take off your helmets?’ a prisoner asks his captor, the eponymous Mandalorian in the first episode … Read more
Trump is ‘prepared to order two week nationwide quarantine of all Americans and closure of all businesses except grocery stores and pharmacies in effort to halt coronavirus’ President Donald Trump has a plan in the works to quarantine all Americans for two weeks in the event they do not heed his guidelines on the coronavirus … Read more
PUNT OF THE WEEK: AIM-listed firm Loop Up provides conference calling software, for remote meetings and events By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:59 GMT, 20 March 2020 | Updated: 22:30 GMT, 20 March 2020 What is it? An AIM-listed group, Loop Up provides conference calling software, allowing users to hold remote meetings … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
The UK’s coronavirus outbreak is one of the fastest escalating epidemics in Europe, official statistics have revealed. 676 people were diagnosed with the virus yesterday, more than in Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Austria or Denmark. This was 35 per cent more than the previous day, when there were 407 cases, and meant the … Read more
Women could be able to have an abortion within a week and without ever seeing a doctor under new official guidelines New guidelines given by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence It also says patients should be able to self-refer themselves to abortion clinics They could even be booked in for a termination … Read more